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Deal at least limited and contained some of irans nuclear activity. the deal was never supposed to make iran americas best friend. theres a war going on in yemen, a proxy war. iran versus saudi arabia and the u.s. on saudi arabias side in that one. why are we doing this? what is the u.s. supposed to gain from agitating, poking the bear in iran? >> i dont know. another war, maybe? i dont know. it seems that always the answer is war and aggression and lets just, like, bomb the hell out of some cou...

Are at the establishment. basic economic matters may govern what people do at the ballot box. >> thats 100% correct, and i think one of the reasons that doug jones won, aside from having all the money that he head from outside groups and the backing of both democrats and republicans in the establishment is that he worked harder and talked about issues people cared about, whereas roy moore had to talk about the scandal all the time. and that funding of c.h.i.p. is the number one issue, according ...

Emeratis as well, and showcasing the way iran has been attacking those u.s. allies. it really does show the united states is in a proxy war with iran with regard to irans activities in yemen, and some might argue as well with regards to their activities in syria as well. so the administration is really amping up the rhetoric, trying to galvanize international community support for what iran is violating if not the letter and the spirit of the deal. >> but the french and other allies, including t...

Another disease. diphtheria. diseases that people thought were relegated to the history books are making a big comeback in this devastating landscape, wolf. >> what an amazing and heartbreaking report. is there any expectation that aid will start to get in anytime soon? >> theres no real expectation because theres so little political process. so little political progress, rather. on the diplomatic front and its important for abuse to understand. this isnt just a civil war, its a proxy war. its a...

Decision tomorrow. >> robert costa, donald trump isnt the only one with everything on the line. it seems like this is an important moment for steve bannon. this has been his -- this was sean hannitys pick over luther strange, too. those two men have a lot riding on tomorrow. where -- are they lacking a moral compass? are they -- is it agenda? i want to ask this in -- the trump agenda at any cost? what is their rationale as the highest profile national champions of a credibly accused child molest...

Al franken is stepping down, donald trump is going to step down. >> it is a proxy war, and bill clinton who was the toast of this town and the toast of elites across the world would if he were first husband, still be the toast of this town. >> exactly? and the toast of the world. >> and people wouldnt have gone after him or they wouldnt have gone after this issue in the same way because it would have discredited her so horribly. >> yes. >> i want to say well read what ruth has written. ruth did ...

And now here we are in 2017, and -- >> we dont want to make the clinton mistake again. >> we have to admit to that first, the people calling on franken to resign need to point out they supported bill clinton. they hung with the clintons. >> i think people are pointing that out. >> really? i dont see people going out to the podium and saying al franken step down now, theyre the same people who worked hard inside the clinton bubble to try to help elect hillary clinton and support bill clinton in h...

Handed. if were going to be the mediator who pushes these towards peace, weve got to honor that commitment of neutrality and were not going to recognize jerusalem as anybodys capital until theres an agreement. president trump crossed that line. hes weakened the united states and put our diplomats in risk. here is the real problem. he got nothing from this. he got nothing in return from the israelis in return for this historic american concession. and you just have to wonder about the negotiating...

Trump need a strong working relationship to achieve some of the goals. it feels like its a short-term gain for a lot of the fodder for steve bannon. theres a potential long-term loss for the party overall. >> like the proxy, alice, usually for the president, is hillary clinton, because steve bannon has taken aim at mitch mcconnell, as well. and mitt romney, a proxy war between bannon and the accomplishment. >> sure. that was the game he played in the election. draining the swamp. it was successf...

Mcconnell ahead of 2018 midterm election, trying to control more of the partys power, its direction and hes looking to the u ut senate race next year, where hatch, the veteran senator, is looking to run for re-election and he knows romney is thinking about running for that seat hymn, so his comments about alabama are about a larger proxy war in the party. >> what was it like in that room? whats the reaction there in alabama? >> i think we should be clear in talking to voters over that donald tru...