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between the two. and decision by iran to go nuclear and iran's nuclear facilities. i mean, israel i can try to strike them and they have struck some in the past. but they need bunker busters to hit the most sensitive parts of the sites and only the us has that. so we could tumble into a much more conventional war that pulls in the the and iraq doesn't like that. all this is happening from i'm its territory or over its airspace. so you get a lot of countries caught in-between and that's why there's power in that. that's when people will hopefully, perhaps russia, perhaps china's step in and say, okay, this is going too far. >> here with me. thank you for that reported here with me. now, max boot, senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, and also retired army major mike lyons. gentlemen, thank you for being here. we have heard a lot about this capability versus actual damage. how do you see this
and all government activities. let's talk about foreign policy now, mr president. it's a difficult balancing act for iraq to maintain meaningful bilateral relationships with iran, which are important, but also keep the united states happy by ensuring that iraq doesn't facilitate the violation of us sanctions against iran? how are you currently trying to maintain that balance between the two? i'm glad to say, and i'm very happy to say, that our balance of relationship is good with every country. we have very good and strong relationships with the united states and, at the same time, we have very good relationships with iran, which is our largest neighbour. and we have been in good relationships with the united states right from the beginning.
that corruption, for the last year ortwo, has that corruption, for the last year or two, has decreased in iraq and there are serious government policies to abandon and to take action against corruption in other departments and ministries and all government activities. let’s departments and ministries and all government activities.— government activities. let's talk about foreign — government activities. let's talk about foreign policy _ government activities. let's talk about foreign policy note - government activities. let's talk about foreign policy note mr- about foreign policy note mr president. it's a difficult balancing act for a and maintain meaningful bilateral relationships with iran but also keep keep the united states happy by ensuring that iraq doesn't facilitate the violation of us sanctions against iraq? how are you currently trying to maintain that balance between the two? i’m to maintain that balance between the two? �* ., to maintain that balance between the two? �* . ., to maintain that balance between the two? �* ., ., ., to maintain that balance between the two?�* ., �* , two? i'm glad to say and i'm very ha - to two? i'm glad to say and i'm very happy to see _ two? i'm glad to say and i'm very happy to see that _ two? i'm glad to say and i'm very happy to see that our— two? i'm glad to say and i'm very happy to see that our balance - happy to see that our balance of relationship is good with every country. we have very good and strong relationships with the united states and at the same time, we have very good relationships with iran,
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more caravans will come because of this rule. >> mark: thanks a lot, tom. you are right on that.ha as we mentioned, judges are not just out of control on immigration or inventing rights for central american migrants. today, federal judge mark goldsmith ordered the release of more than 100 criminal immigrants from iraq. some of these guys committed crimes as severe as assault and even murder. iraq doesn't want them back. that's too bad because as judge goldsmith has ruled, the government can't even hold them. they have to let them go back into the community. increasingly, the judges seem to be blocking any deportations at all, even for convicted murderers. and speaking of the battle between the trump administration and the legal system, president trump has submitted his written answers to questions posed by the mueller investigation. the president's attorneys said the questions trump answered related to russia, and rudy giuliani has said thator
it causes anxiety. >> mark: yeah, but it doesn't. >> they don't want students to haveve anxiety. >> mark: and why does clapping cause anxiety? >> clapping has nothing to do with netiquette, they say students might be upset with the loud sounds -- maybe migraines. >> mark: if i gave a speech and people were clapping, i would say, i am in a 19th century minstrel show, i'm traumatized by the racism! >> it seems so odd but in ten years when everyone is doing this, it will be normal. >> mark: yeah. help me out. >> don't yell at me. [laughter] >> mark: okay. i think that makes sense. victor davis hanson is ceo at the hoover institution. he joins us. i won't insult you with my jazz hands. i won't traumatize you with my jazz hands, victor. we all know, don't we, that people aren't really traumatized by jazz hands, are they?
a few calming words to ensure their asylum claim will be taken care of the next day . our interview is interrupted as steamier receives a message that two of for clients will receive asylum in hungary they spend ten months in a closed off hungary and transit zone. just because someone's from iraq doesn't automatically mean they're a terrorist these are real people with real stories behind their claims. i'm now at the serbian side of the fence new for gosh and meet a farmer. there are still a few migrants around here but not the masses like in two thousand and fifteen or two thousand and sixteen. so. it's good for us and i'm sure also for hungary but can you show us where migrants
now for our "what in the world segment." the middle east is getting ever more tense if that's possible as the iran deal teeters, israel ramps up the pressure and the civil war continues in sarah and -- civil war continues in syria and yemen. there is one underreported piece of good news coming out of the region. iraq will undertake its fifth general election since the fall of saddam hussein on saturday and it does so with an unprecedented undertone of stability and even optimism. four years ago things looked bleak. the country faced a series of existential crises. isis held a third of iraq's territory, sectarian tensions raged, the kurds appeared ready to secede and the price of oil was beginning to plummet. around that time former u.s. officials were pretty candid with me about the country's weaknesses. >> iraq doesn't exist except for lines on the map.