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Campaign that has just gone by. in case you've forgotten it, you probably have. it is deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn. deliver, unite and defeat was not the perfect acronym for an election campaign since unfortunately it spells dud. but they forgot the final "e," my friends, e for energize. and i say -- i say to all the doubters, dude, we are going to energize the country. we're going to get brexit done on october 31st. >> cnn diplomatic analyst, retired rear admiral john kirby joins me. you met him several times. he's entertaining, he is colorful, he is brash and he...

Last few weeks. just saying that they believe a state actor was behind it, but not naming iran. unlike united states and united kingdom and saudi arabia who have pointed the finger. and the reason for that, of course, here in the emirates, they sit directly opposite iran. they're very, very close neighbors. and they need to cooperate over the use of these waterways so the emiratis can get their oil out. >> all right. sam kiley for us. thanks so much. >> joining us from washington cnn diplomatic analyst and retired admiral john kirby. admiral, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so, you su...

Always been fairly unsettled. he likes to describe himself as a quote/unquote tough guy and surround himself with a military parade to show strength. he has little fascination with what it means to serve. what does it mean to the troops? the spokesman during the obama administration, diplomatic analyst retired u.s. navy rear admiral john kirby. admiral, i think it's important to make a distinction between what a person does and what a person says. and that cuts both ways. so stay with me. first how meaningful is it that the president of the united states pay his respects at arlington or a mili...

Experts, we will not allow transgenders to serve in the military. let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr, our cnn diplomatic analyst, and retired admiral john kirby is with us as well. barbara, what are you hearing at the pentagon? was this their recommendation, the top military brass to the president to go ahead and issue this ban? >> reporter: prior to the president's very sudden tweet this morning, non it wasn't. what was in the works that defense secretary james mattis announced last month that there would be a six month pause in this. the joint chiefs had some concerns about...

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