Already some republicans are blasting his request, claiming it doesnt go far enough while others claim he doesnt understand the threat. The words radical islamic terrorism do not come out of the president s mouth. The word jihad does not come out of the president s mouth. If you are not aware of what youre fighting youre not going to defeat it. The president has been fighting terrorist groups since he took office. Hes fully aware of the threat. But some republicans seem unclear about what side hes on . Not only did he vilify christianity, but he actually made a case to defend radical islam. I was at israeli function and aipac function couple weekends ago a he one of our great friends there said congressman webber, were not sure the president has israels back. And i said friend were not sure hes got americas back. Its ugly and a distraction from the issues that really matter including taking out this brutal group. This is a Difficult Mission and it will remain difficult for some time. Its going to take time to dislodge these terrorists, especially from urban areas. But our coalition is on the offensive. Isil is on the defensive and isil is going to lose. Joining me now is congressman Jackie Speier democrat of california. She served on the House Armed Services committee and the Washington PostJonathan Capehart. Thanks for being here. Thanks rev. The president says isis is going to lose. Can we beat them under the strategy he sent you today . Well first of all, he needs to be applauded for sending an authorization for the use of military force to the congress. There are some of us on the democratic side that while we applaud him are concerned about the openended nature of the proposal. So, yes, we can defeat isil. We will defeat isil. But im not going to be one who supports putting troops back on the ground. And while the president has said and has made it clear that we are not going to have enduring offensive Ground Troops the question really is arent we going to have troops on the ground . And we already have 3300 on the ground. Right. So theres still much that needs to be worked out with the war powers resolution, the authorization that he has sent to congress. Thats very interesting, congresswoman, saying some democrats are considered that its too openended because republicans are criticizing him saying its not openended enough. Well, its really very clear. You could put Ground Troops on the ground in iraq and syria in this proposal as long as its for defensive purposes or you could put offensive troops on the ground as long as it is not enduring. So i would disagree with the republicans that they think its not giving the president enough latitude to work within. It gives him a great deal of latitude. Jonathan the republicans are squabbling about the president s request but will they vote against it . Thats a good question. Speaker boehner said there will be hearings on this and its a good thing that there will be debate on capitol hill about the president s request. But the idea that were in this fight against isis or as the president calls it isil and that the congress would for the give the president the authority to go after these people who have killed americans, who have killed japanese who have killed other citizens from around the world, i think it would be a stunning dereliction of duty. You know congresswoman, weve learned that there are 20,000 foreign fighters who have gone to join isis and other extremist groups. That includes at least 3400 from western nations and 150 americans. I mean these numbers, congresswoman, are staggering. How long will it take to destroy isis . Well i think the president and certainly general dempsey and others have said this is not a shortterm engagement. This will take two to three years. And while we all are very interested in making sure that we move swiftly to degrade isil it is not happening overnight even though we have already bombed over 2300 sites alone by u. S. Forces in the region. Jordan has now joined forces with us as well. We really need to make sure this coalition stays in tact and that there are Ground Troops from other countries engaged as well. Now, jonathan a lot of republicans say the president put too many limits on his request. Heres speaker boehner. I believe that if were going to authorize the use of military force, the president should have all the tools necessary to win the fight that we are in. And then alabama congresswoman mel brooks said quote, i hate to think that this president is favoring another vietnamlike action. Jonathan, i mean what do republicans want . Do they want Ground Troops but they just wont say it . You know thats what it sounds like. As the congresswoman said the president s request of Congress Says there could be troops on the ground for rescue operations, for i might have this wrong, correct me if i have this wrong, congresswoman, sort of forward offenses. So is there a problem with what the president wants is that he put a threeyear time limit on it. You know democrats some democrats ive seen have criticized the president s request because its too broad. They see it as too openended. So the two sides are going to have to come together and recognize that you know the president is trying to tread a very fine line here. He is leading a warweary nation but he has to still continue to fight this war against people who are not only threatening our National Security but are destabilizing a very important region of the world. Congresswoman, i mean let me cut to the chase. Do republicans want boots on the ground . Do they want another iraq war . Oh theres no question they want boots on the ground. They just dont want to say it. And in some respects i have not seen a war engagement that they havent wanted to be in. You know just a couple of years ago they wanted us to go fully into syria. They want us to go into libya. I think they are very interested in seeing us engage in many hot spots around the world. We dont have the bandwidth to be in every hot spot around the world and we have to be very clear at what is in fact at risk for our nation. When our homeland is being threatened, then we absolutely need to protect it. When we are trying to be the police force for the entire world, we have to think twice. Jonathan weve heard that there could be weeks, even months of debate on this issue. Heres what the president said about that. I believe this resolution can grow Even Stronger with the dignified debate that this moment needs. We can show our troops and the world that americans are united in this mission. Jonathan do you think we can have a dignified debate on this . The answer is no but when it comes to putting men and women of the armed forces in harms way, especially in a new fight against a new enemy, that will put aside the mindless bickering of the last six years and be very sober about the conversation that they are going to have on capitol hill. Well its a huge huge issue, huge situation that affects us all. Were going to really stay on top of it. Congresswoman Jackie SpeierJonathan Capehart thank you both for your time tonight. Thank you for the invitation. Coming up, dramatic moments in the american sniper murder trial. What did kyle text about his killer moments before his death . Plus how jeb bush is fighting inequality while charging 100,000 a plate at a fundraiser. And saying goodbye to jon stewart. What his amazing run has meant to comedy and tv news. I was not elected to serve one party. 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And he admits that he murdered these two men, that he took drugs and alcohol that morning and that he knew what he was doing wrong. But his defense says hes suffering from a severe mental disease. He was in a grip of a psychosis, a psychosis so severe at that point in time that he did not know what he was doing was wrong. He thought he had to take their lives because he was in danger. Now a jury will decide whether ralph knew right from wrong when he pulled the trigger. Joining me now, our texas criminal defense attorney brian weiss and former prosecutor and host of judge faith, judge faith herself. Thanks for being here. Thank you. Judge faith, based on their Opening Statements how will prosecutors try to show that ralph knew what he was doing . Well they are going to go forward with the evidence. You can tell in their Opening Statements they are getting out ahead of the game on the Mental Illness defense that the Defense Attorneys are trying to put forward here. And they address it headon. They said even if he suffered from Mental Illness, he knew what he was doing was wrong. So they are going to look at the facts and argue the facts. Look what he did, look at the crime that he committed and what he did afterwards. He ran away. A person who knows when theyve done something wrong, what do they do . They run and hide. He went to his relatives. He did tell his relatives that he killed someone but he didnt go to the police or stay at the scene. They are going to use those factors to say, yes, he committed a terrible crime and knew what he did was wrong. Brian, this is a tall order for the defense. Whats the main argument they want the jury to hear . Well i think, rev, theyve got to craft a narrative that this small town texas jury can understand. And theyve got to tell this jury that while every crime is a tragedy, every tragedy is not a crime. And that when their client acted in a moment of madness and ended the lives of these two men, he was simply incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong and that our judicial heritage is rich in the notion that no matter how heinous the crime, we dont convict people who are insane at the time that they engage in that conduct. Faith, the defense introduced Text Messages that kyle and littlefield sent each other after they met ralph, kyle wrote, quote this dude is straight up nuts. And littlefield replied, hes right behind me. Watch my 6. Thats military jargon for watch my back. How will the defense use those messages . That was when the three were together going to the shooting range. The key issue is when he committed the crime. So there you have chris kyle and his friend talking about this guy being nuts just before ralph kills them. So they are saying which helps the defense, that he was so he was suffering from some type of psychosis, so much so that even kyle comments on it right before they get to the shooting range. Brian, we want to play part of the 911 call made by ralph sister and her husband. Listen to this. He was recently diagnosed with ptsd. With what . Ptsd. Ptsd . Yeah, posttraumatic stress disorder. Oh, okay. Okay. And hes been acting real weird from that. He just got out of a Mental Hospital actually. Now prosecutors mentioned this call today. How will it play into their argument, brian . Well theres going to be testimony of this defendants repeated stays in psychiatric facilities in this psychiatric backstory that would seem to suggest that he could insane. But what this jury is going to be instructed on is that doesnt make any difference. His decision to drink and take drugs is not a defense to the ultimate prosecution. And the fact that he may have had the psychiatric backstory, well, like they say in west texas, rev mashed potatoes dont mean gravy. You can form intent in an instant and if at the time this defendant pulled the trigger he could understand the difference between right and wrong, then theres only one verdict and thats guilty of capital murder. Faith, the movie american sniper didnt come up in Opening Statements. Did that surprise you . No it shouldnt come up. And i would imagine, rev, that when they selected the jury they probably selected people who had not seen the movie and had not read the book because you dont want jurors forming an opinion about the case based on facts theyve heard outside of the testimony in the courtroom. So this movie should not come up in the trial. The defense talked about ralphs drug and alcohol use. Does that make a difference here brian . Well again, it provides context, if you will, rev, but this jury was told during jury selection that this defendants voluntary intoxication is not a defense to capital murder. And while it may provide context, it is not going to be a legitimate legal defense. The only way that this defendant avoids conviction for capital murder is a jury believing the defense narrative that at the moment he pulled the trigger and ended the lives, again, of an American Hero and his friend, that he was incapable of distinguishing between what was right and what was wrong. Now, you mention a small town. This trial is happening in erath county population less than 40,000. You know this area well. Whats it like to try a case in a small texas county town . Well theres good news and bad news. The good news is youre always going to be able to find a parking spot and eat in the courthouse square. The bad news is i guarantee you that District Attorney alan nash knew a bunch of the jurors that came in on that jury panel. Why . Because in a small town and a county like erath, their kids play Little League together they go to walmart together and the Home Court Advantage that any prosecutor has in any criminal case becomes that much more dramatic in a small town and small county. Im going to have to leave it there. Dont forget faith, mashed potatoes dont mean gravy. Brian wice and faith jenkins, thank you for your time tonight. Thanks, rev. Coming up would you pay 100,000 to have dinner with jeb bush . Even some on wall street are shaking their heads. And did this really happen . Did that really happen . Sadly, it did. Jon stewart is leaving thethe daily show. Thats ahead. How many times a week does biden show up in a wet bathing suit to a meeting . Just ballpark figure . I had to put out a president ial directive on that. You have to put towels down. 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