he said he believes that iran wants to talk to the united states in the u.s. would be open to talking with iran to too. so perhaps developments on that front coming our way in the next couple of months. julie: thank you very much. jon: for more on this, let s bring in daniel helper, contributing editor to the washington post, it s been a controversial trip for the president, quite an honor for him to be the first one to meet with the new emperor naruhito in japan. it seems pretty clear that president trump perhaps is the closest ally in terms of foreign leaders might be shinzo abe on the japanese government. he seems to be very close to him, genuine affection and we have seen him in mar-a-lago, seen him in new york, seen these two together and again they seem very close and it does seem fitting that president trump would be the first to meet the emperor given that relationship. if when backed up and has agreed to buy more than 100 fighter
folks have dubbed iran s rosa parks. standing atop a container shaving her head covering while the photos become iconic, even if there was question about when it was taken, most she has become a symbol. some say the media and prominent feminists here are ignoring iran s women. there are many images coming out of errata women marching without headscarves and boldly demanding change. let s talk about it with daniel helper, contributing actor for the washington free begin. there s been a lot made over the fact that a lot of attention was paid by hollywood and others on the left and feminist scholars and with the women s marches. not hearing a lot from folks on the left about these women in iran where they could literally lose their lives. for people who are allies of
folks have dubbed iran s rosa parks. standing atop a container shaving her head covering while the photos become iconic, even if there was question about when it was taken, most she has become a symbol. some say the media and prominent feminists here are ignoring iran s women. there are many images coming out of errata women marching without headscarves and boldly demanding change. let s talk about it with daniel helper, contributing actor for the washington free begin. there s been a lot made over the fact that a lot of attention was paid by hollywood and others on the left and feminist scholars and with the women s marches. not hearing a lot from folks on the left about these women in iran where they could literally lose their lives. for people who are allies of
bret: merry christmas from my family to yours. we ve done this every year. it really for many, many years when they were crawling on the table, the whole bit. paul is now 10. amy, i won t tell you. daniel is 7, as you can tell. daniel, what was your favorite thing of 2017? my hockey team, we won seven games. it was awesome! bret: okay. a big hockey guy, daniel is. paul, looking forward, 2018? being with my family over the holidays and just being with my family is like a really big part. bret: i agree. he s also a big golfer. amy. wishing everyone a merry christmas and a happy and healthy 2018. bret: healthy is a great thing. and 2018, we would like you to make it fair, balanced, and unafraid. happy new year s and merry christmas for all, and all good night!
situation. doug: the politico piece from last week which shows that the leadership of the country is closely linked to hezbollah and the drug trade in this country as well. daniel, i want to talk about how the lack of preparedness of the u.s. military focuses in on this, is linked due to the work of jennifer griffin and lucas tomlinson at the pentagon. we know about 70% of marine corps f-18s can t fly. 53% of navy aircraft can t fly. 62% of hornets are out of service. there is a shortage of pilots unless then 50% of the bomber fleet our mission ready. frightening statistics. that you can clearly blame on other presidents.