And more ahead. Israeli Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahu met with president obama. We have to find ways to change the status quo, and well have an opportunity to discuss. Preventing them from becoming a nuclear power. Going on safari could be a thing of the past of the half the worlds animals disappeared in the last 40 years. The real drives are investment, protection and consumption. Another High School Football player died during a game, the third in the past week. A lot of crime, a lot of questions, a lot of shock. We begin with israeli Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahus first visit to the white house since the summer war in gaza, in his speech at the u. N. General assembly on tuesday, he blasted what he considers a double standard on terrorism. The same country that support confronting i. S. I. S. , oppose israel for confronting hamas. They have evidently dont understand that i. S. I. S. And hamas are branches of the same poisonous tree. The status of peace talks with hamas were one of many issues discussed with president obama on wednesday. The leaders were cordial, but the divergent priorities of each were clear, with president obama pushing for comprehensive peace with palestinians. We have to find ways to change the status quo. While Binyamin Netanyahu wanted the focus on iran, warning the president about them developing nuclear wep jones. I weapons. I hope under your leadership that will not happen. Joining us from the Woodrow Wilson center, an advisor for the republican and democratic secretaries of state, helping to formulate u. S. Poly and lass an author. Erin, the president and Prime Minister long had a prickly relationship. As i said, they had different agendas. The president wanting to focus on gaza and the broader piece with palestinians, Binyamin Netanyahu wanted to focus on the Iranian Nuclear threat. What do you thing was going on behind closed doors . First of all, i think the president is lying about focussing on israelipalestinian peace is a throw away. This president has been wary about getting involved in this issue for some time. By and large hes not prepared now. Well see what happens after the midterms of 2015. At number two, the president has his hands full. Some argued hes beleaguered with the recon figuration of a military campaign in iraq and syria, which will draw him in deeper to the internal politics of syria, not only with respect to i. S. I. S. , but Bashar Alassad as well. To a degree, you mite even org awe might even argue that the two men with a dysfunctional relationship, one of the worst in relationships between israeli Prime Ministers and president s, and i have watched more than a few come and go. In many respects, given the timely remains in the obama presidency, they really are probably more oriented around a common theme than ever before. Chances of a break through in the israeli, palestinian issue are slim to none. The president and focussed on militant islam and i. S. I. S. , and the iranian p5 1 negotiations in late november are coming to a head. Very much this will be a period coming up that will focus on not arab israeli peace, but on security, terror and militant islam. Lets talk about the issues and the dysfunction. First, the civilian deaths in gaza angered the u. S. The president pressed Binyamin Netanyahu again on wednesday about preventing civilian casualties, and the u. S. Relaxed its strict policies to protect civilians. We are seeing i. S. I. L. Hiding among civilians in syria and iraq. Is the u. S. Being hypocritical. So many anomalies and contradictions shape the policies of power. Whether its contradiction or hypocrisy, the reality when we operate in iraq and afghanistan we confronted to a certain degree the same kinds of challenges that the israelis did report to causing respect to causing civilian casualties and deaths. The president made his. 2 months ago, with respect to gaza. Again, i think the raising of the civilian issue of wilfully and purposely targetting civilians is a throw away line. Always in the middle east we have the what ifs, and the circular arguments. The president even though as you say may not be pushing hard for a broader peace between israel and the palestinians, but Binyamin Netanyahu, again, comes to the United States after the israelis approved thousands of settlements in east jerusalem. It feels certainly im getting that sense from you, you want to throw up your arms and say forget about it. You know, look, theres a certain reality here. I mean, it seems it may be politically incorrect or inconvenient to admit it. Theres a certain reality. Unlike lehman brothers, the u. S. Relationship is too big to failment regardless of the dysfunction that exists at the top, differences over issues, tactically with respect to iran, strategically with respect to americas conception of a 2state solution, versus Binyamin Netanyahus. None of this matters. In the end, for many regions, including domestic politics and the reality that no president , unless there is sufficient reason, will wilfully pick a fight with the israelis. There was one that came out of the discussions that i thought was interesting, was that Binyamin Netanyahu brought up the penalty of aligning with moderate arab states, bringing them into the Peace Process. Thats something i have not heard before, because they think the interests have eye lined. Do you think thats a good idea, or an idea that would even nigh . Its a movie that has been played for a long time. Its a series of principles, not a blueprint or a roadmap. If the government of israel wanted to bring the arab world into a legitimate Peace Process, and perhaps each in a way put dightsal pressure on the palestinians, endorse the peace initiative. That would do it. The original talking point in the speech that so many arab states oppose israels campaign against hamas, yet encourage the United States to blast i. S. I. S. , because they are one and the same. The Prime Minister nose that those arab states during the Gaza Campaign isnt pressure the israelis, the silence in the arab world was deafening with respect to support for palestinians, hamas. You had egypt, saudi, and the u. A. E. Aligning against hamas because their broader priority and the larger fear is not israel, its i. S. I. S. On one hand, and militant shia islam, iran and hezbollah on the other. The question is whether you can bring them into a Peace Process coming up with a two state solution that would tick. Erin david miller, good to have you with us. Always a pleasure. Turning to turkey, timely becoming a member of the coalition to fight i. S. I. S. In iraq and syria. The move could allow n. A. T. O. Allies to use the air base at insir lick to launch attacks incirlik to launch attacks. Fighting sent thousands of refugees fleeing to turkey, adding to the growing humanitarian crisis. There are doubts about the one group willing to fight in syria, the moderate syrian rebels. Joining us in new york is joshure hersch, a contributor to the daily beast, his latest piece is guide to the last of syrias good guys. Good to have you with us. Alarming, your story. You are focussing on the moderates that we are supposed to arm and equip and train. And the hope, of course is they will carry out the fighting in syria. What you are saying is most of the those good guys, human tarians that they are gone. Basically chased away by i. S. I. L. And Bashar Alassad. That is right, we are seeing it embraced by the moderates the search for the rebels. Do the moderate rebels exist, thats what i was looking at. Who are moderates, and by moderate, which is a relative term, i mean how you and i may define it, people in the audience may define if, a lot of those guys are those that you imagine. The ideologists, activists, humanitarians, doctors that gave up the practice and mooed to syria. What we and moved to syria. What we have seen is these peopleville fled the country, theyve been silenced and are not there as much as they used to be. When i. S. I. L. Takes obvious, they kill the guys, including the doctors, who technically they need. A certain amount were pushed out by the regime. Over the next year or so, some people fell off, some you may call mad rates, some moderates, some said thats enough for me, but a whole group of dedicated activists that risked their lives, lying in idlib and aleppo. They were holding out and doing their best to advance the revolution. I. S. I. S. Comes along and attacks them and forced them out. You had journalists who couldnt do their job. Others under threat. This happened over a year ago this happened. What is going on in washington. Is it Wishful Thinking or denial similar to what we saw with i. S. I. L. In january, when they had taken over a couple of cities, the president was calling it a jv team, now are we doing the same thing, thinking theres enough of a moderate fighting force, that theyll be able to take on i. S. I. L. I would like to see. Anyone that supports the ideals of the opposition would love to see the moderate group grow and have space to grow. Anything could happen, its i. S. I. L. s push back, it may crea create room and space. We are not seeing that space. The things that we associate with the uprising. Was the president being realistic when he talked about arming them, and we couldnt arm pharmacists and people like that. It was a realistic assessment of the situation. You are being overly dismissive to the president , if i cap say that, to say because they were farmers, they cant learn to be train pd. A lot of the small brigades are led by former syrian Army Commanders and captains, they are smart and talented people. They are marginalised and part of the opposition. The question is can they be wrangled together and be coordinated to print an on the ground counterforce to i. S. I. S. Some american politicians believe we can. John mccain is among the vocal ones, saying we need to arm the moderates. There are reports of some brigades, especially near aleppo, who are engaging i. S. I. L. , and who are legitimate fighting forces. Its true. They exist. I met some of them, you can collect hundreds of people whether they can take the groups we like to see taken on, and not do what alienates them from the population well have a lot of questions. Coordination is important. There has been discord among the moderates about what the u. S. Should do, whether they bomb i. S. I. L. , and the Bashar Alassad regime, and also as to how much they can help us, if we do have them on the ground, why are they not helping us tart the right locations, because there has been complaints that we havent been doing that. There are a lot of people in the moderate opposition upset with who we are attacking. It will be a long road ahead. They exist. What i wanted to look at is who do they represent, beyond just people with guns. In the beginning they represented groups of civil activists that had the ideals that were closer to what we imagined the upbringing being. A lot of the civil activists are gone and are no longer there. Do the fighting forces have a constituency holding them accountable and pushing them in the direction we want to see them going, and are they fighters, people with guns. A lot to be concerned about. Pleasure to have you with us. Consider this will be righthe direction we want to se righright back. O as part of the continuing political coverage leading toed midterm elections i was joined by the atlanta mayor, who was in los angeles taking part in a panel of immigration. The summit was presented by the atlantic, Aspen Institute and bloomberg phillan throughies. We discussed immigration, the importance of the voters, and why georgia could be in play for the democrat. Its a pleasure to have you with us, mayor reed. Glad to be with you. I know you are talking about immigration. You have been talking about immigration a lot. Earlier this summer you came out strongly in support of the unaccompanied Migrant Children that came across the border illegally. You said we have a moral responsibility to care for the kids and theyd be welcome in atlanta, even though that put you at odds with the georgian governor, who said he did not want them to come to california. That makes you sound like a National Poll stirn, not a mayor. Why . I was speaking from the heart. As the home of Martin Luther king, and other leaders in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, that it was important to welcome 1,000 children, thats what we have been going. Did the governor have a point complaining to the white house that the administration did not give him notice that the kids are going . I dont have a comment on what he thought or felt. The bottom line is i think you have to deal with things the way they are. There are 1,000 young people, and anyone that followed what was going on apt the southern border at the southern border and new there would be a surge of young people coming to the United States, i didnt believe that we should poll it size coming to the United States, we needed to treat them well, embrace them. We have laws signed by george w. Bush, determining how the young people should be treated, and thats the path that we should follow, and all should have an opportunity to have a day in court, which seems to be the path that we are on now. How is it all playing out so far . Is the federal government taking care of the costs. What do you say to the governor who said the kids would drive up school costs for state or communities . What i say to anyone is georgia and atlanta, we have a big heart and more than enough capacity to make sure that these 1,000 guests are well cared for, and we do our part, and that is what we are doing. Now, again, you embraced and announced an initiative. You said the men crontributions that many are making and between 2012, immigrants accounted for twothirds of the population growth, so you have experience with an immigrant population, what do you think on a National Level. Do you think the president has has it been dealt with properly at a National Level . The answer is no. The bottom line is that the Senate Passed a bipartisan bill that had a surge in Border Protection. The largest increase in Border Protection ever that addressed critics concerned about sealing the borders, it had a pathway to leadership, citizenship and was passed overwhelmingly. For whatever reason, our republican friend in the house chose not to take up the bipartisan bill. It would have put this contentious issue behind us, been the most important. What about the president taking action, putting it off until after the election . I think that compared to what has happened with the way that our friends in the Republican House handled it, its a small thing. We have an opportunity had and have at this moment the opportunity for genuine reform that would be the most sweeping reform since raying was president. The regan was president. The issue around when the president takes unilateral action is a small issue in terms of what we need to do globally for our country around the issue of immigration. Lets talk about national politics. You have been quoted as saying that georgia will be in play. You think it could be a swing state in 2016, despite the fact that its been republican baston for many years. Yes. I think that the democrats will win georgia in 2016. We have a u. S. Senate race with Michelle Nunn in it. Its competitive. Polls showed one candidate or the either up and down. Georgia has an active minority population. The state will be competitive, and it will be in the democrats column in 16 mentioning Michelle Nunn, you complained about her or the governors race, the strategy of having candidates in georgia, waiting until the last minute to appeal to africanamericans. Its something that i talked about on the show a couple of weeks ago. Is the Democratic Party taking africanamerican votes for granted . I think the Democratic Party in georgia is not engaging in a strategy to win. If we moved forward with the reg ration scuffed in may or june, noble that the race would be close right now. That said, the race is neck and nick, and Michelle Nunn has an opportunity to win. Im not going to back away one step from the fact that you have 600,000 black registered voters, and between 100 and 300,000 unregistered hispanic votes. It represents a terrific opportunity, thats why i pointed it out. We did a segment last night talking about africanamericans only make up 4. 3 of City Councils and 2 of all mayors. What do you think is going on, how can that be changed . Well i think that can be changed by delivering concrete results and working harder. Engaging the constituencies, black people, in the way they need to be engaged. The fact of the matter is what inspires black voters to vote, and reaching them can be different than the methods and tactics used in mainstream politics. I think we know what to do. We have to work at it. Democrats should make that a priority, as i have stated repeatedly. Mayor, pleasure to have you with us on the show. Thank you. Thank you for having me. 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