Trump gives military more latitude to strike terror targets

Season 2017

Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets?

On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with former State Department official Sarah Sewall about the new changes for military operations.

AIR DATE 3/31/17

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