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how do you see the united states today in the world? after the economic collapse, after the arab spring, after the whole range after the rise of china and the east? >> well, the impression is that the strength and power of the united states is waning. it is not as strong as before. cheerily, the economy crisis also, deepened the wound in the united states. right now the united states is very much becoming isolated and less involved in the. >> rose: isolated? >> yes. i mean look -- they are not involved, for example, from the point of view of the palestinian israeli crisis .. there is no involvement at all. they are not involved at all. we see for example now the pulling out from iraq, although it was good politically for locally but the position here, the civil war over there, if there is a fight between sunnis and shiites. after spending $2 trillion. >> rose: are you suggesting they shouldn't have pulled out? >> no, i am saying they should have some troops stay over there. >> rose: they were prepared and asked by the government of iraq
how do you see the united states today in the world? after the economic collapse, after the arab spring, after the whole range after the rise of china and the east? >> well, the impression is that the strength and power of the united states is waning. it is not as strong as before. cheerily, the economy crisis also, deepened the wound in the united states. right now the united states is very much becoming isolated and less involved in the. >> rose: isolated? >> yes. i mean...
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agaibegin some people say it's d for the united states but i don't think it's bad for the united states. i don't see any reason why the rising influence of brazil or turkey or india is in any way temporary to american interests. >> charlie: is the rise of the arab spring in the arab world good for the united states? >> i think on the balance -- >> charlie: and for the world and the people of the arab world. >> this is a classic it's too soon to answer this question. i don't know what the arab spring will lead to. what's interesting is in the best of all words let's say egypt really is a democracy we're going to have this very mixed picture. there are ways in which it's going to be set backs for the united states strategically. popularly governed egypt is not going to be as close an ally and is war on terror, on other issues as, you know, as the stalwart are lubaric was. my view nevertheless because our transcending interest is in a certain kind of world order we benefit nevertheless even if we pay a price in some short term interest. one example like that i think of is the philippines i
agaibegin some people say it's d for the united states but i don't think it's bad for the united states. i don't see any reason why the rising influence of brazil or turkey or india is in any way temporary to american interests. >> charlie: is the rise of the arab spring in the arab world good for the united states? >> i think on the balance -- >> charlie: and for the world and the people of the arab world. >> this is a classic it's too soon to answer this question. i...
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not only in the united states but other countries. so so much depends upon this doamplets that ardevelopments tn with rarnld combined with what h what's happening in the global economy compared to other years because of what's happened in europe and other countries. so you can't, i mean you can have very differ scenarios but are they really derived from these two basic facts. geo politics in the persian gulf and the global economy. >> rose: thank you video tape. again the book he has reign is quawstled the quest, energy, security and the remaking of the modern world. thank you for joining us. we'll see you next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org w
not only in the united states but other countries. so so much depends upon this doamplets that ardevelopments tn with rarnld combined with what h what's happening in the global economy compared to other years because of what's happened in europe and other countries. so you can't, i mean you can have very differ scenarios but are they really derived from these two basic facts. geo politics in the persian gulf and the global economy. >> rose: thank you video tape. again the book he has...
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states and israel may have a different assessment of that. >> charlie, the united states and israel and many many other coutries around the world are united in a clear conviction that it is empathetical for us for iran to gain a nuclear capability and the sanction we've been discussions, the prospect of potential negotiations the mounting pressure and isolation that iran is facing are all designed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. now i'm not going to get into discussing intelligence matters but we're determined to prevent that from happening. the president has been exceedingly clear on that point. we hope and we're certainly working to try to exhaust all political and economic means of accomplishing that goal but he's been very clear that no options are off the table. i think that's the same point of view that israel has. how they make their own judgments about when they conclude the opportunity for political and economic measures has run its course, nobody can say for sure. >> charlie: did the president say clearly we cannot live with a nuclear-armed iran. we cannot
states and israel may have a different assessment of that. >> charlie, the united states and israel and many many other coutries around the world are united in a clear conviction that it is empathetical for us for iran to gain a nuclear capability and the sanction we've been discussions, the prospect of potential negotiations the mounting pressure and isolation that iran is facing are all designed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. now i'm not going to get into discussing...
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states would consider that as an option for the united states, do you? >> what i do see is the united states in terms of its policy is moving things in that direction unfortunately. >> rose: not in terms of american troops but i think the president has said it's not likely to happen... >> i'm not ggesting that the united states is going to intervene. most likely they will not. but that's another reason to be careful about your line of action. you should not throwing people into the fire when you know you won't be there to help them out. >> rose: i think they've made the clear, don't you what t options are and even in libya they were there because of benghazi but ty were moving out and not going to be in the lead. >> rose: then i don't understand how to interpret their actions. for itance... >> this is not about the united states, though. this is reall about syria and it's about ruia supplying arms to the huge military contracts with syria. yes? yes? >> i'm not privy to details but probably yes, probably yes. which is going to be like small change compare
states would consider that as an option for the united states, do you? >> what i do see is the united states in terms of its policy is moving things in that direction unfortunately. >> rose: not in terms of american troops but i think the president has said it's not likely to happen... >> i'm not ggesting that the united states is going to intervene. most likely they will not. but that's another reason to be careful about your line of action. you should not throwing people...
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do they fear the united states? do they think the united states wants to contain them? >> it's a love-hate kind of thing. they're so invested in our economy that they want us to succeed. they want their investment to be a stable one. while at the same time their people, the chinese people are making the sameind accusations toward us that many pple in people are making toward china. we say they're manipulating their currency, they're engaging in unfair trade practices. there are people on the blogosphere and on the street corners say the united states is heming us in. they're disrespectful of our traditions and our history. you get finger pointing on both sides. that's what makes it an extra complex relationship, but the interesting thing having lived over there in china for the last two years, been in ia four different time, there's ndering reservoir of good will for whatever reason. it's based on history. whether it was still well during those years the building of hospitals and schools, pre-world war 2, our assistance during and after the japanese invasion. they like
do they fear the united states? do they think the united states wants to contain them? >> it's a love-hate kind of thing. they're so invested in our economy that they want us to succeed. they want their investment to be a stable one. while at the same time their people, the chinese people are making the sameind accusations toward us that many pple in people are making toward china. we say they're manipulating their currency, they're engaging in unfair trade practices. there are people on...
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states supreme court might not take it is because the united states supreme court decided a case call involving colorado, called roemer... >> rose: the gauche. >> colorado had taken away the power of localities to promote equal rights for gays and lesbians. and what the court said is that you can't take away a right if it's from a disfavored class and you take away that disfavored class and only that disfavored class and that's exactly what happened in california. because california... in california people had a right under state law, under the state constitution, to get married. and proposition 8 took that away. so that is a distinction between california and most other states. >> rose: did you and ted argue this together, ted olson? >> yes, we did. >> rose: that's an amazing circumstance. what brought the two of you together on this issue on the same side because you've been on on side sides in gore v. bush. >> yes and on a number of other issues. >> rose: a number of things, yes. >> well, this is... we're friends and we've been looking for something to work together on and this was
states supreme court might not take it is because the united states supreme court decided a case call involving colorado, called roemer... >> rose: the gauche. >> colorado had taken away the power of localities to promote equal rights for gays and lesbians. and what the court said is that you can't take away a right if it's from a disfavored class and you take away that disfavored class and only that disfavored class and that's exactly what happened in california. because...
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he's frien with the united states as well as iran and hamas. krurlt has now led efforts by the arab leagu to act on syria. the prime minister has been in new york this week for debate of the united nations on the crises in syria. i spoke with him on wednesday afternoon. the portion of that interview air on cbs this morning. here is the full extended conversation. hub thanhamad bin thank you forg this. >> it's a pleasure. >> charlie: you've been out front in calling for something to change in syria. you have some opposition from russia. where does it stand? >> well -- need different numbers. still we are in the text. there is a positive signal from everybody that they know that there is something have to be done. all of them -- the problem which we are looking how is not the same of signal to any party in syria, not to the public, not to the government. at signal give more opportunity for more killing. that's the most important thing we should have time. >> charlie: 68 killed today. >> yes, unfortunately. >> charlie: what can be done. >> a lot o
he's frien with the united states as well as iran and hamas. krurlt has now led efforts by the arab leagu to act on syria. the prime minister has been in new york this week for debate of the united nations on the crises in syria. i spoke with him on wednesday afternoon. the portion of that interview air on cbs this morning. here is the full extended conversation. hub thanhamad bin thank you forg this. >> it's a pleasure. >> charlie: you've been out front in calling for something to...
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was the west, france, britain, the united states, right to do what they did which hasteened, come down on the side of the opposition to the government, supplying them with air power, not so much truce and leading to the overthrow of a man like ddafi? was that the wrong policy? >> did it violate principleses that you believe in. >> i had my-- i have grave doubts about the policy. and for the following reasons. qaddafi was bizarre, engaged in a number of acts that were unforgivable. but he at in stage of his evolution had maintained tolerable relations with the west. i am worried about his situation in which there is no central government left in libya. and in which you have large oil-- and which the west will be put into the position of nation building in society that hast been a nation. again, it's one of those things that once the process started, it had to be brought to a conclusion. and once we have made the initial decision to go as far as wead, i think it was correct to encourage going the rest of the way. but i do not believe we will celebrate the outcome of the libyan revolution
was the west, france, britain, the united states, right to do what they did which hasteened, come down on the side of the opposition to the government, supplying them with air power, not so much truce and leading to the overthrow of a man like ddafi? was that the wrong policy? >> did it violate principleses that you believe in. >> i had my-- i have grave doubts about the policy. and for the following reasons. qaddafi was bizarre, engaged in a number of acts that were unforgivable....