[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] some may argue that the lack of enduring u. S. Troop presence in iraq has contributed to the resurgence of violence, especially sunni terrorism related to al qaeda. But lets be honest, the dire security situation in an bar province is much more about iraqi politics than it is about the United States. In any case, the direct use of u. S. Military force in iraq is virtually unthinkable at this point. Weve withdrawn from iraq and we arent going back. Although we no longer have boots on the ground, however, the u. S. Maintains a huge stake in iraqs security and i think we should continue to provide assistance to the Iraqi Military in the fight against iciss. But we should recognize that the Current Situation in an bar cannot be resolved through military means alone. An all out assault by fallujah on the Iraqi Security forces will play in the hand of isis that they have been victimized by Prime Minister ma la kis government. The gover
Good evening. We begin with americas secret war. Those escalating drone attacks in the air and the consequences on the ground. And the question is it making the United States safer . Abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz tonight traveled to the middle east and brings in this report. Reporter it is a secret war. And just today, in a sign of how pervasive and how hidden it is, the revelation that america has a secret base in saudi arabia used to launch drones throughout the region. A tactic against terror which has grown 700 under the obama administration. Whatever the benefit of the drone strikes, they have created enormous resentment among some here in the region, who view the strikes as another sign of american arrogance. Everywhere i travel, from yemen i think americans, they are not right. They have no right to it is our fight. Reporter to pakistan. You can keep saying, yes, you are hitting the top leadership, but the byproduct of this is anger, anger among people,
And good thursday morning, everybody. They are the notsosecret weapons of the war on terror. Unmanned drones, dispatched to places not safe for u. S. Troops. Under the obama administration, their use has increased. But its now under serious fire on capitol hill. Heres abcs tahman bradley. Reporter president obamas pick for cia director, john brennan, could face serious heat from members of the president s own party at his confirmation hearing this afternoon. Democrats will likely demand answers about the use of unmanned drones to attack u. S. Enemies overseas. Brennan is the administrations point person on drones, the man who signs off on the kill list. I suggest to you that these targeted strikes against al qaeda terrorists are, indeed, ethical and just. Reporter the use of drones has grown 700 under the obama administration. We learned just yesterday, that america has a secret base in saudi arabia, used to send drones throughout the region. Lawmakers will discover about a document th
Theyres a demanding background checks for all gun sales. It faces an uphill battle in the republican controlled house. Celebrities, politicians and people affected by gun violence gathered in washington, adding their voices to the gun control debate. They appeared on behalf of the mayors against illegal guns group, founded by Michael Bloomberg and the mayor of boston. Its almost impossible to describe the pain of losing your father to a senseless murder, knowing that that murder might have been avoided if only our leaders had acted to stop the violence. Saying gun control would be a great tribute on the 50th anniversary of the march in washington. Another interesting debate, people who are against it and people who are for it. And theres no right answers in this debate. A lot of gray area. We can have all the debate we want. It comes down to what capitol hill is willing to do. There seems to be bipartisan support for background checks. But the other stuff, the assault weapons ban and h
A letter was sent to students telling them act the case. Those who live near the infected student were told and offered medication. Its not highley contagious but its important to catch it early. And new developments tuesdays stabbing of a 15year old. Police have released pictures of the crime. They are confirming the victim and his friends attended the ravens parade and the stabbing happened in a huge crowd leaving the event. Police hope the images may led to an arrest. We are watching two storm systems headed toward the east coast. This one putting down significant snow and then the coastal runner starting to form up. We are cloudy with a light winter mix by daybreak. More by tomorrow night. Temperatures in the upper 30s to near 41. We are above freezing for now. After midnight we will start to seat mix of showers. Then rain kicking in, its on the back side into tomorrow night. Thats where we could see snow around maryland, supposed to be northeast maryland. All the detail projection