a solid one? we ve been doing this for some time. very much under the radar, only when we have solid intelligence on the target and go after that specifically. over the last few months we see this ramp up a little bit. i suspect what the president is talking to the kenyans and ugandans about increased american alsup port for their operations against al shabab. with the kenyans on the ground. very effective force. and american drone support, air power, if you will, they could be much more effective. i think we ll see more of this, and as we see al shabab get more in line with isis, this is part of our larger war on isis worldwide. so, i think this is a really good step. all right. good to know. lieutenant colonel rick francona, we appreciate your insight. thank you, sir. good to be with you. hillary clinton once again on the offensive. inspector general said some e-mails sent as secretary of state from the private server
have got these isis guys really they are the catalyst for what we should be viewing as a sunni tribal rebellion against the central government in baghdad. you have got 15 tribal fighters, sunni tribal fighters probably for every single isis guy that s there. now, the isis guys have a lot of money to throw around. they are paying these guys 400 bucks a month. the united states was doing that we were paying the sunni tribesmen until maliki pocketed the money himself is. this slanted of broken promises and broken dreams and this is not the time to reinsert ourselves at least until we figure out what s going on. good grief. we call him isis. we call him isil. we can t get our terminology straight here. let me play devil s advocate, what about using drone support unman drones. 300 security advisors saying that they are going to actually attack isis on the basis of them being terrorists and killing more
have got these isis guys really they are the catalyst for what we should be viewing as a sunni tribal rebellion against the central government in baghdad. you have got 15 tribal fighters, sunni tribal fighters probably for every single isis guy that s there. now, the isis guys have a lot of money to throw around. they are paying these guys 400 bucks a month. the united states was doing that we were paying the sunni tribesmen until maliki pocketed the money himself is. this slanted of broken promises and broken dreams and this is not the time to reinsert ourselves at least until we figure out what s going on. good grief. we call him isis. we call him isil. we can t get our terminology straight here. let me play devil s advocate, what about using drone support unman drones. 300 security advisors saying that they are going to actually attack isis on the basis of them being terrorists and killing more
personnel. they were sent there in the last 48 hours. the military personnel would take them to amman or basrah in the southeastern part of iraq. if there is strike or drone support or u.s. activity that will help the iraqi army counter the offensive, where would they go? we talked about mosul and tikrit. but this is the section the isis now controls. so those can be some tarring test as we move forward. why is that so important? the president will talk about it with the leading in the members of the white house and senate. john boehner said he wants a coherent strategy from the white house to figure out all the american gains, all that blood
reaction to what is taking place. the french have been conducting airstrikes, which will have limited value, and now they have got some forces on the ground. but these things, as we know, bill, from 11 years of war in iraq and afghanistan and watching what the israelis did in 2006 against the hezbollah, these things are a lot easier to start than they are to finish. bill: if that is the case, reports about logistical support, reports about the u.s. providing drone support to help french troops on the ground, would you expect that? or could you see a scenario, several months into this contest and paris is asking wash then washington for boots on the ground? well i think certainly we ll provide them the kind of support that they need in terms of airlift. they also want tankers to help refuel their fighters so they don t have to go back to their bases and stay on station longer. they want increased surveillance, specifically drones, we re probably providing them satellite.