threats we re facing. what was left out, no mention of iran, which is destabilizing nato s southern flank by running two proxy wars in syria and yemen and firing rockets and missiles at an ally in israel and also firing rockets and missiles at saudi arabia and doing the same thing against u.s. troops in iraq. that should be been on the agenda. another issue is afghanistan. many nato members participating in afghanistan resented the administration s pulling the trigger very quickly on getting out and many of them want them to stay and see it through at a reduced level of force but they re very concerned about al-quaida and isis reemerging. martha: i have to go. we re almost out of time. i m grateful that you stayed with us. i thought it was interesting. you said we re going to continue to help afghan stand and counter
iraq would be free from the terror group? it s interesting, bill. remember, there are still some small pockets of sunni insurgents left in cities on the border with syria and in anbar province sunni militants reemerging. the iraqi government hasn t gotten it right and what led to the emergence of isis to begin with, that is if the governance piece is not in order and if the corruption is not in order, then the sunni militants find that they have a population that is suspicious of baghdad, which is being run by a shia-led government at this point. so unless the u.s. is there to help the iraqis have a fair government with regards to kurds balancing the interests of kurds as well as sunnis and shias, you will see these sunni militants, whether they call themselves al qaeda in iraq or isis reemerging over time.