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Reported the other day, theyve been actively recruiting there. >> president ghanis suggestion we dont have the security yet. if this falls, some of the eastern provinces, hes got a lot of trouble. its a good move and hes a different kind of leader than karzai. >> david are you of the same mind that isis is not really a threat to afghanistan? >> thats right. taliban has been in afghanistan for so long isis is a new player. taliban have their own objectives and goals, theyre not going to take dire...

Offensive against al qaeda and isis in yemen, which is a critically failing state, to more of a defensive posture, were trying to prevent people from leaving there, attacking the u.s. homeland. >> a defensive posture and the lack of a viable ally in the area. david, whats your biggest concern when you look at this situation devolving in yemen? >> the other really concerning thing about yemen is its become a canvas for the sectarian battle between the shiites and sunnis. we have a shiite insurgen...

Situation. >> when an airline is in financial trouble, does it have any effect on its safety? >> it certainly can. i know when i was with the faa for about 17 years, one of the main things we did as far as surveillance on airlines was look at the finances to see if they are in financial distress. because financial distress of course can have a dramatic effect and also in the culture, you know you work very hard to have a safety culture in an airline. and when that safety culture is disrupted by ...

And would be sort of subsumed by euro wings. we were talking to david soucie whether or not financial problems at an airline sometimes translate to safety problems what are your thoughts? >> it does. and david was absolutely right when i was in the department of transportation the federal aviation administration had put several carriers under watches. when youre falling short on cash you cant skimp on things that the public sees so its behind the scenes maintenance, safety issues so thats why fa...

Europe and 7th army. a bit of a game-changer when you think the conversation going on in the white house between the two presidents. david, lets unpack it a little bit. because we know the president sort of saying isis is now targeting us. maybe we need to reconsider the timeline to withdraw u.s. troops. lets look at that piece. should the u.s. reconsider the proposal about troop withdrawal? >> we should applaud the president for making this decision. the president should have a lot of flexibili...