there are other factors, which really encourage investors, to modify our rules and revelations in regard to the procedures of financial transfer, and at the same time fiscal policy, and improving certain rules and regulations which are attached to investors and the banking system. the government is very serious to take actions around all these lines, and i want to report the security of iraq is good and iraq has been enjoying a period of safety and security for the last few years. what about corruption? there has been, over many years, a worry about the level of corruption in iraq. a recent news article, the director of the iraq initiative at londons chatham house said: the system of corruption and political patronage is entrenched and has stifled any reform attempts for the past 20 years. what are you doing to address this? corruption is a disease in any society, and it s a serious disease. we have to fight it and we have to really put laws and enforce these laws against cor
and countries around the world to address that. post counter isis campaign, you know, the active operations and when isis was defeated in syria, what we ve seen is isis metastasize like afghanistan. this is not only an iraq and syria challenge but a global challenge. you can t wish it away. you have to keep pressure on isto keep from a resurgence. as they demonstrated in 2014, if that is allowed to happen, disastrous consequences. i d like to focus on isis threat in iraq as you said. it s been largely suppressed. the u.s. has been advising and training iraqi security forces in iraq for years now. does the pentagon think that iraqi security forces are able on their own to deal with current situation that is or the threat of isis that has been largely suppressed? that s a question for the iraqi security forces to answer. we re there at the invitation of the iraqi government to help train and advise. we ve been watching this for a long time. the iraqi security forces parti
going. people trapped on the trains. businesses and homes are crushed. a major move by israel supreme court striking down a contentious law. risking even more division in the country at more. as we start 2024, some of the 2023 political predictions that were also wrong. how is it looking this new year? welcome to the lead. i m casey in for jake tapper. we start with destruction in a japan after a 7.2 magnitude earth right. four people were killed when the 7.5 magnitude quake hit western japan just hours into the new year followed by a series of aftershocks. the weather agency says those could continue up to a week. it also triggered tsunami warnings along the coast and residents have been urged to evacuate. the warnings have been downgraded but there is still a tsunami threat. multiple buildings caught fire or collapsed including a home on the upper left of the screen. it was reduced to a pile of rubble. we start coverage off from japan where more than 8000 military perso
nikki haley or ron desantis? then an issue affecting many of you watching right now, to bundle or not to bundle? what does the future of streaming look like? and take out your funny hats and glasses we re giving the yea or nay to the biggest new years tradition. the panel is here and raring to go. so sit back, relax and let s talk about it. up first, what is likely to be the story of 2024, the race for president. if you believe the polls, we re looking at a biden/trump rematch. in a world where people say and do pretty much anything and can still get elected, we re left asking, is a surprise still possible? the next few weeks may answer that. in politics, the new year means, after months of candidates talking, voters finally get their say. donald trump is still the clear leader, with nikki haley and ron desantis vying to become the main challenger. voting kicks off in iowa. on monday, january 15th, we re going to win the iowa caucuses. where trump is way ahead in rece
new reaction after maine attorney general disqualified trump from the ballot. this is one week after colorado supreme court decided to ban him from their ballot. that decision is on hold. there is growing call for the u.s. supreme court to make a final ruling on trump s future. i m julie banderas, joining us is cheryl casone, fox news contributor tomi lahren. that is a lot of tomi lahren. and director of tech policy center at heritage foundation kara frederick and host of the david webb show david webb, not wearing my favorite cross earring today. shawna bellows has selfies with president biden plastered all over her social media and served as executive director of aclu and hours after her landmark ruling she ran to the liberal media. first and foremost, it is important to know my oath to constitution and obligation to rule of law come before any other consideration. no other factors could weigh on that decision and did not. i m duty bound to make this determination. we a