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Iran in ten years is going to be a better citizen of the world -- >> right. >> if thats going to be a part of the deal. and fundamental part of the deal then write it down. and the israelis think that this is that this is an idea that they might be able to inject into the talks -- >> and by the way, its an idea that he outlined very early in this speech where he said if iran wants to be treated like a respected player in the international community, they need to start acting like one. and i thou...

Summed it up it was kind of strange to see netanyahu making a war speech in front of our congress. so thank you so much the republicans. thank you. >> hes not the first. and democrats showed up too. >> you know what if you dont think that was remarkable and weird, i dont think youre being honest. i mean that just that was really difficult. that was strange. >> well -- >> everybody loves israel i get it, but you know what come on now. it was tough. >> can i speak? >> sure go ahead. whats your tak...

Will say yes, us believe that this is of a pivotal point in the history of israel. that iran getting a nuclear weapon will be the greatest threat that this country has had since 1948. im not giving a political speech, but i am telling you why friends of israel who have seen israel as an oe way sis of stability and otherwise due mull chow white house region would not be shocked and stunned.asis of stability and otherwise due mull chow white house region would not be shocked and stunned.tunned. th...

But the other argument coming from the state department today from switzerland where john kerry was meeting with the iranians is that he completely misstated something that kerry had said in testimony last week. and they were just sending e-mails like crazy all night. saying kerry never said iran could have 190,000 center fujs thats ridiculous. if theres a peaceful program, who cares how many you have if youre just enriching for nuclear power, it could be 190,000. it was a hypothetical number it...

Disagree. >> we do. >> heres the great thing about israel, unlike all the other countries in the middle east they are a democracy. and if the people of israel and the people of the united states are so quote, horrified and offended and shocked and stunned by this speech then 9/11en ya hue will lose his election in two weeks -- >> no he wont. >> and john boehner will be out of speaker of the house because this is so horrifying. >> i think we all know that israel is clearly the most admirable, vib...

Prime minister is in the battle of his life might be in a couple weeks reaching the same fate. what do you think? >> yeah, macarthur was fired i believe april 11th he came back here spoke before joint session of congress on april 19th. it was a nail in the coffin for harry truman if you want to talk politics because his approval ratings dropped to 22%. >> thats true. >> the next january lost in new hampshire and withdrew finally to run for re-election. i think this is more than politics. again, ...

>> the stakes were so high as you point out. and i was on the hill all day yesterday, and got a moment in the photo opportunity with netanyahu, and you had all of these senators republicans, sort of loosely watching and democrats standing very sternly, waiting in mitch mcconnells office for this moment with him. and the stakes high politically, it was an attack on the presidents signature foreign policy goal which is a nuclear agreement with iran. so that was the politics here and its two weeks ...

Here. associate editor of the washington post and msnbc eugene robinson. willie willie willie willie giest as well. >> yesterday it was a short hour, willie. everybody just for one hour everybody in washington forgot it as the favorite leader netanyahu came -- >> i dont have a problem with him. i think he made a mockery of us -- >> right willie? >> just for one hour. >> go ahead. >> i was just going to say, it was totally striking i thought. whatever you thought about the content of the speech t...

I wasnt there, but you could feel the attention from ten blocks away. i thought it was a forceful very effective speech. i thought he started off however saying, you know, im sorry some people think this was about politics, its not. it was all about politics. >> blatantly. >> politics back there, and i think he helped himself, but may have hurt israel in the long run. >> do you think it was all about politics? none of it was a warning? >> i think it was both. >> representing iran bad for america...

To hear nancy pelosi say those things about those speech was stunning. >> sad. and one other quick point by the end of the day, democrats were furious in the senate because mitch mcconnell had proposed without any amendment abilities, a congressional review of any iran deal prior to -- without prior agreements. and that was infuriating. they were goingle to floor and -- going to the floor and yelling bloody murder. >> everyone should get their take on this. we want to show president obamas react...