Reach than ever. Did the president and the staff overplay their hand after an election far from a mandate to radically transform america . Ask our panel, deputy editorial page, editor Dan Henninger and kim strassel. Thanks for letting me be here. Dan, it seems like democrats are stuck with a local culture most americans dont want. They are in the middle, for sure but lets put this into context, the progressives, Democratic Left have been taking over the Democratic Party for at least the past or years. Yes, joe biden won the Presidency Running on a platform of moderation but nonetheless, i think they expected trump fatigue would give them bigger majority in the senate and the house then they got. They did not get that but nonetheless, that was not going to stop the progressives from pushing their agenda and they signed up joe biden and his proposing of the greatest array of entitlement of tax increases at least since the early 1960s, lbjs great societies. I do think it is a misreading o
That the troops were being reduced in light of the growing capabilities of Iraqi Security forces to address terrorism in the country. And of course, eisel was officially declare defeat in 2017. But the coalition has still been engaged in fighting an insurgency and trying to contain sleeper cells that remain operational in that country. But of course, its much more complicated than that. If we go back to earlier this year, there was this Parliament Vote to oust all foreign troops. And that vote came in response to the u. S. Killing of iranian general custom, some in money and other iraqi officials here in baghdad. And weve also seen a surge in rocket attacks on u. S. Interests, and it was in that context that the 2 sides renegotiated u. S. Military presence, beginning the drawdown from 1st 5000. 00 troops earlier this year to 3000. 00 troops as of september. So this additional drawdown is not that significant in light of the reductions that have already taken place. But what remains to
Numerous articles, thought arthur of nine previous books including the end of the american era from 2002, 2010, how they become friends and no ones worlds, the rising west in the coming global turned. The fellow at the hudson institute. The wall street journal and professor of Foreign Affairs in new york. A fellow at the council and he is also doing numerous books himself including American Foreign policy and how it changed the world from 2001. Next year i hope you will have the chance to host in a live form. The art of a covenant. The United States, israel and the fate and jewish people. The 10th book, isolationism, healing itself from the world is a subject of that discussion tonight. Please welcome me in joining them. Thank you for that introduction. It is really terrific to be here. I hate to think how long ive known him now. Quite a while. I can certainly remember back in the clinton administration, doing a pbs thing together. I think it was bosniaack then. That was like 30 years
Where many embassies are based. It was a little after 8. 30 in the morning when the 1st rocket landed in the Afghan Capital for the next 10 minutes, it felt like kabul was under attack. Witnesses say the attack during the morning rush hour was timed to cause maximum damage. So for the record, what they got was morning and we were leaving our home when an explosion happened 2 of my sisters and my mother wounded. So we took them to hospital. I would have thought the way for book it was around 9 am. Rockets hit the bakery, wounding an employee who needed hospital treatment. Lots of shopkeepers are going to suffer financially because of this. I still has claimed responsibility for the attack. It came just hours before the u. S. Secretary of state might bump a 0. Arrived in qatar as capital doha, hes talking to both Afghan Government and taliban negotiators. Involved in peace talks, there shows richies and security that are just breath yet again. So that the sort of weaponry gets into the c
Hopefully the 1st people who will be immunized across the United States across all states. In all the areas where this, the state department of health will have to told us where to deliver the vaccine. Shavar dancing has more on the situation in the us from wilmington, delaware home state of president elect, joe biden. The midwest is a particularly big head to the middle of the country, basically is being particularly hard hit 200000 dollars 200000 cases a day, you know, being, being recorded. And the fear is that we have the spike right now with hospital beds on the overstrained. And we might be heading for yet another spike because of the thanksgiving holiday, which is coming on on thursday, the c. D. C. Pleading with americans not to travel to visit their families this week. They really think that it will become a huge super spreader event. Basically if i giving as families gather around dining tables, theyre all suggestions of some of the arrogance of these are heeding those warnin