Boots on the ground to fight Iraq?

chance for ra?? for rain! i’ll show you if this ?? weather will impact your tric?? trick-or-treat plans later in the ne?? newscast. tonight’s gop ?? debate will focus on key tonight’s gop debate will focus on key economic issues. but it’s also expected to stray into other, more controversial topics like strategies for combatting isis. defense secretary ash carter made headlines after saying we may need boots on the ground to fight the terorists. krdo newschannel 13’s greg miller’s been asking around to find out what people in our military community think. he joins us live in the newsplex. most military experts will tell you this was just a matter of time. and veterans say they don’t want soldiers to go back to a battlefield, but something needs to be done. navy veteran andy cain says – it had to happen. sot: every generation has been involved in warfare, in one shape or another until nations come together that’s going to take place. troops on the ground – fighting in iraq – again. sot: do i want people to do that? no. i lost a brother in vietnam, i nearly lost my own life in vietnam. it’s now a real possibility, after this statement from the u.s. defense secretary. carter: we wont’ hold back in opportunistic against isil. or conducting such strikes. whether strikes from the air or the ground. military experts agree with veterans like cain, that something need to be done. recca: al qaeda more or less went away, at least from our vision. where’d they go? they became part of the islamic state. steve recca is the executive director of human security. he says if is is to be defeated, ground troops were inevitable … but not just from the u.s. sot: it impacts our european allies as much as the united states. rather than going it alone, it might be best ot have a larger coalition. most reports show it won’t be a large group of troops… but cain says they’re still crucial. sot: we have young americans willing to standup and protect our way of life. a sentiment likely shared, as another ground war looms. the president could make a decision on a