Elle fatah may face trouble in iraq. Also, an assassination 100 years ago sparked the outbreak of world war i. Something 2014 feels a lot like 1914. Well explore. Washington d. C. Is broken, thats a fact, but america still works and works very well. I will take you somewhere that succeeds where the federal government has failed on immigrati immigration. But first heres my take. In recent days much of the political chatter inside the beltway has been about Hillary Clinton and her wealth or lack thereof. Mrs. Clintons problem is not her money. Despite the media flurry based on a couple of awkward remarks she made, most people will understand her situation pretty quickly. She wasnt born rich but has become very rich and are unlikely to hold it against her. Mitt romney did not lose the last election because of his wealth. Hispanics and asians did not vote against him in record numbers, for example, because he was a successful businessman. Hillary clintons great challenge will be to decide
Erbil, hours after 18 fighter jets dropped 500pound bombs against another isis position. U. S. Aircraft dropped food and water whereas many as 40,000 yazidi iraqs remain trapped with no sustenance. The leader of isis released an audio statement warning america that soon enough youll find yourself in a direct confrontation with the sons of islam who have prepared themselves well for the day we fight you. This afternoon White House Press secretary josh earnest repeatedly said the mission would not be prolonged but declined to offer an idea as to when it might end. The authorization that the president has been given for military action is very limited in scope. The president is determined to ensure that the United States is not dragged back into a prolonged military conflict in iraq. Not in a position to offer up a specific date, but i am able to offer a specific president ial commitment that a prolonged military conflict that includes u. S. Involvement is not on the table here. He called
We face from being attacked from syria and now iraq. What is your strategy to stop these people from attacking the homeland that express a desire to do so. No political conciliation in baghdad is going to protect the homeland. That has to be a commanderinchief with a strategy and a vision. Eric we protected the kurds before, now we are providing weapons . Reporter the administration has begun providing weapons to the kurds. Its not clear what agency is doing that. The pentagon says it is not. Historically the cia has done such transfers. There are reports that the administration is already providing arms to the kurd. But dissen to what the acting representative of the kurdistan government told bret baier on friday nights special report. To this point we have not received any up s. Military equipment, any. And this is where the isis has been able to advance. The peshmerga force and equipment are from the days we fought a zam hussein and its obsolete. Today isis has the americanmade equi
And make this the summer of style. Amid new u. S. Air strikes in iraq, confirmation this morning the cia is arming kurdish fighters. The conflict juxtaposes a new ceasefire in the region between israel and hamas. Well go live to the middle east. Back at home, a democratic divide in hawaii as the incumbent governor gets ousted by over 30 points and the Senate Standoff is too close to call in a primary haunted by a late senators legacy. Also this morning, were marking 40 years since an unprecedented week in American History when Richard Nixon resigned and the presidency passed to someone elected by one House District in michigan. Good morning from washington, its monday, august 11th, 2014. This is the daily rundown. Im luke russert in for the great chuck todd. We start with the u. S. Role on a battlefield americans thought they had left behind. U. S. Officials now tell nbc news that the cia is directly arming Kurdish Forces battling isis fighters in northern iraq. Up until now, the u. S.
Washington. Signs of turbulence in a reasonably smooth relationship between pyangyoung and the u. S. Counseling a meeting between the north and south korean official officials. North korean state media going on to say the United States will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the u. S. Summit in light of this provocative military ruckus jointly conducted with the south korean authorities. The drills are not provocative. Kim jong un has said he understands the importance to the United States that we conduct these joint exercises, and that they continue to go on. As for the summit plan for singapore in june, washington is Going Forward with planning. Some, however were cautious about kim jong uns recent words. I dont think we should trust him, on the other hand i think its good we have a direct dialogue. And i think there are some positive signs that we have seen recently that the summit could be successful. Reporter north korea is going ahead with dismantling