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Statutes that govern that policy. if that is time to alter the statutes. that is the role of congress. in the state department, if i am there and confirmed to be there, it is our role to enforce what congress expressed its desire and so if the judgment of the congress and the judgment of the state department and president-elect through consultation views that we have moved to a different place we should address that and not ignore what the law of the land is. >> i understand that completely. i am just saying diplomaticky relations to countries is not a concession. it is in our national interes...

There are fugitives of justice from cuba we would like back and in other countries we would like back as well. we use diplomatic relations and state craft and diplomacy to try to arrange those things. if we said to every country that held fugitives was justice we'll with hold diplomatic relations and recall our ambassadors, where would we be. a review is prudent and glad that the administration is undertaking a review. and it will conclude measures to allow americans to travel to cuba. i would suggest that americans place more money in the government when they do travel to cuba. that if we lif...

Suggest that's the same with cuba, there are fugitives in custody in cuba, and fugitives in other countries that we would like back as well, we use state craft and diplomacy to try to change those things, if we say we're going to with hold diplomatic relations with ambassadors where would we be? so i would suggest that a review is prudent. allowing americans to travel to cuba, we still have restrictio s restrictions, i would suggest the restrictions have americans place more money in the government's hands when they travel to cuba, if we just lifted the travel ban completely

Thanks for that. new information on one of the four names. hans nicolls are still standing by for us. some clarifications on the diplomats now sanctioned by the united states given 72 hour to leave the country, why? >> the state department thinks they are spy and tiesspies. these 35 officials are acting in consistent with their diplomatic and roles. it is a nice way of saying they have been spying here. earlier you showed a picture of the russian embassy. you know it is a staple of both state craft and spy craft. we know that's true in our own country. ray davis, he was the cia contractor in p...

I have no real reservation about it and good to mix it up a little bit. what about the stuff of state craft that says a president elect may not conduct policy for the united states, fine if you want to decide on a policy direction change for the united states but not while you are on the bench waiting to go into the game. we have a state department for that. >> well, i think that's a fair criticism to be honest with you, brian. trump gets a little bit of a break on that because he's not a traditional politician. sending a signal to the chinese. he's going to shake things up a little bit and th...