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>> basically anything that we were going to do, we were using that aumf to justify those actions. >> but just to be clear, that aumf was drafted and passed after we were struck by al qaeda and 9/11 for associated forces. >> subsequent legislation people were using that as the figure leaf. >> i'm glad you used that phrase. >> you like my phrase? >> assad is literally bombing al qaeda. do we have the congressman back? >> i'm here. >> oh, great. so i want to ask you this question about authorization. i mean, what do you think of the idea that -- and you served i believe in iraq and you're a veter...

Transparent figure leaf? >> hundreds of thousands came to see barack obama in germany in 2008 when he was a political candidate and there weren't millions of american voters in germany as there are millions of turkish voters in germany today, dual nationals. the germans just sucked up the public problems of closing down streets all over berlin. this is a patent effort to deny a democratic freedom of speech process because you don't like the people talks, because you are biased against muslims or people who take an authoritarian approach to democracy. turkey says they are going to respond. >> s...

Travel concerns that european citizens who went into those countries would get extra vetting on thateir way to the u. the immigrant related terrorism you would start with a list of saudi arabia and pakistan. >> can this ban hold up legally? if there's not clear imminent danger can this ban hold up? >> it may. there is tremendous authority for presidents on immigration and the largest question facing this ban is not can the president make changes to the immigration policy, he recollectican, it's does he misuse his power. is this a discriminatory figure leaf. that will have to be argued in court...

Positions. the russians want to make sure assad survives. to survive, he has to control that damascus, aleppo corridor. we'll see if they are ready to take on isis. this was all portrayed they are going in there to defeat the islami islamic state. they have hit a couple of targets but that's to put a figure leaf on this. the united states and russia have been talking about safety. the uss insisted that a no-fly zone isn't on the table for syria. why wouldn't that be a good idea? would it end up in a confrontation? >> if we declared a no-fly zone, that would mean the russians wouldn't be able t...

In syria. they are going to support assad along with hezbollah, along with the iranians, to keep him in power. syria will ultimately be partitioned. the united states have declared that assad had to go. that policy is out the window. there's a real recognition that the president's policy in syria is a failure and that the russians are now going to so-called keep assad in power, and any talk of so-called managed transition is something that's a figure leaf. it sort of camouflages what both the israelis, the russians and just about everybody else in the region except saudi arabia around turkey w...