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We put forces in the area, we set the signals and so on, but what happens if you actually use them, and that is where the question of the potential damage to seoul and its millions of people come into play. i have never heard anybody articulate a military strategy to get around that problem. >> dana: i was reading some of the notes he had sent in, because a lot of people wonder, what in the heck is going through kim jong-uns mind? is he crazy? you dont think he is crazy. you think something else...

Yeah, and i can watch thee bgame with directv now.? oh, sorry, most broadcast and sports channels arent included. and you can only stream on two devices at once. this is fun, were having fun. yeah, we are. no, youre not jimmy. dont let directv now limit your entertainment. xfinity gives you more to stream to more screens. at 54, gorbachev is the youngest to lead the soviet union since stalin. unlike his predecessors, he may feel less tied down by the burden of soviet history. >> he is a revolu...

Meat crowd. we jumped on obama. obama spent $85 million on total family vacations during his eight years. president bush caught grief every time he went to crawford. regan caught grief when he went out to california to his ranch. this is par for the course. but ill say this -- >> no pun intended. >> no, no pun whatsoever. presidents really never do vacation. they are -- they just change venues. >> yeah. >> so wherever they are theyre still conducting business and i just think that the presidents...

Dont really know about the presidents relationship with president putin at this point. is there a concern in diplomatic circles on how president trump is going to approach this meeting? >> i think there should be concern. vladimir putin will come with an agenda. something he wants to accomplish. the question is, you know, what does donald trump bring to the meeting and, to me, you know, the best scenario is a bad meeting. you know, both president trumps predecessors. president trump famously met...

Basically sniffed each other out and tried to figure out what is a solution. now both sides may say that may not be the best option be. flu the u.s. perspective, from trumps perspective, he can package it as a trade deal. north korea, south korea, or the u.s. and that is something that trump is willing to talk about. talking about trade, which will therefore bring peace. and that may be a self-interest of kim jong un, north koreas leader. >> do you imagine the two men meeting? that might be an o...

After begin returned the visit, the enthusiasm dropped off. while the world watched, sadat and begin took to bickering and negotiations broke down. >> jimmy carter took advantage of sadats willingness to talk to the israelis. i think he thought he might be able to do something that his predecessors couldnt. it was a huge gamble. >> good afternoon. the stage is set and the participants are now beginning to arrive here in the washington area. president carter, egyptian president anwar sadat and pr...

Their defense obligations, what he said about china and needing chinas help in resolving this situation. this is very difficult. you look at the incredible tweets hes had not only over the last 24 hours, but the last six months where hes continued to ratchet up the rhetoric. then all of a sudden, last night. hopefully china, south korea and japan can figure this out on their own. >> jack kingson, what is president trump doing that his predecessors did not regarding north korea to stop or slow it...

Likely to happen. he views this as his only ticket to survival. >> but what about china? because you know, what was it, a couple of weeks ago and the tweet from trump and how he had been trying, but it wasnt so successful with north korea, but today, we know that putin and xi met. where does president trump stand in this whole world leader triangle? >> well, president trumps had quite an education in the past six or seven months. when i interviewed him during the campaign, he said, china can sol...

Must have considered the probable reaction in congress including the possibility of impeachment. >> there with some of us who felt that the imperial president was was getting out of hand. the saturday night massacre was a signal to the american people that a president was putting himself above the rule of law and they demanded action. >> and the public outcry to the saturday night massacre was so significant. >> just the insanity of the saturday night massacre like who does that? how could you t...

Just one of many competitions out here, swimming, cycling, running, a marksmanship competition. probably the signature game out here is wheelchair basketball, the gold medal game for that is on friday, you can catch it on espn. molly? >> molly: thank you for sharing that very personal story, one small glimpse into the lives they are leading now. thank you. >> leland: tax reform and health care are still hung up in congress, the president didnt need their help or approval to accomplish something ...