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Gretchen? >> wendell goler live at the white house, thank you. the developments in iraq drawing strong reaction from lawmakers and veterans who fear u.s. resources and lives spent in iraq may have been for naught. joining us now, johnny joey jones, the public affairs director for bootcampaign.com and a former hill staffer for the house veterans affairs committee. great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> i know your personal story. you served in iraq. you lost both of your legs. a big question i think so many americans are asking today is, did you and others who lost their lives, did it ...

Of the ukraine just this past month. so putin continues to use energy as both a carrot and a stick, not just for the ukraine, but also in the baltics as well as in europe. >> i've got about 30 seconds left. let me get you to chime in. no lethal weaponry from the u.s. as far as you're concerned? >> i think we're helping militarily from the point of view of preparation. the key thing is you can't believe anything putin says. we have to be prepared. we have nato responsibilities for the countries on the borders. there's a presence that we have in that region. >> right now worldwide our enemies do...

Broader comment on our foreign policy by former vice president dick cheney. listen to this. >> i think our friend no longer count on us, no longer trust us and our adversaries don't fear us. that is the cornerstone and base of u.s. ability and influence. if we're not heavily involved there, if we turned our back on the region, if we have a president who believes we overreacted to the terrorism attacks on 9/11, i think the saudis, the emiratis, egyptians, many in that part of the world no longer have confidence in the united states. martha: does this president lack confidence or even respect to...

Democrats, have defended the policy and there's been criticism. you've gottlieb r liberal left libertarian right, all generations joining to criticizes the extent of the spying. others dchding it. others saying everyone does it. this is what the u.s. has to do in the post 9/11 world. i know you have a strong opinion about this. what about the way this administration has handled it? >> i think dick cheney said it very well. he said, look, our friends don't trust us and our enemies don't fear us. i think that's the right synopsis. there have to be certain lines, certain boundaries. i don't think...

It was striking that the protesters were waving banners that said president obama supports the radical islamic government that is oppressing us. what a sad state of affairing when the united states is arm and arm which the islamist governments. >> we have many more displaced and it seems we have gotten to the point where our allies don't trust us and our enemies don't fear us. >> if there is one principle that has proved true, it is that bullies and tyrants don't respect weakness.