possible exactly what it is that they are doing. their mission is a reporter: you are denying that the onset of this military operation against isis that the impression was not given to the american people that there would not be a combat role? i recognize there s potential double negatives in there. at the onset of this, i think any rational person would conclude that the impression was given to the american people that there would not be a combat mission. it now appears that there are going to be occasions from time to time where there will be a combat element to what u.s. troops are doing in iraq and syria. so you re saying that that s not the case? what i m saying is the impression i think the president went to great lengths to leave with the american people in september of 2014, the president gave a national address on live television in prime time on september 10th of 2014, and the president did go to great lengths to make it clear that our counter-isil strategy in iraq and
a third party player. the strategy the administration is leave the west to the russian and we ll reenforce the kurds who are sadly the only combat element in the middle east willing to fight and use the kurds as our boots on the ground and march away from our friendly friends, the moderate rebels in syria, because they are not effective. the death of the iranian, said isis killed this guy and that was not absolutely confirmed f. so, that could be a remarkable turn of events there. just think about this. this is the third iranian senior officer killed. they are dumping soldiers to fight alongside russians and hesbollah. and just as the russians can t