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fighting to save a culture, or the apart by war. the battle in africa between searching for oil and saving an endangered species. more than a month ago, president obama ended one war but now he s ready to ramp up another one. today he asked congress to authorize military action against i.s.i.l. and the proposal calls for more than air strikes. the president s request hints at the possibility of limited ground operations. that could put american forces on the front lines in enemy territory. at the same time, the white house is pledging this will not turn into a full-fledged war. i m convinced that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. that s not in our national security interest and it s not necessary for you to defeat i.s.i.l. local governments who know their positions betts are best to take their ground fight to i.s.i.l. and that s what they re doing. he says it will repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing th
New-yorkUnited-statesNorth-carolinaDamascusDimashqSyriaGermanyTexasAfghanistanCongoTurkeyBoston this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i m randall pinkston. the senate is down to the wire to decide what to do with the patriot act. it is a controversial law covering everything from how the nsa collects information without a warrant to the handling of terror suspects and it expires ten days from now. right now the senate is in session, and the debate begins soon. minority leader harry reid spoke about it a short time ago. we have one piece of legislation for one of the rare times out of the house there s bipartisan foefrts made and it worked. they passed this bill and we should do the same before we leave here. as libby casey reports, many are now questioning whether the law should remain in effect. reporter: 14 years after the patriot act and the attacks of 9/11 lawmakers and americans are still grappling with how far the government should go. the debate is whether the act has immediate america safer at the almost trillion dollars it has cost to
New-yorkUnited-statesCanadaFloridaCaliforniaSyriaRamadiAl-anbarIraqWashingtonDistrict-of-columbiaGaza-city this is al jazeera america. the senate is down to the wire deciding what to do with the patriot act. it is a controversial act, and expires ten days from now while the senate is on recess. the senate is in session today debating on whether this law should remain. harry reid spoke about it a sport time ago. we have a piece of legislation where there are bipartisan efforts made and it worked. they passed this bill. and we should do the same before we leave here. as libby casey reports many are questioning whether the law should remain in effect. reporter: lawmakers and americans are still grappling with how far the government should go. i think the deintat whether the act has made america safer at the almost trillion dollars it has cost to implement it. reporter: he argues it has not made the country safer and the cost goes beyond money to civil liberties. when it was put together and rushed through congress a lot of democrats and republicans joined because they w
New-yorkUnited-statesCanadaAustraliaFloridaCaliforniaSyriaEastern-regionAsh-sharqiyahSaudi-arabiaWashingtonDistrict-of-columbia donald trump is, and our own cnn sunlen serfati is also there. there you go. there s a wide shot there, hasn t quite gotten underway yet, but people are there, poised and ready for the donald to make his entrance. sunlen serfati is also there and also keeping a close watch on what s now becoming a little verbal fighting match between the former friend, ted cruz, and donald trump. it s hard to know whether this is serious, whether this is a prelude to what s to come, or if this is just what happens when it s down to the wire, weeks before the first primary or caucus. sunlen? that s absolutely right, fred. it is getting closer to the first votes being cast at the end in just a few months in iowa. so there seems to be a little bit of nervousness on donald trump s part. ted cruz really gaining on him in the polls in iowa. so this has really been a battle that s been brewing between them quietly for quite some time, but it really has reached a boiling point in comments that te
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