Page 28 - Colonel Jack News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

It's one of the reasons russia is complaining about it. it will change the entire battle on the ground. >> admiral, if we can pick up on that point, where does that leave the united states in term of it vulnerability if we're seen as aiding the ukrainians with these anti-russian rebel capabilities, that could be game changers at least on the battle field, is there a place where we could see the russians perhaps counter that with something in syria or block measured we'll be interest in the pursuing at the diplomatic level that will be a problem? >> i think that's a worry. i think as you point ...

Let's remember that ultimately what vladimir putin would like to do in ukraine is connect south eastern ukraine with crimea, the so-called land bridge across. these weapons will prevent an armor assault coming across, and i think colonel jack lays it out just right. the strategy is to prevent the next step in ukraine. it's the right move. >> let me turn if i can to north korea. let's talk a little bit about what russia has been saying. obviously they said they're willing to broker negotiations. we heard lavrov saying that -- citing the russian news agency, lavrov calling on the u.s. and north ...

And also here colonel jack jacobs. admiral, if i can begin with you. when you survey the foreign policy of this trump administration, looking at the hot spots, it's hard to say there has been a paradigm shift in some of the conflict zones or key issues he promised when he was campaigning. we're still trying to negotiate with north korea. we've kept our relationships in the middle east despite the criticism he levelled against the countries. when you survey it, do you see any difference in how we're conducting foreign policy? >> i don't. i mean, i wrote a column the other day about the new nati...

>> and, colonel jack, there was this conceit during the obama administration that the president was too reluctant to talk about terrorism. he was too reluctant to call things what they were. this feels like a terrorism-related event, right, that we're getting no information about. it's clear we're going to get more information. it's just dribbling out, little by little. can the administration hide behind the terrorism thing without making the mention of the terrorism thing? >> no. i think eventually you'll get all the information. likelihood is that there are several investigations being under...

Have more? >> reporte . >> naveed, what would you want to know? >> i'll go back to what the colonel said. this should be a case study of how not to inform the next of kin, how to do things in an undignified manner. that's what i would push back on. >> jack rice, colonel jack jacobs and naveed jamali, thank you. "the new york times" gets dragged for a glowing profile of american nazis. i love you, droolius caesar, but sometimes you stink.