The midst of all these tensions. Why . Well explain. And ill take you inside my investigation into my own roots, where i came from. This is all the old lands of the Ottoman Empire. What i found surprised me. But first, here is my take. From the start president obamas syria policy has foundered because of a gap between words and deeds. Hes done it again, having declared that the aim of american policy is to degrade and destroy isis. He now finds himself pressured to escalate military action in syria. This is a path destined for failure. In fact, the Obama Administration should abandon its lofty rhetoric and make clear that it is focused on a strategy against isis that is actually achievable, containment. Escalation in syria cannot meet american objectives and is almost certain to produce chaos and unintended consequences. The Central Reality is and has always been that washington has no serious local partners on the ground there. Its important to understand that the Free Syrian Army tha
Fresh leadership to take it in this direction. So what does it mean for the world and for america . Ive assembled an allstar panel to discuss the economic and political impact. And then a former Top State Department official on why he publicly urged britain not to leave and where do we do from here. And imagine being on an isis hit list. This man doesnt have to imagine it. The terror group has made clear it wants to kill him. The inside story from one of americas top muslim leaders. And from the collapse of the soviet union to post9 11 afghanistan, one of the countrys finest writers, andrew solomon, has seen it all, and he tells us what he learned. But first, heres my take. I cant remember a more eventfilled 24 hours since the end of the cold war. On friday morning, britain voted to withdraw from the European Union, ending a decades old deeply intertwined political association. Then, scotlands first minister proposed a vote to break away from britain, ending the 300year union between t
Department official on why he publicly urged britain not to leave and where do we do from here. And imagine being on an isis hit list. This man doesnt have to imagine it. The terror group has made clear it wants to kill him. The inside story from one of americas top muslim leaders. And from the collapse of the soviet union to post9 11 afghanistan, one of the countrys finest writers, andrew solomon, has seen it all, and he tells us what he learned. But first, heres my take. I cant remember a more eventfilled 24 hours since the end of the cold war. On friday morning, britain voted to withdraw from the European Union, ending a decades old deeply intertwined political association. Then, scotlands first minister proposed a vote to break away from britain, ending the 300year union between them. The leaders in Northern Ireland floated a similar idea. Meanwhile, the british Prime Minister announced that he would resign the head of the Opposition Labor Party might well be forced out as well, oh
Think we can turn our attention directly to stabilizing the situation in syria. Were hopeful that we can prevent a continuation of the civil war. And that we can bring the parties to the table to begin the process of political discussions. Meanwhile, nikki haley the u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations has a somewhat different take. Regime change is something that we think is going to happen because all of the parties are going to see that assad is not the leader that needs to take place in syria. Joining me is a member of the Armed Services committee is is a congressman. Are you able to tell us from your perch on capitol hill which person speaks for the Trump Administration, nikki haley or Rex Tillerson on Foreign Policy . Thats part of the problem, theres not a consistent message. I have deep concerns with the missile strikes. Its almost as if a nation hasnt learned its lesson. Its the invasion of iraq that caused the problem in syria that led to isis. We saw the consequences of th
No, he didnt. I was that fish that the lady had sex with. Oh my god. Welcome to morning joe. Do you think im going to watch that . What its like i dont want people telling me that i need to watch that. I think it was a love story. It wasnt just about the sex, joe. You could have fooled me. Welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, march 14th. We have a lot of serious news to talk about. I wish we could retake back the first minute. With us we have our political reporter. Shes great. Isnt she great . I had nothing on that first segment. Its better that way. Woashington post editor is with us. Who really does regret being here. Thank you for being here. Not at all. And john mechum. So just how chaotic was yesterday . Let me help let john talk. John, youve won a pulitzer prize. No, no. Its lent and i want to practice discipline and thats to try to keep mika awake. Lets work on it. But john tyler once said this is very important. I just fell asleep. Okay. Here we go. Let me give you the list