first, isis is losing, the so-called caliphate is crumbling. with support from the defeat isis coalition, local forces have liberated more than three-quarters of the territory isis once held in iraq, and about two-thirds of the territory it held in syria. this loss of safe haven makes it harder, not impossible, but harder for isis to click external operations. second, isis is prolific use of social media has expanded the groups reach. the group is capable of radicalizing and giving advice over the internet on how to conduct attacks. aspiring jihadists, therefore, are able to attack soft targets at home instead of traveling to the conflict zone. the question then becomes what do we do about it, how should the united states and its allies respond to these different kinds of terrorist threats? after 9/11 we adopted a number of new tools that were geared at disrupting and degrading a a hierarchical centralized adversary like al qaeda. for instance, we improve the intelligence community ability to intercept terrorist communications. one example is s

and then to be more favorable to isis. but it does want something in return which is a transnational and to go back to the idea of a lot of people have the idea when isis goes down they say forget about al qaeda. and then emanating from two directions for girl with $2 trillion to mobilize a of those resources and then isis is competing with that global leadership and that is what defines them the next few years. then it is the third wave. and trying not to provoke and then to put that together no matter what. and to go against what they think is right and then to do something in defeat to be more in touch with that population end then to be in sync with that popular mindset. >> now we will open into the audience. >> keep your questions simple as possible. >> i have a question. >> pick one. >> now how they feel toward the isis coalition?. >> really have a few minutes >> woody doing to counter isis?. >> where they are now?. >> but we tend to be a more rational but there seems to be a popular base before it came over and befo

when isis goes down, forget about isis, it's al qaeda is the threat. when al qaeda goes down, forget about al qaeda, it's isis that's the threat. the situation has to be seen as two threats emanating from two directions. these two threats are building up, they are becoming bigger. 16 years of war and terror more than trillions of dollars spent and mobilizing almost all the countries in the world and resources and so on and so forth and what we have today is a bigger isis on the tub of that, a bigger -- a bigger al qaeda and on the top of that we have isis which is competing with al qaeda over the global leadership of jihad. they want -- both of them are, i think this is what defines the next few years, as they compete over the global leadership of jihad. on the top of the two threats we have something that we don't talk about a lot, which is -- and i think we can start envision the third way of jihad, another iteration of jihad, the next big thing in jihad which is an idea between al qaeda's focus on the winning hearts and minds and trying not to provo

the choice is us or isis, what would you like? isis is important or sisters. isis under any name, whether it's al qaeda, etc. the choice that the arab states, many of them it's us or them. they don't want an actual liberal voice. an actual viable democratic competition. that is way worse scenario than actually dealing with terrorists that they basically can fund. they have the almost -- they are totally in charge because they are in charge of liberal voices dunn to a sentence. opening the borders for thousands to pour into syria or -- until in the west there is again really understanding and appreciation for the power, the threat power because it's the only power they can root very liberal values. i don't see the states becoming that part of history in the arab world. daveed: i was reminded of that line from the "x-files" i want to believe. i would love to see those things come true. i share that skepticism that's wait it plays out. nadia spoke pretty well to the second scenario. on the first scenario joshua: part of what's challenging about the ideological co

first, isis is losing. they're crumbling. with support from the defeat isis coalition, local forces have liberated more than three quarters of territory isis once held in iraq and about two thirds of the territory it held in syria. this makes it harder for isis to plan external operations. second, isis is prolific use of social media has expanded the group's reach. the group is capable of radicalizing and giving advice over the internet on how to conduct attacks. aspiring jihadis able to attack at home instead of traveling to the conflict zone. the question then becomes what do we do about it? how should the united states and its allies respond to these different kind of terrorist threats? after 9/11 we adopted a number of new tools that were geared at disrupting and degrading a centralized adver sarry like alside a al qaeda. intercept terrorist communications. one example is section 702 which made is easier to collect the e-mails and phone calls of nonamericans who were located overseas. we also ramped up our efforts to bloc

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you've read his excellent article that was circulated in every part of washington last year on what isis really wants and his book. with that, graham. >> thank you very much. thank you to the bipartisan policy center and congratulations for this report. i encourage all to read to create a bipartisan report that takes into account the ideologies and especially difficult task, but this is a contentious, highly politicized issue slick trying to produce a bipartisan report on the yankees or red sox rivalry or on the relative merits of -- >> the discussion of ideology, and the executive summary of this report there's a couple lines i'll begin with. suggesting at least what were talking about, some definitional issues. so ideology even in scholarly studies is treated as synonymous with the worldview or belief system. it's not about how things are, but how it should be. it influences not navigation but action meant to change the temporary conditional structures of society and politics. with that is what were working on, or to start with you, he been working in this field for a while. and you ar

the first isis video i saw of kids maybe ten twelve thirteen years old and they were trying to train how to shoot and it was so cool because they used schumann's as targets living humans as targets. that was the moment i realized ok this is really really bad actually seeing those things shall let the sim get cafferty out of the way for them as with the inshallah. it will. be over the hour around it. still. there is you know that is how little left about the role. like you have. to go. like that it doesn't feel good and i get that. but unless you are. very good at. all you do. it well there was. a cry for david when i saw someone on our team actually having both of his feet from the knees down just got blown off and i was like ok i cannot live with this i can't live in a wheelchair and i told my two friends their combat medics if you guys see me stepping on a mine and i lost my legs just in pain killer skin macadam in you know trying to get just let me die happy. go to. a lot of it didn't help my life build up a blog or it. was all. one point i found this book and germany at a train s

what isis really wants, and his book on the way, i commend all of you. >> thank you very much. thank you to the bipartisan policy center and congratulations for this report. i encourage you all to read to create a bipartisan report that takes into account an especially difficult task. all bipartisan tasks are, but this contentious, highly politicized issue like trying to produce a bipartisan report on the yankees, red sox rivalry or on the relative merits of house start and house minister. well done. the discussion of ideology, in the executive summary of this report, we have a couple lines will begin with. we suggest what were talking about, some definitional issues. this ideology is most often treated as synonymous with a worldview or belief system, but it's not about how things are about how things should be. it influences not navigation but action meant to change the temporary and conditional structures of society and politics. so, with that as the turf that were working on, i wanted to start with you. you've been working in this field for a while. you are a person with low

>> isis is more decentralized as an organization. they had pivoted long before we took most and have taken most of raqqa. some resources, and individuals and equipment has been pre-positioned in supporting your. we need to be concerned about those things that are ready out there. . . there is still some control from leaders from groups we should be concerned about. but we should remember that the most terrorist attivity is about local battles. but we should all remain vigilant because bin laden said on llowers, don't focus europe focus on the united states. host: before your work, you served as an instructer and onsultant on terrorists. thomas sanderson our guests. our first call for you from alabama. caller: good morning. i have a question about the islamic terrorist training camps that are in america and >> >> with those police forces with many potential traininger facilities with those who have engaged even in cities where they have gathered to make plans to use surveil all targets so i am not sure if we have formal training camps

what we do is we kill isis and we have succeeded in that respect. we have done better in eight months of my presidency than the previous eight years against isis. so isis is rapidly disappearing as you know and that's because of our great military. they have been incredible and what they have done with isis and iraq and in syria. do you have a question for the emir? >> all the parties are closing onto their own positions with respect to qatar. where do you see a breakthrough? in this dispute, do you see any indications that this crisis will come to an end? the hope has not ended yet. i would like to affirm that qatar is ready. to meet all the demands that were put, the 13 demands that were presented and is ready to sit at that table to negotiate and discuss with us all everything related to the dispute between those parties. the gulf parties. as you know, we have 13 demands that were presented. and we know that not all of these 13 demands are acceptable. but if we were to sit down together and discuss these 13 demands, and we have indeed accepted th

think we can strike from the americans because they're probably saw them on satellite so they were isis and. that extra made me nervous not. anything else i. mean. it's a clean. up . the way. for. her. to slow. down. in a. very. tough game. prescribe medication is widespread on the u.s. market a frequent cause of death at the point in my life i just felt like everything was ashes my family was literally coming unglued i had actually planned. to commit suicide watch all who has made antidepressants so commonly used we were doing what the doctors told us to do we were being responsible and what the real side effects . was literally all to what i did was. illegal. just because something's legal doesn't mean it's thing the reason why north korea is trying to develop the capability. to actually prevent japan and the united states from assisting south korea in case of contingencies because without the missile capabilities capable of attacking japan and the united states north korea can say oh the americans and japanese if you assist south korea we would with nuclear weapons. welcome to our to

isis was the winning team. they had the brand name. everybody wanted to be a part of isis. the younger generation didn't have a future. al qaeda has some pretty sophisticated, high-level educated people doctors and scientists. isis is not the case. it's more of a populist movement within the jihadist world. i think the counter narrative is we do prevail because of their ideology prevails over this destructive hate, hateful ideology and the half but we have to stay on top of this. i love jane harman's quote that terrorist don't check our political affiliation. this is a bipartisan center. i don't see terrorism as a partisan issue and i don't manipulated for political means. basically, it is about protecting the working people to for both democrats and republicans. i applaud what this organization has done. to touch on the matter of governor king advocates so strongly for and that was we have implemented pretty much of the 911 recommendations, entry and exit is one of the last ones that is in a bill that i just found. [inaudible] the hijackers came in legally and they oversta

isis was the winning team. they had the brand name. everyone wanted to be a part of isis. i am a generation without the future. generation a younger without a future. impressive. the counter narrative at the end of the day, we do prevail because our ideology or over this district of hate, hateful ideology they have. but we have to stay on top of this. i love jane harman's quote that terrorists don't check our political affiliation. adon't look at terrorism as partisan issue or manipulated for -- manipulate it for political means. i think both democrats and republicans believe in it. i applaud what this organization has done. stronglykane advocates for implementing all the 9/11 recommendations. in a bill is on who is comingnow into our country and who is leaving. we still don't have the capability to know. we kind of know who is coming in, but we don't. and we don't know who is leaving. we have to get a better handle on that. with respect to jurisdiction, there is a tortured process of chairman to reauthorize the department for the first time since its creation. that was im

you can't criticize the united states but let me i mean we are we are the best recruiter are these isis house i believe that yeah i didn't mean that. and i mean i spent seven years in the middle east that's the tragedy is that when you are orderly tone deaf to the aspirations hopes and rights of others and you respond exclusively in military force as the south africans did. then you create what the world sees us as terrorism but alternately it doesn't succeed would you agree but as i said. people would do money is it right as americans are saying when a young way of going to said but you can it is a gift believe but you will give me death run and hid with pride in your own cousins what the pulling of is what one of the guys who say we're not going to die who would a. that is it wouldn't think so now who would do this with. if that. desperate it's who do this who cause them to desperate acts right. thank you i was president of now maybe i gotta go. they're bad actors over there but me these young folks we know what japan is launching a competitor and typically mining space rush is coming

we have isis in libya, we have isis in the arabian peninsula, central asia, we have a lot of fights on our hands. we had to engage in in order to keep the american people safe. i think the president recognizes this threat. i think the president through a long analysis recognized the need to go a better, different way in afghanistan. i think in afghanistan i think the best description of the last 16 years in afghanistan is we have had 16 one-year strategies in afghanistan. we need to have a real strategy in afghanistan that shows what victory looks like on how we keep ourselves safe and deny terrorists safe havens. and an aumf should reflect that. reporter: as far as daca is concerned, any potential legislation in the next six months, did the president make it clear he's looking for any type of wall funding to be added to this? how did the democrat leadership react to that? speaker ryan: i'm not going to get into our meeting yesterday. it was a proper conversation. we as republicans, i feel safe saying the administration agrees is, remember daca is a symptom of a problem. we don't have

what we do is we kill isis. and we have succeeded in that respect. we have done better in eight months of my presidency than the previous eight years against isis. so isis is rapidly disappearing, as you know. and that's because of our great military. the military's been absolutely incredible in terms of what they've done with isis in iraq and in syria. do you have a question for the emir? >> translator: mr. -- to the emir, all the parties are calling onto their own positions with respect to qatar. where do you see a breakthrough in this dispute? do you see any indications to make us believe that this crisis will come to an end? >> translator: the hope has not ended yet, i would like to affirm that qatar is ready to meet all the demands that were put -- the 13 demands that were presented and is ready to sit at the table and ready to negotiate and discuss with us all everything related to the dispute between the parties. the gulf parties. as you know, we have 13 demands that were presented. and we know not all of these certain demands are acceptable.

isis, that is three or four steps removed from any debate that this body has ever had. that is not what the founding fathers intended. i will vigorously work with my colleagues. yield the floor. >> the senator from kansas. >> thank you. prior to arriving in the u.s. senate after the election of 2010, i was a member of the house of representatives and i'm one of the 30% of us in congress who were here in 2001 and approve the use of military force. another vote is closely pending. i don't know what the right answer is. i firmly believe constitutional's ability to declare war they will work vigorously to vote for a resolution authorizing force. we have the current head ofgu the force. we will argue that it's our responsibility. the question in my mind, is it prudent to eliminate the authorizations today before we have a new authorizations in place. i don't know the answer to that question.tes i know i've heard colleagues say we will work toas accomplish that but i worry, having experience u.s. senate for the past seven years, that a six-month opportunity will be foregone,

cooperative between the nations that are fighting isis and you see that. isis is. losing battle ground everywhere in iraq and syria a little bit on we believe we hope that the focus on this issue is right to do to diminish to exterminate isis but the real problem we believe also is why is there isis what's the reason i systems in iraq why the reason you have isis in syria and i believe my concern is you know we fought all of us. in iraq and everywhere in the world but the real reason of why this kind of organization exists. the problem in iraq if they don't forge a real partnership between all sects i believe that my concern and even in syria my concern is you might fight this kind of groups but if you don't have real partnership real political solution with long term you know. partnership between the people then there is this is not the solution unless unless you forge these partnerships unless people believe see that you know there is no different between a syrian and another. than my my concern is you have something worse than isis important thing is to have a v

what we do is we kill isis. and we have succeeded in that respect. we have done better in eight months of my presidency than the previous 8 years against isis. so isis is rapidly disappearing, as you know. and that's because of our great military. the military has been absolutely incredible in terms of what they've done with isis in iraq and in syria. do you have a question for the emir? >> translator: to the emir, all the parties are holding on to their own positions with respect to qatar. where do you see a break through in this dispute? do you see any indications to make us believe that this crisis will come to an end? the hope has not ended yet, i would like to affirm that qatar is ready to meet all the demands that were put, the 13 demands that were presented and is ready to sit at the table to negotiate and to discuss with us everything related to the dispute between the parties. the gulf parties. as you know, we have 13 demands that were presented and we know that not all of the certain demands are acceptable. but if we were to sit down togeth

we didn't know what would follow isis, we can also guarantee whether it's isis, bits of al qaeda and isis merging, whatever her generations of this and this is because there are nine big drivers. there is a regional civil war between the sunni and shia that nadia referred to. they amplify all the negative collapse of arab government. there is a collapse of the arab economies, the massive population in the arab world and north africa reason in the world other than the sub-saharan africa. the populations will double inan the next 15 years ago that there is a massive wave of muslim immigration which does not have the capacity, most importantly the ideological capacity to make these french. and then there's the national european parties that will increase the alienation of muslims in europe because they are basically anti-immigrantthet parties. in hungary and poland, france and britain, these were all very marginal parties, but now theye are key players if not actually running the government. and so, if you accept that alll these big drivers are going to be out there because isis is a eu

if we disse defeat isis in the middle east. [inaudible] my question is shouldn't we be doing something different so that we don't make the same mistakes in the middle east. what are we actually doing on the ground in the region and what is it that we should be doing. >> you've also been working in africa if you want to take part of these questions, feel free. >> can you restate the question. >> i'm saying with the nature of terrorism changing in africa, we have islamic military increasing so in terms of policy, what should we be doing differently so we don't make the same mistakes we been making in the middle east. what is it that we should be doing differently in the region. >> what i've done in africa in nigeria and somalia and obviously egypt, they can forget that were african, but we are african. >> we have training and capacity building. the stories that i've heard, i don't even want to say it publicly. i've met with people who have experienced suicide attacks. telling me these kids that are my kids age are given drugs to

assessing counterterrorism policies from 9/11 to isis. our goal here today is to take an unsparing look at the united states' efforts to confront and engage terrorism over the last decade and a half. we're also seeking to engage in a difficult question, which is to try to understand the role that extremist ideology plays in the violence that continues to wrack the globe. this is a question that many have wrestled with for a long time and this is a focus of the study that we'll talk about. it's important, of course, to begin this morning by remembering that 16 years ago, nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken in new york, washington and pennsylvania through a vicious and senseless terrorist attack. it's an attack that, i think, forever changed the arc of american policy. there's no question that we have invested profound resources over the last six 16 years to protect the homeland. while no amount of bloodshed is acceptable, the total of violence in the u.s. 105 casualties over the past 16 years. while, painful, this is an accomplishment.

from its start, isis has realised the power of the web. its online recruiters worked hard to romanticise the idea that going to syria and taking up arms is a hijrah — a spiritual necessity. but recently the numbers of young muslim men and women making the crusade have dwindled. three, four years ago — simple, hop on a flight to turkey, go over what was essentially an unmanned border, walk straight in. now there's a system in place at the border, there's different controls at ports, at airports, they kind of know what they should be looking out for, some tell—tale signs of an individual looking to travel. so simply it's just far more difficult. lacking foot soldiers in syria, the terror group now has a new proclamation announced via twitter — if you cannot reach the caliphate, wage at home country and what's more, we will help you. one of the first men to tweet this ominous sentiment was birmingham—born jihadist and supreme isis recruiter, junaid hussain. he developed something of a cult following on social media by weaving posts

say forget about isis when al qaeda goes down they said forget about that, isis is the bigger threat. i think there has to be seen as to threats emanating from two directions. they're building up and becoming bigger. more than $2 trillion to spend on mobilizing all the countries in the world and the resources and what we have today is a bigger isis and on top of that a bigger al qaeda and isis over the global leadership of jihad as they compete over the global leadership and on top of this threat, we have something we don't talk about a lot which is, i think we can start the third way of jihad. the next big thing in jihad which is an idea between a kite is focused on winning the heart and mind and trying not to provoke the population against it and between isis aggressive way of even speaking against, no matter what people in our area say and they did that when against what people think is right, they overplayed the hand we have a new movement of people who say something in between. we can still be jihadist but we need to be more in touch with the popular ideas. they understand this

under the banner of isis. a new generation that knows how to exploit the internet, to recruit, train, and radicalize. and we've seen this profoundly. it's one of the greatest challenges we have. in 2014, '15, and '16, when i wrote my book, when i would walk out of my classified briefing room in the capital, it was terrifying about the tempo, the numbers of arrests, the numbers of plots. as the caliphate was agrgrowing iraq and syria, we had people like the master on the internet, with 150 different twitter handles, and it went from the kinetic threat, looking at foreign fighters training in iraq and syria, and going into europe, which is still a major threat to europe. and i would say europe is still in a pre-9/11 posture, and they're still learning to stand up and protect themselves. and our focus was to prevent travel of fighters into the united states. but if you can recruit over the internet, you don't have to travel. so, sending messages all over the world and into the united states to radicalize. as we'v

however i learned better late and even a bit as isis terrorists raided our house my thirteen year old cousin was staying with us i had her in a water tank so that the terrorist didn't take her as a slave it was argued that it's not cowardice the situation in there is or is catastrophic terrorist from iraq execute civilians in the streets and leave bodies lying there for up to five days i secretly drove my sons out of the city otherwise isis militants would recruit them by force inject psychotropic substances and later use them a suicide bombers. ok let's get the thoughts now of geo political analyst patrick henderson who joins us good evening to you patrick just quickly then give us an appraisal of the situation and just how important will have significant is this joint operation between the russian and syrian military to regain deers or. this is very strategically incredibly important dairies or might be the most important choke point right now in the syrian conflict because of its geographical location it's really important potential supply line obviously for isis but it's even more

in syria is crumbling while isis is on the retreat fold it will be plenty of brutal battles ahead but this is a turning point by breaking the siege of data the syrian government has won one of its most significant victories during this civil war reportedly isis put up resistance as the syrian military approached the city sent more than fifty suicide car bombs in order to impede the advancing military units russian forces had to carry out hundreds of air strikes on isis targets there intrenchments their bases as well as ball making factories and weapons factories more than that the russian navy launched a salvo of cruise missiles that isis targets and did as order in order to open up this color to into the city siege has been broken but it hasn't yet been lifted isis still surrounds datasource they also hold a number of districts inside the city and it will take a big battle to clear the lives and to advance further outside the city never the less this is a significant victory that is be celebrated in datasource both by the defendants and the civilians who have suffered so much during

by congress saudia get from the reading of this authorization and use of military force today with isis and of the least to wear anywhere in the world with the interpretation i think that interpretation cannot be defended. new we have a responsibility to authorize the new threats against our country this is a different threat it is our responsibility to give congressional authorization to use military force. if it can be done the rigo agree -- agree an authorization of force so little over three years ago we came together in our committee to work on a proposal that is more focused toward the current circumstances. but that is the debate we should be having. not with the 2001 authorization.esident we should pass that authorization to effectively go after row direct threat to the united states. we owe it to the american people and those who served in the military to give clear authority from congress from the military operations. there clearly needs to be direction given by congress from 2001 and we need to be clear. i have heard over and over from the general there is no military only vi

president we mentioned him several times and people are very concerned in the terrorist bombings and isis so with the restarting of the of war with the kurds and people argue to say the worst is yet to come but?. >> i will always have a relationship i have no other home and love living there and i have always been very happy. but to the turkish friends but i will always be a place for refuge to feel like a place of peace when people ask me if i say it is unstable actually it is a place of called oddly enough i hope to have a home there hopefully. >> we are wrapping up an american and abroad said talk about the rise of china and india it just means those other countries are rich more powerful what does that mean for you to be an american abroad?. >> it is an education it is a constant education i do not see the country in the same way any more but i feel like it is a journey to understand your figure out what that really is. i don't have the answers but i think living abroad i feel more part of that is strange to through imagines to be cut off from the rest of the world that i have learned

three against isis we discussed the importance of the syrian army's latest victory with the former u.k. ambassador to syria peter ford going to be the breaking of the extremely significant militarily and psychologically tremendous booth for the morale of the government and the government for through. we must be a bit cautious not clear whether it will take days or or weeks to clear i flew out of the the the main fifty of your and then the fourth who can look forward to consolidating the control of the government in pocket jihad these will. hold sway so it going at beth beth going to take a number of months before the syrian government really control over the whole of syria. this week so angry reaction from moscow to the aggressive search of a russian diplomatic compounds ordered shot by the united states video of men searching on the roof and ripping up the flooring at one of the sites was posted on the russian foreign ministry is facebook page shortly after personnel had left the building f.b.i. agents checked basements and attics draws on closets with moscow saying the whole operatio

crumbling while isis is on the retreat fold it will be plenty of brutal battles ahead but this is the turning point by breaking the siege of data the syrian government has won one of its most significant victories during the civil war reportedly isis put up resistance as the syrian military approached the city sent more than fifty suicide car bombs in order to impede the advancing military units russian forces had to carry out hundreds of air strikes on isis targets there intrenchments their bases as well as ball making factories weapons factories more than that the russian navy launched a salvo of cruise missiles that isis targets and in order to open up this color to into the city sieges be broken but it hasn't yet been lifted isis still surrounds datasource they also hold a number of districts inside the city and it will take a big. battle to clear those and to advance further outside the city nevertheless this is a significant victory is being celebrated. both by the defendants and the civilians who have suffered so much during the siege it will take more than one two to describe

i mean as we know there were some isis presence and besides we know that isis does try to make it with the end of the not remove the only who are parties that they all precautions and this is why i'm sure the us. did not do its home or in. there were anything but the billions around and i would be violation of a national law or the universe is billions and aside anyways and. likely be buying. me under international law and it's also been months in the dean since the start of this so-called bottle for rock that city is being of course very much in the forefront trying to battle against isis how many casualties are estimated during not and since that. you know it's very difficult. but we were investigations. and these were the areas around. us who are who are able to go there. are no groups within the council. because isis is granted the local it's not under the control access of the simonis information so we're only going. to locals here an organization of the estimated. one hundred and that's very worried about we don't know as soon as possible it's going to be access to these areas th

isis continues to not against america andgainst our a lies and all that cherish freedom, but under the leadership of president donald ump as our commander in chief our armed rces have isis on the r in iraq and syria and we will not rest or relent until we hunt downnd destroy them at their source. [applause] and we also do well to remember that the perpetrators of 9/11 organized and orchestrated their attacks from a safe haven of afanistan. and just a few short weeks ago presentrump renewed our commitment to see the fight in afghanistan through to an honorable and enduring outcome that will be worthy of the tremendousacrifices that have been made. [applause] some four weeks ago president trump expressed the full commitnt to the united states to desoy terrorist organizations and the radical ideology that drives tm and so we will. america will remain engaged in afghanistan until we eliminate the terrorist let the to our homeland and our people once in for all. we've made great gains. our resol is stronger than ever and i promise you together as one nation and one people we will drive the