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We are back here on "gps" talking about the middle east with martin indyk, robin wright and tarek masoud. robin, let me ask you when you look at this withdraw from syria, is it fair to say that iran must be pleased about this, or is it really true that iran is at this point particularly with the new sanctions and the new pressure is overwhelmed and dealing with its own problems? its economy is in pretty bad shape, its currency has i think collapsed 30% or 40% in the last few months. how is iran ...

We are back here on "gps" talking about the middle east with martin indyk, robin wright and tarek masoud. robin, let me ask you when you look at this withdraw from syria, is it fair to say that iran must be pleased about this, or is it really true that iran is at this point particularly with the new sanctions and the new pressure is overwhelmed and dealing with its own problems? its economy is in pretty bad shape, its currency has i think collapsed 30% or 40% in the last few months. how is iran ...

Speech for the autocrats in the region. in fact, i think the speech was actually addressed to the autocrats rather than to the people. >> robin, when you look at the speech the thing that struck me in terms of policy was the whole speech was almost constructed as an anti-iranian speech. that seems to be at the heart of the president or secretary pompeos middle east strategy. >> absolutely. this is the core issue which secretary of state pompeo, national security adviser john bolton and the presi...

Spokesman announced that america had begun the process of its deliberate withdrawal from syria. those words ended some of the contradictions from the administration and the confusion from the rest of the world about whether the administration was actually going to pull out in the short term. the announcement came white secretary of state mike pompeo is making a middle east tour hitting all the major capitals to reassure allies that america has their backs. joining me now to discuss the whole iss...

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Block, as well. he vilifies the same exact people. when we started separating kids at the border, he called them future criminals, kids, taken from their parents, right? theres a complete dehumanization. and obviously the president is extremely myopic. and i would say a lot of other presidents before him about our health and our cooperation with these countries. were talking about the three poorest countries in this region through which most of the cocaine and heroine that we consume in the unit...

Intelligence officials. and showing his true colors, which are not based on humanity, empathy or justice for freedom of the press. >> dorian, where do we go from here? robin wright, the great journalist on npr. the question she has, wheres the body? a big open question looking at preliminary results from the saudis. what happens next as you see it? >> i think we need all of the evidence to come out. i think we need actually journalists to be able to do their jobs unlike mr. khashoggi, unfortunat...

Stronger. just to remind you, we have talked about this and other incidents. smoke in a plane and in a cockpit is a dangerous situation under any circumstances. in this case, again, though, we should say the pool saying that the reaction has been calm and were going to keep you undated on this story throughout as the first ladys plane returns to joint base andrews. >> atmosphere calm, we hope. and one would assume from this reporting everyone is okay. theyre back on the ground at andrews. well b...

President trump has turned this from a horrifying story about the saudi regime and the nature of their efforts to crack down on disdense to a story about president trump and his foreign policy, a washington story. >> robin wright, lets dig down a little bit more on just how specious a comparison it is between brett kavanaugh and this. it is alleged murder that took place two weeks ago. the u.s. has intelligence that the saudis were considering an abduction here, planning an abduction here. the t...

Domestic issue and foreign policy is quite striking. but the president has invested a normal amount in his relationship with saudi arabia and particularly with the crown prince. three of his most important foreign policy objectives anywhere in the world really circles around the president. his attempt to squeeze change in iran or potentially even regime change in iran hinge on that relationship. so the president has taken a very risky position that could affect his legacy on foreign policy, his ...