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and russia still have? >> if it's caught in accounting rules, no matter -- it gets caught in accounting rules now. no matter how many weapons you put on a bomber, it counts as one. that is the new treaty. that is because of verification. when you say limited to 1500 each, and that is the goal here, it does not count all the weapons. it does not count what we call battlefield tactical nuclear weapons, which are not included in this, and which are a terrorist's dream, and which are more of a danger to russia now than they are us. they have to control them. i can not want to go often to -- i do not want to go off in too much into history, but the first time i went to nato as a senator in 1974, 1975, i read a paper on tactical nuclear weapons. we had our tactical weapons in germany close to the front- line, where we thought the communist invasion, the soviets would come across. the reason we have been there, -- had them there, we did not want the russians to mask their tanks. we thought if we had nuclear weapon
and russia still have? >> if it's caught in accounting rules, no matter -- it gets caught in accounting rules now. no matter how many weapons you put on a bomber, it counts as one. that is the new treaty. that is because of verification. when you say limited to 1500 each, and that is the goal here, it does not count all the weapons. it does not count what we call battlefield tactical nuclear weapons, which are not included in this, and which are a terrorist's dream, and which are more of...
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and russia still have? >> if it's caught in accounting rules, no matter -- it gets caught in accounting rules now. when you say limited to 1500 each, and that is the goal here, it does not count all the weapons. it does not count what we call battlefield tactical nuclear weapons, which are not included in this, and which are at terrorist's dream, and which are more of a danger to russia now than they are us. i can not want to go often to too much into history, but the first time i went to nato as a senator in 1974, 1975, i read a paper on tactical nuclear weapons. we had our tactical weapons in germany close to the front-line, where we thought the communist invasion, the soviets would come across. the reason we have been there, we did not want the russians to mask their tanks. we thought if we had nuclear weapons, they would not mass their tanks. but if any conflict broke out, someuse of the short reigange, of them five or 10 miles, you would either have to lose them or move them back. if you move them back
and russia still have? >> if it's caught in accounting rules, no matter -- it gets caught in accounting rules now. when you say limited to 1500 each, and that is the goal here, it does not count all the weapons. it does not count what we call battlefield tactical nuclear weapons, which are not included in this, and which are at terrorist's dream, and which are more of a danger to russia now than they are us. i can not want to go often to too much into history, but the first time i went to...
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and russia and nato in the area of abm? >> practically russia and the u.s. and the european countries could have used their information system jointly and joint application would make their utilization more effective and efficient, and also it's possible to use combat assets jointly. i would say previously we had a joint exercises with the u.s. and the european community using s300. now we can use next generation abm complexes. that would give increased effectiveness in case of use of missiles by hostile rhode nation's and putting those unstable regimes, but the main result would be in how the formation of the relations of being allies that would allow us to court and a decision making in all issues relevant to nuclear nonproliferation with would have, close in our positions countering the issues related to north korea or iran nuclear emissions and we would have steadily but assuredly withdrawn from the cold war positions, the positions of destructiveness and this is something that right now blocks the way towards us becoming allies and friends. he gave you
and russia and nato in the area of abm? >> practically russia and the u.s. and the european countries could have used their information system jointly and joint application would make their utilization more effective and efficient, and also it's possible to use combat assets jointly. i would say previously we had a joint exercises with the u.s. and the european community using s300. now we can use next generation abm complexes. that would give increased effectiveness in case of use of...
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he reset violations with russia, but cancelled missile defense plans with our nato allies. he's eased sanctions on cuba, but failed to move forward on
he reset violations with russia, but cancelled missile defense plans with our nato allies. he's eased sanctions on cuba, but failed to move forward on
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china and russia -- this is a blueprint for a crisis in the future. we're going to have crisis and war on the peninsula again. we know where china and russia are going and it is not to support the alliance. >> you would certainly shoot a torpedo if you thought you could get away with it. there are people who shot -- in our country who still question who shot president kennedy and president lincoln. i do not put much stock in a conspiracy. until i see more evidence, the north koreans get the credit for that action. question? on the end, sir. >> i am from nasa. -- national and space intelligence center. i would like to propose -- has south korea considered using the chinese economic investment in north korea as a tool for unification? have they taken that perspective. -- perspective? so far, it seems like the united states involvement has led to the status quo of a divided peninsula. we have seen moves from south korea like this reunification tax where they're starting to address the issues, trying to help the failed states that -- state that north kore
china and russia -- this is a blueprint for a crisis in the future. we're going to have crisis and war on the peninsula again. we know where china and russia are going and it is not to support the alliance. >> you would certainly shoot a torpedo if you thought you could get away with it. there are people who shot -- in our country who still question who shot president kennedy and president lincoln. i do not put much stock in a conspiracy. until i see more evidence, the north koreans get...
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the problem is russia. russia is not transparent about them. we don't really know or understand how many of these republics they have. we know -- weapons they have. we though they have a lot of them. at least 2,000. maybe double that and the problem is on the russian side, i think that as expressed to me by russian military, senior military officers, is that they are not so concerned about deploying these weapons. vis-a-vis is west. they are concerned about china. that's why again, some multilateral framework at some stage is going to be important here because the russians base their planning to some-degree on obviously what they see as a growing threat from china. but to solve the problem in the next stagor negotiations, if we try work on substrategic category, the asimple treasuries such we're not going to get anywhere. asimple -- they are associating with strategic-delivery vehicles. this is an area where most people think the united states has the advantage. there is a trade-off. maybe you could have one ceiling of 1,000 or so systems where
the problem is russia. russia is not transparent about them. we don't really know or understand how many of these republics they have. we know -- weapons they have. we though they have a lot of them. at least 2,000. maybe double that and the problem is on the russian side, i think that as expressed to me by russian military, senior military officers, is that they are not so concerned about deploying these weapons. vis-a-vis is west. they are concerned about china. that's why again, some...
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. >> can you talk about your meeting last week in russia? how optimistic are yeaou about your relationship with russia and the prospect of moving forward? did you discuss the arms sale with him? >> we did not discuss the saudi arms sale. i do want the chairman to speak to this. i do want to speak with this relationship he has built. he has played an important part in military relationships. he gave me a pretty detailed review of the changes he is making in the russian military and where they are headed. we talked about a range of issues. i think ti baranked him for ru's help. we talked about a broader range of things. i think there is an opportunity to move their relationship forward. i think it has been important. >> if there is something in this area for lisbon, i think it'll be in the diplomatic and not military arena. >> i will go back a few years. we have both worked hard to stay engaged and in touch. we've got to the point now where we have a work plan to move forward over the next several years. that does not mean there are not challe
. >> can you talk about your meeting last week in russia? how optimistic are yeaou about your relationship with russia and the prospect of moving forward? did you discuss the arms sale with him? >> we did not discuss the saudi arms sale. i do want the chairman to speak to this. i do want to speak with this relationship he has built. he has played an important part in military relationships. he gave me a pretty detailed review of the changes he is making in the russian military and...
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all over russia, not all over russia, but moscow and places like that, looking at their automobile industry. looking at production and the car industry down there. it is a fascinating industry. europe is kind of like a second home. germany and france and japan for it is a fascinating industry. whoever said that travel is the best way to eradicate your biases knew what they were talking about. >> when you travel to germany, the first thing you see are those [unintelligible] they were two strokes. five years later, we went back and they were gone. you had a car from russia. >> an interesting story is that two years after the wall came down, i went to look at bmw. there were three or four little white trivants. i asked what was with the trivant. they said that was people from east germany that were coming to look for a job. the bmw executives said the company could not hire them because it would be culture shock. bmw is constantly going. you do not stop. if something breaks, you fix it. apparently, some of these guys from east germany were not accustomed to that. if something broke or fell dow
all over russia, not all over russia, but moscow and places like that, looking at their automobile industry. looking at production and the car industry down there. it is a fascinating industry. europe is kind of like a second home. germany and france and japan for it is a fascinating industry. whoever said that travel is the best way to eradicate your biases knew what they were talking about. >> when you travel to germany, the first thing you see are those [unintelligible] they were two...
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you had a car from russia. story is interesting that two years after the wall came down, i went to look at bmw. there were three or four little trivants.l arndt' i asked what was with the tri vant. they said that was people from east germany that were coming to look for a job. the bmw executives said the company could not hire them because it would be culture shock. bmw is constantly going. he did not stop. if something breaks, you fix it. apparently, some of these guys from east germany were not accustomed to that. if something broke or fell down, the shutdown the line and come back the next day. >> in your job, how you protect yourself from being schmoozed to death by all of these car people? >> people like you, buyers. i see myself as a public servant. i am serving the people out there that are buying cars and trucks i am their servant. that basically means that i have to keep them happy. i have to keep them happy. i have to look up for their interests and they tell me what their interests are. their interes
you had a car from russia. story is interesting that two years after the wall came down, i went to look at bmw. there were three or four little trivants.l arndt' i asked what was with the tri vant. they said that was people from east germany that were coming to look for a job. the bmw executives said the company could not hire them because it would be culture shock. bmw is constantly going. he did not stop. if something breaks, you fix it. apparently, some of these guys from east germany were...
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with russia, whene took office, it was amid cooling to cold relation he is. and a return to cold war suspicion. now, this may have invigorated spy novelists and arm chair strategists, by anyone serious about solving global problems, without russia and the united states working together, little would be achieved. so we refocused the relationship. we offered aelationship based on not only mutual respect, but also mutual responsibility. and in the course of the last 18 months, we have a historic new arms reduction treaty, which the senate will take up next week, cooperation with china and the u.n. security council on tough new sanctions against both iran and north korea, a transit agreement to support our efforts in afghanistan, a new bilateral presidential commission and civil society exchange that are forging closer people to people ties and of course as we were reminded this past summer, the spy novelists still have plenty to write about, so it's kind of a win-win. working with these erging powers is not always smooth or easy. disagreements are inevitable an
with russia, whene took office, it was amid cooling to cold relation he is. and a return to cold war suspicion. now, this may have invigorated spy novelists and arm chair strategists, by anyone serious about solving global problems, without russia and the united states working together, little would be achieved. so we refocused the relationship. we offered aelationship based on not only mutual respect, but also mutual responsibility. and in the course of the last 18 months, we have a historic...
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with russia, when we took office, it was amid cooling to cold relation he is. and a turn to cold war suspicion. now, this may have invigorated spy novelists and arm chair strategists, by anyone serious about solving global problems, without russia and the united states working together, little would be achieved. so we refocused the relationship. we offered a relationship based on not only mutual respect, but also mutual responsibility. and in the course of the last 18 months, we have a historic new arms reduction treaty, which the senate will take up next week, cooperation with china and the u.n. security council on tough new sanctions against both iran and north korea, a transit agreement to support our efforts in afghanistan, a new bilateral presidential commission and civil society exchange that are foing closer people to people ties and of course as we were reminded this past summer, the spy novelists still have plenty to write about, so it's kind of a win-win. working with these emerging powers is not always smooth or easy. disagreements are inevitable an
with russia, when we took office, it was amid cooling to cold relation he is. and a turn to cold war suspicion. now, this may have invigorated spy novelists and arm chair strategists, by anyone serious about solving global problems, without russia and the united states working together, little would be achieved. so we refocused the relationship. we offered a relationship based on not only mutual respect, but also mutual responsibility. and in the course of the last 18 months, we have a historic...
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with russia, when we took office, it was amid cooling to cold relation he is. and a return to cold war suspicion. now, this may have invigorated spy novelists and arm chair strategists, by anyone serious about solving global problems, without russia and the united states working together, little would be achieved. so we refocused the relationship. we offered a relationshipon nott also mutual responsibility. and in the course of the last 18 months, we have a historic new arms reduction treaty, which the senate will take up next week, cooperation with china and the u.n. security council on tough new sanctions against both iran and north korea, a transit agreement to support our efforts in afghanistan, a new bilateral presidential commission and civil society exchange that are forging closer people to people ties and of course as we were reminded this past summer, the spy novelists still have plenty to write about, so it's kind of a win-win. working with these emerging powers is not always smooth or easy. disagreements are inevitable an on certain shall use suchs
with russia, when we took office, it was amid cooling to cold relation he is. and a return to cold war suspicion. now, this may have invigorated spy novelists and arm chair strategists, by anyone serious about solving global problems, without russia and the united states working together, little would be achieved. so we refocused the relationship. we offered a relationshipon nott also mutual responsibility. and in the course of the last 18 months, we have a historic new arms reduction treaty,...
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.- russia nuclear arms reduction treaty known as s.t.a.r.t.. after that, a look at the history of nuclear weapons. later we will hear from the muslim leader of the proposed an islamic center near ground zero. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," a look at the tax package for small businesses with senate banking member mike johanns. we will speak with a texas congressman, henry cuellar, about border security. after that a discussion of education with tom luce. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c- span. later, a daylong conference on civil rights in the 21st century examining various aspects of civil rights policy in history. that is live at 11:00 a.m. eastern. now, a look at the nuclear arms treaty signed in april by obama and russian president dmitry medvedev. the measure must pass the senate by 2/3 majority to be ratified. the state department and georgetown university hosted this event. >> is a pleasure to welcome -- it is a pleasure to welcome rose gottemoeller, richard burt, and david hoffman. let me say one
.- russia nuclear arms reduction treaty known as s.t.a.r.t.. after that, a look at the history of nuclear weapons. later we will hear from the muslim leader of the proposed an islamic center near ground zero. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," a look at the tax package for small businesses with senate banking member mike johanns. we will speak with a texas congressman, henry cuellar, about border security. after that a discussion of education with tom luce. "washington...
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in his paper, he emphasized the threat-based russia now. i want to know what he thinks about the bayous and interest -- values and interest rationale. another theme of the panel has been related to china's rise and implications for the alliance precursor we are paying special attention -- for the alliance. we just had a conference about this earlier this month. with the cheonan issue, china has emerged as an issue for coordination in the alliance context for the first time. i'm sure and will not be for the lost time. it raises a number of very township and interesting issues in terms of the extent to which -- a very challenging and interesting issues in terms of the extent to which they should coordinate as it relates to north korea-related and maritime-security related issues connected to china. another aspect of the cheonan issue was that it was revelatory as to the extent to which the u.s. and south korea are talking past each other with china on some key issues. president obama used the phrase "willful blindness" to describe the chinese
in his paper, he emphasized the threat-based russia now. i want to know what he thinks about the bayous and interest -- values and interest rationale. another theme of the panel has been related to china's rise and implications for the alliance precursor we are paying special attention -- for the alliance. we just had a conference about this earlier this month. with the cheonan issue, china has emerged as an issue for coordination in the alliance context for the first time. i'm sure and will...
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st.ent to russia, moscow, pete petersburg earlier this year. there are parts of the treaty that says we would not be able to continue to defend ourself as a nation. to me, the start treaty is about how many nuclear weapons we have and how many the russians have. it is not about how we can defend ourselves. we need to defend ourselves against everybody, not just focus on the russians. i do not think we should limit our defense. that is my concern. that is why i voted against it. that is why i voted against it. >> i heard a lot of questions about the senate dynamic. given the scope of the problems that this country has run out, is it better tactically for them to get closer, but not take the majority in 2012 than it would be to take out the senate out right right now? >> i would say probably yes in that, in the senate, as the senator said, it is much easier to play defense. the power to say no is the real value of the vote in the senate. to the extent that you make plans and devise strategy and you quit your caucus and you present proposals and t
st.ent to russia, moscow, pete petersburg earlier this year. there are parts of the treaty that says we would not be able to continue to defend ourself as a nation. to me, the start treaty is about how many nuclear weapons we have and how many the russians have. it is not about how we can defend ourselves. we need to defend ourselves against everybody, not just focus on the russians. i do not think we should limit our defense. that is my concern. that is why i voted against it. that is why i...
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so is mexico, russia, china. i'll tell you why. china, texas, brazil gives companies huge tax credits and reward r&d and provide access to credit. i propose a two-year payroll tax holiday for every business for hiring an unemployed worker and five-year tax holiday for companies to bring them here. bring their plants back home and hire american workers. let us decide we are going to be number one in innovation. we have fallen to 17th in the world. i don't think there are enough people in washington who even understand why these private jobs are created. >> in the past, it says school teachers should have their pay connected to performance. when you were at hp, the stock market dropping, you got a receive rans of $21 million. you have people that would say, gee, shouldn't ceos focus on the people. during the time i ripped up my contract and put my pay up for share holder vote. every dollar was tied to performance. we doubled the size of production and tripled. >> we have to move on. >> there was a $21 million check. the stock went do
so is mexico, russia, china. i'll tell you why. china, texas, brazil gives companies huge tax credits and reward r&d and provide access to credit. i propose a two-year payroll tax holiday for every business for hiring an unemployed worker and five-year tax holiday for companies to bring them here. bring their plants back home and hire american workers. let us decide we are going to be number one in innovation. we have fallen to 17th in the world. i don't think there are enough people in...
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there is inconsistent russia now. the evidence is right here. -- there is inconsistent application now. there must be reason he pays more than the minimum wage. it is called supply and demand. i am sure doctors went to the address that context. -- i am sure dr. swain could address that context. i her spend more time and labor than anybody else in this panel. -- i have spent more time on labor than anybody else on this panel. i know that i cut to shore up more time and produce more workers per hour or somebody would be -- i knew that i would need to show up on time and produce more work per hour or somebody would take that job. if someone could not dig and they had to stop and rest on the shovel, somebody would be sitting there waiting to take the job right arm of their hand. the back of the line piece of this -- mr. rodriguez's testifies that they would go to the back of the line. it is important that we understand where that is. if you look at the lines in each of the countries where people have illegally applied to
there is inconsistent russia now. the evidence is right here. -- there is inconsistent application now. there must be reason he pays more than the minimum wage. it is called supply and demand. i am sure doctors went to the address that context. -- i am sure dr. swain could address that context. i her spend more time and labor than anybody else in this panel. -- i have spent more time on labor than anybody else on this panel. i know that i cut to shore up more time and produce more workers per...
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there -- that russia was going to be our ally on this. it is almost as if he read your report, and said do not listen to those folks, stage in afghanistan. could you comment on why is it that they seem to be motivated, why do they fear our withdrawal, and does it ultimately matter in the end now that russia wants to help us? in other words, would you change your report? is it simply too late? >> i will respond, and then brian, if you want to take that. i will then get time tuesday to give us a thought or two since he is the organizer -- to steve to give a soft spot or two since he is the organizer. >> we should be looking at the efforts through the institution of the law meant offenses. it has been a failure. but the united states alone has spent $50 billion in the second or third -- third poorest country in the world, and you still have a life expectancy of 44, and an infant mortality of one in five. the way we are going about it is not working. the key difference with why the ngo's are more effective is that they are there for humanitar
there -- that russia was going to be our ally on this. it is almost as if he read your report, and said do not listen to those folks, stage in afghanistan. could you comment on why is it that they seem to be motivated, why do they fear our withdrawal, and does it ultimately matter in the end now that russia wants to help us? in other words, would you change your report? is it simply too late? >> i will respond, and then brian, if you want to take that. i will then get time tuesday to give...
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i've been to russia, been to moscow, st. petersberg. i have concerns, i agree with ronald reagan. trust but verify. there are parts that say we would not be able to continue to defend ourselves as a nation. to me the star treaty is supposed to be about how many we have, how many the russians have. now how we can defend ourselves. we have korea, iran. we need to defend ourselves against everybody, not just focus on the russians. so i don't think we should limit our defense and that's my concern and that's why i voted against it. >> thank you for being with us this week. >> thank you. >> and we are back on "newsmakers". after a conversation with senator john brasso who is in the new leadership position with the republicans. it was interesting. you've written a book about the senate and i heard a lot of dynamics. let me ask you both on national polling ticks. given the spoke scope -- scope of the problem is it better tactically for them to get closer but not take the majority for 2012 than to take over the senate outright right now? >> i would say probably yes. in that in the senate,
i've been to russia, been to moscow, st. petersberg. i have concerns, i agree with ronald reagan. trust but verify. there are parts that say we would not be able to continue to defend ourselves as a nation. to me the star treaty is supposed to be about how many we have, how many the russians have. now how we can defend ourselves. we have korea, iran. we need to defend ourselves against everybody, not just focus on the russians. so i don't think we should limit our defense and that's my concern...
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russia is an important country. i would not categorize it in terms of a western or christian influence. neither the united nations or anyone else has been able to stop the killings in darfur. the rate of killing has diminished dramatically over the last two or three years. the issue here is other countries with a great deal of influence in sudan have not really put their shoulder to the wheel in terms of taking the type of position they should take to stop the government from the actions they're taking in the south. now there is a whole nother question which is the upcoming referendum in southern sudan about a new round of war. this is one of the more bleak episodes in contemporary history. the u.n. does the live there -- does not look good there. and is a bleak statement about the current delegation. host: bruce jones talking to us about the united nations and its relevancy. thank you for taking the time to talk to us this morning. guest: think you for having me. host: we will look at the definition of a family. ou
russia is an important country. i would not categorize it in terms of a western or christian influence. neither the united nations or anyone else has been able to stop the killings in darfur. the rate of killing has diminished dramatically over the last two or three years. the issue here is other countries with a great deal of influence in sudan have not really put their shoulder to the wheel in terms of taking the type of position they should take to stop the government from the actions...
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. >> you see that in kazakhstan and russia. about two years after the wall came down, i went to munich and interviews with bmw. there were maybe three or four tr whiteabants outside of bmw hair cutters. i asked the executives was with that? they said those are people from east germany applied for a job -- applying for a job that bmw in munich. the bmw executive said they could not hire many of them because it was a culture shock. apparently, some of these guys from east germany were not used to something breaking and they shut down the line to back the next day. that did not happen that bmw. >> how you protect yourself from s beingcmoozed -- from being schmoozed to death? >> i see myself as potentially a servant. i am serving the people out there who are buying cars. i am their servant. that basically means that i have to keep them happy. a good serve to keep the people being served happy. i have to keep them happy. i have to look out for their interest and they tell me what their interests are. from aot be anybody's boy manufa
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he reset violations with russia, but cancelled missile defense plans with our nato allies. he's eased sanctions on cuba, but failed to move forward on trade agreements with colombia and south korea. and he can't muster spending time or meaningful support for iranians risking their lives by opposing ahmadinejad. but he fond time to is not a report to the u.n. alleging our country's human rights violations. there's a disturbing pattern here of reaching out to sworn enemies while sliding our proven friends. folks, that's not foreign policy. that's just foolish. how long can that go on? and as we just saw recently, if that wasn't enough, our president still refuses to admit that the surge in iraq was a success, even as he's surging troops into afghanistan. seems he's more concerned with the politics of withdrawal than with the pursuit of victory. and while the threats to our security grow, it's shrinking the budget for defense against those threats. the obama administration's foreign policy is a far cry from ronald reagan days. president reagan nurtured our allies. he confronte
he reset violations with russia, but cancelled missile defense plans with our nato allies. he's eased sanctions on cuba, but failed to move forward on trade agreements with colombia and south korea. and he can't muster spending time or meaningful support for iranians risking their lives by opposing ahmadinejad. but he fond time to is not a report to the u.n. alleging our country's human rights violations. there's a disturbing pattern here of reaching out to sworn enemies while sliding our...
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russia is an important country. i would not categorize it in terms of a western or christian influence. neither the united nations or anyone else has been able to stop the killings in darfur. the rate of killing has diminished dramatically over the last two or three years. the issue here is other countries with a great deal of influence in sudan have not really put their shoulder to the wheel in terms of taking the type of position they should take to stop t government from the actions they're taking in the south. now there is a whole nother question which is the upcoming referendum in southern sudan about a new round of war. this is one of the more bleak episodes in contemporary history. the u.n. does the live there -- does not look good there. and is a bleak statement about the current delegation. >> sunday on "washington journal," scott rasmussen on his book, how the tea party movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system. then, peggy orchowski on issues surrounding the dream act, the pathway to citizen
russia is an important country. i would not categorize it in terms of a western or christian influence. neither the united nations or anyone else has been able to stop the killings in darfur. the rate of killing has diminished dramatically over the last two or three years. the issue here is other countries with a great deal of influence in sudan have not really put their shoulder to the wheel in terms of taking the type of position they should take to stop t government from the actions they're...
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american- born work from people from ireland or scotland or wherever they might have been, germany or russia. day, peopleck's would tell stories about life in the old country or their grandparents or the food. i felt that i did not have any stories to tell. it turns out that i actually did. there were many great stories that came out of this migration. >> did you have time to get married or have a family? >> i have been married. i am not married now. >> any children? >> know. -- no. >> how to survive financially during this book? >> random house was great. there were a great help. i also taught at princeton and at emory. i would write occasionally for it "the new york times." >> what is next? >> loss angeles -- los angeles. i am happy to see people buying the book, but i want people to read it. we have so much in common. they are beautiful people. >> if we see the pictures, we have a change of feeling about these folks? >> no, it will confirm what we already know. >> isabel wilkerson, the name of the book is "the warmth of other suns"." thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you very m
american- born work from people from ireland or scotland or wherever they might have been, germany or russia. day, peopleck's would tell stories about life in the old country or their grandparents or the food. i felt that i did not have any stories to tell. it turns out that i actually did. there were many great stories that came out of this migration. >> did you have time to get married or have a family? >> i have been married. i am not married now. >> any children? >>...
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i don't know anything about russia. the same thing with china. i forget who said this. we are fighting the wars in iraq in afghanistan. our future for the blow is in eastern asia. the longer the we stayed bog down in central asia means the water that we fail to divert our resources to where the 20-21st century is headed -- 21st century is headed. don't anybody else ask is the bequest and as that. >> i told you earlier about ask this question. you told us-what does washington think of him? -- what does washington think of him? >> i would talk about a larger issue which is social services of one of the office has on the stability operations. greg makes a persuasive case that if you were to transfer a society, to teach girls how to read. if you teach girls how to read, entire villages learn how to read and birth rates plummet and prosperity goes up. the stuff that greg has done in afghanistan and pakistan is true the lord's work. it is some fantastic stuff. i had an opportunity to sit down with them and have a few cups of tea in kabul. it was a tremendous privilege. let me
i don't know anything about russia. the same thing with china. i forget who said this. we are fighting the wars in iraq in afghanistan. our future for the blow is in eastern asia. the longer the we stayed bog down in central asia means the water that we fail to divert our resources to where the 20-21st century is headed -- 21st century is headed. don't anybody else ask is the bequest and as that. >> i told you earlier about ask this question. you told us-what does washington think of him?...
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russia their number one. foreign policy objective, return he got nothing. he insulted israel and forgot to mention hamas lost thousands of -- launched thousands of rockets into israel. we've seen success in iraq in spite of his policy preferences and thanks to those of his predecessors and to the courage of george w. bush. [cheers] as you know, his strategy in afghanistan has been needlessly modeled by announcing the -- model -- muddled by announcing the withdrawal date. of national purpose. if we have serious enemies and growing threats around the world, we have an ministration whose idea of a rogue state is arizona. [applause] these are among the reasons why liberals will have to -- in november. -- have a bad november. this is not the first time the power has been taken from one political party and given to another. what is occurring is different in america today. not really the result of disappointment. what is being felt in america today is more profound than that. more somber. americans believe that very
russia their number one. foreign policy objective, return he got nothing. he insulted israel and forgot to mention hamas lost thousands of -- launched thousands of rockets into israel. we've seen success in iraq in spite of his policy preferences and thanks to those of his predecessors and to the courage of george w. bush. [cheers] as you know, his strategy in afghanistan has been needlessly modeled by announcing the -- model -- muddled by announcing the withdrawal date. of national purpose. if...
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host: david thinks the united states could do more pressuring china and russia. guest: that's right. i would emphasize the role of china as critical. two international partners that are the most important in the future of sudan are the united states and china. i think that we could cooperate together to put pressure on both sides, so that we could have a vote that would be respected by all sides. i don't know whether the southerners would choose to secede. it's very likely that they will. one country that could insist that the vote be respected is china. i am in agreement with you. guest: as things move forward, what should be done to insure that the people of sudan do reap the benefits, and that they're not taken advantage of by outside interests, oil companies and countries? guest: there's a big challenge here. one of those issues that has to be negotiated in terms of the post 2011 decisions is international treaties, and what are the agreements already in place that the northern government has signed with china and others, canada, even, and others who have int
host: david thinks the united states could do more pressuring china and russia. guest: that's right. i would emphasize the role of china as critical. two international partners that are the most important in the future of sudan are the united states and china. i think that we could cooperate together to put pressure on both sides, so that we could have a vote that would be respected by all sides. i don't know whether the southerners would choose to secede. it's very likely that they will. one...
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he reset relations with russia but canceled missile defense plans with nato allies. he has ease sanctions on cuba but failed to move forward on trade agreement with columbia and south korean, and he cannot muster meaningful support for iranians risking their lives by opposing ahmadinejad, but he found a time to send a report claiming our country's alleged human rights violations. there is a disturbing pattern here of reaching out to sworn enemies while sliding our friends. that is not for policy but just foolish, and how long can that go on? [applause] as we just saw recently, our president still refuses to admit the surge was a success. it seems he is more concerned with the politics of withdrawal than the pursuit of victory, and while the threats of our security grow, he is shrinking the budget for defense against those threats. the obama foreign policy is a far cry from ronald reagan days. president reagan nurtured our allies. he confronted our adversaries. he had clarity and vision and purpose. he knew that an evil empire deserves to be left on the ash heap of hi
he reset relations with russia but canceled missile defense plans with nato allies. he has ease sanctions on cuba but failed to move forward on trade agreement with columbia and south korean, and he cannot muster meaningful support for iranians risking their lives by opposing ahmadinejad, but he found a time to send a report claiming our country's alleged human rights violations. there is a disturbing pattern here of reaching out to sworn enemies while sliding our friends. that is not for...
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they have been more successful with russia and china. i think there is the administration's primary problem. the administration talked a lot about resecting the russian dialogue, resetting the relationship. it is not terribly clear what exactly that means. one thing it has not meant is that the russians and chinese really have not given up their lucrative contracts with iran. that is eventually, i think, going to be a huge issue for the administration. robert einhorn it is even in beijing now trying to convince the chinese they need to more fully comply with the sanctions regime. if they don't, the russians and chinese have the potential of actually taking the entire iran policy down by giving the iranians and economic outlets. host: reuel marc gerecht is what the foundation for the defense of democracies. he spent several years as a middle eastern specialist at the cia and a consular officer with the department of state. he was with the american enterprise institute for a long time. he is currently a contributing editor for "the weekly
they have been more successful with russia and china. i think there is the administration's primary problem. the administration talked a lot about resecting the russian dialogue, resetting the relationship. it is not terribly clear what exactly that means. one thing it has not meant is that the russians and chinese really have not given up their lucrative contracts with iran. that is eventually, i think, going to be a huge issue for the administration. robert einhorn it is even in beijing now...
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of the most important projects for national security policy, creating a brand new relationship with russia. i was in moscow. i had just completed a whole day's negotiation with the general and the russian defense ministry about offensive nuclear weapons reductions and missile defense. we had a joint press appearance when we came out of negotiations. when that was finished, someone from the u.s. in deceit in moscow said to me that the first airplane had hit. we went to another press conference with the foreign press. when we arrived, we were told the second airplane had hit. i have been told when i came into my job toem
of the most important projects for national security policy, creating a brand new relationship with russia. i was in moscow. i had just completed a whole day's negotiation with the general and the russian defense ministry about offensive nuclear weapons reductions and missile defense. we had a joint press appearance when we came out of negotiations. when that was finished, someone from the u.s. in deceit in moscow said to me that the first airplane had hit. we went to another press conference...
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i don't know anything about russia. the same thing with china. i forget who said this. we are fighting the wars in iraq in afghanistan. our future for the blow is in eastern asia. the longer the we stayed bog down in central asia means the water that we fail to divert our resources to where the 20-21st century is headed -- 21st century is headed. don't anybody else ask is the bequest and as that. >> i told you earlier about ask this question. you told us-what does washington think of him? -- what does washington think of him? >> i would talk about a larger issue which is social services of one of the office has on the stability operations. greg makes a persuasive case that if you were to transfer a society, to teach girls how to read. if you teach girls how to read, entire villages learn how to read and birth rates plummet and prosperity goes up. the stuff that greg has done in afghanistan and pakistan is true the lord's work. it is some fantastic stuff. i had an opportunity to sit down with them and have a few cups of tea in kabul. it was a tremendous privilege. let me
i don't know anything about russia. the same thing with china. i forget who said this. we are fighting the wars in iraq in afghanistan. our future for the blow is in eastern asia. the longer the we stayed bog down in central asia means the water that we fail to divert our resources to where the 20-21st century is headed -- 21st century is headed. don't anybody else ask is the bequest and as that. >> i told you earlier about ask this question. you told us-what does washington think of him?...
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american-born were descended from people from ireland, scotland, or wherever they might have been -- germany or russia. and on certain days, particularly like st. patrick's day, there were all stories that people were telling about life in the old country, or grandparents that had done this or done that, or the food. and i felt at that time that i didn't have any stories to tell. and it turned out that actually i did, and that there were many, many great stories that came out of this great migration. >> along the way, have you had time to get married or have a family? >> i have been married. i'm not married now. >> any children? >> no. >> what's been -- when you look back on this thing, what's the toughest part of it? and how did you survive financially during all this time? >> well, the random house was wonderful. i had an advance. that was help toward it, a great help. but i also got a guggenheim that contributed to it. and i also taught. i taught at princeton. i taught at emory. i continued to write periodically for the "new york times," which was where i spent most of my career. so, i did a lot of
american-born were descended from people from ireland, scotland, or wherever they might have been -- germany or russia. and on certain days, particularly like st. patrick's day, there were all stories that people were telling about life in the old country, or grandparents that had done this or done that, or the food. and i felt at that time that i didn't have any stories to tell. and it turned out that actually i did, and that there were many, many great stories that came out of this great...
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russia sat across from a set a table and has been asking for years for their number one objective, and that is to room our missile defense sites, our plans for those sites in poland. and as present gave them their number one objective treaty should not have done that. he got nothing in return. how can you have a leader of the free world to does not understand the basics of negotiating to make sure that your protect american interests first and defend ourselves against rogue nucar powers? and so for these reasons and a lot more, you'll see changes november. and the pundits are going to look at this and say, it happens all the time. republicans get some seats, democrats kit the seed, it goes back and forth. there is something different this time. there's plenty of reason for anger and disappointment and there's a lot on both sides of the house the look of this administration. they see the failures. but there's something more fundamental going on. something more profound and summer. the american people are recognizing this is administration and the liberals generally do not understand wha
russia sat across from a set a table and has been asking for years for their number one objective, and that is to room our missile defense sites, our plans for those sites in poland. and as present gave them their number one objective treaty should not have done that. he got nothing in return. how can you have a leader of the free world to does not understand the basics of negotiating to make sure that your protect american interests first and defend ourselves against rogue nucar powers? and so...
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support for passage of the nuclear weapons agreement with russia. guest: i assume that's senator lugar, who has been probably historically the most prominent senar on arms control issue of either party in the last 20 or 30 years. he is eager to get this done. he is one of the relately few republicans whose eager to get this done. senator john kerry is chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, also eager to get it done. so this sounds like there is going to be a push. now, we have been jing a little bit this morning about 60 votes are required in the senate to get anything done. the framers of the conitution in their wisdom decided to make things even more difficult for an internation treaty. that requires 67 votes. so that means that, you know, that means thatight republicans have -- would have to vote for this. and the climate is such that it just -- it seems that that's a tall order, especially in the few weeks remaining. now, there's no hard deadline for this treaty to be ratified t. doesn't have to be rat feud before the election. -- i
support for passage of the nuclear weapons agreement with russia. guest: i assume that's senator lugar, who has been probably historically the most prominent senar on arms control issue of either party in the last 20 or 30 years. he is eager to get this done. he is one of the relately few republicans whose eager to get this done. senator john kerry is chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, also eager to get it done. so this sounds like there is going to be a push. now, we have been...
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it must rank when we talk to egypt, russia, china and others who do so many deal wgs this regime a regime i believe is ultimately irreparable. we can now say we will support the democratic process for southern sudan and ensure a fair referendum. we know from the history of this country that supporting democracy is not something we do because it's easy. we do it because it's right. it's not something was it happens overnight. it's something we support because we know through the arc of history bending toward justice, we move toward a more democratic and free world and that that should apply as much to the people of sudan and the continent of africa as it does here for those blessed enough to be born in the united states. and we also know and i know from my experience working in areas such as sierra leone that democracy and fair elections do not occur the day of the vote. they are something that must be built toward by ensuring a fair process of registration. of accountability. of avoiding the kind of intimidation and corruption that builds up in these situations. i think it's important to
it must rank when we talk to egypt, russia, china and others who do so many deal wgs this regime a regime i believe is ultimately irreparable. we can now say we will support the democratic process for southern sudan and ensure a fair referendum. we know from the history of this country that supporting democracy is not something we do because it's easy. we do it because it's right. it's not something was it happens overnight. it's something we support because we know through the arc of history...
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. >> nato-russia, is there some suggestion he will not be there? >> no. >> ok, then the pakistan meeting. the secretary said she and the israeli will be there. >> the secretary will be meeting on sunday to discuss pakistan flood relief, and i know that will include the secretary on our side plus the ambassador who will just be back from pakistan. monday, there will be a session on haiti recovery that the secretary will co-share, along with the prime minister. it will co-chaired, along with the prime minister and several presidents. >> thank you. >> hold on, we have others. >> the prime minister of kuwait is meeting with the vice- president today at the white house. that there is a separate meeting. it is possible we will just have a state department representative in that meeting, but we will try to check that. >> [inaudible] >> do we think what? >> meeting with south korean officials. am i am not aware. he was back from the region late yesterday, but i am not aware of what his schedule is today. >> thank you. >> i have one tribute to give you. >>
. >> nato-russia, is there some suggestion he will not be there? >> no. >> ok, then the pakistan meeting. the secretary said she and the israeli will be there. >> the secretary will be meeting on sunday to discuss pakistan flood relief, and i know that will include the secretary on our side plus the ambassador who will just be back from pakistan. monday, there will be a session on haiti recovery that the secretary will co-share, along with the prime minister. it will...
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this, this is supposed to be the free country as opposed to these communist countries like china and russia. what's wrong with that picture? host: jacksonville, florida. alan, republican line. caller: i agree they should know. obviously the system is flawed because there's not enough space for them to go into jail right now and we have to create kind of a way, the cost. there's so much going on right now as far as law breaking in our country that it's kind of overwhelming for our law enforcement and correctional facilities. host: let me get your reaction to this though. caller: that's true. host: so you don't take issue with that? you still think judges should know the cost? caller: yes, doy. host: all right. thanks for the phone call. new york, go ahead. caller: good morning. actually, i'm just calling because my husband is in prison for forging an instrument, possession of a forged instrument. he is doing four and a half to nine years. i don't understand for that type of sentence, a nonviolent crime, that he has here three children that's out here and they are the people -- other people a
this, this is supposed to be the free country as opposed to these communist countries like china and russia. what's wrong with that picture? host: jacksonville, florida. alan, republican line. caller: i agree they should know. obviously the system is flawed because there's not enough space for them to go into jail right now and we have to create kind of a way, the cost. there's so much going on right now as far as law breaking in our country that it's kind of overwhelming for our law...
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it is part of our ongoing dialogue with the russian government and we hope and expect that russia will live up to its human rights obligations. >> have been in touch with them about yesterday? >> yes. >> and? >> through our embassy, we have expressed our concern to the russian government and that conversation is ongoing. >> what is the travel status? >> he is an the united arab emirates. he will be completing has traveled tomorrow and returning to the united states following what we think is a very successful tour that includes -- we have had the kind of dialogue and activity that we had hoped for to help people understand what it is like to be a muslim here in the united states. >> [inaudible] >> i believe so. he will be returning -- he completes his trip tomorrow. he is back in the u.s.. >> he will return to the united states on thursday. >> believe be available? >> once he completes his tour with us, he is free to do whenever he wishes. i believe he has indicated that he will make himself available for interviews back here. >> it is no secret that he has been touring japan and south
it is part of our ongoing dialogue with the russian government and we hope and expect that russia will live up to its human rights obligations. >> have been in touch with them about yesterday? >> yes. >> and? >> through our embassy, we have expressed our concern to the russian government and that conversation is ongoing. >> what is the travel status? >> he is an the united arab emirates. he will be completing has traveled tomorrow and returning to the united...
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. >> key will be operational within the next decade progress in nuclear arms race between china and russia has begun. [explosion] [siren] heritagethink the foundation for that production. they produce good work for this cause. [applause] coming next is the vice president for leadership with the heritage foundation, one of the great sponsors of the values voters summit. she is a frequent spokesperson for your values throughout the country. would you please welcome genevieve wood. [applause] ♪ >> good morning. i want to say on behalf of my colleagues, we are delighted and honored to be a part of this year's summit with all the co- sponsors on the stage. happy constitution day. [applause] one of our great founding fathers is reported to say one useless man is a shame. two useless man is a law firm. [laughter] 3 useless man is called congress. think about how many lawyers are in congress. that is it a good punch. it is a funny statement. demint, all those you will be hearing from today, we have no better friends than those lawmakers. [applause] but as you know, there are many members of cong
. >> key will be operational within the next decade progress in nuclear arms race between china and russia has begun. [explosion] [siren] heritagethink the foundation for that production. they produce good work for this cause. [applause] coming next is the vice president for leadership with the heritage foundation, one of the great sponsors of the values voters summit. she is a frequent spokesperson for your values throughout the country. would you please welcome genevieve wood....
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politics, russia, sat across from us from the table and asked for their number one objective, to remove our missile defense sites, our plans for those sites in poland, and this president gave them their number one objective. he shouldn't have done that. and he got nothing in return. how can you have a leader of the free world who doesn't understand the basics of negotiating to understand that we protect ourselves against rowing powers? -- against rogue powers? [applause] so for these reasons and more you are going to see change in november. the pundits will say that happens all the time. there is something different this time. there is plenty of reason for anger and disappointment. i know there is a lot of that on both sides of the aisle as they look at these administrations and see the failures. but there is something more fundamental going on, i think, something more profound and somber and sincere. that is, i think the american people are recognizing that this administration and the liberals generally don't understand what it is that makes america america. they understand the most fu
politics, russia, sat across from us from the table and asked for their number one objective, to remove our missile defense sites, our plans for those sites in poland, and this president gave them their number one objective. he shouldn't have done that. and he got nothing in return. how can you have a leader of the free world who doesn't understand the basics of negotiating to understand that we protect ourselves against rowing powers? -- against rogue powers? [applause] so for these reasons...
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it was for the right of those young men and women in those countries in eastern europe and russia to be free. to choose who they are. to say what they want to say without fear of state penalty. when i saw the thousands of young people, gay and straight, marching on euro-pride, i found it to be a moving experience because it was the freedom that have been one for them -- won for them by the courage of their fathers and by the determination of this country and the political leadership. what it made me realize is this. there may be setbacks. there may be times when it seems that the quality -- that full equality is a long way off. this is a global march which is moving in only one direction. it is moving in the direction of equality because in the end, people want to be free. the state cannot stand in front of that freedom and blocked it forever. [applause] that is why i believe that politics will change across the world in favor of the quality, just as it has changed so fast in the united kingdom. that is why i celebrate all of you are doing here to make it possible in your own country
it was for the right of those young men and women in those countries in eastern europe and russia to be free. to choose who they are. to say what they want to say without fear of state penalty. when i saw the thousands of young people, gay and straight, marching on euro-pride, i found it to be a moving experience because it was the freedom that have been one for them -- won for them by the courage of their fathers and by the determination of this country and the political leadership. what it...
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wednesday will feature a series of bilateral and multilateral engagements, including the native-russia council and a meeting of the g-5 plus 1. that afternoon she will join the u.s. delegation to the high- level plenary of the millennial delegation goals, or president obama will address the u.s. commitment to reaching the goals by 2015. thursday is framed by the general assembly opening and the president's speech that morning. thursday afternoon, in addition to joining many of the president's meetings, the secretary will represent the knee at the state's -- will represent the united states at a special meeting on peace and security. friday, we anticipate the secretary will accompany the president much of the day. i note that the secretary will be resuming her schedule monday, the 27th, with a number of diplomatic meetings in new york. at this juncture, monday is slated to be the secretary's last day in new york. ladies and gentlemen, that is a bit of a window into the agenda in new york, outlining a few of the top line issues the u.s. will be addressing, multilateral goals and prioriti
wednesday will feature a series of bilateral and multilateral engagements, including the native-russia council and a meeting of the g-5 plus 1. that afternoon she will join the u.s. delegation to the high- level plenary of the millennial delegation goals, or president obama will address the u.s. commitment to reaching the goals by 2015. thursday is framed by the general assembly opening and the president's speech that morning. thursday afternoon, in addition to joining many of the president's...
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., and we'd go to russia or someplace else or engineers or scientists. resorts use that for a variety of reasons. he will be shocked to know that some years ago from a year in the state of vermont, apparently we do not have people who can ski instructors. did you know that? we have no one here who knows anything about skis. therefore, correct me if i'm wrong, but we bring in people from all over the world to be ski instructors. is that correct? [laughter] those programs for guest workers are very often exploited by employers. why did they do that? they can bring people from abroad and pay them less than they would american workers. we fought that. we are making it a little bit of progress in saying, especially in the middle of a recession. exxonmobil, a couple of years ago they needed welders. the brought in a welder from india because obviously we do not have anyone in america capable of welding, right? absurd. if a company really, really cannot find someone for a specific job, that is fine. i do not have a problem with that. there are a lot of workers
., and we'd go to russia or someplace else or engineers or scientists. resorts use that for a variety of reasons. he will be shocked to know that some years ago from a year in the state of vermont, apparently we do not have people who can ski instructors. did you know that? we have no one here who knows anything about skis. therefore, correct me if i'm wrong, but we bring in people from all over the world to be ski instructors. is that correct? [laughter] those programs for guest workers are...
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there is the fact that iran has currently got nuclear supplies from our old cold war nemesis for russia. after they promised that they would not do so. this situation is not looking too good. host: that is when the questions that has come up. whether or not there is now a new threat from iraq because the old threat from saddam hussein has now ended. caller: yeah. it is just -- the mission has gone well. it has steadily improved. the neighboring country to country that does not like us who is kidding support from a country we knew did not like as. it is not a situation we like. the fact that we are pulling out of this country and getting away from a situation that could potentially destroy us and the world is not exactly the best situation for everybody at this time. if host: thank you for the call. on that subject, robert ted joining us from minneapolis, a democrat line. caller: my name is roberta. host: if you could turn the volume down on your television we can hear you much. caller: thank you. i want to thank the president for a good job. i think it was an excellent speech. i think t
there is the fact that iran has currently got nuclear supplies from our old cold war nemesis for russia. after they promised that they would not do so. this situation is not looking too good. host: that is when the questions that has come up. whether or not there is now a new threat from iraq because the old threat from saddam hussein has now ended. caller: yeah. it is just -- the mission has gone well. it has steadily improved. the neighboring country to country that does not like us who is...
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china and russia continue to use their own interest to shape their response. in other words, the implicit approval to continue provocations. our lack of response, in a kinetic way, does the same thing. i am not suggesting we go to war, but we do not learned to take out targets that cannot really hurt them, and without any retaliation, the bullying will continue. the north koreans have done a pretty good job using provocations as a military tool to shape us. when they do not do that, such as during the agreed framework, they basically take an operational pause, where they gain from concessions, and we do, too, in terms of the lang their programs, and but in large part, they are all operational pauses. year after year, they have progressed fairly well in being able to intimidate us. they do not have much money, so there are some great weaknesses. if we ever went to war on the peninsula, we would kick their butt. but that is about to change. their missile and nuclear programs have come a long way. there are some people in the room who know that particular issue b
china and russia continue to use their own interest to shape their response. in other words, the implicit approval to continue provocations. our lack of response, in a kinetic way, does the same thing. i am not suggesting we go to war, but we do not learned to take out targets that cannot really hurt them, and without any retaliation, the bullying will continue. the north koreans have done a pretty good job using provocations as a military tool to shape us. when they do not do that, such as...