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[chuckling] we are going to ask our two speakers to talk briefly, then we will have almost a full hour for comments, questions, and maybe debate. Let me welcome our two speakers. An adjunct fellow of the. Ashington institute a fellow at an institute in jerusalem. Former member of israels parliament. A has she has just written policy paper for the Washington Institute. There are printed copies of it outside at the front desk in the lobby. You can pick one up in the lobby on your way out if we have not run after them. One possible way of getting around the current betweenic impasse palestinians ...

After words programs on our web site, booktv. Org. And now a panel on the life and career of recentlyretired librarian of Congress James billington. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Please take your seats. My understanding is were live on cspan, so behave yourselves. Inform. [laughter] welcome to valentines day a bit early. Im jane harman, the president and ceo of the Wilson Center, and i cant and we cant imagine what the Wilson Center would look like today if nobody had been smart enough to put Jim Billington in charge. [applause] wed have no kennon institute, no wilson quarterly, tw...

We may not anticipate that we will. But to put that aside and say were not going to doesnt strike me as wise. The commanderinchief has that policy, but he can change his mind as conditions warrant. Its far more difficult once the congress has spoken to go back to the congress and say now conditions have changed on the ground and we need a new aumf. What do our enemies do in the meantime . What do our allies do in the meantime . I would respectfully say that when my colleagues here are saying that the president needs to show more leadership and actually put an aumf together and present it to th...

But its got to be led by the commanderinchief. Frankly, thats how the system works. Thats how its worked every time. Now, id like to switch gears real quickly. U. S. Back. Syrian rebels linked to al qaeda. Time is running out for obama and syria. Westernbacked Syrian Rebels are in danger of collapse before help arrives. All of these are wellknown media experts and they are on the verge of collapse and they are getting beaten very badly. One of the major reasons they are getting beaten very badly is because theyre subject to bombing and air attacks from Bashar Al Assad. So i guess my question a...

Knowing whether they have been limited on what actions might or may not be available. The president has made it clear it is not his policy. I have never seen anybody more adamant about that and more clear in every statement he has made. They were all quoted. He has reiterated it. But that doesnt mean that you want to take away what might be conceivably necessary the president is absolutely clear about his policy. President s the decision to use force and thank you to this committee for voting and having made clear that congress was moving in that direction guess what . Instead of one or two da...