The question. From the whole agreement two years ago the west provided to pay for the afghans but the absence of bilateral security really jeopardize is that. Cars i has gone off on his own strange journey again. And i get the sense that the Obama Administration is almost exasperated by this it is not prepared to make any commitment beyond 2014. From my experience working in afghanistan i dont think that afghan army is yet ready to take complete control of security. They do a lot of good work at the moment because were helping them to provide the helicopters, intelligence but without that public eye can see the whole thing falling apart very quickly just after they withdrew in 89 and i covered that. So long history of involvement with this part of the world. Final question regarding the British Defense counsel what is your view of the handling of the British Defense spending . Do you think it is significantly undercut through this late latest wave over the last couple of years . There
Ultimately all american. That is the model in that is why we should maintain. That is what is next. That is the next thing that we try to do next. It will bobby easy. Writing this book was not in easy project but i have already started another one talking about how we craft a reliable pathway to Economic Security for all americans. The book will go much more into the lives of people who are struggling making sure the ladder of opportunity has the russians on it to pull yourself up. Host you are already looking ahead for people who have not yet picked up my country tis of thee. And what people can find in there i hope that will inspire for their own journey. I talk about how i got to the thinking that i have now. We are all a product of whom raised us to raise certain extent. I want people to think about their background like you, you have your american journey. Despite how different the jury is out there some people across the masondixon line. Coming to ellis island is some people come
There was an outlet that would let them say it. Margaret mitchell and mary johnson who is writing and i think her books came out in 1911, 1912 will have this remarkably sick, unsentimental account of the civil war. Is very different from Margaret Mitchells narrative of the war. I would perhaps to read i was call her the poor woman. She was in poor among the partners than she had the shortly after Margaret Mitchells novel came out. She had a different kind of idea about the war and she was angry. She wrote to a friend something to the effect of the heretic or tenures to read this book, like it had taken her 12 . Her book comes out six months, eight months after Margaret Mitchells the, but other trade has been out. They were by and civil war novel after gone with a win. Some critics wondered whether women wrote this battle scenes. Is that possible . Sellable question the road to publishers. Did mary johnson really write these things . Sometimes have expressed for readers with the iowa su
Achieved. Libya today is hardly a triumph. I just think at the moment and the same is true washington. The appetite for committing the military to open ended operations overseas thank you very much. [applause] thank you, everybody, for joining us. We do have copies of the book available for purchase in the lobby and con coughlin will sign his book for you on the podium. Thanks, everybody, for coming today and we look forward to welcome everybody to the hearst foundation. [inaudible conversations] booktv is on facebook. Like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers. Watch videos and get uptodate information on events. Facebook. Com booktv. The title is down to the crossroads civil rights, and a march against fear. Civil rights march begins in memphis at the beginning of june of 1956 and ends three weeks later in jackson. You can make an argument the Civil Rights Movement transformed, it approaches its crossroads. The call for black power is first heard, carmichael unveiled if you w
Christie was to the people in fort lee new jersey. You are very welcome. Thank you very much and i will be glad to sign books for you. [applause] [applause] thank you very much. Welcome to the arid it sounded to him. It is my pleasure to introduce our good friend con coughlin a worldrenowned expert on the middle east. He is the critically acclaimed several books including the next times bestseller saddam his rise and fall. He appears regular on Television Rating United States and Great Britain has been a frequent political commentator on fox news cnn and nbc as well as the bbc and sky news. Con coughlin is a better informed correspondent and his latest book is a gripping account of sir Winston Churchills First Military campaign as a young calvary lieutenant fighting affront her war against pashtun tribesmen on the northwest frontier. The great grandfathers and the taliban and try the insurgents in afghanistan. As he writes this is a story of High Adventure and to endeavor which in cont