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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20151229 06:03:00

After that, iraq s government has said their next target will be the northern city of mosul with an estimated prewar population of two million, mosul is by far the largest population center controlled by isis in either iraq or syria. and a crucial source of tax revenue. if it s retaken, it will take down much of the infrastructure underpinning isis plan to state here. cnn, baghdad. we spoke with former navy s.e.a.l. kevin lace about what s next in iraq. he said while ramadi is no longer under isis control, there s still a tough fight ahead. it s a slow road. the winning of tikrit took several months to get the power of water and supply and sticking a flag in the city of ramadi doesn t mean it s won. it s an uphill fight but a positive fight. we spent $25 billion propping up the iraqi military and promptly left in 2011. ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20151229 06:43:00

Unfortunately, that is the biggest problem with terrorism. when you re dealing with guerrilla warfare, you re dealing with an enemy this is worse because these guys can use the internet and continue to incite, recruit, attack as they feel it s appropriate. retreat back into the crowd and disappear into the civilian population, and take their time. and that s the problem when you re fighting this type of war, you can t the intelligence has to be so spot on that taking large pieces of ramadi means nothing in the big picture of the macro picture of counterterrorism. let s see what happens in mosul. i wouldn t be surprised if isis disappeared after we went after mosul, as well. thanks. coming up on cnn newsroom, how pollution in china s cap stall making a profit with some entrepreneurs. ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20151229 05:04:00

Former navy s.e.a.l. and veteran of the fighting in iraq joins us. he was also a co-star and adviser for the film american sniper. he joins us from pensacola, in florida. thank you for being with us. i m curious, is the backslapping premature? one analyst said only 14 of 43 neighborhoods in ramadi are under government control. there are hundreds of booby trap, unexploded devices. you were there in 2006. you know what it s like to go street to street. explain the challenges still ahead for iraqi troops. well, the fall of ramadi in may of this year of a symbolic loss for coalition forces and iraqi troops. the gaining of ground in iraq today in ramadi is a symbolic loss for isis. ramadi s been under a constant battle for the past ten years. a patchwork of streets, alleyways, they stuck a flag in government center. it doesn t mean they control all of ramadi now. rom ramadi is a stronghold for ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20151229 06:05:00

His vacation in hawaii, americans are worried the terrorists are winning the fight. [ gunfire ] reporter: a new cnn/orc poll shows americans have lost confidence in the obama administration s ability to defeat isis and prevent another terrorist attack. 64% disapprove of the president s handling of isis. and 51% of americans believe the government can protect against a terrorist attack. down sharply from 65% in 2010. that deep pessimism has frustrated the president. i m confident that we re going to prevail. reporter: mr. obama wants americans to feel that confidence. cnn has learned the white house has asked top officials across the government to do a better job of selling the isis plan. i think that there is a legitimate criticism of what i ve been doing and our administration has been doing in the sense that we haven t on a regular basis described all the work that we ve done doing for more than a year to defeat isil. ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20151229 05:07:00

Symbolic victory and a positive sign. it s cautious optimism. isis wants the caliphate. they want to own that territory and lure in mesh american forces on the ground to fight us in the ground, on the battlefield. to show isis they re not afraid, they will press on. with the help of advisers and air power, we can stymie the satellite line and the western front that isis partially controls. it s very difficult, though, to pin isis down. they are very good at changing tactics and melting away, at hitting back and hitting back hard. what do you expect to happen next? i expect the same thing that got the job done for us which insured success which was going thousands house, door to door, rooting them out. showing that we are advanced with tactics, and we re there for the long run to win that fight. the iraqi army has to prove themselves day in and day out. if we don t press isis, they re ....

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