U.S. Navy releases new video of fighter jets launching from an aircraft carrier in the Gulf on September 11.<br /> <br />Last month, U.S. President Barack Obama authorized the U.S. Central Command to conduct targeted air strikes in Iraq to protect U.S. personnel and interests.<br /> <br />This week he asked the U.S. Congress to authorize aid for rebel groups fighting in Syria.<br /> <br />Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford says claims that there are no moderate rebels to fight against IS are false.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO SYRIA, ROBERT FORD, SAYING:<br /> <br />"To say that they are not there, there isn't much to work with, I just think it's completely wrong. It's just a bad analysis."<br /> <br />Ford says the dynamics in the region that need to be understood.<br /> <br />SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO SYRIA, ROBERT FORD, SAYING:<br /> <br />"The biggest problem in Iraq and Syria is that there's a very disgruntled Sunni Arab community, minority in Iraq -- potent minority
