worked very closely with general david petreas as well. it worked in places like sadr city which were no-go zones during the conflict. this is what we believe mattis is prepared to say. he will say the u.s. must confront the behavior of russia, which has, quote, chosen to be a strategic competitor of the united states. he will add that the u.s. must defend russia if it acts against interests but supports the president-elect s desire to engage with russia. so we will hear those comments momentaryly. william cohen, sam nunn is there from georgia and was there with rex tillerson also. martha: a busy man. iran is a topic we expect to come up throughout the course of this morning. there has been a little bit of
entice women. all with sophisticated ad campaigns with sophisticated recruitment. we look at them as savage bruts, which they are, but they also have a very sophisticated recruitment techniques we have to be careful of. introduce the world to a better idea. he need to be about the business of doing that. thank you for joining us today. thank you, kelly. my pleasure. i love his expertise. he s always on point. for more on the isis threat don t miss sunday morning futures, former cia director general david petreas sits down with maria bartiromo. don t miss it. a marine veteran left in shock after finding his loved flag vandalized outside his home home. this is a scene where marvin hernandez gathers says he encountered on his way out
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