but could today s news mark a turning point in the war on terror. lieutenant colonel oliver north goes on the record. thank you for joining us tonight. how do you feel now reflecting on this what was once a big set back and loss now hopefully a gain in the war against terror? kimberly, i have spent probably ten months total in ramadi during this early 80 s early parts of this decade and there is no doubt there this is a very important city. and it s a good thing that about 65% of ramadi is now in the hands of the iraqi troops. and surely the obama administration is going to claim that this is a sign that their strategy is working. in fact this would be the fourth victory as they count them between baghdad and washington. in march tikrit fell in 2015 to shiites, they destroyed the city. the oil refinery city and october this year, shiite militias and the so-called popular militia units were incomplete in seizing it sinjar, the only one in november this past year,