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Making sure we provide every single possible incentive for them to reach political consensus, bring about a new government which can then renegotiate with the united states if we want to have a longer force. our guys are going to face combat. no doubt about that. jon is right. >> larry: jon, was the war worth 4,400 lives? >> i dont think it was worth one american life. we went into war on the pretext there were weapons of mass destruction. we had no human intelligence. the pentagon obviously coo...

About the context, the pretext and whether or not it was a good idea. the reality is were there. we have an interest in ensuring its esuccess. that is in our interests, in the interests of honoring the dead and those who sacrificed their lives today. >> larry: are you optimistic about the outcome here? >> i want to respond to something michael said. this was president bushs war but it was also a war supported by virtually every person, senior foreign policy official in president obamas administr...

The troops arent going to disappear at the end of this current security agreement. we have 3,000 troops in korea. that war has been over for 60 years. having engaged this war we can all have honorable disagreements about the context, the pretext and whether or not it was a good idea. the reality is were there. we have an interest in ensuring its success. we immediate >> we need an iraq that is a stable force in the united states. that is in our interests, in the interests of honoring the dead an...

Certain illegals in the thousands if they applied for citizenship and they dont have criminal records. the agency says that will better help target illegals who pose a serious threat. that is where they want to put their resources. critics say its nothing more than backdoor amnesty. ben stein, is with us. ray ed gonzalez joins us, too. good to see both of you. >> good to be here. >> hello. >> jamie: first, dan, why do you say its backdoor amnesty? >> this is part of an overall process from the -...

Participate in any further embeds? >> actually, i served as an embed in afghanistan in 04 for some time in nine different places and im familiar with the process on all three sides. also having been in the pentagon. and i would say as a general rule, we should be allowing those journalists who have expertise and the ability to analyze to be out covering the military. i dont know enough about the specific reasons that the pentagon would have given to say whether he is blacklisted or not, but in g...

Ill represent the cop. maybe hes right. what if the bubble did go in the eye and the next thing you know she is down. she cant see. some protester comes. they are trying to retext world leaders at the g20 summit. and the cop is out of commission. >> that could happen. it didnt. i did concede it could form basis of a bat write. but the facts would have to be so unusual. it didnt happen in this case. megyn: where do you draw the line? >> maybe he had sunglasses on? where do you draw the line betwe...

Settled by late september? >> larry, the whole settlement issue was supposed to be discussed in the final peace -- what are called final status peace negotiations, which means how -- to achieve a final peace, this is one of the issues we have to resolve. seven months ago, i did something quite extraordinary, that is, no other prime minister in israels history did this. i put on a temporary freeze of ten months on new construction in the settlements in order to encourage the palestinians to get i...

Those who dont really want a peace with israel to stand up and do what president -- the late president of egypt, anwar sadat did, and to say, hey, its over, no more war, no more bloodshed. were going to make a genuine peace with israel. im prepared to have a demilitarized state live next to the jewish state of israel. i think the palestinians should not be either subject of israel or citizens of israel. they should have their own independent country. we should be assured that this country is not...

What are called final status peace negotiations, which means how -- to achieve a final peace, this is one of the issues we have to resolve. seven months ago, i did something quite extraordinary, that is, no other prime minister in israels history did this. i put on a temporary freeze of ten months on new construction in the settlements in order to encourage the palestinians to get into the peace talks. seven months have passed by. they dont come in. they say, oh, we need, now, another extension....

I think it requires courage on the palestinian side for all those who dont really want a peace with israel to stand up and do what president -- the late president of egypt, anwar sadat did, and to say, hey, its over, no more war, no more bloodshed. were going to make a genuine peace with israel. im prepared to have a demilitarized state live next to the jewish state of israel. i think the palestinians should not be either subject of israel or citizens of israel. they should have their own indepe...