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Tougher for everybody than the trip to saudi arabia. i'm sure he'll be vigorous in stating his positions and good for the others to hear that. >> shannon: dr. krauthammer wanted to hear more from the president about russia. a real threat along with emphasis on terrorism. what do you think? >> on one of the rare occasions that i'll disagree with charles. this was a very brief speech to dedicate the memorial to 9/11 and the berlin wall and specifically the article v issue which the president also addressed. i think that you could have added a lot of other things, too. he could have talked about ...

Take this whole operation to another level. i think in the near term what these leaders are worried about is how did they get the population that they now govern under control? and how they are able to step up surveillance within their own borders to make sure that their people have a sense of greater security because now they are not living with it. >> that's right, bill. i think to your point there is also concern that the u.s. will always and eternally honor article v and that is any country that is attacked, nato members come to the support and aid of that country. with the actions of russ...

Committed to article v, the mutual defense clause of the nato agreement. why did the white house need to clarify? >> trump didn't utter those words himself. especially in the east, what they were waiting to hear was a full throated support from president trump saying he supports and committed to article v. he didn't explicitly endorse it. given a lot of his campaign rhetoric questioning the relevance of nato some members were looking for a little bit more from president trump. he has a chance to clean this up, right, they're in this dinner now. he can always say something more explicit if that...

Even more significant, if our friends and allies can't believe the words of our head of state, particularly when it comes to things like carrying out article v in nato, an attack against one is an attack against all, then in fact we become suspect, and we become uncertain, and we become highly unreliable. and in a world where friends and allies are very, very important to us and for our security, our security is undermined. >> ambassador thomas pickering, ambassador to everywhere, thank you so much for being with us, appreciate your time, sir. all right. the white house this morning, despite...

Putin or skip to a more conventional american focus on values and international nuance. >> let's bring michael into this conversation. trump is looking forward to a strong and enduring relationship. what do you make of that and is it a bad thing? >> well, look, this is a guy who, even before vladimir putin was president of russia was on record saying nato was a busted flush. donald trump is concerned with the bills, the countries that don't meet the benchmark of 2% spending on defense. we have no obligation in the united states to protect them anymore. this is completely undercutting the post ...