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Undrum, more of a quagmire than even iraq. But there are lots of ways to support the Syrian People if you want to support the Syrian People, right . You can actually bring over more as refugees. You can actually provide more humanitarian aid. You can establish a safe zone it is not at all clear to me that going after the a sad regime directly militarily is the way to go. Rose we conclude with bernard henrilevy, the french filmmaker and author whose most recent film is called the battle of mosul....

During the Obama Administration. And he has met with the president of china a number of times. Welcome. As National Security adviser, made china in particular a particular area of interest for yourself. What do you think the chinese are expecting and what do they hope to accomplish . Tom it is the most important , diplomatic meeting that President Trump has had so far in his presidency. On the chinese side, their approach would be to have a successful meeting. And indeed moving forward towards t...

During the Obama Administration. And he has met with the president of china a number of times. Welcome. As National Security adviser, made china in particular a particular area of interest for yourself. What do you think the chinese are expecting and what do they hope to accomplish . Tom it is the most important , diplomatic meeting that President Trump has had so far in his presidency. On the chinese side, their approach would be to have a successful meeting. And indeed moving forward towards t...

Confusing signal to those at home who elected him on that very sentiment. We are prepared to do more. But we hope that will not be necessary. Dickerson but what more . We talked with secretary of state Rex Tillerson about u. S. Foreign policy and whether the president s concern for humanitarianism now extends to removing Bashar Alassad. Is it a priority of u. S. Policy to get him out of power . Our priority in syria, john, really hasnt changed. I think the president has been quite clear, first a...

Meant a new isolationism and a confusing signal to those at home who elected him on that very sentiment. We are prepared to do more. But we hope that will not be necessary. Dickerson but what more . We talked with secretary of state Rex Tillerson about u. S. Foreign policy and whether the president s concern for humanitarianism now extends to removing Bashar Alassad. Is it a priority of u. S. Policy to get him out of power . Our priority in syria, john, really hasnt changed. I think the presiden...

With vietnam and this region for the longterm. Charlie the visit comes at a moment of renewed concern over the regional aspirations and it raises questions about the u. S. Pivot to asia as recent developments threaten to divert his focus once again. Earlier today the white house u. S. Strikethat a killed the leader of the afghan taliban. Investigators continue to probe whether egypt flight 804 was brought down by terrorists. Joining me from washington is tom donilon, he was National Security adv...

Has made a number of public comments. We held a hearing, many members, republican and democrat, were present on the question of fragile states. He is, i think, appropriately highlighting that the cost of restabilizing countries like libya, syria, iraq and continuing to hold together countries like nigeria and pakistan is going to be substantial. And we need to engage in a bipartisan and thoughtful way in advancing why it is in americas interests to prevent the collapse of even more larger and po...

There institutions that have had to pay big fines for circomventing the sanctions. The second thing i would say is that iran has expressed concerns about the fact that they are not getting the kind of engagement with the International Business community that they would like to see. I think our response is simply that there is more than iran can do to encourage that investment because that is looking for a stable Business Climate in which we can do business. If you are routinely testing missiles,...

Im going to test them against the national interests, test them against principles and values, and what i and my advisers think is doable here. Then how do i address the probably . I think thats the way it would work, so its going to depend upon each specific issue that comes before the commander in chief. Im going to follow up in a second. I think its important for those who will be president to communication their vision of the Foreign Policy they intend to bring, and its important to do that ...

Lobbying. The Government Accountability Office Confirmed that the executive branch under the direction of epa administrator mccarthy unleashed an illegal Propaganda Campaign in order to force it down the throats of the American People. Its clear the Obama Administration had a covert agenda to reach a deal with iran at any cost that was driven by optics of diplomacy and legacy than the real facts on the ground. What are the dangers of such a narrativedriven approach to policy making . When one ca...