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of the iraqi soldiers what is going to make them fight and give them the gumption to fight tooth and nail for their turf. are going to want to fight for a government that in many respects has failed them. you heard rhetoric about things that were fine as you were mentioning before clayton. i think the point ralph peters said is important, maybe he is speaking truth to power, the iraqi army is not ready. after a decade of time training and tens of billions of dollars training them what more would they need to be successful? more on that coming up first ainsley earhardt standing by with a look at the headlines. good morning, extreme weather turning deadly across the pains and in the south. at least three people are killed across oklahoma and down in texas. flash flooding forces people to evacuate. the river damaging nearly a thousand homes. this morning eight people are
issue with the will o of the iraqis to fight isil and defend themselves. an issue. that s putting it nicely. it seems to be a divide. last week you had the president saying we re showing success, everything is fine. nothing to see here. you have this defense secretary caught sort of on the street almost in this unscripted moment answering this question about isis. and the fight of the iraqi army. we asked lieutenant colonel ralph peters about this weird double talk from the administration. here s what he had to say. when he said that, hallelujah somebody in washington finally gets it. washington is a numbers town. they count stuff. even the pentagon is counting number of troops weapons and trainers. this kind of fight isn t about numbers, it s about strength of will. ashe carter who is becoming a very impressive secretary is making a point. we need to get into the minds