part from two of mr. obama s defense secretaries, robert former cia directors in appearances on this very program. i just want to be clear that you understand that the criticism of this effort is extending beyond the usual precincts. correct? to include people that worked for this president. to include people in washington, dc. and they re certainly entitle i don tn&sy think either of thoe individuals would deny the seriousness with which the president has taken this issue, or the complexity ofg#bc9k÷ arrt a solution that is consistent with our national security interests. shortly before the paris attacks president obama told abc news his coalition approach has served to, quote, contain isis in syria and iraq. french authorities say the mass casualty attacks this month were directly planned from isis headquarters in syria. this has gone on too long now, and it has not gotten better. it s gotten worse.
focus, in its sense, in what it cares about, in what it looks at, have you felt it personally? what s interesting is depending what street you re on. right? i live in brooklyn in an african-american community which has a very different relationship to islam that stretches all the way back to the founding of this country. so there is a different respect, a different acknowledgement of what muslims have contributed to the united states. that said, i understand the fear that s being expressed around the country. i m scared, too. and this is the thing. one of the muslims have been the most victimized by daesh and isil or isis and al qaeda, and the rhetoric that seems to erase the victims, the muslim victims of this of these groups, does a disservice to us. it also erases we frame the
i m harry smith in new york. melissa harris-perry is back next week. for second straight day, the belgian capital of brussels is on the highest terror alert level amid precise warnings of a paris-style attack. residents are still being urged to avoid public spaces, like concerts, airports and shopping centers. meanwhile, france is stepping up its pressure on isis sending its aircraft carrier to the mediterranean where it is expected to be ready to launch attacks by tomorrow. . president obama will meet with the french president on tuesday before wrapping up his asia tour in malaysia this morning. the president once again reiterated the u.s. and its allies would defeat isis. we will not accept the idea that terrorist assaults on restaurants and theaters and hotels are the new normal or that we are powerless to stop them. after all, that s precisely what terrorists like isil want.
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but what is clear now, as you saw from the u.n. security council vote in february condemning isis, is that it is obvious that this is a threat that the entire world has to go against. this is a threat to the entire international order, the very nature of the modern nation state. these groups are killing christians and muslims. they are killing westerners and africans. and thus, it is in our collective interest to figure out not only politically how we develop the will to go after them but also how you turn that political will into substantive operations to go after and neutralize these threats. mr. ambassador, thank you so much for your time and expertise this morning. do appreciate it. my pleasure. up next, the birth of isis and its growing rivalry with al qaeda. you ll see. i think my boys have a shot this year. yeah, especially with this new offense we re running. i mean, our running back is a beast. once he hits the hole and breaks through the secondary, oh he s gone. and our