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Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz said the United States should reverse plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees next year

Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz said the United States should reverse plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees next year. Marco Rubio argues for more special operations forces going after ISIS. Jeb Bush joins “CBS This Morning” from Miami to discuss why he thinks American leadership is crucial to defeating ISIS.

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, says President Obama’s current strategy in Syria will not work long-term. Gillibrand raises concerns that the United States is not doing enough to confront the growing humanitarian crisis as refugees flee their homes

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, says President Obama’s current strategy in Syria will not work long-term. Gillibrand raises concerns that the United States is not doing enough to confront the growing humanitarian crisis as refugees flee their homes for safety.

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CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate break down President Obama's latest tactical maneuver to put 50 U.S. Special Forces operatives in Syria to assist in the fight against ISIS

CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate break down President Obama's latest tactical maneuver to put 50 U.S. Special Forces operatives in Syria to assist in the fight against ISIS

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President Obama has ordered about 50 U.S. special operations troops to Northern Syria to aid Kurdish units and others battling the ISIS terror army

President Obama has ordered about 50 U.S. special operations troops to Northern Syria to aid Kurdish units and others battling the ISIS terror army. Mr. Obama had previously said he would not send U.S. ground forces to Syria. A White House spokesman says the special forces will not be serving as front-line combat troops, but also said, "There's no denying the serious risk they will be facing." David Martin reports.

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New video from inside Syria shows us the war's violence

The largest-ever diplomatic push for peace in Syria is underway in Vienna. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with ministers from nearly 20 countries to try to broker a ceasefire between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the rebels battling him to end the war. New video from inside Syria shows us the war's violence, where what appears to be a Syrian military helicopter drops barrel bombs on a suburb of Damascus. Margaret Brennan reports.

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