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>> the u.s. law framework for security cooperation and aid to any country has very specific expectations about how that will be used. this is built into the arms export control act. we need to make sure that any such cooperation in funding is going to things that are compatible with u.s. objectives, the u.s. law and if we continue to see steps that are potentially destructive, it is a reminder that we need to have visibility to know whether u.s. funds are being used in a way that is not compatible with u.s. policy. u.s. policy should not be promoting this kind of settlement construction because it is incompatible or detrimental to what we want to see happen. the bigger picture is about what this relationship means, what this friendship is like. in the same way that in the patrioticre deeply and committed to our country thriving. without meaning that you have to support the current u.s. president and his agenda. [applause] by the same token, you can be committed to the u.s.-israel alliance without
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what are u.s. officials, u.s. military, telling syrian democratic forces that they should do in response to this incursion? haveal milley: we do forces cold located right now and are asking them to continue their partnership with us. a lot of it is force protection with our forces and so on. and naturally, there is anxiety, you get a lot of that in your channels as well, and the leadership of the sdf has given instructions to some of their forces to begin to move north in order to defend what they think is their territory. and we are encouraging them not to overreact and to tap things down in order to allow some sort of diplomatic resolution to surface. chairman, please explain how you expect to safeguard these prisoners, these islamic state prisoners. sdf mightnt the decide to move away from them to defend their homeland. and has there been a decision theon whether to backfill uss abraham lincoln when it wraps up its deployment? and how does this announcement fit into that? general milley: i'm not going to speak
what are u.s. officials, u.s. military, telling syrian democratic forces that they should do in response to this incursion? haveal milley: we do forces cold located right now and are asking them to continue their partnership with us. a lot of it is force protection with our forces and so on. and naturally, there is anxiety, you get a lot of that in your channels as well, and the leadership of the sdf has given instructions to some of their forces to begin to move north in order to defend what...
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the u.s. and the eu. where the u.s. is planning now to put $7.5 billion in tariffs on the eu, on aircraft and food and some booze because of the eu subsidies on airbus. where is all of this headed? is the trade war between the u.s. and europe inevitable? >> i hope not. ruledappened is the wto and official rulings that the european union was subsidizing airbus and that the united states was subsidizing boeing, so both of us were found to have been at fault. we from the first moment told our american friends that when you are in a situation where both of lost a case you sit down and try to settle it. to settle it and discuss the issues that can be applied to others. the u.s. has decided it was going to apply what is -- what it legally can apply. how much we would be entitled to receive comes out about six months. and then we will be forced of course to apply our own tariffs. the --getting into the key thing here is that as we are talking about this issue, the countries around the world are build
the u.s. and the eu. where the u.s. is planning now to put $7.5 billion in tariffs on the eu, on aircraft and food and some booze because of the eu subsidies on airbus. where is all of this headed? is the trade war between the u.s. and europe inevitable? >> i hope not. ruledappened is the wto and official rulings that the european union was subsidizing airbus and that the united states was subsidizing boeing, so both of us were found to have been at fault. we from the first moment told...
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military or u.s. haveian the leadership to u.s. military in place in syria to defend the sdf ypg from turkey. >> but our presence there, since a message to the turkish a message to sends the turkish government that that is a troubled region of the world and we want some level of peace and coherency, correct? >> we have an ongoing conversation with turkey and turkish authorities about the issue of northeast syria. our issues in the region and concerns about turkish aspiration. at,ou are not off the hook ambassador. what is your opinion, either of you, of the potential for what many have described as either ethnic cleansing, maybe even genocide in the area? syria? >> in the conflict region. >> in that region in particular, you are always facing the possibility of something that approaches ethnic cleansing to borders shaped so only your people are in those kinds of borders. this is something we have faced in many conflicts. >> so the u.s. pullout has basically created a vacuum of leadership and has allowed for the russians and syrians
military or u.s. haveian the leadership to u.s. military in place in syria to defend the sdf ypg from turkey. >> but our presence there, since a message to the turkish a message to sends the turkish government that that is a troubled region of the world and we want some level of peace and coherency, correct? >> we have an ongoing conversation with turkey and turkish authorities about the issue of northeast syria. our issues in the region and concerns about turkish aspiration. at,ou...
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and allied spent years -- controlling lands that the u.s. and allied forces have spent years seeking to defend. so let's review. in the weeks following the president's decision to walk allies, turkish fighters, manyed are islamic extremists, have syria. the border into they have abandoned forward perating bases and then sent planes to destroy those bases but before they could be celebrating -- took ating russian troops selfies. they are attacking entire towns literally ns are being murdered in the street. street.nsion of control by the expansion of control by russian and iranian forces are not just a win for those countries in syria but also hreatens our allies in the region. in particular, israel. sense of emboldenment will expand programs to deliver advanced weapons to hezbollah, increasing the already to israel threat only now from syria as well as lebanon. already noted, assad has consolidated his power virtually all overseeria with no -- overseeria with no political or military costs. have escaped to join the fight and thousands more ar
and allied spent years -- controlling lands that the u.s. and allied forces have spent years seeking to defend. so let's review. in the weeks following the president's decision to walk allies, turkish fighters, manyed are islamic extremists, have syria. the border into they have abandoned forward perating bases and then sent planes to destroy those bases but before they could be celebrating -- took ating russian troops selfies. they are attacking entire towns literally ns are being murdered in...
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i look at the u.s., and the u.s. itself is developed, but u.s. development efforts have not created the future we want. why don't we try something else? expensive doing it is and it is slow. and, i think the chinese have laid out an argument that the u.s. is doing some things somebody needs to do. the u.s. is doing things which fulfill u.s. domestic needs. it makes lawyers and accountants happy, but they don't lead to development and the rest of the world -- in the rest of the world. you could just have trade relations and maybe that is ok. i think what it prompts us to wenk about is not how do convince everybody the chinese are wrong, that the chinese model won't work. i think what we have to persuade people again is that there are aspects of the u.s. model which really do work and are affordable for us and affordable for you, and the partnership and the work and the predictable expectations create a much better world than the world we are going to. rew in poughkeepsie, new york, which was the home of ibm. you understand, i just got here on a qu
i look at the u.s., and the u.s. itself is developed, but u.s. development efforts have not created the future we want. why don't we try something else? expensive doing it is and it is slow. and, i think the chinese have laid out an argument that the u.s. is doing some things somebody needs to do. the u.s. is doing things which fulfill u.s. domestic needs. it makes lawyers and accountants happy, but they don't lead to development and the rest of the world -- in the rest of the world. you could...
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the u.s. is wildly popular. it's one of the things were you wonder if there will be lasting damage with our partners in the region. today the plan has been to move i --s into iraq and do anti-isis operations there as needed. they said that they welcome their friends and we are happy to be the way station, but they can't stay here. that seems to throw yet another wrench into the pentagon's plans for how to handle the situation. host: when the secretary of state was talking about anti-isis operations, how did you see that being conducted? what was the green light for troops to come back across the border? guest: that is one of the big questions the pentagon is still sorting out right now. officials have told us that they plan to continue to do reconnaissance operations, essentially flying drones over syria syria, may be keeping an eye on the isis camps that are still active and being protected by the forces there. maybe make sure that we keep an eye on these things. the thought that it has follo
the u.s. is wildly popular. it's one of the things were you wonder if there will be lasting damage with our partners in the region. today the plan has been to move i --s into iraq and do anti-isis operations there as needed. they said that they welcome their friends and we are happy to be the way station, but they can't stay here. that seems to throw yet another wrench into the pentagon's plans for how to handle the situation. host: when the secretary of state was talking about anti-isis...
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he also oversaw the u.s. u.s. messaging when it came to the conflict on ukraine and the russian annexation of crimea. and then the war began in eastern ukraine in the spring of that year. the first hot war in the region in an extremely long time. and biden really carried the messaging from obama. the united states that was worried about corruption in the ukraine at this time? for thes been an issue u.s. allies in europe and also for institutions such as the international monetary fund. the cornerstone of the being pushedeory about joe biden and ukraine was pushing for ukraine to remove -- thatecutor general he was somehow doing that inappropriately. that he was doing it to shield his son hunter biden who was on the board of a gas company. that does not stack up with what was happening at the time. joe biden and to bury tory were pushing for the same thing. was very much in line with the broader picture of what u.s. allies were pushing for at that time. eu hails backing of ukraine's prosecutor. they hailed the firi
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u.s. and iran over an attack on saudi oil facilities. a house foreign affairs subcommittee meets at 2:00 p.m. to seven recommendations for 5:00syria policy and at p.m., c-span's campaign 2020 coverage continues with joe biden holding an event in iowa. c-span's "washington journal," live with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we are taking your calls and getting your reaction to the fourth democratic debate and then arizona republican congresswoman debi lesko will be on to talk about president trump and the impeachment inquiry, and the institute of study of war will join us, discuss the impact of the u.s. withdrawal from syria and also, connecticut democratic congressman jim himes shares the latest on the impeachment inquiry. , joinwashington journal the discussion. the editor of the american conservative, with us this morning to talk about the president's syria decision. what was your reaction when you learned the president would withdraw the troops? ts.
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but this is not the time for u.s. disengagement or withdrawal. it is a time for more u.s. involvement and leadership on the korean peninsula, in asia, and worldwide -- more, not less. thank you very much. [applause] mr. cha: well, thank you, ambassador bolton. that was wonderful. wonderful remarks on the korea issue and more broadly about u.s. foreign policy in asia. my name is victor cha. i'm the korea chair here at csis, professor and vice dean at georgetown university, and i want to welcome everybody to the csis-joongang ilbo forum. i hope that you all stay with us. i know ambassador bolton is the main attraction, but i hope you'll stay with us because we have a great day planned, including two additional keynote remarks by former foreign minister song min-soon and undersecretary of defense john rood. my role here is to facilitate a conversation with ambassador bolton based on his remarks, as well as ask you some questions from the audience which we've collected in advance. so, you know, my challenge is that you've answered almost all the questions already that i had in
but this is not the time for u.s. disengagement or withdrawal. it is a time for more u.s. involvement and leadership on the korean peninsula, in asia, and worldwide -- more, not less. thank you very much. [applause] mr. cha: well, thank you, ambassador bolton. that was wonderful. wonderful remarks on the korea issue and more broadly about u.s. foreign policy in asia. my name is victor cha. i'm the korea chair here at csis, professor and vice dean at georgetown university, and i want to welcome...
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interestingly, the u.s. import price index fell by two percent over the past year despite the fears that people have had about the impact of tariffs. last friday the president announced phase 1 agreement in principle with china. this would phase in 40 to 50 billion of agricultural purchases over a two-year period, more than twice our prior annual peak sales. it would also address some of the issues regarding intellectual properties. the remaining issues, the remaining structural issues and their enforcement remain to be renegotiated. in return, the u.s. has agreed not to raise tariffs from 25% to 30% on october 15. as a sign of good faith the chinese recently made substantial purchases of agriculture, especially soybeans and pork. i believe china came to the negotiations mainly because we imposed substantial tariffs on them. but also because of the personal relationship between president trump and president xi, they naturally retaliated to the tariffs we put on but because they sell us more than four times a
interestingly, the u.s. import price index fell by two percent over the past year despite the fears that people have had about the impact of tariffs. last friday the president announced phase 1 agreement in principle with china. this would phase in 40 to 50 billion of agricultural purchases over a two-year period, more than twice our prior annual peak sales. it would also address some of the issues regarding intellectual properties. the remaining issues, the remaining structural issues and...
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the u.s. engagement in iraq and the protests were supposed to be this new way forwarder for america to engage in the middle were nd the protestors chanting american ideals, they were getting political support from the u.s. government and organizing on the tools of american, new american capitalism, so facebook, google, twitter, an droiz and iphones, and there was this moment that when we d i covered actually first met in 2011 in protestors on the street felt connected with americans, not just watching the protests on social media, on tv them, so engaging with liking the tweets, sharing facebook posts and it captured first term mindset that we can all just kind of sit andur computers and laptops like our way to a better world. obviously that wasn't the case, ended up ason that we in syria, to answer the question is because that's where the arab ended, and there were years of failed u.s. policy where, in he point 2014, syria was the worst civil possible of the ar, and you had an extremist group,
the u.s. engagement in iraq and the protests were supposed to be this new way forwarder for america to engage in the middle were nd the protestors chanting american ideals, they were getting political support from the u.s. government and organizing on the tools of american, new american capitalism, so facebook, google, twitter, an droiz and iphones, and there was this moment that when we d i covered actually first met in 2011 in protestors on the street felt connected with americans, not just...
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this u.s. lobbying can also be felt towards other european states as they tried to find an alternative to the uk as an entry point into the eu so maybe also other colleagues will talk about that aspect. meanwhile, france is obviously incentivized to try with other -- to look for other partners, including turning back to germany if it's a difficult partner in defense, and it remains another favored ally. i'm actually done because i think i skipped a couple of points. looking forward to questions and comments if there are any afterwards. >> thank you so much for your input. our next speaker is joan denny , a research professor of interagency intergovernmental and multinational security studies at the u.s. army work college strategic studies institute. he will talk about brexit and nato and transatlantic cooperation. >> i think cornelia used a little bit of my time getting my title out. thank you for the introduction. my name is john denny, i'm a research professor at the war college in carlisle,
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u.s. special forces conducted a raid saturday night resulting in the death of abu balker al-baghdadi, the lead over isis. this was the culmination of a multiyear effort to find him, capture and kill him. baghdadi and the thugs who follow him are responsible for some of the most brutal attack os our time. isis is now deprived of their inspirational leader following the fall of their physical caliphate earlier this year. i want to thank our brave servicemens who took part in this raid along with those who support ofed the mission therest that guarantee of success in an operation with this level of difficulty and president trump knew this when he made the difficult decision to order this raid, confident in the expertise of our forces. our servicemens conducted themselves with incredible skill and professionalism and executed the raid in all its facets brilliantly. not a single united states servicemen was killed in this high-risk operation. despite baghdadi's death, the security situation in
u.s. special forces conducted a raid saturday night resulting in the death of abu balker al-baghdadi, the lead over isis. this was the culmination of a multiyear effort to find him, capture and kill him. baghdadi and the thugs who follow him are responsible for some of the most brutal attack os our time. isis is now deprived of their inspirational leader following the fall of their physical caliphate earlier this year. i want to thank our brave servicemens who took part in this raid along with...
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he also oversaw the u.s. response perhaps not the u.s. response but the u.s. messaging when it came to the conflict in eastern ukraine, the annexation of crimea because it was 2014 where you had russia lops off a chunk of ukraine, annexes crimea, and then the war begins. that was the first hot war in the region in an extremely long time, and biden really carried obama's messaging on that in the region. host: was it only the united states that was worried about corruption in ukraine at this time? guest: no. absolutely not. this has been an issue for the european union, allies in europe, and also international institutions such as the international monetary fund. so things like the cornerstone of the i guess the conspiracy theory if you can call it that have been pushed about joe biden and ukraine is that he was pushing for ukraine to remove their prosecutor general who was -- that he was somehow doing it inappropriately to shield his son hunter biden who was on the board of the ukrainian gas company, and that doesn't stack up with what was happening at the time
he also oversaw the u.s. response perhaps not the u.s. response but the u.s. messaging when it came to the conflict in eastern ukraine, the annexation of crimea because it was 2014 where you had russia lops off a chunk of ukraine, annexes crimea, and then the war begins. that was the first hot war in the region in an extremely long time, and biden really carried obama's messaging on that in the region. host: was it only the united states that was worried about corruption in ukraine at this...
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the u.s., the stamp act would be one example. you had to pay a tax for any type of document. there was a huge founding that was put on it. susan: which led to the boston tea party? peter: correct. americans were unhappy about having to pay for that extra tax that was put on their tea. sometimes they sent it back to england. sometimes they locked it up in warehouses. in a violent act they destroyed the tea and true some of it into the harbor. susan: in the colonial period was the u.s. a producer of anything other than agricultural products? it was not the united states yet, were the colonies? peter: the british colonies were exporting a lot of food goods. wood was very important. trade itself was very important. because of the amount of wood of skilled craftsmen, you could build ships. being part of that trade. we always talk about merchants. part of our exhibition is the merchant era, which is 1770's to the 1850's. what we are saying is not merchants in the notion of somebody behind a store co
the u.s., the stamp act would be one example. you had to pay a tax for any type of document. there was a huge founding that was put on it. susan: which led to the boston tea party? peter: correct. americans were unhappy about having to pay for that extra tax that was put on their tea. sometimes they sent it back to england. sometimes they locked it up in warehouses. in a violent act they destroyed the tea and true some of it into the harbor. susan: in the colonial period was the u.s. a producer...
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security council adopts contrary on to the which would be subject to u.s. veto. it's one thing that's important note and, in an on ed some ight argue because the u.s. with drew it's no longer a participant and therefore can't trigger procedure. resolution 2231 defines jcpoa participant to include the qualifications.y my question to you is, do you agree with his assessment that the u.s. could trigger the snap mechanism regardless of whether or not the u.s. is nonlegally binding deal? ultimately a question for al. do need have the lawyers from state department and other agencies take a look at this question. broad procedure to force snap back is a member of the u.n. it would go to the security council. the president of the council would table a resolution that member, duced by the and then the member that introduced it would then veto own resolution. and then that would then end the iran nuclear deal. i think the question you raised s who has standing to initiate that sequence of events that leads to the end of the iranian nuclear deal and the full snap all the u.n
security council adopts contrary on to the which would be subject to u.s. veto. it's one thing that's important note and, in an on ed some ight argue because the u.s. with drew it's no longer a participant and therefore can't trigger procedure. resolution 2231 defines jcpoa participant to include the qualifications.y my question to you is, do you agree with his assessment that the u.s. could trigger the snap mechanism regardless of whether or not the u.s. is nonlegally binding deal? ultimately...
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and the role of the u.s. will be very important and the work we can do together as a way of stimulating all of the players involved in libya to move toward a cease-fire without fostering any kind of tension, without any kind of escalation. in fact, we wish to work toward a de-escalation of things. and as i was mentioning to secretary pompeo, i am also very much concerned about the topic of tariffs. we are concerned because we have a number of companies in italy which have survived thanks to their exports. they are the ones which export food andbest wine and handmade products. that is what our companies live off of. as i was explaining to secretary pompeo, in the past we use to export our industrial plants, whereas nowadays we want to focus on exporting our products, while keeping plans and jobs here. that is important. and a moment in time in which the european economy is slowing down, our companies need to have certainties. course, one such certainty is our relationship with the u.s. it is a fundamental rela
and the role of the u.s. will be very important and the work we can do together as a way of stimulating all of the players involved in libya to move toward a cease-fire without fostering any kind of tension, without any kind of escalation. in fact, we wish to work toward a de-escalation of things. and as i was mentioning to secretary pompeo, i am also very much concerned about the topic of tariffs. we are concerned because we have a number of companies in italy which have survived thanks to...
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because the u.s. facilitated the political institution that moved away from the pkk, that embraced responsible governance and made clear to turkey there was an economic benefit here and not a military or terrorist threat. there's precedence for the united states working with the groups and brokering a peace and understanding between turkey and those kurdish groups. unfortunately that's not what we've done the last five years or the time that we worked with the ypg and that has been an unfortunate waste for those five years that we could have led urselves to a situation that was not this drastic. i want today make a point to the general's point, it was to work with the ypg in 2014. first of all, we have to remember that in 2014, president erdogan was having regular talks and turkey was in the middle of a peace process with pkk. and erdogan was working with pkk hoping to bring that conflict to an end. so at that time, the pkk was not an existential threat to erdogan or turkey, but seen as a potential pa
because the u.s. facilitated the political institution that moved away from the pkk, that embraced responsible governance and made clear to turkey there was an economic benefit here and not a military or terrorist threat. there's precedence for the united states working with the groups and brokering a peace and understanding between turkey and those kurdish groups. unfortunately that's not what we've done the last five years or the time that we worked with the ypg and that has been an...
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the u.s. government to verify the address of the puc previous residence of a refugee but more important lease known terrorist group. circumstances which you choose that range from failure to develop verify basic document to the high-risk terrorism havens in each country. exceptions and waivers granted on a case-by-case basis or example arenas are still allowed to seek a non- immigrant visa or an exchange visitors visa. countries such as chad and sudan shared a proven cooperation of the u.s. removed from the visa restriction list. travel restrictions can prevent attacks against individuals especially in affirmative to harm american citizens. osman stands accused of hiding his membership and he also mob terrorist group. there are other examples of terracing of lawfully onto the system vetting and was mentioned just last week the doj charge and naturalized u.s. citizen for conducting intelligence gathering new york in pursuit of terrorist activities on behalf of islam. he came from lebanon a coun
the u.s. government to verify the address of the puc previous residence of a refugee but more important lease known terrorist group. circumstances which you choose that range from failure to develop verify basic document to the high-risk terrorism havens in each country. exceptions and waivers granted on a case-by-case basis or example arenas are still allowed to seek a non- immigrant visa or an exchange visitors visa. countries such as chad and sudan shared a proven cooperation of the u.s....
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u.s. interest to be in syria. i think the military objectives that were achievable, destroying the caliphate of isis have been achieved and that in the long term it serves our national security interests. buffer -- turkey remains a nato ally you and the character of the turkish regime has changed since the cold war days. the kurds, that was not something politically achievable for us. the devil is in the details and the implementation of this was done very quickly, very chaotically, and in a way that maximized the likelihood that the turks would move in and attempt to annex this kurdish territory. the current spot with us against isis, they are not a treaty ally -- the kurds fought with us against isis, they are not a treaty ally. they were seeking territory and security from isis. it was an important fight for us, we regard isis as a threat to the united states national security that wanted to deal them a serious blow. they were growing and gaining in territory. ofiously the trustworthine
u.s. interest to be in syria. i think the military objectives that were achievable, destroying the caliphate of isis have been achieved and that in the long term it serves our national security interests. buffer -- turkey remains a nato ally you and the character of the turkish regime has changed since the cold war days. the kurds, that was not something politically achievable for us. the devil is in the details and the implementation of this was done very quickly, very chaotically, and in a...
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the u.s. take part in a series of one-on-one interviews on u.s. foreign-policy. china, syria, ukraine, and the house impeachment inquiry. this is an hour. margaret: good morning and thank you for joining us for the news shapers breakfast. we have an awesome lineup today. in the new white house and for axios.itor happy to be joining the family so thank you for helping me through my first breath this year. we have great food but if you do not like things that taste like pumpkin, you're in trouble. there's definitely coffee and i had one of those muffins that was really good. we have got a great lineup of guests today. we have ambassador susan rice, here to talk about her new book, love" and maybe a couple of other questions. we have the you ambassador stavros lambrinidis and congressman jamie raskin. i also want to thank bank of america for making today's program possible. so please turn your attention to the screens for a word from our sponsor and then we will be right back. ♪ >> [video] we h
the u.s. take part in a series of one-on-one interviews on u.s. foreign-policy. china, syria, ukraine, and the house impeachment inquiry. this is an hour. margaret: good morning and thank you for joining us for the news shapers breakfast. we have an awesome lineup today. in the new white house and for axios.itor happy to be joining the family so thank you for helping me through my first breath this year. we have great food but if you do not like things that taste like pumpkin, you're in...
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the u.s. government have been working on this and talking about this, but there is nothing easy about what comes next, because i do not think that policy aside, anyone seeing the assad regime. i want to thank the council on foreign relations for having me here. ands an honor to be back, this respected panel. the servicesnk for all that have been done in the service of our country and syriao help get through this horrible mess it has been. i agree with the points you made, gayle. with all of the impeding interest in syria and if you go geographic locations, there are groups on the ground, and i think one mistake that we have made in the past is focus, hyper focused on the northeast and not thinking about the implications of how that affects it and that applies across the board in other areas and syria. the complicated conflict that competing interests for regional companies and others makes it difficult, but i think it is important to stay in tune with the population itself. this population tha
the u.s. government have been working on this and talking about this, but there is nothing easy about what comes next, because i do not think that policy aside, anyone seeing the assad regime. i want to thank the council on foreign relations for having me here. ands an honor to be back, this respected panel. the servicesnk for all that have been done in the service of our country and syriao help get through this horrible mess it has been. i agree with the points you made, gayle. with all of the...
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after that, the u.s. continues -- it needs money at the time so it has tariffs to generate money to fight a war. are in place and they are starting to protect the textile industries, which are suddenly in trouble. this mason factory system that 1812.rn during the war of once the war is over and the british cap have their more sophisticated operations, they can bring textiles back. cottoned that the produced in the northeast are looking for protection and help. so as the decade progresses, taxes increasing the sectionalism that is happening? absolutely. it is important that in the united states all politics are local. while people talk about general trends and aspects of it, at the end of the day, tariffs are very .ocal and very idiosyncratic that's why the notion of it makes sense. sometimes people that you think would be opposed to tariffs that you thought would be for them is because it has a very reasonable kind of sensibility. the creating of tariffs starts not with the president, but in the ways and
after that, the u.s. continues -- it needs money at the time so it has tariffs to generate money to fight a war. are in place and they are starting to protect the textile industries, which are suddenly in trouble. this mason factory system that 1812.rn during the war of once the war is over and the british cap have their more sophisticated operations, they can bring textiles back. cottoned that the produced in the northeast are looking for protection and help. so as the decade progresses, taxes...
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u.s. taxpayer dollars won't be used to fund annexation? mayor buttigieg: it begins by basis of our the relationship with israel is not strategic alliance that's very important to us but also an lliance that's based on shared values. we need to make sure that our ooperation, our security and diplomatic and strategic cooperation with israel happens in a framework that's compatible values.ose it also has to be compatible with our u.s. security and policy objectives. and in the long run what makes the most sense for american as israeli as well as palestinian interests is peace solution.state [applaus [applause] so the problem, of course, with annexation is that it is two-state e with a solution and i believe ultimately moving in that represents moving away from peace. a responsibility as make y ally to israel to sure we guide things in the right direction. support is urity based on strategic objectives. it's based on values. need to make sure that it go-ahead urn into a where we would be endor
u.s. taxpayer dollars won't be used to fund annexation? mayor buttigieg: it begins by basis of our the relationship with israel is not strategic alliance that's very important to us but also an lliance that's based on shared values. we need to make sure that our ooperation, our security and diplomatic and strategic cooperation with israel happens in a framework that's compatible values.ose it also has to be compatible with our u.s. security and policy objectives. and in the long run what makes...
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why are u.s. attorneys and special counsels who act like u.s. attorneys, superior officers, don't they answer to somebody else? what really makes an officer constitutionally superior rather than inferior? this is actually a fascinating question. when you say that a particular officer is inferior in an organizational hierarchy you could mean orte or both of two things. first you can mean that there's someone higher up in the hierarchy who can tell them what to do. someone with can review or override their decision. that's actually how the constitution uses the word inferior in connection with courts. and as the supreme court recognized in 1997, an opinion by my ex-boss, justice scalia, that notion of decisional hierarchy plays a role in the appointments clause as well. what he said was, generally speaking, the term inferior officer co-notes a relationship with some higher ranking officer or officers below the president. whether one is an inferior officer depends on whether he has a superior. well if that account is a full specification of what ma
why are u.s. attorneys and special counsels who act like u.s. attorneys, superior officers, don't they answer to somebody else? what really makes an officer constitutionally superior rather than inferior? this is actually a fascinating question. when you say that a particular officer is inferior in an organizational hierarchy you could mean orte or both of two things. first you can mean that there's someone higher up in the hierarchy who can tell them what to do. someone with can review or...
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the u.s.-italian alliance is stronger than ever of be celebrating that tonight in the meantime thank you very much and we would love to have you say a few words. thank you. >> thank you for the welcome to myself and the entire delegation. the relationship between the united states and italy is marked by a deep friendship and common interest. both strengthened by the presence here in the u.s. of so many americans of italian descent. that is another reason why i am so happy to be here on this visit in october. dedicated this year again to italian heritage. i would like to go back to what president trump was saying when he mentioned christopher columbus, who opened up new horizons. he got to know connected continents which ignored one another. based on the role of the u.s. and the world it seems to me he did a good job back then. in italy, the u.s. is not only a fundamental ally. it is also a country with which it shares the same path of democracy. a country which shares the same values of freedo
the u.s.-italian alliance is stronger than ever of be celebrating that tonight in the meantime thank you very much and we would love to have you say a few words. thank you. >> thank you for the welcome to myself and the entire delegation. the relationship between the united states and italy is marked by a deep friendship and common interest. both strengthened by the presence here in the u.s. of so many americans of italian descent. that is another reason why i am so happy to be here on...
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so he was arrested march 2016 by u.s. authorities and then hired rudy giuliani and former attorney general michael mukasey to represent him. you testified here that attorney general mukasey asked you to come, to come see you. when he asked to come see you did you know that rudy giuliani would accompany him? >> i do not recall if that was mentioned. i just know he was there. >> he was there. he just showed up. he came the second time, did you know he was going to accompany mr. mckay z? >> i may or may not have. forst honored the request the meeting, and i did the meeting, and then no action was taken. >> well, the price must have been right, because both were willing to put their reputations on the line to represent someone who worked so hard to undermine u.s. national security interests. are you familiar with report that "the washington post" had giuliani and mr. thesey directly appealed to president to exchange prisoners for imprisoned americans in the fall of 2017 in an oval office meeting that included secretary tiller
so he was arrested march 2016 by u.s. authorities and then hired rudy giuliani and former attorney general michael mukasey to represent him. you testified here that attorney general mukasey asked you to come, to come see you. when he asked to come see you did you know that rudy giuliani would accompany him? >> i do not recall if that was mentioned. i just know he was there. >> he was there. he just showed up. he came the second time, did you know he was going to accompany mr. mckay...
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the president also spoke about the u.s. withdrawal from the region and his intention to list -- lift economic sanctions on turkey as a result of the latest cease-fire. pres. trump: thank you very much. my fellow americans, i greet you this morning from the white house to announce a major breakthrough toward achieving a better future for syria and the middle east. it has been a long time. over the last five days, you have seen that a cease-fire that we established along syria's border has held. it has held very well. beyond most expectations. earlier this morning, the government of turkey informed by administration that they would be stopping combat and that their offensive in syria, making the cease-fire permanent, that it will indeed be permanent. however, you would also define the word permanent in that part of the world as somewhat questionable. we all understand that. i do believe it will be permanent. i have instructed the secretary of the treasury to lift all sanctions imposed on october 14 in response to turkey's ori
the president also spoke about the u.s. withdrawal from the region and his intention to list -- lift economic sanctions on turkey as a result of the latest cease-fire. pres. trump: thank you very much. my fellow americans, i greet you this morning from the white house to announce a major breakthrough toward achieving a better future for syria and the middle east. it has been a long time. over the last five days, you have seen that a cease-fire that we established along syria's border has held....
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if u.s. troops had been given the order to stand and fight against a nato ally, i think you're right, the turks may have thought twice. they have never been given that order over two administrations, in fact, we had told turkey the absolute opposite that we would not oppose them militarily. sen. cardin: you don't think that turkey was holding back an aggression against northern syria because of the u.s. presence in that region? mr. jeffrey: no, i don't think that at all. sen. cornyn: well, i tell you, you've lost me on the credibility of your comments. every person -- every expert i have talked to on the military side have said that turkey would not have risked an engagement against u.s. troops. that that was something that was something that would never have happened. mr. jeffrey: that is absolutely true senator, but the u.s. , troops would have to have had the mission of resisting the turks. they did not have that mission and a good question to ask any military expert that says that is, did
if u.s. troops had been given the order to stand and fight against a nato ally, i think you're right, the turks may have thought twice. they have never been given that order over two administrations, in fact, we had told turkey the absolute opposite that we would not oppose them militarily. sen. cardin: you don't think that turkey was holding back an aggression against northern syria because of the u.s. presence in that region? mr. jeffrey: no, i don't think that at all. sen. cornyn: well, i...
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u.s. troops from northern syria, a house foreign affairs subcommittee held a hearing on the final report from the syria study group. the group's co-chairs testified on the findings of the republican and how they can be applied to the current situation with syria and turkey. and turkey. this hearing will come to order and we welcome everyone. the subcommittee testimony on the findings and recommendations in the study group's final report. given the timing of the hearing we will have the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of the policy changes in syria and a study group recommendations to still address the challenges that are. for the purpose of an opening statement. >> thank you very much for testifying today and for your work and the final report of the study group. your report as a thoughtful review of the conflict and provides pragmatic recommendations for how policymakers can protect u.s. interests and destabilize syria. now it is well known president trump does not like to read b
u.s. troops from northern syria, a house foreign affairs subcommittee held a hearing on the final report from the syria study group. the group's co-chairs testified on the findings of the republican and how they can be applied to the current situation with syria and turkey. and turkey. this hearing will come to order and we welcome everyone. the subcommittee testimony on the findings and recommendations in the study group's final report. given the timing of the hearing we will have the...
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named after the former u.s. senator from maine, who led an unsuccessful effort to create a federal constitutional amendment to send a to religious schools. montana's constitutional amendment prohibits aid to churches and religious schools. families who had received these scholarships and some that wanted to receive the scholarships went to court and departmenthe montana of revenue would violate the state constitution, but we believe it violates our rights under the federal constitution, specifically the free exercise clause. the case went to the montana supreme court, which decided to strike down the entire program. down the entire program. they agreed to hear the case shortly before the summer recess. it will likely be argued in january. the justices see the case come to the court, operating against the backdrop of two old cases. the first called mata versus davies back -- called mott versus davies back in 2004, of holding the basis for a scholarship program that scholarship program that students could use both
named after the former u.s. senator from maine, who led an unsuccessful effort to create a federal constitutional amendment to send a to religious schools. montana's constitutional amendment prohibits aid to churches and religious schools. families who had received these scholarships and some that wanted to receive the scholarships went to court and departmenthe montana of revenue would violate the state constitution, but we believe it violates our rights under the federal constitution,...
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u.s.-mexico border and extensive reporting in cq and cq weekly. cq's darkness on the edge, desperate conditions at the border for asylum-seekers. tell us about the trip. how long were you there? guest: i was there for about a week. we first went to the mcallen sector, the rio grande valley and then el paso and we studied what was happening, how customs and border protection was accommodating this increasing flow of migrants arriving to the border to seek asylum and also those crossing unlawfully into the u.s. and examining some of the policies the trump administration enacted in these months. host: had you been down to the border before? at least in a professional role as a journalist? guest: no, but the last two years i covered immigration policy on capitol hill. the policies that lawmakers from both parties have tried to put forth and try to accommodate and mitigate this rising flow of migrants coming to the border. host: you have a couple pieces in cq weekly. we mentioned borderline des
u.s.-mexico border and extensive reporting in cq and cq weekly. cq's darkness on the edge, desperate conditions at the border for asylum-seekers. tell us about the trip. how long were you there? guest: i was there for about a week. we first went to the mcallen sector, the rio grande valley and then el paso and we studied what was happening, how customs and border protection was accommodating this increasing flow of migrants arriving to the border to seek asylum and also those crossing...
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the u.s. presidential elections. ciakers include a former director john brennan, former deputy cia directors john mcglocklin and michael morel, and former deputy director of the fbi andrew mccabe. on c-span3 at 10 a.m. the house homeland security committee hears testimony on global terror threats with fbi director chris wray. at 3 p.m. we join the house rules committee as it considers an impeachment investigation resolution, laying the groundwork for how the inquiry will proceed. officialsrtment testified on middle east policy before a house foreign affairs subcommittee. topics included relations with iran, turkey's military operation in syria, humanitarian efforts in the region, and foreign aid to saudi arabia. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the chair will come to water. the subcommittee is meeting today to hear about the policy
the u.s. presidential elections. ciakers include a former director john brennan, former deputy cia directors john mcglocklin and michael morel, and former deputy director of the fbi andrew mccabe. on c-span3 at 10 a.m. the house homeland security committee hears testimony on global terror threats with fbi director chris wray. at 3 p.m. we join the house rules committee as it considers an impeachment investigation resolution, laying the groundwork for how the inquiry will proceed....
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the u.s. today comprise over a quarter of all rental households. of those, 70% spent more than half their income on rent and utilities. to address this urgent need, last year, citi provided $6 billion in financing for the construction and reconstruction of more than 36,000 affordable housing units. that level of support not only set a new record for us at citi, it maintained our ranking as the leading financier of affordable housing in the u.s. for the ninth year in a row. and, how about climate change? while some may doubt it's existent, we believe it is real, and it's accelerating, and our collective efforts to address it are the greatest combination of opportunity and risk we face. according some of the most recent compelling scientific assessments, we can't afford to wait to take action. serious impact from climate change go well bond -- well weather events like the devastating hurricanes we have experience in the past few years, and at the same time, we need to recognize many people depen
the u.s. today comprise over a quarter of all rental households. of those, 70% spent more than half their income on rent and utilities. to address this urgent need, last year, citi provided $6 billion in financing for the construction and reconstruction of more than 36,000 affordable housing units. that level of support not only set a new record for us at citi, it maintained our ranking as the leading financier of affordable housing in the u.s. for the ninth year in a row. and, how about...
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u.s. commission for international religious freedom. we at u.s. aid we proudly stand with tony and his colleagues in that mission. the assistance that u.s. aid provides to people across the world is an expression of american compassion. but it is also a reflection of our history and our values. we know that the free exercise of religion is what brought the first pilgrims to our shores. ronald reagan often spoke of his belief that america should be a shining city on a hill, an example of liberty for the rest of the world. of course he was borrowing from one of those same pilgrims, john win throp who was in turn borrowing from the gospel according to matthew. u.s. aide works on religious liberty because we firmly believe that it's not merely an american value but a uning versal one. simply put, billions of souls all around the world feel strongly that their spiritual beliefs give purpose and meaning to their lives and protecting each other's right to worship is really protecting each other's
u.s. commission for international religious freedom. we at u.s. aid we proudly stand with tony and his colleagues in that mission. the assistance that u.s. aid provides to people across the world is an expression of american compassion. but it is also a reflection of our history and our values. we know that the free exercise of religion is what brought the first pilgrims to our shores. ronald reagan often spoke of his belief that america should be a shining city on a hill, an example of liberty...
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. >> in the u.s. withdrawal from syria with james jeffrey, who serves as the state department special representative. he joined secretary of state matthew palmer and how the u.s. withdrawal could impact efforts to combat isis. >> committee will come to order. without objection all members will have five days to submit statements, material, and questions for the record. all members will have five days to submit statements, material, and questions for the record. there is subject to the length, limitation, and rules. we meet today to discuss president trump's decision to withdraw from northern syria clearing the way for turkey to attack kurdish partners. the decision i view as disastrous. to our witnesses, welcome to the foreign affairs committee, welcome to the members of the public and the press. welcome to our friends from c-span who are broadcasting this important proceeding. i recognize myself for an opening statement. this committee has a long tradition of bipartisanship. we work on that every day
. >> in the u.s. withdrawal from syria with james jeffrey, who serves as the state department special representative. he joined secretary of state matthew palmer and how the u.s. withdrawal could impact efforts to combat isis. >> committee will come to order. without objection all members will have five days to submit statements, material, and questions for the record. all members will have five days to submit statements, material, and questions for the record. there is subject to...
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he spoke about the trump administration's flakka u.s. ambassador gordon sondland from testifying at an impeachment inquiry today. then republicans give their response. >> good morning. we were informed an hour and a half ago by the attorney for the investors the state department would refuse to allow him to testify today. this was after conversations well into yesterday afternoon and evening with the state department legal advisor where there was no indication the ambassador would be a no-show. not only is congress being deprived of his testimony, the people are being deprived of his testimony. we are aware the ambassador has text messages or emails on a personal device which was provided to the state department, although we requested this the state , department is withholding those messages. those messages are deeply relevant to this investigation and the impeachment inquiry. i want to explain for the public the significance of this witness and significance of the decision evidently by the secretary of state and president or both to thi
he spoke about the trump administration's flakka u.s. ambassador gordon sondland from testifying at an impeachment inquiry today. then republicans give their response. >> good morning. we were informed an hour and a half ago by the attorney for the investors the state department would refuse to allow him to testify today. this was after conversations well into yesterday afternoon and evening with the state department legal advisor where there was no indication the ambassador would be a...
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when north korea sees the u.s. backing out of a deal that the iaea says iran was complying with, it makes it much more difficult for them to get on board. that is why i was agitated. you can be against the deal, against the expiration of provisions of the deal, but to tell the american public the deal was bad because it expires, it is alive. would you like to respond? i'm sure senator kaine will give you the rest of his time. mr. hook: it is the case the deal will expire. it is not a material distinction to say that after all the substance of the deal expires, that the deal doesn't expire because iran makes a commitment to never get a nuclear weapon. that is a misreading, and a misleading account of the iran nuclear deal. kane: d think i just misquoted what i read? -- do you think i just misquoted what i read? you said you think it is a misreading. did i incorrectly state those provisions? said that because iran reaffirms that under no circumstances iran will develop or acquire any nuclear weapons, that that means
when north korea sees the u.s. backing out of a deal that the iaea says iran was complying with, it makes it much more difficult for them to get on board. that is why i was agitated. you can be against the deal, against the expiration of provisions of the deal, but to tell the american public the deal was bad because it expires, it is alive. would you like to respond? i'm sure senator kaine will give you the rest of his time. mr. hook: it is the case the deal will expire. it is not a material...
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upcominga look at the u.s. military exercises in europe with the commanders of u.s. army europe and nato allied land command. topics included nato alliances, military readiness, and european security. this event was put together by defense one. this is just over 30 minutes. >> i would like to invite our stingers guess and moderated to take a seat. while they assemble, i will .ntroduce them and lieutenant general jt thompson, commander of nato allied land command. our panel will be led and moderated by patrick tucker, defense one technology editor. thank you all. [applause] all right, thank you all for joining us today. thisso pleased to have exceptional panel here to discuss the future of the united states army and the incredibly important theater, the european theater, and, you know, i've been covering different aspects of u.s. army activity in europe for some time. there's one question that is usually sort of a perfunctory .uestion this year, that is not exact with the case. i will go to you, jt, as well as you, chris. i wonder if you can talk to me a little bit ab
upcominga look at the u.s. military exercises in europe with the commanders of u.s. army europe and nato allied land command. topics included nato alliances, military readiness, and european security. this event was put together by defense one. this is just over 30 minutes. >> i would like to invite our stingers guess and moderated to take a seat. while they assemble, i will .ntroduce them and lieutenant general jt thompson, commander of nato allied land command. our panel will be led and...