just last month the u.s. and iraq claimed to have the upper hand in the fight against isis. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr caught up with defense secretary ash carter and asked him why isis was able to capture the key iraqi city of ramadi and gain momentum on a march toward baghdad. what apparently happened was that the iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. and yet they failed to fight. they withdrew from the site. and that says to me and i think to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis to fight isil and defend themselves. now, we can give them training. we can give them equipment. we obviously can t give them the will to fight.
$2.39 per gallon, nearly a buck lower than last year. welcomed relief for drivers but there is a downside to lower oil prices in the u.s., too especially when it comes to energy jobs and the possibility of a price explosion later on. here to explain, joining me, charles payne, host of making money with charles payne on the fox business network. check it out. let s talk about the good news first, obviously, $1 lower that s huge. everyone feels that effect when they go to the gas pump. no doubt, it s really people really feel it, people rejoicing with it sort of like an early christmas gift, if you will. it is one that came out of left field almost, just this summer when isis was on the march toward baghdad, there was talk of crude oil going to 150. now, all of a sudden, wow, we are talking about crude oil maybe testing 50 or going lower.
they don t own stocks. if you are in, according to analysis by usa today, they have run 1,000 days without a correction. it s the longest pain-free run from 1984 to 1987. there s not been a 10% correction for 1,000 days. maybe today. terrorists gaining ground on the march toward baghdad as the leader is hit with another challenge. we ll go live there next, to discuss.
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