Thoughts on the u. S. Military. We have special lines for this question. If you are an active member of the military, call 202 7488000. If you are a retired military service member, call 202 7488001. All others can call 202 7488002. You can also reach us on social media. On twitter at cspanwj. And on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Good morning. Lets start by taking a look at what the president said earlier this month about the state of the u. S. Military during his comments about his National Security strategy. [video clip] dealt isis one devastating defeat after another. The coalition to defeat isis has now recaptured almost 100 of the land once held by these terrorists in iraq and syria. Great job. [applause] really good. Really good. Thank you. Thank you. We have a great military. We are now chasing them wherever they fully. And we will not let them into the United States. In afghanistan, our troops are no longer undermined by artificial timelines. And we no longer tell our enemie
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Look forward to hosting friends and family from their homelands. Most of us celebrate christmas or hanukkah and is part of the celebrations, we go to church or synagogue and then gather around the family dinner table after giving thanks for our blessings, we share a traditional holiday meal of goose, turkey, roast beef and exchange gifts. On new years eve we gather again. Like you, we raise our glasses and a toast to the year to come. Hopes for ourselves, for families and for our nation and the world. This year, the future of the nation and the world is particularly honor minds. We are thinking of our nation because of the year ahead. We americans will choose a next president. Every adult citizen has a role to play in the making of this decision. We will listen to what the candidates say, we will debate their views and our own and in november we will vote. I will still be president next january, but soon after that, the man or woman leading our country will be the one the American Peop
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