do is look at what has worked in the application of the strategy and what hasn t. we ve been able to get equipment arms like the kurds in northern iraq and like the forces we partnered with in northern syria and backed by the air power and what we re doing is seeking to gain additional contributions from some of the coalition partners so that we re able to bring more force to bear on that effort. does the president have pause about bringing syrian refugees into the united states. no, chuck, we have very extensive screening procedures and there s a very careful vetting process that includes our intelligence community and the national counterterrorism center and the department of homeland security so we can make sure to screen anybody that comes into the united states. we are also dealing with people who suffer the horrors of war, women, children and orphans and we can t just shout our doors t those people and we do need to do our part to take those
they re more ambitious than ever. well, chuck, clearly there s going to have to be an intensification of our efforts, and what we ve been able to do is look at what has worked in the application of the strategy and what hasn t. what we see working is being able to get equipment, arms directly to the fighters on the ground like the kurds in northern iraq, like the forces we partnered with in northern syria, backed by our air power, and what we re doing at the g-20 in part is seeking to gain additional contributions from some of our coalition partners so that we re able to bring more force to bear on that effort. does the president now have any pause about bringing syrian refugees into the united states? no, chuck. we have very extensive screening procedures for all syrian refugees who would come to the united states. there s a very careful vetting process that includes our intelligence community, our national counterterrorism center, the department of homeland security, so we can
a civil war is possible. there are fighters going back and forth between syria and iraq. but i think they both have to be dealt with in a different sort of manner. they re not exactly the same. there is no cookie cutter approach dealing with syria and iraq even though they border one another. jenna: speaking of some models, we re talking about the new book of former secretary of defense robert gates, he had an interesting quote, we re only seeing excerpts of book, some of us have seen the whole thing but most are only seeing exerts. i want to share this thought. he said in relation to afghanistan, if i learned one useful lesson in iraq, progress depending upon security for much of the population. the theory if you get population on your side, secure them against the bad guys surrounding them, that works in iraq. can t work in afghanistan. the question, peter, can it work in other areas of the middle east? is that something we should be considering? security is basic and basic is to s
important to your efforts. in iraq we had the anwar awakening. these were groups and tribes supported us expelling al qaeda. al qaeda they re often not indigenous. they re from outside of the country. in fact that is fighting going on in syria, that the syrian militants are attacking foreign al qaeda fighters. so security is basic. you ha you have to have a plan for it. you have to believe in your mission. you have to resource it if you will have any chance of success no matter where it is at a very basic level. jenna: going bab to the original point, the quote i sort of botched, sorry about that, peter. about the al qaeda virus spreading not being immune to it. right. jenna: you made the point of course it is different in different countries but this threat remains. yes. jenna: so what is it? if we could do one thing for 2014 that is different than what we ve done the last 10 years, what would it be? i say take al qaeda seriously. talking on the news show today, benghazi, syria,
the judge continued bail at $2 million each. dustin friedland was a lawyer from hoboken, new jersey. prosecutors say he and his wife jamie were targeted solely for their vehicle. the range rover was found in newark, 10 miles from short hills mall. the suspects are from essex county, new jersey. they are not saying which one is the shooter. jon? happy to know they are making progress in that investigation. patti ann browne, thank you. thanks. jenna: some of the deadliest fighting in syria is being waged between rebel groups trying to oppose the president there, president assad. rebel forces are battling a group linked to al qaeda in northern syria. more than 270 people killed in recent days. it comes amid new concern that al qaeda is getting bolder in the middle east and threatening our own security. former cia officer peter brookes write this on foxnews.com. the bottom line the al qaeda virus is virulent, easy for me