And flying Surveillance Missions over iraq, they traditionally attack aircraft and so they know that they are there, but regardless of that, the defense secretary thinks iran should be involved in the joint chief chairman is convinced of what is happening now will not happen in afghanistan. This despite the president s plan to pull out of afghanistan in much the same way that he pulled out of iraq. Is it fair to say that the reality, talking about this probably makes some sense. I agree, committee know that there have been some sideline conversations. On a scale of one to 10, if we pull out of our troops out, general dempsey, what is the likelihood of what happened in iraq and afghanistan . Tending highly likely. I think based on the reports i received, i would have to make an assumption about this government. But i think that it would be unlikely in the lower thirds. Prefacing his prediction, as you heard, his analysis is on an assumption about the capability of the afghan government.
Alfonsi good evening. Scott is on assignment in the middle east. Well be hearing from him later in the broadcast. Im sharyn alfonsi. President obama briefed the leaders of Congress Today on the options hes considering to deal with the crisis in iraq. The white house says all options are open, except combat troops. The Iraqi Government is asking for the u. S. To air strike in its battle against sunni militants. The president has made no decision on that. But a u. S. Military operation in iraq is under way in the sky. David martin at the pentagon begins our coverage. Reporter u. S. Military aircraft, including warplanes from the uss bush with now flying roundtheclock Surveillance Missions in iraq. At the same time, Martin Dempsey told Congress Iraq has indeed asked for air strikes against the insurgents who now control much of northern and western iraq. We have a request from the Iraqi Government for airpower. You do . We do. Reporter but airstrikes have been put on hold, in part due to
We begin with the first alert weather center. A hot and sticky day today. Well see hot temperatures by the afternoon. It looks like were starting off rather warm this morning all across the area, vai. Mainly clear skies. You cant see the heat but you can feel it once you step outdoors. Temperatures at this hour already at 80 degrees this morning. You know its going to be a hot day. 80 for allentown, 81 for northeast philly. 78 down the shore. Almost 80 for dover and 79 currently for wilmington. 77 for lancaster this morning. Humidity is up. Its going to be a sticky morning and also muggy by the afternoon. 69 humidity for philadelphia and in the 50s for allentown. Thats not going to go away today. It will be around also for tomorrow, too. We have heat advisories that have been issued for thec area you see shaded in orange. That starts from noon until 7 00 p. M. Basically what that means is the temperatures, yes, the readings will be at 95 but with the humidity added to that, it will fe
It so requires. Dont be fooled, she said. Only the Supreme Court so required. The federal arbitration act was never meant to produce this outcome. In the hands of todays majority, arbitration threatens to become more nearly the opposite, a mechanism easily made to block the vindication of meritorious federal claims and insulate wrongdoers from liability. The court thus undermines the federal arbitration act no less than it does the sherman act and other federal statutes providing rights of action. So, commissioner wright, in your written testimony you argue that the courts should set the rules of the road for internet openness through antitrust law. But how could a complaint of anticompetitive behavior even reach the courts if its lawful to force every consumer, Small Business and employee to arbitrate their claims in a foreign venue that is secret, thats for profit. Youre familiar with the arbitration process . No jury trial, no right to appe appeal. How does your opinion about how th
Meritorious federal claims and insulate wrongdoers from liability. The court thus undermines the federal arbitration act no less than it does the sherman act and other federal statutes providing rights of action. So, commissioner wright, in your written testimony you argue that the courts should set the rules of the road for internet openness through antitrust law. But how could a complaint of anticompetitive behavior even reach the courts if its lawful to force every consumer, Small Business and employee to arbitrate their claims in a foreign venue that is secret, thats for profit. Youre familiar with the arbitration process . No jury trial, no right to appe appeal. How does your opinion about how the internet should be regulated fare in comparison to, or in light of that Supreme Court ruling . I appreciate the question. Im going to give you two quick answers. One is there is nothing in that decision that would preclude the ftc or the doj from bringing in a case. We are not in arbitra