bad economics. if american troops were to withdrawn from south korea and japan, they would have to be housed somewhere in the united states, where there would be no burden sharing and no contributions from seoul and tokyo. the trump administration has also given up on support for broad-based norms and volumes. it withdrew from the u.n. human rights counsel, ceding the feel. trump s tariffs have rocked the free tad systerade system. this week, the administration reversed the long-standing u.s. position that israeli settlements in the west bank violate international law. french president emmanuel macron was criticized for his recent statement that nato is experience i experiencing brain deaf, but he explained, pointing that trump s policy on syria was undertaken with no coordination with its fellow nato members. europe s interests in the middle east are potentially greater than washington s, refugees
battle for iowa, new hampshire and the impeachment probe into president trump. brain deaf. french president emanuel macron warns the alliance is in crisis and says america is showing signs of turn iing its back on s allies. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. cnn breaking news. a new transcript with impeachment inquiry testimony by the deputy assistant george kent, carried what he called, i m quoting now, a campaign of lie lies and testified that the president s special envoy to ukraine, kurt volker, told him he would reach out to giuliani,