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>> governor chris christie you have no foreign policy experience. please name three people you consider insightful that you would rely on. let me pitch my republican brother ian brzezinski. >> ive had a lot of good people folks like henry kissinger, brian hook, brian hoss, all people who have given me good advice. >> what percentage of sandy relief money has been given to new jersey sandy victims. when do you expect it all to be given out? >> thats up to the federal government because they are o...

Outspoken opposition to the surge in iraq. >> will you please answer the question, will were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? yes or no? >> my reference to surge -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel. the question is were you right or wrong? that is pretty straightforward question? i would like the answer whether you were right or wrong then yo...

Keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer. senator hagel understands that, engagement. soldiers love it when the diplomats are out there using the economic power the united states and the diplomatic power of the united states and they recognize that employment of soldiers in military work is the last option. thats what senator hagel is talking about here. lets talk to these folks the way we talked to the soviets throughout the history of the soviet-u.s. cold war. jenna: interesting no...

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Of every one of our sanctions against the regime were happy at that point to reestablish full diplomatic uncursed commercial relationships with iran. and were prepared to admit iran to have advanced technology our willingness to meet with kim jong il underscores the trump administrations commitment to diplomacy to help solve the greatest challenges even with our stanchest adversaries but that willingness that willingness has been a country by painful pressure campaign that reflects our commitmen...

Respected brian hook is the director of policy and planning or sp they call it over there among the state department. where are all of the appointments? you cannot run a state department that way. >> thats a good question. we are six months into the situation almost. yet you have all of these gaps in the hiring and it really paints a picture of chaos thats enveloped this agency. look, it clearly is not what rex tillerson is used to being part of. he is used to be part of more well run big busine...

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Syria and russia combined. it is a bad forum to work through the issues. if countries want to be helpful, they can help behind the scenes and the united states can stop trashing israel asç an alley. the role they are playing is not constructive. >> brian hook, thank you you for your time. >> it looks like the relationship with israel will be different under the trump administration than under obama who hoped to hand the reigns to hillary clinton. many democrats still blame outside forces for c...