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We did last week, it passed 88-11. it was nonbinding, but i don't think we could have passed a binding vote last week. i think we will be able to do so, however, in the coming weeks. but i do think that it's time for the congress as a whole as a body, certainly the senate, to express its support for the intelligence community. >> do you think that is enough, though, to get through to this president? do you think somebody does need to get through to him? after all, dni dan coats sounded an alarm last week over the weekend before this latest statement that he sent out. over the weekend he sat do...

But it is a good idea in some respects to our own interests, trying to keep these areas stable. is it a good idea to pull money out of these countries? >> that is the right question. the trump administration listens to what measures it will take. egypt is an interesting case because the egyptians did not initiate this resolution, it was initiated by the turks and yemen but egypt is an interesting example because they are on the security council, for all the talk in the media about how this isolated the united states, after the nonbinding vote in the morning in the general assembly there was an...

Iraq. however, the government has not taken action on that. it was not a binding vote. and therefore certainly the sentiment is out there. there are many iraqis who would like to respond in kind to the united states, but i think cooler heads are prevailing within the iraqi government well aware of course that there are more than 5,000 u.s. military personnel in the country providing critical backing to iraqi forces as they battle against isis for instance in the city of mosul. and an operation that has been going on since the middle of october. iraqis need the united states in this war on terr...

>> they have to do it? >> they have to go through a point to clarify, it's not going to go to the house of commons. they have a secondary debate chamber where you have a quorum of three members of parliament that will show up. they will do this. there isn't necessarily a binding vote or not, and then it gets thrown to the version of the department of justice here in the u.k. the interior ministry and home office and they have to make a decision. and the folks above them are of the samic as the republican party. >> sounds like a bureaucracy problem just like we have. i'm going to predict now th...

>> another area of contention is sanctions with iran putting up talking points while the white house has suggested a more phased approach. >> this deal is not done yet. it won't be done until details are locked down and hopefully by the end of june. >> hopefully is not good enough for bob corker who is pushing for an up or down vote next week. >> strong bipartisan support for binding vote. >> the president will not admit and confirm it will have a binding vote. he talks about a nonbinding vote in an interview with npr in which he responded to the demand that iran recognize israel's right to ex...