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That dont represent islam in the least, says this man. all you have to do now is say isis has entered and it will create panic and chaos. many believe baghdad wont fall to isis not because of the capabilities of the iraqi security forces but rather because of iraqs powerful neighbor iran. the security reality and the regional interests dictate that iran be involved. retired officer explains. iran is heavily involved not just backing the popular mobilization units, a predominantly shia military f...

You said first of all, no cuts no changes to medicare or social security. here you are. >> if congress wants to take away someones retirement let them in their own congressional pensions not your social security. >> but, government trustees say without any changes, for instance medicares hospital insurance fund will run out of money by 2030 and the social security trust fund will run out by 2033. governor dont we have to find some way to either raise the eligibility age or cutting benefits for t...

No changes to medicare or social security. here you are. >> if congress wants to take away someones retirement, let them end their own congressional pensions not your social security. >> but government trustees say without any changes, for instance medicare pops hospital insurance fund will run out of money by 2013 and the social security transfer transfer -- trust fund will run out by 2033, dont we have to find a way to resealingibility offer cutting benefits for the wenter people to keep the p...

Thats a fireable offense in my experience. if you dont have leaders that will engage in consistency with a president that really cares that strategy matters, then the result you will get is people saying you cant do this stuff. >> may i have at you both for one second on the defense budget. you know you need to understand that we are spending a smaller and smaller part of a smaller and smaller pie so the notion that were spending any particular percentage needs to understand the pie is much smal...

Israel-palestine for 18 months. thats a fireable offense in my experience. they dont want consistency. if you dont have leaders that will engage in consistency with a president that really cares as a top priority that strategy matters, then the result youre going to get is people saying you cant do this stuff. >> may i have at you both for one second on the defense budget. you know, you need to understand that we are spending a smaller and smaller part of a smaller and smaller pie so the notion ...

Peoples pay? >> i wish we lived in the economy where people made $15 an hour that comes to $31,000 a year. in fact there are scads of kids graduating from college this month who will not make that much money. so im with warren buffett on this one. if the wages go up to $15 an hour there will be fewer people working and working fewer hours. i think thats a terrible price to pay for the political aspirations of these unions. and thats what they are, political aspirations on the backs of their memb...

Advise him on how to run a business the world would be a better place if the left just told andrew carnegie and the rockefellers this is really how you should run your business. dont worry about that profit stuff. i mean thats idiotic. you should build it into pensions. i mean one, its not the lefts place. however well intended they are to tell businesses how to unare. getting back to the point about the union, suzy has it right. this is a shell game as john implied. in fact it is interesting th...

When you can just get a union person? so john said its a shell game and it makes the unions look good but im sure the lefeft will tell us exactly how business will be run in the future. >> okay. jonas, union membership has been plummeting. theres no question about this. do you think that theyre basically trying too boost their membership here? >> they are trying to change their brand. like the public doesnt support most union workers. they are paid well, they already got a lot of benefits. peopl...

Now, they know you the best. why shouldnt we trust them? >> they want me to stay. a lot of those people in that 65% want me to stay. and ive heard that from lots of people at town hall meetings. dont leave to run for president because we want you to stay. >> but they say you would not make a good president sdmp i think people hear the question they want to hear. >> the star-ledgers reaction is the man has lost touch with reality. the editorial board goes on to say governor christie needs to pour...

Question they want to hear. >> the star-ledgers reaction is the man has lost touch with reality. the editorial board goes on to say governor christie needs to pour himself a drink and ask himself the tough question why dont people love me? it could be the rotten job market. or the high property taxes. or the crumbling transit system. or the broken promise on pensions. or the private jets.. or the bridgegate indictments and so on. its no wonder that new jersey is screaming a warning to the rest o...