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question, from tomas. your question, please? is the russian federation really capable _ of fighting a war against nato? and, also, is there _ a real threat of world war iii? thanks. fabrice pothier? well, first, this is a war in europe, and the last two world wars started in europe, so i think we have cause for concern. second, indeed, on the paper, there are more nato soldiers than russian soldiers, but russia also has some weapons that can cause devastating effects and, clearly, president putin is not shy from talking about those weapons, so i think it falls on us to send a very clear, strong signal that there is no talk of nuclear weapons and nuclear war because nato is also a nuclear alliance and that the use of nuclear weapons will have a devastating consequence for all parties.
it will not go further, and that is only possible if europe will not stick to half measures. europe was going well, but this is only halfway up the road, and the response to this historical moment is totality. totality is what ukrainians are living now. they are total defence, total sanctions and total isolation of russia. if europe, if transatlantic community is able to embrace this totality, then we will stop putin in ukraine and he will not go further. ok, let's go to our next question, from tomas. your question, please? is the russian federation really capable _ of fighting a war against nato? and, also, is there _ a real threat of world war iii? thanks. fabrice pothier? well, first, this is a war in europe, and the last two world wars started in europe, so i think we have cause for concern.
was still september 12, 2001. single minded focus. and then thinking back to the independent counsel experience in august of 1998, so i proposed some ideas for congress to consider. the bottom line point. there were ideas for congress to consider, they were not my constitutional views. if a case came up that where someone was trying to say this is a constitutional principle, i would have a completely open mind on that because i've never taken a position on the constitution on that question. i've only put out proposals for you all to study, to think about the balance of a president fighting a war, leading a war, and a president subject to say ordinary civil lawsuits as in the clinton versus jones case. >> you are learning the filibuster. let me ask this question precisely. the supreme court has ruled
he was of single-minded focus every morning for the next seven years. president bush, it was still september of 2001. single-minded focus. thinking back to the independent counsel experience in august of 1998. >> let -- >> i proposed some ideas for congress to consider. the bottom line point, they were ideas for congress to consider. they were not my constitutional views. if a case came up where someone was trying to say, this is a constitutional principle, i would have a completely open mind on that. i've never taken a position on the constitution on that question. i've only put out proposals for you all to study, to think about the balance of a president fighting a war, leading a war, and a president subject to, say, ordinary civil lawsuits, as in the clinton versus jones case. >> let me ask you, you're becoming more good and learning a filibuster. let me ask this question
remembrance day. recently dallas' mayor says the city wants friday's ceremony to focus on kennedy's life, not the murder. >> we'll turn our attention now to the middle east. al qaeda affiliates have apparently struck with some precision in lebanon, deadly attack. blood and bodies strewn on the streets of beirut after a double suicide bombing >> at least 23 people were killed, 146 others injured in those blasts. the back-to-back explosions happened in the front of the iranian embassy. this was in an upscale southern section of the city. the scene outside the embassy you can see it there, just a devastating there, almost like a war zone. massive flames, pillars of smoke billowing into the sky. i want to the bring in nick paton walsh in beirut. explain to us here, what was this is about in this is about those fighting a war not only in lebanon but also in syria. >> well, certainly, suzanne. let me explain the scene behind
timetable could be moved up very quickly. there is not a popular war. the american people are tired of this war. they're starting to hear more people like capitol hill asking the questions why are we still there? why are we still spending a lot of blood and treasure capital that we don't have fighting a war in a country that is known for reason as a graveyard of empires. folks go there, fight big wars and leave with their tails between their legs. and i think that, you know, we shouldn't be surprised if american troops come out of there before 2014. >> yeah. it will be wonderful news. panel stays. but first, an exclusive. rolling stone's matt taibbi in the house with his newly released article that blasts bank of america and the government as the accomplice in a scheme that is not too big to fail. it's too crooked to fail. that's next.