The other name for the Kurdish Forces, are you bubble are a capable fighting force. Necessary is support from the American Military to enhance their fighting position or to take out key targets that would allow them to have greater success. Again, there are a couple of factors that are important. The residence determination not to send american and to ensure that this is being done in a way that is coordinated with the Security Forces and have an inclusive iraq government. The reason for my question is the Iraqi Government is not currently relevant in the fight. That is all that is relevant right now. As seems to be a potential turning point. The fighters are fighting right might have an opportunity to regain facilities. That. Like what im curious about is the u. S. Says, dont do that. We want help you with that even though it is cushy to iraqi even though it is crucial to iraqi. What is overall direction going to be if they do get back in the fight . They aree seen that prepared to ge
Department of recreation. Every student in the top 10 . Were going to bring some of that back. We have term for one more question. He started to nine sing one of the reasons you wrote the book, question springs from that what you think is the biggest misconception that people have . The biggest misconception is that most of my life is taken up with junk and scandals and alleged corruption. Most of the no because i even in d. C. 152nd sound bite. And nationally the United States government. Beset that tape to every ambassador in the world cannot to every president of every country in the world, sent it to the other propaganda arm of the u. S. Government. It ran on television. But this so many have contributed to it, too. And that is all part of it. I am not fazed by it. Washington d. C. , as long as it gives them some hope that some help. I dont care. [applause] i dont care. The wanted thank you so much for coming here tonight. I also wanted to give you this is actually a very precious
Art, 36,000 years old. As many as 700 people are feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat capsized. Its thought it went down 120 kilometers off libya south of lampedusa. A major search and rescue operation is underway. 24 bodies have been recovered so far. Lets get the latest from paul brennan. Weve seen the first pictures of the rescue operation there its a major major operation. Tell us about the latest. Lets talk first about those pictures. The Italian Coast Guard put out some pictures of the rescue effort thats happening out there in the mediterranean in the last 12 hours. There are 17 vessels involved in this including military and navy vessels and Merchant Shipping which has responded to the callout by the coast guard and navy in order to join this effort. The physician have not been updated as far as the numbers rescued and missing. An hour ago is our last information of 29 rescued, 49 dead. These are overcrowded unseaworthy vessels put to sea from the libyan coasts
Come together to address a serious challenge. We all took an oath to protect the nation and its interests but to do so we must Work Together. I know everyone on this Committee Takes the isil threat seriously. Everyone at this table does as well. We encourage a serious debate. I ask you to pass the president s amf because it provides the authority and flex wage and recurrent campaign and because it will demonstrate to our men and women in uniform that all of us stand behind them. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Distinguished members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Let me add my personal thoughts and prayers to those at the loss of folks on that helicopter. A reminder to us that those who serve put themselves at risk in training and combat. We will work to which were those survivors their family members will be well cared for. The committee will join in. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today. I just returned yesterday from a trip to the middl
From basketball, but mostly he was there to listen. He had good words of encouragement and lifted us up when were down. I look at him as a hero, as someone i look up to. Reporter mcraes son is in d. C. s fire cadet program. His friends say hes still planning to become a firefighter after graduating in june. He always wanted to be a firefighter just like his father and i quote to be just like my dad. Reporter but they also know losing his dad isnt easy. Hes not doing so good. Hes trying, though. Reporter some of those students are behind me tore they will be. Theres a or they will be. Theres a vigil that will take place at the Apartment Building where he lost his life organized by some of the students that were fire cadets who lieutenant mcrae actually taught to become firefighters. Reporting live from northwest washington im ellison barber, wusa9. Lieutenant mcrae had three children, two sons and a daughter. The mother of his son who is a senior at Dunbar High School died from cancer t