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Gordon who blogs at world affairs journal. so nice to have you all at the table. charlie, i'm going to start with you. how important was that phone call in providing us some evidence that we might actually be moving towards de-escalation? >> i think the phone call is very important. this was quite a serious event that was unfolding and i think it was a lot of theater, a lot of bluster, a lot of macho and i think to see it get diffused is very important because there's a lot of peace making to do. there's a lot of diplomacy underway. they want to get successes in syria, they want successes in i...

Christian charity. it seems that both of them can part amicably and she can move on with her life and grace university can move on with theirs. >> at some point, they would probably be someone who comes forward and says here is a check. >> i would imagine so. >> if it hasn't happened already. >> let's pivot. i want to talk about something we like to talk about here. hilary clinton, joining her husband on thursday. she captured the room when she talked about the role of women. take a listen. >> when women participate in the economy, everyone benefits. this also should be a no brainer. when wome...

And lay out his vision and communicate directly to the people of the region. but the hard working with the day-to-day slog of diplomacy, that's the business of the state department. and what's unique this time is that secretary kerry, as the secretary, is engaged personally. that's a bit of a new trend. typically, peace making has been delegated to special envoys or even the white house has handled it, but they haven't had the full apparatus of the state department under their immediate discretion. that's what kerry has, that's what he brings and that's why he's making these different trips in...

America had zero tolerance and forced people to come to the negotiating table and a lot of credit goes around. >> but the changes have been enormous as you pointed out. when i first began going to northern ireland in the early '70s, mid-70s, the train from dublin to belfast would stop and the british army would get on. belfast was an enclosed city and just entirely different. >> after the deal was signed, the economy and the economic got better partly because the british government spent heavily but the irish economy itself boomed on the back of the european union. unfortunately the one lesson...

Years. the palestinian authority is in dire need of support, seen its credibility wane with its own people in relation to hamas. what will happen is secretary kerry will look for various ways, what are the ways back to the negotiations. i agree they focus on direct negotiations and the end itself is not productive, very possible that might not be the right move we're looking for ways for the palestinian authority to sustain them but not for two states. the goal is two states for two people. going back to what the president said today, a lot of people made the argument because of transitions of...