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A government like that still does the support of the west. Welcome to call it so i know right last april donald trump showered complements on your main rival in libya only for half that which clearly shocked you and yet you claim to come back with a message that the us was still behind you whats the evidence for that will be we believe that weve been a us ally for quite a long time we were fighting side by side to fight and isis and libya times change the kurds thought that as well well im a changed because we cannot apply what happened in syria and libya and im talking about how alliances coming. Was. Trump said that he appreciated mr have to a significant role in fighting terrorism have a shared vision for libyas transition to a stable democracy high praise from the leader of the western world for your main enemy isnt that standing by you its a pretty lukewarm were standing by and. We say those things about you know we still believe that. The administration of united state that mr at
This is the problem with issuing test you yourself cannot pass. Candidatesdemocratic held their final debate of the year in n los angeles. Was009, go back and look, i on the opposite side of that with the pentagon. The only reason i can speak to it now is because it has been published. I am the guy from the beginning argued it was a big mistake to surge forces to afghanistan. You are also the guy who helped lead us into the disastrous war in iraq. What we need to rethink is the entire war on terror. Amy we will play highlights from the democratic president ial debate and host a roundtable discussion on what the candidates were asked and not asked, which candidates were included in the debate and which were excluded. We will speak with immigrant rights activist Erika Andiola, investigative or reporter azmat khan, Heather Mcghee, kristen aarke, and alan minsky progressive democrats of america who pushed for the debate to address poverty. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy
Washington post columnist David Ignatius hosted a conversation with two experts on iran. They discussed irans political future and impact on the greater middle east. This is an hour and a half. Ladies and gentlemen, while my fellow panelists are getting wired up, let me begin our discussion of iran upheaval and repression. Im David Ignatius. Im a columnist for the washington post. Have visited iran several times as a journalist and have a longstanding interest as a commentator and analyst in iran. Im delighted to be joined by two of the people i think understand iran the best in this country. Ill move from my left. Maziar bahari was my colleague as a newsweek reporter in iran. He worked for newsweek from 1998 until june 21st, 2009, when he was arrested and imprisoned in tehran. Youll know if youve read his wonderful memoir, then they came for me, what that imprisonment was like, and if you havent read the book, you can go see the movie because it was made into a movie by jon stewart ca
Begin our discussion of iran, a people in repression. Im david ignatius, a columnist for the washington post. Ive visited iran several times as a journalist and have a longstanding interest as a commentator and analysts in iran. Im delighted to be joined by two of the people i think understand iran the best in this country. Ill move from my left. Maziar bahari was my colleague as a newsweek reporter in iran. He worked for newsweek from 1998 until june 21, 2009, when he was arrested and imprisoned in tehran. Youll know if youve read his wonderful memoir, then they came for me, what that imprisonment was like, and if you havent read the book, you can go see the movie because it was made into a movie by jon stewart called rosewater, if memory serves, was the name and the unmistakable calling card of maziars interrogator. In 2014, he started something that im sure is familiar to many people in this audience, certainly as a mustread for anyone who wants to follow iran, and thats his website