we don't trust the united states . in the united states obviously did not trust us. everything is based on reciprocity on both sides. behaves, six years from now, eight years from the signing of the agreement, we the additionalng protocols. additional protocols is the most inclusive inspection regime available in the international community. is implementing its own protocol because we are not confident about the behavior by the u.s. you will become an official party to the additional protocol in six years time, provided the united states takes care of its responsibility. and that would mean iran would be permanent because additional protocol [indiscernible] does not have you cannot withdraw from the additional protocol. when we ratify it, it means iran will be permanent under the most intrusive inspection regime available. beyond that, we become a normal member. a normal number would be obliged not to pursue nuclear weapons. iran would be obliged not to pursue nuclear weapons. evidently, you and your president made a number of statements. thembviously do not want to

states duly passed by the united states congress and signed into law by the president of the united states, and for them to turn that completely upside down. so i would like to turn first to mr. cissna with regard to that. there has been discussion about the executive orders. i expand it to the challenges to the executive orders that have taken place in the courts. i read the statute. i don't have them in front of me. it's clear. congress has granted the president the authority to determine who comes and who goes from the united states of america with the security interests of america in mind, and it doesn't say that a judge anywhere can look over his shoulder and determine that his judgment is flawed and their judgment is superior. so i would ask if you have any opinions upon that statute after i have expressed mine, mr. cissna. >> well, with respect to the refugee statute, section 207 of the immigration act, it's pretty clear that the authority to let refugees in is totally discretionary. so the authorities that we are now using to restart the program after the suspension was lift

the united quandary states has been in. at one point they were giving south sudan millions and millions of dollars for the military, to train politicians there. now it has been reduced basically to aid. that is the leverage the united states has. but cutting that off means so many people in need will be without. amy: we are talking to nick turse, the author of several africa. his latest book "next time they will come to count the dead." we will talk about the united states presence throughout it is, 6000 u.s. troops believed, and what the u.s. is doing in niger where the u.s. special ops forces as well as five nigerian troops were killed . stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as we talk about the u.s. presence in africa, i want to turn to republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina, member of the same -- senate arms services committee who spoke after secretariat of the james mattis's of the military shifting its counterterrorism str

states --d the united in the united states is treated as an american company. this is ultimately a problem. when you look at how china is investing in emerging technologies in the united it's inorder to get a toehold important industries, that is a significant problem. the relationship is strong enough to deal with these individual problems while working together on major issues like north korea. and i think we will see this play out in the nafta renegotiations, the third round next week or week after next, because the chinese are taking advantage of nafta, especially in the automotive industry, and that is hurting mexico and the united states. isbeing able to tighten that a way we should be looking at how to be strong against china. but as dr. hicks said, i do not think a physical confrontation between the u.s. and china is ever going to happen. but it is a complicated relationship that we have to make sure we are looking at every individual aspect of. castro: the trump administration has been a godsend for xi. -- allowed xie lou and china to be seen as a lead

states and russia the united states the soviet union were on the same side in the first world war the same side in the second world war. where does it come from i mean because you know their perceptions of russia. change but they don't change what what if there's a persistence they're the be the egg ribera the aggressive bear the drunken bear we can go all the way back to the napoleonic wars all the way to the present some of those perceptions never change what's the reason for the. well i think that it's fair to point out that since the united states became a superpower we basically never had good relations with russia so i don't want to hinge too much on the russophobia issue that they are genuine i think. the they do dovetail i think they i think a extreme anti russian views may make it harder for the united states to deal with russia but the underlying issues are much deeper than any any particular russia be we just we just never had good relations maybe even around the same time we have differences of interests ok but that. doesn't account for the become to blind prejudice is tha

the united states seeks constructive relations with china. but we will not shrink from china's challenges, and where china subverts the sovereignty of neighboring countries, it disadvantages the u.s. and our friends. in this period of uncertainty, india needs a reliable partner on the world stage. i want to make clear with our shared values and vision for global peace and prosperity, the united states is that partner. with india's youth, its powerful democratic example and increasing stature on the world stage, it makes perfect sense that the united states, at this time, should seek to build on the strong foundation of our years of cooperation with india. it is indeed time to double down on a democratic partner that is still rising and rising responsibly for the next 100 years. but above all, the world and indo pacific in particular, needs the united states and india to have a strong partnership. india and the united states -- as the indian saying goes -- do the needful. [ laughter ] our two countryks ies can be th voice the world needs. the

this is about the benefits to the united states. if you look at it through that it throughou look at and america first prism, it is still in the best interest of the united states to have a constructive and good trading relationship with mexico. immigrationlook at and put your blinders on, immigrants have always been good for the united states. and say,ou look at it as the united states, what is in the best interest of our country? you would say trade and immigration reform. talk about this wall? 60's, i remember physical obstacles. it was the most efficient way to tab security along the border. this is the 1960 -- this is not the 1960's anymore. you are talking about security and looking at the transnational threats to the united states, terrorism, cartels am a criminal organizations, almost by definition when you say transnational it means transnational cooperation. the only way you are going to andront these menaces effectively is through cooperation with mexico. it is a bout -- it is about technology. many -- maybe some physical

we did not trust the united states, and the united states obviously did not trust us. so everything in the deal is based on reciprocity and measures taken on both side. so if congress behaves, in six years from now, eight years from the signing of the deal or the agreement, we will be ratifying the additional protocol, additional protocol is the most intrusive inspection regime that is available in h the international community. iran is now implementing additional protocol because we are not confident about behavior by the u.s. we will become a party, an official party to the additional protocol in six years' time, provided that the united states takes care of its responsibilities, and that would mean iran would be permanently -- because additional protocol does not have a withdrawal clause. you cannot withdraw from the additional protocol. so once we ratify it, it means iran will be under the most intrusive inspection regime that is available, but then iran will become a normal mpt member. a normal mpt member would be obliged to not pursue nuclear weapons and iran wou

the united states does not seek governmente syrian or pro-syrian forces, however, the united states will not hesitate to use necessary and proportionate force to defend u.s. coalition or partner forces engaged in the campaign against isis. to usesident's authority force against isis is further reinforced by the authorization for use of military force against iraq or and more plain umf., the 2002 eight in addition to authorities granted by statute, the president has the power under article two of the constitution to use military force under certain circumstances to this important -- to advance issues.t as an example, president reagan relied on his authority as commander-in-chief in 1986 when he ordered airstrikes against terrorist facilities in libya following a terrorist attack i libya and west are live in which killed and wounded both civilians in the u.s. military personnel. the u.s. has the authority to prosecute campaigns against the taliban, al qaeda, and associated forces including isis and is currently not taking any new additional authorization for the use of force. the 2001 8 um

trump, president of the united states of america. and the congress of the united states america. . .esolution resolution. resolved, that donald j. trump, president of the united states of america, has undermined the integrity of his office with impunity and has brought disrepute on the presidency with immunity. has betrayed his trust as president to the manifest injury of the american people. and is unfit to be president. and is impeached pursuant to article 2, section 4 of the constitution of the united states of america. and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the united states senate. articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of of the united states of america in the name of itself and of all the people of the of the united states of ame against donald john trump, president of the united states america, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors of the nature which ,ay be denominated as political not requiring the commission of a crime, and exclusively the

it's hurting mexico and it's hurting the united states. the neville tighten that is a way we should be looking at how to be strong against china. i don't think of physical confrontation between the u.s. and china is ever going to happen, but it is a complicated relationship that we have to make sure we are at every individual aspect of it. administration in many ways has been a godsend for xi. it allows them to be seen as a leader among nations. , and in his presidency realize it's only been nine months, but it seems like four years. early on, when he was starting to alienate some of our long-standing allies, take the case of mexico, for example. it's one of the large -- united states largest trading partners. when you start to alienate some of your long-standing allies, they can go do their trade with other countries. get all theave to goods they get from the united states from us. the note to china, brazil, or somewhere else. i believe that a longer-term threat to alienating countries with whom we do a great deal of trade, that we have l

it is against the wrong policies of the united states. it is up to you to reform your foreign policy. it is up to you to learn how to treat other nations. if you do that, the people of iran also know very well how to treat you well. our nation will continue to stand against the plotters, the conspirators. stop ourn goal is to economic growth. the u.s. wants to distance their the jcpoa.iran and they want to stop iran's economic growth. despite what trump said tonight and the unholy ghost of politicians, the people of iran will continue to make efforts to develop this country economically. god on bless you all. announcer: later, nancy pelosi voiced her opposition to the president's decision to decertify the iran nuclear agreement. >> say the nuclear agreement, the iran nuclear agreement, was the best way to prevent iran from becoming a nuclear armed to state. president trump's refusal to recertify is a grave mistake that threatens america's security, credibility, at a very critical time. the president is ignoring the overwhelming consensus

reduced the options that are available to the united states there and if the united states makes the wrong decision to withdraw from that the then iran has the option of withdrawing. he has other options we'll come back in a minute to the other options is as you called them that when you listen to the statements by particularly president donald trump do you just hear the voices of u.s. foreign policy or do you also hear the voices of allies of the united states in the region the israelis and the saudis who as you know are very unhappy as they say with iran's role regionally. i see both i see parts of. certain more hard line elements within the united states talking and i also see. those regional players who were used to a smokescreen of iran or the nuclear the in order to justify their own bad behavior their own disruptive policies policies that included violations of the rights of the palestinian people. trampling upon their most elemental right for for the past seventy years which has resulted in turmoil in our region. aggression against every country in the region by by israel a n

the united states could be used an example. here you have a culture that seemed to have more than enough of its own problems. during the 20 the 20 century. from the very beginning, from the revolution, certainly through devastation of the second world war in russia, but still held onto its ideological principles. voluntarily insulating itself, isolating itself from developments that could be enormous beneficial for the russian people that was taking place elsewhere. it's very hard to explain that if you don't use the ideological motive. but on the same side with regard to the united states, i was just writing earlier about the u.s. relationship with latin america. some people use that as an example to point exactly in the direction that you mentioned. they say so what's special about the u.s. relationship with latin america during the cold war? hasn't the relationship always been about economic providers and u.s. influence over its southern neighbors? so the latter is most appalachian. what is specific, , what's specl is the fo

does anybody get any sense, anywhere in the world of the united states and people within the united states are somehow divided over fighting isis, al qaeda? sec. mattis: there have been times when allies and our adversaries have been convinced we are willing to give up and places. of certain those are operational aspects. as far as -- sen. corker: you are speaking more to what happened in iraq. what he speaking to would you say them in concerned -- being concerned? that was one of the reasons isis had a chain -- chance to grow. when we were talking about pulling out of afghanistan, as we were pulling outcome we have dropped to 39. that is turning around and allies are coming back on board. troops based on the rollout of our southeast asia strategy. .ou can see what happens when we pulled out of afghanistan, people thought the taliban would want to make peace. if some of us doubted that. it actually accelerated their campaign. you can see the enemy's response, the allies, 11 of them, leaving the field. it does have an effect. i do not think it is that the enemy believes america was suddenly

states so gun violence was in fact part and parcel of the foundation of the united states we have the glorification of violence we see it all the time and culture we also have the fact that the mainstream media now stephen paddick shot all these people killed all of these innocent people and wounded so many and he's been he's been sensationalized for the next four days paddick knew when he did this that if he was killed yet he would become like the greatest mass murderer in american history for a sociopath that might feel very rewarding so it's good for ratings perhaps but it's not really. good as a public policy here here i agree with that you know don you know brian brought up an interesting point i mean the crime rate is going down the homicide rate is going on but gun ownership is going up but in the same time in some people i guess the expert community classifies a massacre if there are four fatalities well if you use the number four for a massacre then one is happens every single day in the united states i just gave you some statistics there roughly how do you put it all togethe

it is a useful ally for the united states of america. bay, weds crete and the all know it is a strategic important site, we have evaluated it. it can and it must be upgraded. enhanced. >> i want to thank everybody. the prime minister came out here and he said this is so beautiful. i said, this is the rose garden. i think even the media likes the rose garden. [laughter] , mr. prime minister, it has been a great honor having you and i look forward to many years of friendship and working together. keep up the good work. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible] >> the joint news conference lasting about 30 minutes with the greek prime minister, you can find it online at www.c-span.org. coming up shortly, the confirmation hearing for the nominee to the inspector general of the cia. that is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. eastern time, two minutes from now, live on c-span from the senate intelligence committee. we take a look at some of today's washington journal. the session on federal surveillance law and the act in particular we are join

welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. we'll start today's show with a tour of the world's hot spots. north korea threatens an unimaginable strike on the u.s. iran's supreme leader reacts angrily to what he called nonsensical comments by president trump. isis loses its last stand in the capital of its so-called caliphate, raqqah. and just what happened in that attack in niger that left four u.s. servicemen dead? >>> also, the economists just called him the world's most powerful man, and his speech this week indicated he might agree. inside the mind of china's president xi jinping as his party gathers to put him back in power for another five years at least. then, a grand bargain to make puerto rico great again. the gps plan. and last week trump made moves to get out of what he called the worst deal ever, the iran nuclear deal. now will be terminate what he calls the worst trade deal? i'll talk to canada's foreign minister about trump's nafta strategy. but first here's my

it is a useful ally for the united states of america. crete and suda bay, we all know it is a strategic important site, we have evaluated it. it can and it must be upgraded. enhanced. >> i want to thank everybody. the prime minister came out here and he said this is so beautiful. i said, this is the rose garden. i think even the media likes the rose garden. [laughter] >> that is, mr. prime minister, it has been a great honor having you and i look forward to many years of friendship and working together. keep up the good work. thank you very much. pm tsipras: thank you very much. [applause] >> [inaudible] announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought you today by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. wednesday morning, the future of health care with politico and cq roll call. the hills national correspondent talks about changing political demographics

what's in it for the united states? to especially become a proxy of saudi arabia in its own rivalr ies? bad for the u.s. and if it is good for the u.s., it is bad for world, that is not how the world works. there are win-win solutions, prime example of that. why we have allies, we capacity to bring about positive, not just for ourselves, but others, as well. essentially saying i'm for america, i'm against the capaci positive, world and that doesn't work. holly: you didn't really answer my question. i will jump over, there are who advise congressmen and some congressmen want to of thew can they get out deal, you know and what strategy justify it. >> i want to piggyback off trita said, i can try to shoehorn it into your question, which is impossible deal is working and effective. touched upon something crucial, which is, in a way, the not value of this deal is what it literally accomplishes, hat it literally accomplishes is rollback of iran's nuclear and prevention of foreseeable future and maybe forever of weaponization.

states weighed in. >> the united states will continue to stand up for democracy in egypt and around the world. >> they'd like to spread "american-style democracy," supported with the help of money from abroad, with the help of intelligence service, with the help of diplomatic service. and even in some cases, with the help of pentagon. >> putin was personalizing the arab spring. that he was seeing it through the prism of what could possibly happen to him in russia. this had a distorting effect on putin's perception about what the united states was up to. >> ...the political mutiny that began in tunisia, spread to egypt and beyond, and has reached libya. >> narrator: the arab spring conflict came to a head in libya. it was there that secretary of state clinton took the lead. she built an international coalition to take on putin's ally, the libyan dictator, muammar gaddafi. >> gaddafi must go, and the libyan people deserve to determine their own future. (shouting in foreign language) >> narrator: rebel forces captured gaddafi and dragged him from his hiding place. (shouting in foreign

this, as president of the united states, is unacceptable. in other countries, they think in terms of 100-year intervals, not just a few years at a time. the saddest part of the deal for the united states is that all of the money was paid upfront, which is unheard of, rather than at the end of the deal when they have shown they have played by the rules. but what's done is done. and that's why we are where we are. the iranian regime has committed multiple violations of the agreement. for example, on two separate occasions, they have exceeded the limit of 130 metric tons of heavy water. until recently, the iranian regime has also failed to meet our expectations in its operation of advanced centrifuges. the iranian regime has intimidated international inspectors into not using the full inspection authorities that the agreement calls for. iranian officials and military leaders have repeatedly claimed they will not allow inspectors on to military sites even though the international community suspects some of those sites were part of iran's clandes

united states met the for unesco and unesco matters for the united states politicization of unesco these so last years has taken a toll on the organisation if we have this large platform pointing to cultural dialogue for human rights for freedom of expression. and that is the focus of the fighting for literacy and for a for against ignorance i think we need everybody in the world if you go back into history we will see not only that. united states is a founding member of unesco the whole idea that you can build peace through education science a culture of communication is basically an american idea. also coming up tonight a gay russian you tube sensation fighting homophobia with a camera some tongue in cheek humor and a glass of milk. yes. given that the comments on to the video will literally help. decent people with writing we're going to kill you. them up start the crew the hell are you you should all hang and you'll burn in hell to know that sort of stuff. oh we begin the day with a canceled membership the united states has announced that it is withdrawing from the un's cultural orga

states has none of those so it's not that the united states influence is waning it's similar data our interests are it's the u.s. does have allies in the form of groups which it's backing in the conflict. we have groups that we're backing but i think any observer would have to say our attempts have been somewhat half hearted when it doesn't come to fighting isis when it comes to fighting isis we're very serious when it comes to resolving the syria conflict let's not let somebody else's problem this thing because i mean this is exactly what the united states had been doing what the boss come to feel as the main focus actually was i said it had nothing to care about it actually changing the dynamic of this heat and conflict or even finding a solution to this set of this conflict but that has led on the other hand to marginalizing the united states in and this and this conflict and it's in my being it's not true that the americans don't have security interests in syria otherwise why would the actually. supporting. the c.d.n. democratic forces on one hand and why they are investing so muc

states more in the past by the united states. but pakistan as a neighbor. there are two two. strong contrasts they had in our views with regard to parks. when we became refugees after the soviet invasion of afghanistan the pakistani people welcomed us tremendously and believably like brothers and sisters and we lived as if we lived in our own homes in afghanistan and that will continue a very bags making for the v.a. back and yes all to that area that carried the welcomed us tremendously as as refugees but then as backers of the afghan resistance against the former soviet union them and their americans also. did. the most horrible. activity of trying to weaken the afghan traditional system of all to weaken our moderation to weaken to weaken our tolerant society and to turn our nation into an extreme tool in their hands against the soviet union for the americans and for their own purposes for pakistan which we resisted which we denounced but which would lead to the eleventh which would lead to all other things nine eleven included

the united states has around 30,000. this disparity is the central fact that needs to be studied, explained and addressed. when seen in this light it becomes obvious why focusing on mental health is a dodge. the rate of mental illness in the united states is not 40 times the rate in britain, but the rate of gun deaths is 40 times higher than in britain. now america does have about 15 times as many guns as britain per capita and far fewer restrictions on their ownership and use. and this is not simply a case of america being different from the rest of the world. data looked carefully at gun violence across america states finds a similarly tight correlation. those that have the highest percentage of gun ownership have among the most gun related deaths and those with some of the lowest rates of gun ownership have the fewest deaths. how to tackle this issue is a more complex problem made particularly difficult by the fact that we refuse to study it. literally. one of the many government agencies that sponsors research on pub

their payment that united states. and you know the united states in fact if you go back into history we will see not only that. united states is a founding member of the whole idea that you can build peace through education science or culture communication. is. basically an american idea. and. pretty busy week for unesco not only this news today but also they're in the process of voting for the next director general tell us a little bit about that vote because of course there is a chance that that might have had an impact on the announcement that we had from the u.s. . was fifty eight member executive board here at unesco and they've been busy voting all week a secret ballot to try and pick the next to director general now in fact each day at the end of the day they could be a winner somebody gets more than thirty votes but we haven't seen that yet we don't see that this evening but what we do know is that there are three q three candidates from three countries still in the running the cattery candidate to the former

india and united states shares a vision of the future. emerging dehli-washington trategic partnership stands upon shared commitment upholding rule of law, freedom of values and universal free trade. bookends of are two stability on either side of the globe, standing for greater prosperity for citizens and people around the world. he challenges and dangers we face are substantial. the scourge of terrorism and the disorder shown by cyber attacks everywhere.ce north korea ballistic missiles ose threat to the security of the united states, asian allies and other nations. order y international that has benefited india's rise other system ny increasingly under strain. alongside le rising india, has done so less responsibly, at times undermining the international rules-based order, even as countries like india operate that protectswork other nation's sovereignty. in a's provocative actions the south china sea challenge the international law and norms india bothstates and stand for. the united states seeks onstructive relations with china, but we

my life not take me into the uniform of the united states. but i have seen you all in action. back in the spring of 2003, i traveled with the group of congressman to visit soldiers in operation iraq freedom. on our way back, i was inspired to visit the airmen station in at raf fairford in england. i will never forget the sight of seeing the last b-52 lumbered down the runway and leap into the air on its way home to north dakota. i witnessed the power and professionalism of the airmen of minot firsthand. in america, we maintain peace through strength. and i saw that day just like i seen today -- you are america's strength. and know president trump and i understand your service comes with great sacrifice, with long deployments, and hardship. but i want to assure you today that you do not bear the burden alone. you have the gratitude of a commander in chief, our entire administration, and your representatives in washington, and leaders in the congress who are standing with you and stand by you. each and every one of you also carries with you the gratitude and pride of every ameri

states, dualy passed by the united states congress and signed into law by the president of the united states and for them to turn that completely upside down. i would like to turn to mr. cissna and there is questions about the executive orders and the challenges that have taken place. i read the statute. it's very clear. congress has granted the president the authority who comes and goes with the security interests. and doesn't say that a judge can look over his shoulder and determine that his judgment is flawed and his judgment is superior. do you have any opinions on that statute after i have expressed mine, mr. cissna. mr. cissna: with respect to the refugee statute, it's pretty clear that the authority to let refugees in is totally discretionary. the authorities we are using to restart the program comply with that and the types of checks we are doing and all those things we have talked about earlier are in full compliance with that. mr. king: and you discussed enhanced biometric collection. could you expand on that, please? mr. cissna: in a i probably wouldn't be able to get into

states, north korea exist to oppose the united states. how are you going to explain to your population with the last six years of sacrifice was about. the other thing i learned is that china gets a vote. right now there's nothing bounding the behavior because he's not afraid of china and is not afraid of the u.s. strike. so then it just becomes tolerance and how far will he go. and i think that miscalculated, they wanted our attention and believe me they have our full undivided attention. the director central intelligence agency stood up earlier this year and it's a full-time job to get our full undivided attention. and once again the list of conflict exists but we have great allies. we are not in it alone. when the chinese as well, china gets a vote. i look back in the history books in the first time they interviewed intervened they intervened every single minute the crossroads of korean history, the last one be in october 1950. so certainly were not underestimating the threat of what kim jong-un is doing. and i hope he doesn't make a mi

united states of america. anyone who should turn our nation should know america always peace but if we're forced seeks peace, but if we're forced to protect her allies, we will do it overwhelmingly. ever, thethan commander in depending on you to be ready. stay sharp, mind your mission and your airmen, and be that deterrent that ensured the security of the american people for generations. the great men and women may be called upon to be the instrument of american power. comes, we know you will be prepared. you know, it is deeply humbling for me to stand before you today. before so many heroic americans. because, you see, while i am the i'm a a combat veteran, proud father of an aviator in the united date graincorp. my life did not take the -- united states marine corps. my left and not take me into the uniform, but i see you all in action. in 2003, i traveled to visit soldiers in iraq and freedom. i was inspired, to visit the airmen station in england. i will never forget the sight of lumberede last b-52 down t

states -- in the united states. and the chinese government wants reassurance that america remains open for investment. there is broad bipartisan support to an act tougher policies against china including the principle of reciprocity to govern trade and investment. engaging late last month, secretary ross talked about rebalancing the lopsided relationship with china. and the section 301 investigation that has been launched will certainly be part of that process. 301ing through the testimony submissions, all 56 of them, i was struck by a few things. of course, most of the submissions downplayed the existence of policies harming american investors in china while almost all of the u.s. submissions stressed challenges that have existed for years. on a more hopeful note, almost all of the submissions also had to common themes. one was the recognition of the progress china has made in improving the environment for ip over the past 20 years and the positive impact deep -- deepening relations has had on our countries. and al

states, -- by us, the united states, and our partners. members leading the international coalition, conducting a campaign to defeat the so-called islamic state of iraq and syria, isis, we have been using an approach we call get through to achieve our military, military and, and political -- humanitarian, and political objectives. this means conducting military campaigns by employing and using and enabling partner maneuver forces with the support of u.s. enabling abilities through a coordinated legal and diplomatic framework. we employ this differently in iraq and syria. in iraq we are conducting the campaign by supporting the iraqi security forces with coalition intelligence, logistics, and legal fire support with legal and diplomatic agreements through the iraqi government and coalition governments. coalition forces in the theaters is relatively low and tailored to support the iraqi security forces. the iraqi security forces themselves have improved this approach since the dark days of 2014. operations in mosul as i talked about a moment

i believe they're starting to respect the united states again. donald trump praises park a song for its role in the release of a u.s. canadian couple of the children held hostage for years by the taliban plus. i'm kristen salumi in manhattan where the chinese artist ai wei wei has painted one of his latest sculptures goal coming up i'll tell you which famous new yorker he's trying to reach. palestinians in gaza and the occupied west bank i've been alice on the street center. a reconciliation deal between fatah and hamas brokered by egypt the agreement between the rival political movements will end a decade long splits under the agreement a unity government will take administrative control of gaza which has been run by hamas for the last ten years by december the first are a force that reports from ramallah in the occupied west bank. in a grand hall of the egyptian intelligence headquarters and hamas officially signed on to egypt's grand plan for palestinian reconciliation after a decade of division both sides expressed hope that this time it was

this was a negotiation not just between the united states and iran but the world and iran. we have the permanent five members of the united nations, plus germany negotiating this with iran, and in that p5, you have pressure and china partnering with the united states and the issue and it was based upon mistrust, decades of two countries, particularly united states and iran with no trust in one another, so you have a d remain of iran's highest new -- you have a derailing of iran's highest nuclear capacity, but it is a deal that has benefits for both sides of the equation, or iran's economic development and for us, with it is stalling the nuclear program. there is doubt about the latter and, the end of the agreements, and whether or not iran stays on track. i have discussed it with iran's or in minister. you cannot take their words necessarily a space, but they argue that they have no interest in this and there is no allowance. you cannot just leave the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and will. there are a lot of people here who do not believe it, but the question is given wh

the united states. someone that can challenge the united states on a global scale. there is no country in the region that can do so. forget about iran. there are countries in east asia that can. states getsted bogged down in a strategically marginal conflux, the less of a , the less- conflict of a capacity it will have to address these issues. arabia doesn't figure in. you cannot bounce -- balance iran on your own, so you want the united states to do the job for you. i am not seeing the question being answered in washington. what is in it for the united states? trump'sre using argument that there should be an america first approach to everything. >> i am not. >> there is this inconsistency about what he says with national interests. it is one thing to have a black and white approach that we are saying, if it is good for the rest of the world, it is bad for the united states. not how the world works. there are win-win solutions. that is why we have allies. positiveing about situations for ourselves and o

he said it is no longer in the interest of the united states or the security interests of the united states or to remain in this deal or for me to certify this deal he talked about president obama who had the regime as he put it the regime in iran on the verge of collapse the whole economy was on the verge of collapse and then obama signed this and gave them all this money a bill you know billions of dollars over one hundred billion dollars two hundred fifty billion dollars up front instead of saying here's a section obeid here's a section a but he gave it all to them including a delivery on a truck filled with cash they have that money and he's propped up their economy so donald trump sees that says what the heck did we do this isn't in our interest and we don't trust you can't separated mine mine or the terrorist supporters the supporters of hezbollah what they've done in syria what they've done in yemen what they're doing doing all over the world and say we're not going to think about that yeah i'm just going to focus on rightly or and i can see that separation ok real quick befor

north korea is a nuclear state that i don't think can hit the united states right now, but they are coming to that point. the country that has the problem with iran is israel and israel is a technological superstate,ic however the geographics are very small. basically, the size of rhode island. you need is to nuclear warheads to hit israel and israel ceases to exist. you can't stop it, you can only slow down, and one other thing, israel and saudi arabia today, they've got like a quiet alliance. they have to keep it quiet. saudi arabia, sunni muslim, iran is shiite muslim, they are at each other's throat.

states because united states wanted the shah of iran to have nuclear weapons as we have supported israel's acquisition of nuclear weapons the double standards are are far too many and too deep to a recount. but it's not just how the united states reacted to the iran agreement it's also what states did to libya after libya agreed to dismantle all of its nuclear and other other weapons programs but i think significantly although it sends a very important message the nobel peace prize to this organization it's very important to keep reality where it is in terms of what's happening in washington all right idea that the united states would no longer use nucular weapons is no longer is no longer there there is now a discussion that the united states could actually use what they call tactical percentage and guided nuclear weapons to achieve goals that's very much back on the table in washington. as a final word to you just tell us how much work it rhonda will put will put in to try and save this deal with the u.s. as well as with your up in just thirty seconds or so. you know you know you know it

there is a proper way to enter the united states, a proper way to migrate to the united states. if you cannot follow the law and get here legally you do not need to be here. in my view, when local law enforcement receives an ice detainer request and they fail to honor it, they are thumbing their nose at every person who came into the united states illegally, thumbing their nose at the federal government, thumbing their nose of the citizens they are sworn to protect in their communities. in my view, the real problem is the people who want to come here time and time again and ignore our immigration laws. >> harris: philip holloway, we appreciate your expertise on this day, we will report the facts as they happen, thank you very much. we are awaiting those remarks from president trump and the prime minister of singapore, they are expected to speak in a matter of minutes from the rose garden, you can see the seats filling in there, we will bring it to you live when it happens. jimmy carter is coming to president trump's defense, he says the media has been much harder on the commande

i do not think united states can write off syria. the united states has to be a force in working with the opposition, working with the forces that are there and making clear the united states is not going anywhere. we're not going to surrender syria to russia and iran. we need to be there and play a role in working with these other forces to try to ultimately be a check point if nothing else, to force some kind of negotiation. can recollect, i many years ago when russia came into the egypt, dr. kissinger basically sat in the white house, did not take their calls, andon a near-nuclear alert then they marched back into syria and the obama administration did nothing, said nothing. so i guess president putin as usual is testing the envelope to see how far he can go and he stayed there, right? how influential do you think russia is in the middle east right now? leon: look, the reason, this is another last point. we are in a new chapter of the cold war with russia. what president putin is doing my you know, putin in many ways is an easy re

united states side? >> #the agreement. the executive branch of the united states signed united states under the deal. >> who from iran? >> the foreign minister of ram and the secretary of state to the united states, along with the foreign ministers of the other nations, reached the agreement. >> iran signed it. >> yes. >> what kind of agreement do we have question mark we can't -- we can't walk in agreement -- walk away from it agreements like that. these people have been lied to over and over again. we are in an agreement of nuclear weapons with lying, cheating nations who want to kill us, and have said so. there is no agreement, sir. >> we didn't want to have to sign it, because we wanted maximum flexibility. >> thank you, general. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's good to spend this time with you. i want to thank our witnesses for their attention and preparation today. let's assume the jcp away deal has flaws in an adequacy's. let's assume we will not walk away from the deal, especially those -- once w