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He meant that whatever the personal chemistry or lack of it the totality of the relationship between the uk and us was so important that it had to work out. But how well does that work with theresa may and donald trump . It seems to me the most interesting thing about it is that it took place within the first few days . Yes, i think its good that we were the first foreign head to be in to see the american president. I think the quote from your former ambassador friend is right. These are two cou...

It was 15 years ago that President Obama signed an executive order to close Gitmo and keep a campaign promise. Closing Gitmo was supposed to restore our place in the halls of freedom and due process; or so we heard during the campaign of “hope and change.” Well, where are we now? Many of

It? is it more about emptying gitmo than it was at the time or about getting bowe bergdahl. >> the timing all was last spring. i understand bowe bergdahl was possibly his health was in danger, but also the president was campaigning very heavily to show that his liberal democrats -- the liberals have been the ones complaining the most about the presidents slow pace of closing gitmo. and the president is actually more in line with the far left wing of his party on that issue. i think he really wan...

It? is it more about emptying gitmo than it was at the time or about getting bowe bergdahl. >> the timing all was last spring. i understand bowe bergdahl was possibly his health was in danger, but also the president was campaigning very heavily to show that his liberal democrats -- the liberals have been the ones complaining the most about the presidents slow pace of closing gitmo. and the president is actually more in line with the far left wing of his party on that issue. i think he really wan...

He got us out of afghanistan. he wants to say zero troops in afghanistan. and what else did he campaign on in 2008? closing gitmo. he wants to say i got them out of gitmo. this is the beginning of that process. >> and if -- >> im liking what youre saying. >> once weve crossed that bridge got the worst of the worst out. over the next few months there will be causing deaths of additional americans. and then hell be able to say these are very bad guys. we cant keep them forever. so now were going t...

President declared an end to this war, we would have had to release them anyway. thats going to be the new talking point here. what is paramountains to this administration is politics. politics, they thought that they could in an election year release these prisoners and get the fanfare. they thought this weekendy that ikd get the same -- weekend, they could get the same fanfare. they thought the media would cover like they have in many scandals and didnt consider the blow back of the reports. t...

♪ cause the only good weed is a weed thats dead ♪ ♪ roundup yeha! [ whip cracks ] [ male announcer ] roundup... [ whip cracks ] with the new one-touch wand. welcome back. after leaving a state department office vacant, president obama has finally chosen someone. clifford sloan, a high-profile washington lawyer to be the state departments special envoy for closing down the prison at guantanamo. but the house has now voted overwhelmingly to once again block the president from closing gitmo...

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This raises the cost of healthcare for all floridians. it doesnt work. >> andrea: why the change of heart? >> dana: like president obama ran on closing gitmo but he became program and realizes oh, wait, we need that. the governors on principle said we cant, this is not a good way to do business. then the situation in florida is such that he made a decision to go back on what he said two years ago to do this. this is the creep of federal government on the states. i am not saying they will all kay...

Television. or the new soccer field. no detainees were waterboarded here. teams blame republicans for legislative blocks. >> the president cant do things unilaterally. he has to do things with congress. >> republicans say they are best equipped to hand the men but they point to data. since 2009 the number ofdy tain knees dropped from 242 to 166. but those suspected of returning to the battlefield jumped to 30%. human rights groups say they are disappointed with the presidents lack of leadership ...