Thanks very much for coming is. In the u. S. On the right path right now to destroy isis . I think we are. I dont think we have a choice. I think the way the president laid it out the other night in his address to the American People was quite right. Its not simply a matter of choice. Isis is very dangerous. Theyre at least as dangerous as al qaeda was. Al qaeda perpetuated the attracts on september 11th. How longs it going to take . I dont know. Im not a military planner. But i think as long as it takes, we need to do it. We need to have allies. We need to have arab allies. This cannot be the United States going into a country again for a regime change. The u. S. Has been trying to destroy al qaeda since 13 years ago. The leader of al qaeda, he was number two to bin laden, hes still at large. All of these other offshoots are still there. It could take a long time. Fighting terrorism takes a long time. Ask israel. I dont care who it is. Theyre all terrorists and they want to use it to achieve so this is like the war on poverty or the war on drugs, this is going to go on and on. This threeyear notion that the u. S. Can destroy isis in three years which the Obama Administration has been laying out, thats unrealistic . I dont know if its three years or two years or four years. I dont think it matters. I think what matters is that we are going after them. I think the Public Opinion shifted with these beheadings. It shows how brutal they are. They kill people for the wrong religion or even the right religion. I really believe that they pose a direct threat to our homeland, so its in the American National interest to act. Why just with air power . Why not go in there on the ground and crush them . Well, because i think americans are war weary. If its such a big threat, the United States has got to do that, right . No. I think as the president originally laid it out, right now, we can start with air strikes. They have a real army over there. Theyve got tanks. Theyve got armored personnel carrie carriers. They have military officers who are trained. Some trained by the United States over the past decade. The u. S. Trained them, armed them, financed them, sunni ir i iraq iraqis, they defected because they dont like the shiiteled regime. You cant defeat a real army just by the air. I think we should take these steps which are very prudent. If we have an International Coalition as the president is trying to do, i think we can defeat them. We do have troops on the ground. We have the kurds. We have the iraqis. There may be more down the line with special forces. Right now, i think when you say special forces, u. S. Special force sns that would be u. S. Combat boots on the ground. Im not for boots on the ground right now. I think that no ones talking about an invasion of iraq the way we had in 2002 or 2003. We are trying to remove cancer. As you mentioned, theyre absolutely formidable and i think every day of delay is another day theyre there beheading people and doing things. I think we really need to act. I think its very compelling. I was creating the Free Syria Army two years ago. Im glad were finally going to finally aid the syrians in syria. You cannot go after isis just in iraq. Theyre also but is it too late . That Free Syrian Army is pretty weak. They dont even control much of the area. Right now, theyre fighting isis. But thats a spinoff of al qaeda. You feel comfortable giving weapons to the Free Syrian Army that could end up in the hands of al news ra. Were going to vet them and train them. U. S. Vetted the iraqi army. All those weapons are in the hands of isis right now. Weve made mistakes for sure in the past. But you feel comfortable with the president s strategy. Yes. And i think they are very tou choices. The worst choice would be to do nothing. Are you and the chairman of your committee on the same page . Youll have to ask him. Based on your conversations with him. Well, i think he understands that theres a threat, that isis is a threat and america cannot just allow people being beheaded and all kinds of brutality that will affect our homeland. I would assume im just trying to get a sense if theres a broad consensus in the house of representatives. Will you vote for the 500 million to fund the moderate Syrian Opposition . I absolutely will. We have been trying to run it in the most bipartisan way we can. Foreign policy needs to be bipartisan. I think every member has got to do what he or she thinks is best. For me, its an easy choice. Thanks for coming in. Thank you, wolf. The french president says theres no time to lose in this fight against isis. France today hosted an International Conference on confronting the terrorist group. John kerry attended the conference. He says almost 40 countries have agreed to contribute to the fight. Middle Eastern Countries are willing to help with strikes against isis, he says. Iran says it will not cooperate with the u. S. And the u. S. Says it will not cooperate with iran. Our correspondent is joining us now from paris. Do we have a clearer picture of what role these countries are willing to play other than just uttering lip service in support of the u. S. Strategy . Reporter well, there certainly is a lot more than lip service. It certainly seems this coalition against isis is something that seems to be coming together. Secretary of state kerrys work was absolutely instrumental. All of his trips to the middle east over the past couple of weeks. What were getting is very little more than general statements. But we are getting the feeling that this coalition is really coming together. One of the things that came out, they said they would do everything in their power to help the Iraqi Government lead to some sort of stability including appropriate military measures. The french president said some countries would contribute humanitarian aid, other countries would be crucial in drying up finances for isis, then there would be those that would have military support in line with the United States. We know that secretary of state kerry said there were arab nations willing to conduct air strikes on iraqi territory. Its not clear how far along those discussions are yet or who they are. You heard that again and again in the statements, is that the support, especially of sighny majority countries is absolutely vital. We are talking about the sunni heart land of iraq and syria where isis is spreading. So its very important for the people there on the ground to see that its not just the u. S. And western countries doing the heavy lifting, but these arab nations. That was certainly a point of emphasis today in paris. It does seem as though this coalition against isis is really coming together at this point, wolf. Has any of the countries represented there where you are in paris, European Countries, middle Eastern Countries, agreed to put combat forces on the ground in iraq or syria to try to destroy isis . Reporter well, theres Nothing Official so far. Apparently the u. S. This is Something Else secretary of state kerry said. Apparently the u. S. Has gotten offers for combat boots on the ground. Its not clear whether or not thats something thats actually going to happen. So far what were getting from European Countries, they dont want to put boots on the ground. The frempbl have said their planes have started reconnaissance admissions. Its not clear whether theyll be willing to go into air strikes. The germans are supplying weapons, but have also said theyre not going to put combat forces on the ground except for the ones that would be add vie vors. Thats something the australians are doing as well. This is something that the u. S. Has been saying the entire time, they berea believe all the heavy lift something going to have to be done by the kurds and by the iraqi military. Theres very little at least on the outside of what were getting from the communications being relayed to us of any other countries willing to put boots on the ground. Well stay in touch with you. Thanks very much. Coming up, hes advised six secretaries of state. As far as the middle east is concerned. In just a moment, Aaron David Miller will join me. Hell explain the newly aggressive strategy on isis maybe isnt so new. And the 2016 race for the white house already getting a little hotter. What Hillary Clinton has to say about her plans. She spent the weekend in iowa. 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Well talk about that on another occasion. Congratulations on the new book. Lets talk a little bit about the president s strategy. You wrote a pro voktive piece suggesting that the president wants to kill isis before they kill us. You think hes got a reasonable strategy . Well, yeah, because there really is no other alternative. Hes a risk averse president except in one area and thats when it comes to protecting the homeland. Hes killed more bad guys that threaten the United States with predator drones ten times the frequency of his predecessor. Killed osama bin laden. I think this is quite consistent. Hes not interested in another social science experiment by invading iraq, but i think hes prepared to willfully and purposefully pursue this. So its realistic will think he can diminish isis, but its unrealistic to think he can ultimately destroy isis . Three years. Thats what theyve been saying, they can do this in three years. Maybe the next president will get a year to finish the job. 13 years after 9 11, 13 dwree years, what are the most eminent threats to the United States other than a lone wolf attack, theyre not going to say isis, theyre going to say al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. They have demonstrated bombmaking capacity. No, its not going to be three years. This fighting terror is like breathe lg. Its like as i say, its like the war on drugs, the war on crime, the war on poverty. Its been going on for decades and decades and its going to go on. The fact that they dont want to use the word war maybe has to do with congressional equities. He got reelected on this, we ended the war in iraq, were ending the war in afghanistan, but maybe that war has not been ended. I think he has to be very careful when he talks about traumatici i drawing a red line. We already have 1,800 special forces in iraq. Im not sure you can do the syrian thing about special operators there too. If this is such a threat, why not coordinate with iran . The u. S. Has in the past coordinated at times with iran. Why not coordinate with the regime there . Implicitly, there may well be an indirect con inflation of interest here. Look, 200,000 dead syrians, you cannot for political reasons for moral reasons and humanitarian reasons, you cant formally doorpt with bashar. The motion that the enemy is my friend doesnt really apply here. What does iran want out of iraq . It seems that theyre getting a lot of what they want. The shiiteled government, the new one is going to be pretty close to iran. In fact, isis presents a pair ra docks. It forces the majority of iraqs population to basically depend on iran as a consequence of the sunni threat. So, no, theyll play the long game. We play checkers while they play threedimension l chest. We need a strategy not measured in four to eightyear increme s increments. All right. Thanks very much. 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Through Law Enforcement agencies like the fbi, american thosht authorities are working to de similar nate information on foreign fighters in syria and iraq. Our justice reporter evan perez. What does the attorney general want to accomplish . Theyre trying to figure out how to get Early Warning signs when young people are being radialized. Over 100 americans have travelled to syria to join various groups. And over a dozen are believed to have joined isis. So the fear is that more of these people will travel from the United States and join these groups or perhaps do it here, carry out an attack here in this country and we wont know about it until it happens. Like that lone wolf fear is enormous right now whether nadal hasan, like we saw in texas, that lone wolf is someone that Justice Department, the fbi, they really worry about. Right. Exactly. They have a good handle on people who might be communicating with groups perhaps online. They can spot those people, i think, fairly well. 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