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america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort of strike? >> i think what's happening is what i would call the psychological warfare phase. we've known sanctions have a limbed chance of convincing iran to stop its nuclear program. the israelis are increasingly worried that iran is getting to a point of no return. to the point -- could stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon, so the psychological warfare is the message being delivered to the united states, to journalists and throughout the world that israel is getting close to a decision to use force. this is a kind of psychological warf
america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort...
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america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort of strike? >> i think what's happening is what i would call the psychological warfare phase. we've known sanctions have a limbed chance of convincing iran to stop its nuclear program. the israelis are increasingly worried that iran is getting to a point of no return. to the point -- could stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon, so the psychological warfare is the message being delivered to the united states, to journalists and throughout the world that israel is getting close to a decision to use force. this is a kind of psychological warf
america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort...
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do you have some concern with all that is going on in the middle east that now is not the time to be putting significant cuts on the table for the military? >> well, i rely very heavily on our top uniformed leadersment they very strongly in support of the president's budget. they have embraced the budget. they worked very hard to produce that budget. they were involved very deeply in the discussions that led to this budget. and so when mr. romney, governor romney talks about weakening defense, it's obviously a political statement. it's the kind of partisan statement which has no place, as far as i'm concerned in our politics, because when it comes to defense and security issues, there should not be partisan statements. obviously, there's going to be differences. those are legitimate. but the kind of partisan comment which is he's been coming out with just are going to run smack into the statements of our top uniformed military leaders that this budget will not weaken the united states. it's a solid budget, addressing the kind of shift in the threats which have taken place since the c
do you have some concern with all that is going on in the middle east that now is not the time to be putting significant cuts on the table for the military? >> well, i rely very heavily on our top uniformed leadersment they very strongly in support of the president's budget. they have embraced the budget. they worked very hard to produce that budget. they were involved very deeply in the discussions that led to this budget. and so when mr. romney, governor romney talks about weakening...
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you do it differently in the middle east? >> well, first of all, i would have pursued the israeli/palestinian peace process. >> but he tried. >> no, not really. he talked about it. when push came to shove, he didn't try. >> he backed off. >> he backed off. i've been involved in that for 30 years. the fundamental lesson to me is this. the palestinians are too weak and too divided to make concessions, first. the israelis are too strong and too self-confident to make concessions first without something like the united states playing the role of a arbiter, there will be never be peace. and if there is no peace in the short run, the palestinians will pay a high price. in the long run, the israelis will be threatened. and in between, our interests will suffer. >> talk about this issue of political awakening that you describe in the book, and you've done it in a previous one because i think this is a really crucial part of this new world we're going into. >> absolutely. >> everywhere you see these stirrings that countries are more a
you do it differently in the middle east? >> well, first of all, i would have pursued the israeli/palestinian peace process. >> but he tried. >> no, not really. he talked about it. when push came to shove, he didn't try. >> he backed off. >> he backed off. i've been involved in that for 30 years. the fundamental lesson to me is this. the palestinians are too weak and too divided to make concessions, first. the israelis are too strong and too self-confident to make...
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later, tensions mount in the middle east and we will talk to michigan's carl levin. every superbowl has a water cooler ad and this year's has politics written all over it. >> this is the >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. good job. we'll explain what that means when we come back. [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current tv. >> interesting, but may mott be getting the attention they deserve. st
later, tensions mount in the middle east and we will talk to michigan's carl levin. every superbowl has a water cooler ad and this year's has politics written all over it. >> this is the >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. good job. we'll...
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and china has been russia's tool let's call it, in the middle east. but the interesting part is the role of china and why china did the veto and russia is already doing it. china never did vetoes before except if it's connected to their own backyard, like north korea, for example.çó so i think china was sending a strong message that the situation in syria is part of their own national interest. and the reason it's part of their own national interest is, again, role t role of turkey. remember, turkey is a nato country and russia is surrounded. russia is already anxious about the expansion of nato in eastern europe. so now we see turkey's influence in the region coming in the possibility of ethnic nationalism probably coming in countries like azerbaijan, countries like uzbekistan. >> jon: i can see russia but china as well? >> china has a lot of uighur populations. the muslim population in china that's opposing and they want their own... their own independence. those people are also turkic people. and you're dealing with an area.... >> jon: turkey! (l
and china has been russia's tool let's call it, in the middle east. but the interesting part is the role of china and why china did the veto and russia is already doing it. china never did vetoes before except if it's connected to their own backyard, like north korea, for example.çó so i think china was sending a strong message that the situation in syria is part of their own national interest. and the reason it's part of their own national interest is, again, role t role of turkey. remember,...
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here now you have syria which has power in the middle east, friends in the middle east. don't you just light the fuse if the u.s. in any way gets involved in this? >> i think that our strategic interest in assisting people of syria overthrow assad is actually greater than our interest in what we did in libya. we went into libya for humanitarian, moral reasons. we did the right thing. we're always better when we do that. we did it with a lot of assistance from the arab world and from our allies in europe. but iran is the greatest threat to security in the middle east and in the world today. the biggest state sponsor of terrorism. its only ally, iran's only ally, is syria. if assad is thrown over by his own people, it will be a tremendous strategic setback for iran. and a great victory for the rest of the people in the middle east and for us as well because obviously iran is our sworn enemy. >> any expectation at all because i've seen nothing from the administration that says they seem eager, willing, or even considering helping to arm under any umbrella, helping to arm sy
here now you have syria which has power in the middle east, friends in the middle east. don't you just light the fuse if the u.s. in any way gets involved in this? >> i think that our strategic interest in assisting people of syria overthrow assad is actually greater than our interest in what we did in libya. we went into libya for humanitarian, moral reasons. we did the right thing. we're always better when we do that. we did it with a lot of assistance from the arab world and from our...
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he is pulling himself out of the middle east. he is slashing the defense budget. it's the first time in history we have a president making these kinds of cuts. >> sean: it's all to pay for social engineering and redistribution of the wealth and overspending $5-6 trillion. >> i think it's giving him too much credit. the kind of cuts he is making to the defense budget is not going to make a dent in the budget. i think he believes back in 2009 that america needs to be one of many powers in the world. we're seeing him take it down to the path. >> at the price of gallon of gasoline, almost doubling, he has shown an unwillingness to drill anywhere in the country. we find our reserves much greater than we dreamed of. we have iran seeking nukes, strait of hormuz. threatening the free flow of oil. keystone pipeline. one thing with the economy but with one threat, how does he view this as a time to cut back and to cut our nuclear arsenal. >> now we learn he is going cutting it 80%. take us down to three nuclear weapons. when you look at the nuclear strategic arsenal we got,
he is pulling himself out of the middle east. he is slashing the defense budget. it's the first time in history we have a president making these kinds of cuts. >> sean: it's all to pay for social engineering and redistribution of the wealth and overspending $5-6 trillion. >> i think it's giving him too much credit. the kind of cuts he is making to the defense budget is not going to make a dent in the budget. i think he believes back in 2009 that america needs to be one of many...
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we need another war in the middle east. so you combine them from the profit of the oil spectators and defense contractors, is it any surprise that all of a sudden we have massive propaganda for another war in the middle east? now that's how wars get driven and unfortunately we're getting driven into another one. but you and i together we can fight back. don't let them do this to us again. all right. now when we come back we're also going to fight another war, the war on women. and someone who has been fighting back effectively, proposing in georgia, a vasectomy bill. we'll explain when we return. polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? pure friendship. pure d
we need another war in the middle east. so you combine them from the profit of the oil spectators and defense contractors, is it any surprise that all of a sudden we have massive propaganda for another war in the middle east? now that's how wars get driven and unfortunately we're getting driven into another one. but you and i together we can fight back. don't let them do this to us again. all right. now when we come back we're also going to fight another war, the war on women. and someone who...
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the one obvious factor, of course, is the political instability in the middle east. worries about iran are probably the principle driver of these prices and the speculation surrounding it. ironically, president obama's foreign policy is having an impact economically that is not advantageous to him or the american economy. now, there isn't an easy economic path to lowering oil prices. drilling more, raising efficiency, none of this will have much impact in the short run. for now, as so often in the past, the geopolitics of the middle east, america, israel, iran, is the crucial driver of the fate of the american economy and possibly the fate of this presidency. let's get started. >>> long before he was national security advisor for president jimmy carter, he was a professor, a thinker, a theoryist. with his new book, strategic vision, america and the crisis of global power, he puts his professor cap on again taking a hard look at america's stand and offering up strategic solutions on how to approach this brave new world. welcome. >> fareed, it's good to be with you. >>
the one obvious factor, of course, is the political instability in the middle east. worries about iran are probably the principle driver of these prices and the speculation surrounding it. ironically, president obama's foreign policy is having an impact economically that is not advantageous to him or the american economy. now, there isn't an easy economic path to lowering oil prices. drilling more, raising efficiency, none of this will have much impact in the short run. for now, as so often in...
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now, let's look at the issue of the middle east. middle east is clearly a factor and certainly right now it is. >> bill: psychologically it is. >> this is the president who got us out of a quagmire in iraq that was destabilizing in the middle east. a president that has a foreign policy that ties that together. you and i agree we have got to do lots of things at once. thank god we have a president focused on that instead of crazy -- >> bill: all i want is the prices to come down so the folks don't have to be bankrupted by their gasoline purchases every week. mr. mayor, we appreciate you coming on. later, glenn beck trying to organize a come back for the tea party. the beck meister will be here shortly as we continue from los angeles. >> bill: let's bring in monica crowley and alan colmes: monica, high gas prices, whose fault is that? >> couple of things in play. because the oil is traded in dollars, have you got inflation and you also have a weak dollar that are moving prices rather than increase demand. you also have big volatility
now, let's look at the issue of the middle east. middle east is clearly a factor and certainly right now it is. >> bill: psychologically it is. >> this is the president who got us out of a quagmire in iraq that was destabilizing in the middle east. a president that has a foreign policy that ties that together. you and i agree we have got to do lots of things at once. thank god we have a president focused on that instead of crazy -- >> bill: all i want is the prices to come...
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the middle east blows up, straits are in jeopardy. we don't have the resources here. >> think about this in january alone the price of gasoline went up 1% alone. gone from $3.28 a gallon to $3.53 a gallon. cost of energy as percentage of the family budget grew by 1% in one month. not just the gas. oil and gas generally. if you do it in the course of a year it will eat our lunch. it puts it in the hands of primarily the people of the middle east. this is devastating. this can be harmful to our economy and harmful to the president re-election. >> sean: two are running out of time. >> look, the deal, the approval rating, approval rating last november for the president was 43%. all the media was acknowledging back then he was in deep and difficult trouble for re-election. because of the number. you know what his approval rating is tonight? what great shape seis in for re-election? gallup poll number is 44%. one number it's as low as it is and why it's in difficulty, real families pay real money to fill up the cars. they know the cost is o
the middle east blows up, straits are in jeopardy. we don't have the resources here. >> think about this in january alone the price of gasoline went up 1% alone. gone from $3.28 a gallon to $3.53 a gallon. cost of energy as percentage of the family budget grew by 1% in one month. not just the gas. oil and gas generally. if you do it in the course of a year it will eat our lunch. it puts it in the hands of primarily the people of the middle east. this is devastating. this can be harmful to...
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in large part result and the reaction to tensions in the middle east. john? >> john: doug mckelway for us tonight. thank you. to the middle east, in iran, president ahmadinejad thumbed his nose at the west and announced he may cut up oil export to six european countries. correspondent leland vittert is live in jerusalem. this announcement shook up the oil markets today. >> exactly. good evening. this is like iran saying if you are not playing by my rules i'll take my marbles and go home. in summer, iran was banned from experting to any of the country -- exports to any of the countries due to sanctions but now iran is making good on a threat to use economic war fair if the west keeps up pressure on the nuclear program. it wasn't until late they're the oil minister walked that threat back a little bit. saying iran only wanted to meet about the issue. this is on a day that iran made two major announcements about the nuclear program. >> live on state television, iran announced it has the ability to manufacturer its own nuclear materials. >> praise to god and the
in large part result and the reaction to tensions in the middle east. john? >> john: doug mckelway for us tonight. thank you. to the middle east, in iran, president ahmadinejad thumbed his nose at the west and announced he may cut up oil export to six european countries. correspondent leland vittert is live in jerusalem. this announcement shook up the oil markets today. >> exactly. good evening. this is like iran saying if you are not playing by my rules i'll take my marbles and go...
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we need another war in the middle east. so you combine them from the profit of the oil spectators and defense contractors, is it any surprise that all of a sudden we have massive propaganda for another war in the middle east? now that's how wars get driven and unfortunately we're getting driven into another one. but you and i together we can fight back. don't let them do this to us again. all right. now when we come back we're also going to fight another war, the war on women. and someone who has been fighting back effectively, proposing in georgia, a ♪ ♪ [ doug ] i been lobstering about all my life. i'm a lobstergirl. [ laughs ] [ laura ] top quality lobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] it's lobsterfest at red lobster. the one time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream or new maine lobster and shrimp trio. [ doug ] the sweet, succulent meat. that's a good-tasting lobster. [ laura ] i'll eat it any way i can. [ doug ] we're the mclennan family from spruce head, maine, and w
we need another war in the middle east. so you combine them from the profit of the oil spectators and defense contractors, is it any surprise that all of a sudden we have massive propaganda for another war in the middle east? now that's how wars get driven and unfortunately we're getting driven into another one. but you and i together we can fight back. don't let them do this to us again. all right. now when we come back we're also going to fight another war, the war on women. and someone who...
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the great threat in the middle east is not israel, it's iran. and the great threat is the taliban. yet you have an administration that is apparently going to release a number of taliban terrorists. >> five. >> five, as a faith-building measure. these guys must be breaking up laughing >> operational steps designed to further peace talks with the taliban. >> if i was a young american serving in afghanistan and i thought i had a commander in chief who was currying favor with people who are trying to kill me, i would find that very, very upsetting. >> does it surprise you? they are now speeding up the process to give aid to the muslim brotherhood who has now taken over gee script. >> you have a pro islamic faction who on every front is trying to apiece people. the us luck i am brotherhood is a group, the idea we are going to reach out and make friends with the muslim brotherhood. >> no, we are going to give them american tax dollars and peed up the aid process. >> i think we would be moving in the opposite direction. >> i think so, too. >> particularly at a time when they are saying th
the great threat in the middle east is not israel, it's iran. and the great threat is the taliban. yet you have an administration that is apparently going to release a number of taliban terrorists. >> five. >> five, as a faith-building measure. these guys must be breaking up laughing >> operational steps designed to further peace talks with the taliban. >> if i was a young american serving in afghanistan and i thought i had a commander in chief who was currying favor...
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we need another war in the middle east. so you combine them from the profit of the oil spectators and defense contractors, is it any surprise that all of a sudden we have massive propaganda for another war in the middle east? now that's how wars get driven and unfortunately we're getting driven into another one. but you and i together we can fight back. don't let them do this to us again. all right. now when we come back we're also going to fight another war, the war on women. and someone who has been fighting back effectively, proposing in georgia, a only one who thinks an amendment to the constitution may be in order. that's next on "the war room." ♪ >> all right. we are back on "the young turks." listen we have been telling you about this war on women throughout the country and passing more and more restrictive bills when it comes to contraception and abortion and there was a particularly loathsome one in washington. it involves transvaginal ultrasounds. even if women didn't want to, they would have to get an ultrasoun
we need another war in the middle east. so you combine them from the profit of the oil spectators and defense contractors, is it any surprise that all of a sudden we have massive propaganda for another war in the middle east? now that's how wars get driven and unfortunately we're getting driven into another one. but you and i together we can fight back. don't let them do this to us again. all right. now when we come back we're also going to fight another war, the war on women. and someone who...
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now, let's look at the issue of the middle east. middle east is clearly a factor and certainly right now it is. >> bill: psychologically it is. >> this is the president who got us out of a quagmire in iraq that was destabilizing in the middle east. a president that has a foreign policy that ties that together. you and i agree we have got to do lots of things at once. thank god we have a president focused on that instead of crazy -- >> bill: all i want is the prices to come down so the folks don't have to be bankrupted by their gasoline purchases every week. mr. mayor, we appreciate you coming on. later, glenn beck trying to organize a come back for the tea party. the beck meister will be here shortly as we continue from los angeles. i heard they found energy here. it's good. we need the jobs. [customer:] we need to protect the environment. [worker:] we could do both. is that possible? [announcer:] at conocophillips, we're helping power america's economy with cleaner, affordable natural gas. more jobs. less emissions. a good answer f
now, let's look at the issue of the middle east. middle east is clearly a factor and certainly right now it is. >> bill: psychologically it is. >> this is the president who got us out of a quagmire in iraq that was destabilizing in the middle east. a president that has a foreign policy that ties that together. you and i agree we have got to do lots of things at once. thank god we have a president focused on that instead of crazy -- >> bill: all i want is the prices to come...
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from a shutdown of middle east oil perhaps. and also from a jamming congress on the jobs front. also the susan g. komen foundation decided to stop the bleeding fast. they reversed itself and decide not to cut off funding for planned parenthood. it's a big example of what a hot button issue abortion remains in this country. here's something that could have an effect on the election. an israeli air strike on bomb making facilities. the whispers are getting louder now. >>> and john mccain lived through that 2008 election. how much does he want to relive it by seeing the movie "game change"? not so much. >>> we start with the race for nevada. mitt romney saying he now misspoke when he said he wasn't concerned about the very poor. bob ur lick is the former governor of maryland and now the maryland campaign chairman for mitt romney. sue, thank you for joining us. we have a new las vegas review poll out now of likely caucus goers tomorrow. mitt romney leads by 20 points. there you see it with santorum and ron paul trailing far behind. sue, everybody that i talked to the experts on this
from a shutdown of middle east oil perhaps. and also from a jamming congress on the jobs front. also the susan g. komen foundation decided to stop the bleeding fast. they reversed itself and decide not to cut off funding for planned parenthood. it's a big example of what a hot button issue abortion remains in this country. here's something that could have an effect on the election. an israeli air strike on bomb making facilities. the whispers are getting louder now. >>> and john mccain...
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. >> stephen: we can't have nuclear weapons in the middle east, right? >> well, there are nuclear weapons in the middle east. >> stephen: no there are not. where? >> well, i'm told that israel has... >> stephen: shh! i can nay! on the omb-ay. that's the only hebrew i know. >> impressive. >> stephen: is the youth of military power in an elected way, is that a foreign policy tool or is that a foreign policy failure? >> sometimes it's a failure and sometimes it's a tool. i think when we're dealing with will it's qaddafi, the that president obama decided to use military force to destroy qaddafi because he was about to kill tens of thousands if not more people. >> stephen: you're not giving credit to obama for anything very r you? >> i do. >> stephen: how can you advise romney and like anything obama did? (laughter) >> i think when the president does the right thing it doesn't matter what party you're in. >> stephen: but the president has done nothing right in foreign policy, okay? (laughter) bin laden? doesn't count. (laughter) killing al-awlaki doesn't coun
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perhaps others in the middle east. you could have half a dozen nuclear weapon state in a relatively short period of time. >> greta: what is going to happen? president obama says he won't let iran get a nuclear weapon. >> nobody believes that by the way. >> i hear iran won't get nuclear weapon. but look at the cards on the table. i look like israel is the only one who has been forceful about it. >> i would love to believe president obama is pea paired to use military force to stop iran getting a nuclear weapon. it's not going to happen. i think israel has to make a tough decision. their calculus is not is it a hard mission? they are looking at the risk of tel aviv turned to charcoal brickette. will they take risk to prevent it from happening? you bet. >> greta: what is going to happen? >> i have to say most likely outcome that iran gets nuclear weapons. the only wild card is whether or not israel decides to strike. >> greta: if not, tel aviv will be up in flames? >> if you don't like iran conduct now attempting to assas
perhaps others in the middle east. you could have half a dozen nuclear weapon state in a relatively short period of time. >> greta: what is going to happen? president obama says he won't let iran get a nuclear weapon. >> nobody believes that by the way. >> i hear iran won't get nuclear weapon. but look at the cards on the table. i look like israel is the only one who has been forceful about it. >> i would love to believe president obama is pea paired to use military...
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how much does this hurt the broader mission of america's mission in the middle east, anyone? >> it doesn't help. i mean, it's like one of these things where you have military personnel that is running around a country that is not their own, and dumb things will happen p i'm not sure what the long-term consequences will be. >> we did a discover of the kill team that group of soldiers that went out and killed civilians and mutilated their corpses for sport and that got less protest than the koran burning did. even in those countries that were invaded people feel that there's a fog of war, that soldier will get hurt and they know. that this is about disrespect. this is about family values. this is about deeply held believes that they feel are being desicrated and strikes a, cord. so people take to the streets over it because they care deeply about it. >> thousands of people have been protesting. the telegraph reports that demonstrators are chanting death to obama and death to america in afghanistan. as we talk about violence in the middle east, it surprises me that syria and wha
how much does this hurt the broader mission of america's mission in the middle east, anyone? >> it doesn't help. i mean, it's like one of these things where you have military personnel that is running around a country that is not their own, and dumb things will happen p i'm not sure what the long-term consequences will be. >> we did a discover of the kill team that group of soldiers that went out and killed civilians and mutilated their corpses for sport and that got less protest...
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since 2001, 302 journalists and members of the media have been killed in conflicts in the middle east. five killed in syria since the start of the up rising in january 2011. six in libya since protests against gadhafi began in february last year. 198 killed in iraq since the u.s.-led invasion began in march 2003. this according to the committee to protect journalists. >>> all right. enough with the real news. let's gather around the water cooler for an update and clarification to yesterday's the guy from megadeath endorsed rick santorum story. former member of me tal can david told musicradar.com, "i'm hope tpg we come down to it we will see a republican in the white house and that is rick santorum. what else are we supposed to read into that? well, yesterday he pulled back the reigns in a statement to billboard. he said, contrary to how some people interpreted my words i have not endorsed any president tkepl candidate. i said i hope to see a republican in the white house. i respect the fact that santorum took time off from his campaign to be with his sick daughter. but i never said t
since 2001, 302 journalists and members of the media have been killed in conflicts in the middle east. five killed in syria since the start of the up rising in january 2011. six in libya since protests against gadhafi began in february last year. 198 killed in iraq since the u.s.-led invasion began in march 2003. this according to the committee to protect journalists. >>> all right. enough with the real news. let's gather around the water cooler for an update and clarification to...
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east. i wonder if their characterization of the president's policies compare with what you saw and witnessed. >> obviously, not. the republicans are clearly using hyperbole to describe the situation. the president has a difficult dilemma in front of him involving iran. whether you're republican or democrat, it's a lot easier to talk theoretics than the practicality of dealing with iran with a nuclear weapon. and israel that is deeply concerned about the consequences of that nuclear weapon and what a war would mean for the united states. but there's no doubt that our allies in the region understand that the president is coordinating carefully with israel in order to determine the best course of action. >> in terms of the overall view of republicans, they say the president bows a lot to foreign leaders. gingrich says he bowed to the saudi king. romney said the president bowed to iran's stolen election. is that the image you have of the president bowing? >> i may have my disagreements with thi
east. i wonder if their characterization of the president's policies compare with what you saw and witnessed. >> obviously, not. the republicans are clearly using hyperbole to describe the situation. the president has a difficult dilemma in front of him involving iran. whether you're republican or democrat, it's a lot easier to talk theoretics than the practicality of dealing with iran with a nuclear weapon. and israel that is deeply concerned about the consequences of that nuclear weapon...