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President obama had announced he would carry out sanctions proportional to russiaed alleged interference. do you feel hes hit the mark? >> i dont think the russian election interference made much difference. i think the sanctions will make practically no difference. they cant very well be effective. >> why is that? >> in the sense their actions werent effective, ours arent go to be yes. in that sense proportioned. >> this is surprising. why do you say it is not going to be effective and you seem...

For it? would the american people have the appetite for it? >> and critics would say that he overlearned the lessons of iraq, right? to the extent that he was swept into office on this kind of pushback against what george w. bush had done at the worlds policeman. but you were talking about the collapse of the soviet union. and between that and what trump told mika the other day, as you watch the interaction between vladimir putin and president-elect trump, and i want to ask ayman about this, it ...

Relationship we expected, the new relationship we might not have been expecting, matthew, a back and forth over nuclear arms with both the president-elect and the russian leader talking in their own way about expanding capabilities? >> reporter: yes, theyre both nuclear superpowers and obviously theyve both been concerns with modernizing their arsenals for various, different reasons, as a matter of fact. its not clear to me, and, of course, i wasnt party to this conversation, but its not clear t...

Editorial. it read in part the tone of a bystander fanning flames in trumps second tweet is worry somethat he might treat the relationship between superpowers as a game given that he has not been in the white house, the official chinese rhetoric has been measured but this restraint will not last when hes president if he treats china the way he tweeted today. papers are state run in china. nothing is published without the signoff of communist party sensors. while a minister might not be making up...

>> the sign of the possible unraveling of the world order that was established after world war ii, which made one of the most peaceful periods in the history of the world. senator john mccain calling on america to lead the world with a stronger hand. specifically his concerns over russia, its hacking during the election, the civil war and syria and this most recent international front, the chinese seizure of a u.s. underwater drone. so, what steps can the u.s. take to deal with these superpowe...

Was compelled to do so by what they believe to be the facts. and so this is not cia being political or being politicized. i take it, once you put that information into the public domain, in washingtons current atmosphere, one side or the other, depending on the issue, is going to pick it up and use it to hit the other side. but that doesnt mean the intelligence is politicized. >> one of the things that the russians have tried to do is convince the europeans and others throughout the world that t...

Thanks Jerry youre listening to news day with Nami Rick bell and Alan to C.J. Lets start with our top story Syria a final distress call to the world save Aleppo thats the headline in one newspaper this morning and heres why. Thats the sound of the bombardment of the city by Syrian and Russian forces as Syrian state television is reporting that victory is imminent in that coverage crowds can be seen coming ahead Comey heard cheering as they are liberated. Iverson 528-0000 civilians are still bel...

Hello and welcome to business daily from the B.B.C. With me Manuela coming up now what companies around the world seek expert advice on navigating a global economy led by President elect Donald Trump the big looming problem that really has people spoke is the idea that a more protectionist United States will try and try to renegotiate the terms of trade with China also why there are so few older workers in Americas tech industry young people are just smarter as Mark Zuckerberg aspires to have s...

Communism. >> reporter: laterally went on the "tonight show" with jack parr. >> i know how many questions youve been asked, and -- >> never mind. you can ask all that you want for the public opinion of the united states about anything you want. >> reporter: almost from the start, castro confiscated the property of the wealthy, silenced newspapers, nationalized u.s. oil refineries, and signed a pact with the soviet union. in 1961, president john f. kennedy ordered the cia to invade cuba at the ba...

Want to talk to major superpowers. you could see this visit in the light. he and i have been friends for while, and he hung up on me. i didnt get a real answer. i dont think they realized that this would be the image, would rocket around the world. he had intelligence briefings, we didnt know as a retired officer, what he can get, we didnt know he was going to moscow. >> general, to you, as one who knows him, one of the keys to surrounding shim because of his commen commen comments. >> islam is ...