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They have managed to essentially chase the sunni president from yemen. he landed today in saudi arabia. in this context, why is saudi arabia going into yemen? >> well first of all, look at where yemen is. strenlg strategically, its important. this passageway that leads to the suez canal is where so much of the worlds oil supply flows from. thats important for saudi arabia. but more importantly, there is a certain part of yemen that is shia, and saudi arabia is staunchly sunni. it has very much c...

Yemen. he landed today in saudi arabia. in this context, why is saudi arabia going into yemen? >> well, first of all, look at where yemen is. strategically, its important. this passageway that leads to the suez canal is where so much of the worlds oil supply flows from. thats important for saudi arabia. but more importantly, there is a certain part of yemen that is shia, and saudi arabia is staunchly sunni. it has very much concern about iranian influence growing in the region. iran is supportin...

Of whats happening in our region and we welcome the logistical and intel support from the u.s. >> there are two proxy wars going on here. yemen and iraq. and while were countering iranian influence in yemen, were side by side with iran in iraq. so how do we even keep track of all of this stuff? >> just left iraq after the iraqi prime minister apparently told the shia militias he was overriding their objections against calling in american air strikes. its never exactly black and white when it com...

Is gone. and people cant even decide anymore whether they think an iran deal is good for them or not good for them. >> how about that? >> i think the question for u.s. policy though going forward, it seems like the prevailing obama doctrine at this point is dont let our troops get in the middle of all of this because whats the point? the counter question and maybe one you can answer is would we benefit from a bit more of a footprint in that region at this point in time? does it make any sense fo...

Irian action is divisive and sectarian. and it sends the wrong message when president obama is reaching out to the iranian people not to tell them to overthrow their rulers whom they hate and who oppress them but to tell them about how hes about to reach a deal with their rulers that will allow them to keep a nuclear program with all restrictions off of it in ten years. that is not the message we should be sending to the people of iran. >> let me ask nancy this. you agree theyre a state sponsor ...

There. what the prime minister is saying today when the palestinians are united with hamas throughout the middle east, today israel cannot afford to withdrawal. he remains as committed to a vision of two states and two people t. question is, what can you implement today? >> all right. well said. appreciate it. thank you, ambassador. >> thank you. much here now we are action, former israeli ambassador is with us. good to see you. today with isis expanding its influence in the region as they are. ...

Strategic analyst lieu tentenant colonel ralph peters. colonel peters, we know theyre a state sponsor of terror. we just went through the history from 1979 forward and their desire to destroy america and israel. we know they fight proxy wars. we know theyve been funding terror. why are we even -- we know theyve lied to the international community repeatedly. they even admitted in these negotiations it was discovered rather that they have a new nuclear facility that we didnt know about. my questi...

Advisor foreign policy expert. >> before we get into long answer substance i want to see if we can agree on certain facts here. do we agree iran is a state sponsor of terror? we all agree on that? >> absolutely. >> you agree with that? >> it has been. and they are today? >> they fund hezbollah they are fighting proxy wars all over the middle east and elsewhere dennis. you know that right? >> state sponsor of terror. do we all agree that they have repeatedly threatened to wipe israel off the map ...

Congress about what would happen if iran ever got its hands on a nuclear weapon. but it seemed to fall on deaf ears with this administration. for reaction we bring in israeli ambassador to the united states ron dermer with us. sir, thanks for being with us. >> good to be with you sdl this to me is a defining moment of our time. this is france and great britain in munich in 1938. ill tell you why, ambassador. one plus one equals two. radical islamists sworn to destroy israel and the united states...

The president deserves our support and didnt need this today. john boehner ought to be ashamed of himself. >> i thought it would be political theater. and indeed it was political theater. worthy of an oscar. >> what is it about the left? why are they so reluctant to acknowledge what is a real, clear present danger of a nuclear armed iran? joining me now dennis kussinich. guys, good to see you. before we get into long answers substance, i want to see if we can agree on certain facts here. do we a...