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Countries, in democracies, is long—term open—ended military commitments do require public support. with me our political correspondent ione wells. it has made a massive splash today and it came days after president biden claim no allies had been questioning his policy. now it is splashed across all the uk front pages. tony blair is calling the policy imbecilic and that is coming and the west needs to have a policy

. >> he did that as well. unbeknownst to almost everyone, this was -- northern really knew about this. he is just putting this out to announce that the meeting is off, which is a strange move. its characteristic for him in the way he deals with diplomacy basically on twitter, the way he tries to act tough and look tough, project toughness not just to people around the world and other leaders but people at home and his base looking firm. this seems like something where its largely a pretext to mo...

And these democrats. i will tell you why. if you hit me with facts and testimonials and logic, i will change my position on things. >> katie: are you changing it? >> jesse: no. not on the border wall. i havent been convinced. but on things like sweaters, i have changed my opinion and things like guns or gay marriage or military commitments. i am open minded. the democrats, no matter how many facts you explain, they dont move. it leads me to think if they dont want to wall because they dont want ...

As you and i learned, victor, along with other a lot of other journalists. what the insiders and pollsters think is one thing. and then what the actual voters think and do can be quite different. but, yeah, theres no particular reason to think that war and peace is going to be central and on the agenda. the reality, of course, we are fighting these long wars we have gigantic military commitments. donald trump capitalized on the discontent that many of us dont focus on. tulsi gabbard seems taking...

Americans feel, if only for a fleeting moment, and im sure its going to be fleeting, because i dont think hes going to change. that somebody is in control and that everything isnt too wacky. and i think its very important for any president to send that message, especially at a time of so much volatility, both domestically and around the world. >> the -- mona, the "washington post" just last month said this. trump has so far declined to visit those combat regions, saying he does not want to assoc...

Was elected on a platform of not wanting the united states to defend the entire world. not wanting to support never-ending, open-ended military commitments in the world and this is what im going to do. >> julie: there has been friction between mattis and the president. this is not new. when mattis came in there was a belief the president would respect his expertise considering he praised him for being such a seasoned veteran with experience and one that he respects. it seems along the line he st...

That we learned today from the german foreign ministry, sources told us, as we asked for more details on this issue. so were doing our homework and were getting the facts on this and the american people need to know that. it is not just as if they are willy-nilly throwing money at russia instead of their joint military commitments. added to that, germany has been moving its military commitment up. it happens to be the second-biggest contributor to nato after the united states, and, as lang merke...

Attack on one is an attack on all is a big deal. this is a demonstration for trump that, in fact, this is the best, most effective treaty organization in the history of the world. in the era of global politics, this is the best thing coming and going. and commemorating 9/11 and how nato responded in afghanistan, yes, obviously these countries wont make the kind of military commitments that the united states can because were the united states. their message to president trump is pretty clear. thi...

Domestic policy accomplishments to show after three months, but he can take credit for selecting a generally solid national security team and listening to its advice. traveling with mattis last week in the middle east, i had a chance to watch the delicate balancing act. what mattis and the other former commanders bring to trumps national security table perhaps paradoxically is a wariness of overly haste stay military commitments. >> david ignatius, despite donald trumps image in the press he act...

Threat, at best, a potential friend. this is a view that contradicts the u.s. intelligence community and senior defense officials from both parties. he has also unsettled u.s. allies, by arguing that military commitments to nato and other treaty allies should be conditional. >> ive been called an angry general. ill tell you what, im -- you know what? im not angry. what i am, what i am is im very determined to make sure that this country is ready for my children and my grandchildren. >> reporter:...