Good afternoon, everybody. Premium professor getting trade and investment policy here at the hum friday institute and school here at the university of minnesota. This is a special, special of our 20 years of seminars on global policy. The vietnam war was a series of event both domestic that ended the lives of millions of people and in that generation. Disputes have raged about every aspect of that war in the decade since it was over and they actually started before obviously. From time to time. And cant wait on the dispute involved. And thats what the seminar is about. And very fortunate to have with us to introduce today the students of the vietnam period my colleague professor paul stone of the Humphrey School and university of Minnesota Department of history. Ill introduce the speaker and handle the question and answer period following our pespeaker. Paul stone. [ applause ] good afternoon and welcome to this session of the forum. This is also a joint meeting with my class which is
Today. The United States has imposed new sanctions on iran to punish it for a recent Ballistic Missile test, and for what was described as tehrans continued support for terrorism. The measures target 12 companies and 13 individuals in iran and elsewhere. Iran said the sanctions breached the un deal under which it agreed to curb its nuclear programme. The white house spokesman, sean spicer, said President Trump was determined to keep iran in check. These sanctions really represent a very very strong stand against the actions that iran has been taking, and make it very clear that the deal that was struck previously was not in the best interests of this country, and that President Trump is going to do everything he can to make sure iran stays in check. These kind of sanctions dont happen quickly. But i think the timing of them is clearly in reaction to what weve seen, you know, over the last couple of days. We knew we have these options available to us because they had been worked through
We were slated in the philippines. They needed a military advisers to create the philippine military. Douglas macarthur brings a very task. Sive resume to that he is the most highly decorated american officer in the first world war, had been superintended at west point, a military academy. He was announced any graduate at west point. Was known in the philippines and served in the philippines, had a lot of friends in the , had beens government chief of staff of the United States army from 19301935. Immediately after that, he to be military advisor. He took his 88yearold mother with him and they put passage on. He liner hoover macarthur being a Major General in the army reverted to that link after becoming chief of staff was seated at the captain stable. Captains table. This program is from october of 1935 on their way across the pacific. While there he meets a 37yearold jean faircloth. Jean is on the first leg of an asian tour. And we actually have the correspondence in our archives, on
Struggling for 2030 years and no one has really cared and trump is the first person to at least see these communities. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff its the debate dayafter, and the two president ial candidates have decidedly different takes on how things went. John yang begins our coverage, with this report. Yang 12 hours after stepping off the debate stage, Hillary Clinton was back on her Campaign Plane sounding upbeat. Well, we had a great, great time last night. The real point is about temperament and fitness and qualifications to hold the most important, hardest job in the world, and i think people saw last night some
The United Kingdom marks a milestone in this unprecedented year of cooperation and friendship. A banquet fit for a queen and president as chinas leader begins his u. K. Visit. Together again, korean families torn apart by war six decades ago rejoice in reopportunity. And fifa continues as planned. We have lee we willings with the latest on the emergency meeting of football as governing body. So the Diplomatic Campaign another one after all these years appears to be gathering steam trying to bring to an end the violence in the occupied west bank. On tuesday the anger spilled over once more protesters throwing stones in Israeli Forces in bethlehem, similar scenes, and near ramallah, and later developments on tuesday the army said that two palestinians were shot dead after trying to stab soldiers. In all, five palestinians died on tuesday. The u. N. Secretary general has been there pushing, he said, for peace, urging palestinians and israelis to step back from what he calls a dangerous ab