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Afghanistan. you have to be really careful about getting into this. but the iranians are notorious for making bad judgments and miscalculating. the real danger here is a miscalculation on the part of iranians which give us no choice but to go in fully. >> bill: word from tehran today theyll consider a response to be at war. last comment on that, senator. >> well, look, they are doing things which are bad. they are doing things which indicate a lack of judgment. they are pushing the envelope. the...

Information that goes against their narrative. they havent reached out nor do i anticipate they will ever reach out. they want hearings for totally political reasons. its time that enough is enough. i have great faith in senator lindsey graham and chuck grassley and some of the others. if we dont have them on the house side, theyll have them on the senate side. but ultimately the american people will be the judge. >> sandra: i want to go back to five hours of testimony we heard from corey lewand...

Important issue? louisiana senator john kennedy joins us now. senator kennedy, good morning to you. perhaps you can answer that question. will we see both sides come together and put something before the president he is willing to sign? >> i dont know yet, of course. i wouldnt bet my house on it. and if i were betting your house, sandra, i would probably say maybe. we have to see what the proposals are first. the presidents opinion matters. i met with bill barr yesterday. i think the white house...

Investigate an obstruction of justice case. and he in testimony said oh no, were not looking at an obstruction of justice case and now we find out from the inspector generals report that he was. so its those kinds of inconsistencies. there may be a good explanation, but i have yet to find one. >> bill: the i.g. says democrats havent reached out to him about potential fisa abuse at the court level. >> thats a news alert. can you imagine? >> bill: the question is, if thats the case, democrats run ...

Sandy hook school shooting released a new video intended to draw attention to the issue for children in the classroom. >> these headphones are just what i need for studying. >> just what i need for the new year. >> this jacket is a real must have. >> my parents told me this, its pretty cool. >> these really come in handy. >> bill: it gets worse. 2012 shooting december, newtown, connecticut, left many dead. andrew pollack lost his daughter calling it an important wake-up call. >> i think its dist...

>> admiral rogers. >> i would say if he thinks he can split the relationship between ourselves and the south koreans, hes sadly mistaken. >> and finally, lieutenant general ashley. >> no change to his strategic calculus, matter of fact under the kg regime, youve seen a much more delivered effort in terms of readiness, very different from his father. got a million man army, 70% south of pyongyang and the train in a very deliberate fashion. the calculus is not changing and we should not be misled ...

To spotting. a lot of it is trying to educate them about what to be on the lookout for and have it be more of a dialogue. >> senator risch. >> thank you very much. first of all, i want to associate myself with remarks of the vice chairman when he said we -- this committee will always have your backs. for those of you who have been associated with this committee, dan you used to sit here and director bopompeo in the same operation across the way, you seem like part of the committee, we see you so...

Disapproval that he had to decide, i cant run for re-election and win this primary was because he spoke out. and i think thats -- >> thats a good point. and i give senator flake credit, not only for that, as you point out, but also because he was consistent in the campaign, right? he took on -- he never supported president trump, even during the campaign. where i think its not quite a profile in courage is that if the republic -- if the fate of these republicans seem to s - suggest, go out there...

So lets have a conversation with them, wolf. senator risch should be back on here and he should be ashamed. lets have that conversation with an 8-year-old or a 6-year-old. my nephew and niece. if a man whos the president ever says its appropriate to make fun of a womans face, her menstrual cycle, if its appropriate to say the federal government wiretapped my office with no evidence behind it, if its appropriate to attack a war widow on social media, if its appropriate to say that attacking a wom...

If i have been critical, it is not because i relish criticizing the behavior of the president of the united states. if i have been critical, it is because i believe it is my obligation to do so. and as a matter and duty of conscience. >> strong words. joining us now to talk about those words, republican congressman, duncan hunter of california. hes a member of the house armed services committee. hes a veteran of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. congressman, thanks very much for joining us. do y...