quick, what can you tell us about ramadi. there is some new information, right is this. yes the iraqi government indicated it thought its forces had breached into the city against isis and that it were now controlling about 60% of it and that ramadi no longer under full isis control but is looking under way. the u.s. believe the iraqis are making progress and they are now challenging isis fighters for control of ramadi. maybe not 60% but they are making an effort and it does appear finally the effort to retake ramadi is on the move. it is just far from done. thank you so much. and this morning new revelations about the paris terror attack. french police are now identifying the third attacker at the bataclan night cluclunig.
welcome back. i am joined live now by cnn military analyst retired general spider marks, our analyst. and spider, i want to ask you something about the what the secretary of defense brought up in the senate armed services committee, because it is the thing that stood out, and made me wonder if it made the hair on your arms stand up. when you hear defense secretary ash carter, and let me just read for you what barbara starr is reporting he raised the prospect that u.s. military advisers could go on the ground with iraqi forces to assist in the operation of taking back the iraqi town of ramadi from isis control, and that is no longer an adviser in a safe zone causing in the position, but that is hurt locker stuff and close quarter combat, and i hope that i am wrong, because it makes a lot of people nervous
make it much, much worse. and i think we just have to say that. meanwhile, we have had an ongoing unsuccessful foreign policy and military policy when it comes to trying to defeat the ever-growing problem of isis. and we heard from the president on sunday night. he outlined this four-prong strategy to defeat the group. given how this has evolved, how they have evolved, does that still hold up and can ground forces be effective? well, you have got to solve some of the political issues because when the ground forces go in, and they take the ground, then who s going to govern the country? who will deal with the women and the children and the men who have hidden their uniforms and pretending they were just a fruit salesman in the streets? who are these people? how do we talk to them and categorize the population? a million people in mosul under isis control. we don t speak arabic.
welcome back, everybody. u.s. president barack obama tried to bolster the resolve of the american public in a rare oval office address. during his 13-minute speech, mr. obama spoke about how he planned to keep america safe at home and defeat isis in iraq and in syria. our success won t depend on tough talk or abandoning our values or giving in to fear. that s what groups like isil are hoping for. instead, we will prevail by being strong and smart. resilient and relentless. and by drawing upon every aspect of american power. mr. obama s message was, of course, directed to americans, but many people in syria are living under isis control. and we re learning some frightening new details about what life is like under isis rule from a man who just escaped with his family. he told us people are
do you feel as though your warnings were ignored? i think they didn t meet a particular narrative that the white house needed. i have said and i believe that the people around the president is sort of inner circle we re advising him advised him incorrectly. 49 past the hour. iraqi forces backed by u.s. led air strikes have reportedly surrounded the city of ramadi. according to ap, the troops appear to wing back the city from isis control. it could be a long siege. come monday, troops dropped warning su civilians to leave. meanwhile, the new york times reports 56 people have been arrested in the u.s. this year for helping support or plot with isis. according to a new study, that s the largest number of terrorism related arrest in a single year