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Pentagon orders special forces to Iraq

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that the U.S. is sending special forces to Iraq in an attempt to fight ISIS. Carter also said the Pentagon is prepared to expand operations in Syria. Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today's Pentagon correspondent, joins CBSN to explain what the missions will entail.
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