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Clinton: U.S. should not put troops on the ground to fight ISIS

In an interview with Charlie Rose, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she couldn't conceive any circumstances where she would send combat troops to Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS
Hillary Clinton says she won't deploy combat troops to fight ISIS 01:11

Hillary Clinton gave a firm no Monday when Charlie Rose asked her whether U.S. combat troops should join the fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

Clinton cannot "conceive" any circumstance for combat troops 01:59

Clinton backed President Obama's current strategy, saying she agrees "with the President's point that we're not putting American combat troops back into Syria or Iraq."

The Democratic presidential candidate continued, saying she "cannot conceive of any circumstances where I would agree to do that," because she believes the best way to fight ISIS is from the air.

Watch the video above to hear the rest of what Hillary Clinton had to say about defeating ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

Tune in to "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday, December 1st at 7 a.m. EST to see more of Charlie Rose's interview with Hillary Clinton.

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