pipeline moving for al qaeda, weapons and money, personnel and so forth, through iran into afghanistan, and into iraq, where obviously they were involved in going against do you think it involves the united states having to toughen up in the region? lindsey graham says we need at least 20,000 troops in the region to police something that is going haywire. i think we need to rebuild and re store our presence do. use due texas the american appetite-for-that. well there have been times in the past when he had serious threats and faced the situation where there was a strong isolationist trend in the country. it s a question of presidential leadership to make people understand what the problem and is why we have to take action. but the situation with respect to iran at this point is absolutely establishing a presence. we establish relationships with our friends and allies and president says he has. better than it s ever been.
and to have him in gracie mansion, the singular thing about him is his total absence of bitterness. and all the time. because keep in mind we were with him at quiet moments, playing with our granddaughter, who was born in february of that year. he was always the same. i remind people that he was interviewed by ted koppel on nightline. ted leaned in. he s a tough interviewer. he said, mr. mandela, about the communists, and madiba said, well, they were the only ones that helped had us, next question. interesting. and moved right ahead. you afforded him a ticker tape parade down the canyon of heroes, which was reserved for very few. that s like amelia earhart, john glen, jesse owens. that was extraordinary.
would find it hideous and offensive if that was the case. it s obviously not the case. they ought to close the investigation and tell people what happened. thank god for elijah cummings. he s going to rat them out. apparently. howard, next question. i think i do think it s worth an investigation. and i also think if the republicans were looking for the way to play it best politically, darrell issa is not the way to play it. you need to do it more in sorrow than anger. you need to do it step by step. you need to build a case. you need to take a legal approach to it because on its face it s outrageous. you don t need to pound the table about the misbehavior in cincinnati. i m going to clean up the mess at the irs. you don t need to overplay your hand. in terms of political theater, darrell issa has certainly done that. i think it s going to hurt anybody who believes in government because the irs is paying for the government with our money. thank you.
the investigative committee, mccarthy and nixon did it. it seems to be issa s strategy. why do the american people like the investigator today more than perhaps the constructive legislator? first of all, this morning i was talking to a friend of mine. how do you show your face. we can t tell people what s going on after again. he s a fool. you know, it s obvious that they know what happened in this. they ve interviewed everybody. of course the white house didn t dictate this or anything else. i ve said on fox or any number of places i thought the investigation was legitimate. that if there was any target of somebody based on politics and anybody i m sure the two of you would find it hideous and offensive if that was the case. it s obviously not the case. they ought to close the investigation and tell people what happened. thank god for elijah cummings. he s going to rat them out. appare apparently. howard, next question. i think i do think it s worth an investigation. and i a
the investigative committee, mccarthy and nixon did it. it seems to be his strategy. why do the american people like the investigator today more than perhaps the constructive legislator? first of all, this morning i was talking to a friend of mine. how do you show your face. we can t tell people what s going on. again he s a fool. it s obvious that they know what happened in this. they ve interviewed everybody. of course, the white house didn t dictate this. i ve said on fox or any number of places i thought the investigation was legitimate. that if there was any target of somebody based on politics and anybody i m sure the two of you would find it hideous and offensive if that was the case. it s obviously not the case. they ought to close the investigation and tell ople what hapd. thank god for elijah cummings. he s going to rat them out. howard, next question. i think i do think it s worth an investigation. and i also think if the republicans were looking for the