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Ukraine intractable, syria, extend the new star treaty for five years thats going to expire in 2021 as a result of these two president s coming together . Yeah. Can they agree for no Nuclear Proliferation and put pressure on north korea and also put pressure on iran . Is that possible . I think so. Paul okay. Lets talk about the domestic politics here because you know to have an effective Foreign Policy, you need domestic support. And the way the president handled that Press Conference has reall...

Ideas. the washington post had a story saying we ought to move our troops from germany to poland. to me that would be an incredible step forward. paul: speaking of congress, 98 to nothing vote this week by the senate warning the president not to take up putins request to have -- to come and have russian prosecutors interview american officials who might know something about bill browder who is one of the authors of the act, a sanctions bill that passed in 2012 and has sanctioned i think about 51...

That. paul: bill, what about this disagreements were hearing about between some of the intelligence officials and the white house? particularly dan coats, the director of national intelligence. he was -- seemed in an interview to be stunned by the news that the president has issued an invitation for putin to come in the fall, and issued a statement after the summit defending the intelligence community. >> right, well, look, we all know that the russians meddled. everyone knows that. i think even...

Unfortunately. now -- paul: he stepped back from it. >> because of that backlash from congress, he stepped back. thats a good thing. that also shows that checks and balances in the american system work. but the very idea that the white house spokesperson sarah huckabee sanders didnt immediately shut that down, that putin request, when she was asked about it this week, to me shows a fundamental lack of communication within the administration and a lack of understanding of putins method and his ta...

Columnist, editorial board member, and columnist and manhattan institute senior fellow. mary, i recall clearly last week you said the summit with putin was a bad idea. has the week made you change your mind about that? >> no, it hasnt at all. i think it is safe to say this was not a highlight of the trump presidency. now, as to what congress can do, they are a little limited of course because the executive branch is the one that sets foreign policy, but we have seen congress impose some pretty s...

Domestically as a result of that. paul: bill, what about this disagreements were hearing about between some of the intelligence officials and the white house? particularly dan coats, the director of national intelligence. he was -- seemed in an interview to be stunned by the news that the president has issued an invitation for putin to come in the fall, and issued a statement after the summit defending the intelligence community. >> right, well, look, we all know that the russians meddled. every...

Lets listen to the president to answer a question from tucker carlson on montenegro. >> membership in nato obligates the members to defend any other member thats attacked. lets say montenegro is attacked, why should my son go there to defend it? >> i understand what you are saying. montenegro is a tiny country with very strong people, very aggressive people, and they may get aggressive, and congratulations you are in world war iii. paul: deterrence is the core function of nato or any alliance li...

Ideas. the washington post had a story saying we ought to move our troops from germany to poland. to me that would be an incredible step forward. paul: speaking of congress, 98 to nothing vote this week by the senate warning the president not to take up putins request to have -- to come and have russian prosecutors interview american officials who might know something about bill browder who is one of the authors of the act, a sanctions bill that passed in 2012 and has sanctioned i think about 51...

President? >> you know, theres a lot of misunderstanding about this. in talking to the people around the president, who i know, the president drives foreign policy and national security, make no mistake about it. paul: correct. >> and listen, i think this president -- i mean despite this week of criticism, hes the toughest guy on russia since ronald reagan, and the facts are on the table. look, the trump defense buildup comparable to the reagan buildup. it has to last a few more years to be sure...

Columnist, editorial board member, and columnist and manhattan institute senior fellow. mary, i recall clearly last week you said the summit with putin was a bad idea. has the week made you change your mind about that? >> no, it hasnt at all. i think it is safe to say this was not a highlight of the trump presidency. now, as to what congress can do, they are a little limited of course because the executive branch is the one that sets foreign policy, but we have seen congress impose some pretty s...