Reaction and analysis from muslim scholars, military experts, lawmakers and pulitzer winning prize reporter who also lived in the middle east. First, President Trump on the choice he believes the muslim world must now make. Terrorism has spread all across the world, but the path to peace begins right here on this ancient soil in this sacred land. America is prepared to stand with you, in pursuit of shared interests and common security, but the nations of the middle east cannot wait for American Power to crush this enemy for them. The nations of the middle east will have to decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their country, and frankly, for their families and for their children. Its a choice between two futures, and it is a choice America Cannot make for you. A Better Future is only possible if your nations drive out terrorists and drive out the extremists. Drive them out. Drive them out of your places of worship. Drive them out of your communities. Drive them out of your holy land. And drive them out of this earth. Judge jeanine joining me now, muslim scholar and author of in the land of invisible women, a female doctors journey in the saudi kingdom. Dr. Ahmed. Doctor, thanks for being with us. You know, drive them out, drive them out. Also it is a choice America Cannot make for you. What was the message of the president . Overwhelmingly, the message is that the president understands we have inside islam a profound and dangerous
ideology islamism, and it is muslims to eliminate it to evict it and abandon it but the United States is supporting us. It was one of the most remarkable speeches they think you and i are ever going to see in our lifetimes. This is a once in a generation event. Judge jeanine what do you think of the way it was received in the middle east . How do you think all of the 50 Muslim Leaders reacted to this president s speech . I think they were hanging on his every word. Dazzling. It went far beyond my expectations. Some of the language, he spoke to us as muslims speak, talked about those who honor god, talked about the faith of the soul when innocent young people are lured into extremism, the condemnation of the soul. Talked about restoring values to humanity that are universal and precious in islam and he had the courage to do that at the epicenter of islam, of course not mecca but symbolic with the custodian of the two
holy sites right there is astonishing. Judge jeanine when you look at king salman, running to the end of the red carpet, not running, it was with his cane. There is already or so it appears this trust. Why saudi arabia now seems to be aligning with the United States . What has happened in the last eight years . The speech is remarkable not only because of the president and the language and the intense. You can see the president had true feeling and sentiment and investment in the ideas, but that the muslim world is finally mature enough after decades of suffering from Jihadist Ideology and the United States has also been punished terribly by suffering through Jihadist Ideology, almost the timing in history is allowing this to happen. Furthermore, in islam, there is nothing that host greater honor than hosting a guest as you yourself know from your origins. Judge jeanine yes. So it was remarkable. Judge jeanine well, and you know, it was remarkable listening to the president describe saudi arabia, and the fact that he had heard so much about it but it was their graciousness, it was the beauty of the country, and clearly there was a connection, but is this the beginning of the reformation . For me, im not in a position to speak about that, but i think does it call muslims to reform their behavior to exterminate a fanatical ideology . For us to go inside mosques where some of these ideologies are propagating . Something that the koran itself allows, if that is happening . Yes. The ground has been laid. This did not come from the United States. President sisi made the remarks, they said President Trump is not the same as Candidate Trump. These are sophisticated world operates. You know, but instead coming with his wife and his daughter, you know, almost a statement that women come and walk with me, as equals. Whats that message . Impressive. Not just that. Of course, bringing the first lady, but bringing his daughterinlaw whos converted to orthodox judaism. Judge jeanine his daughter. And soninlaw, Orthodox Jewish gentleman is tremendous. Its a mark of as we are here sitting symbolizing two different faiths rooted in the middle east, you and i, so too, he brought that with him. Its phenomenal. This is how were going to collaborate. And not a single moment was lost on any of those leaders. Him flanked by the king of saudi arabia, the king of jordan, president elsisi. All of them, hardly am i in that group, all of them are unified in the approach. Judge jeanine well, it is certainly a different day. It is a speech that every
american needs to see. I was just in egypt, can i tell you, my egyptian driver can quote the speeches of anwar alsadat, American Children can study and learn and i myself are going to study. This is historic. Judge jeanine dr. Ahmed, my friend, thank you for being here. Thank you. Judge jeanine joining me from d. C. With more reaction to the president s speech, congressman darrell issa, member of house overnight and judiciary, and foreign affairs. Congressman, you heard the doctor, and im going to ask you the same question with a political angle. What was the difference between President Obamas 2009, i apologize for being an american speech in cairo, and this speech and the difference in the acceptance in the muslim world . Eight years later, after a lecture series, one might say in cairo, what we had was a welcoming speech, a speech that said please join me. We are in this together, and we can solve it, the United States cant solve it, there was a great deal of humility in the speech, basically saying that well be with you, but ultimately, we cannot do it without you. And again, it was a speech of welcoming and opening rather than a lecture. Judge jeanine and what do you think of the fact that, you know, President Trump has only been in office four, five months, and yet, this, the establishment of the financial targeting center, the reception of the coordination here. I mean, this doesnt happen overnight. How did the president do this . Well, a couple of things. Some of these were programs that were pent up, waiting to happen, certainly the saudis have wanted to reengage with the United States on u. S. Weapons and u. S. Security assistance, that they pay for,
but it wasnt very welcome with the last administration. Remember, judge, at the beginning of last administration, you had hope by the arabs, by the muslim world, and by israel. By the end of the obama era, all of them had given up on the United States under President Obama. He simply alienated everybody, including Bibi Netanyahu. He spent money trying to defeat american tax dollars. Judge jeanine exactly. This reopening is about undoing eight years but beyond that because its got to do things that didnt happen under george w. Bush. Its got to bring the arab world together in a different coalition. Its not just a coalition of military might. Its a coalition of ideological, if you will, purity. The idea that religions are supposed to help people live together, not help them kill each other. Judge jeanine and you know whats interesting is that even the president made reference to the fact that, you know, for generations the christians and
the jews and the muslims lived together, and its only this recent, you know, destruction thats occurred in the interpretation of islam. But you know, congressman, its very interesting as i sit here, you are lebanese descent. I am lebanese descent. The doctor is Indian Subcontinent of pakistan. Judge jeanine so Many Americans can relate to the middle east. And yet so separate from our lives for so long. Do you think that instead of talking about coordination, were going to have Real Partners and allies again in the middle east . Absolutely. Were already seeing it. I was a few weeks ago, i was at the Refugee Camps in lebanon and jordan where the United States is reengaging to try to bring some Real Solutions there. You know, the last administration wanted to brag about how many refugees we brought to the United States. When you see over 2 1 2 million
refugees in jordan and lebanon, you realize they cant come here, we have to make it possible for them to live there. Thats one of the agendas youre seeing. And speaking of the country that our ancestors came from, you know in downtown beirut, in solidare, without glasses, you can see a jewish temple, a shia mosque, a sunni mosque, an Orthodox Church and a Roman Catholic church, you can see them all, and you can walk to them in the square, and theyre all ancient because our people have lived together, and its that welcoming they think President Trump showed so well in saudi arabia that we can do it again. Judge jeanine and you know what . I think that the middle east is now a believer. The president was very clear, iran is the enemy, and iran, of course, the historic enemy of saudi arabia. Have we taken sides, congressman . You know, in 1979, sides
were taken, were only now owning up to it. The reality is that the extremist direction of wahhabiism and the growth of al qaeda and isis had much to do with the shia and sunni responding. The reality is unchecked since 1979 is part of the reason were here, and thats what weve got to realize is, that islam will heal itself when islamic leaders part of the process. Thats what the president went halfway around the world for. Thats what he delivered in a very powerful speech welcoming the muslim nations and i think the rest of the world to join us in a different fight, a fight for the ideas, when he says drive them out. Hes not saying drive the people out. Hes saying drive these ideas out that have tainted our countries. Judge jeanine congressman darrell issa, thanks for being with us this evening. Thank you, judge. Judge jeanine joining me with a Military Perspective on how the speech will affect the
fight against isis. Retired Army Lieutenant colonel Mitch Utterback who served three tours in afghanistan and one in iraq. Colonel, we heard about the 110 billion arms deal with the saudis and another 400 billion that will be invested in the two countries. More jobs at each end. What are the Military Implications of this deal . Good evening, judge. One of the most important Military Implications for everybody watching tonight is fewer americans in that part of the world because the saudis purchased more of our equipment, more ships, more tanks, more planes mean more u. S. Troops able to be home with families. But it also means they have demonstrated that theyre willing to purchase the equipment over many years and want the training. They want the maintenance, they want the help with operating it and they want the help with taking the fight to the enemy want and the help deterring
iranian influence in that part of the world. Judge jeanine you know whats interesting . President obama was always talk about the coordinated efforts and the coalition. I have never seen anything like what i saw today in saudi arabia, and dr. Ahmed is shaking her head right next to me. Why is this so different, colonel . Well, the doctor will agree, im sure. The president demonstrated deep cultural competency. A deep understanding of how to behave, how to present himself, how to show humility. How to dignify his hosts. Also how to project strength tame. It was a very nuanced visit for those of us that have lived and worked and been shoulder to shoulder in the middle east. We saw that as, hey, this guy looks like hes been doing this for a long time. Great advice or just an incredibly deft, culturally competent leader that we have now. Judge jeanine doctor, you
wanted to add something to that . So well said, congressman. The moment for political will has been building because the stakes have become so high. Were seeing the collapse of syria, the rise of iranian influence in yemen, the destabilization of the region through jihadist islamism. The consequences of the downstream impact in europe. The muslim will is tremendous. The timing is important. Judge jeanine back to you, colonel, you know this terrorist financing targeting center, which will have the staff of individuals, experts from the United States and from the arab world, what do you expect that to accomplish . Couple things, judge. I expect the u. S. Treasury department to bring years and years of counterthreat to financing, the intelligence and ability to track the money, but once we know where the money is, and the gcc countries with the language ability, the culture ability, the knowledge
of how the money moves around. Our technical and intelligence capability married with the gccs cultural capabilities and language capabilities is unprecedented, and it really is going to dry up in large parts the biggest donors, the biggest guys who wish they were jihadists but too scared to go so they give the money away. This is the great stuff. When you say gcc, colonel, youre talking about syria not syria, talking about egypt, jordan, which countries . Those are the gulf cooperation council, judge, saudi arabia, qatar, kuwait, oman, the United Arab Emirates and bahrain. Countries that have very, very Strong Military partnerships with the u. S. , now a counterthreat financing partnership. Momentum is building, this is a great sign. Judge jeanine colonel utterback, thank you very much. And dr. Ahmed, thank you so much. Former u. N. Ambassador john
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faiths, different sects or different civilizations but good and evil. Joining me now with reaction former u. S. Navy Lieutenant Commander and president of the American Islamic center for democracy. Great to have you back on justice. Good to be back with you, judge. Judge jeanine thank you. Speech the president gave today seems to have reset or rebooted relations in the middle east can. It happen so quickly . Certainly, this is why he got such a warm welcome. The sunni world which is 90 of the muslim world in the arab area, has seen eight years of abandonment. They saw everything dumped at thealtar of the fake iran deal with hundreds of billions of dollars going to tehran. Now they see a president who will shore up the coalition as necessary to defeat isis. They see a president who will hold them accountable to not only defeating isis but radical
islam. This is why the new center on counterterrorism is important. Left unguided, left unled, the sunni regimes will ultimately feed the ideology like qatar, turkey and saudi arabia did like radicalizing the Syrian Government and others. This new relationship will hold them accountable and they welcome that, they need leadership and guidance and seeing a rebooting of the balance that