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The taliban. and quite frankly, its whats so complicated and intriguing about afghanistan to begin with, chuck. >> and mick, one other question. i know defense secretary gates seemed to raise the possibility, at least, that some u.s. forces might actually be able to leave earlier than planned. whats that all about? >> well, thats the way its being touted. actually, if you listen closely to what secretary gates said, he said it would be conditional, of course. you know, president obama has said h...

Im chris matthews in jerusalem. im here in jerusalem where the united states has just been whacked in the face by the israeli government. its announcement of new settlement construction is the new story especially after vice president biden said here yesterday there is no space at all between the united states and israel. well, there is now. ive got some tough thoughts on that later. i have part two of my interview with vice president biden. the big subject was health care reform. president obam...

I think symbolism was noted when biden showed up 90 minutes late to his dinner with the prime minister. you yank our chains, two can play at that game. i dont think there is any way to interpret it other than a total rebuke, a slap in the face. notice when the interior ministry when they apologized today, he apologized for the timing saying maybe i should have waited for a week but did not apologize for the substance. they are unapologetically going forward with settlement construction in east j...

Palestinian leaders seized. netanyahu should stop settlement construction to resume a pieeac proces process. when he was asked, he said the term two-state solution is a label. he said he doesnt want to talk about labels. he wants to talk about substance. what is clear, john, the middle east policies are far from formulated. it is vague. we have seen him change on embassy from jerusalem and settlements. that policy is unclear at this point. >> oren liebermann for us in jerusalem. thank you. let...

Saying settlement construction is not something he supports. what is the reaction in israel this morning? we have cnns oren liebermann live in jerusalem for us right now. a little bit of a duelling message. no more push of the two-state solution. he nudged the prime minister on settlements. i have a sense the prime minister knew that was coming and not unhappy with the results. >> reporter: right. netanyahus government is hailing that press conference as the beginning of the new era. we heard th...

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>> we stand before you embarrassed americans tonight. >> neither republicans on capitol hill. >> if politics is music, the president was soft key. >> this, in my view, was an unnecessary and frankly harmful open dispute. >> president trump can be unexpected warning israel that new settlement construction may not be helpful in achieving peace or ambiguous. his administration led by national security adviser michael flynn is ratcheting up on iran. >> we are officially putting iran on notice. >> an...

>> we have that evidence and we were going to present it to the new administration. if they choose to share it with the american people that will be their choice. >> he didnt offer any specific or elaborate. we hope to get some specifics and details later but the fallout is seeing in israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu recalled is relapse ambassador to the country that voted for the resolution including the us abstaining from that vote and benjamin that yahoo maintains israel will continue...

Breaking tonight, an outpouring of outrage from some celebration from others. after president obama directs his u.n. ambassador to allow passage of an unprecedented united nations resolution condemning settlement construction in israel. in moments well speak with governor mike huckabee who is calling this a be trail of israel. first david lee miller has the latest from the united nations in new york city. >> reporter: sandra, some u.n. observers say the vote today underscores a radical shift in ...

Administration and been denounced by republicans and democrats alike not to defend israel at the u.n. thats something that has been the u.s. role for the past several decades. and kerry was exercising, pointing the finger at israel, and in particular at the construction of settlements as the obstacle to peace. and its noteworthy he did not distinguish between the settlements west of israels security barrier where 80% of settlement construction has taken place and which is relatively uncontrovers...