A few years time without you cation without. Economic and like Economic Conditions i think its going to be very easy for the likes of isis to recruit those people and to come to make a comeback thank you. Thank you. Just another note on iraq at least 70 People Killed there in 2 days of demonstrations against the Iraqi Government on saturday funerals were held for some of those killed by Security Forces protesters say they will not give up until there is political change their anger over corruption and a worsening economy the Influential Shiite cleric is calling for the Prime Minister to resign and m. P. s linked to him a staging a sit in parliament. Them in iraq along the shedding of blood belonging to peaceful iraqi protesters who were calling for the legitimate rights it became necessary for us to take the moral and National Responsibility to ensure the stability of iraq and the safety of its people and to stop its march into the unknown therefore the siren parliamentary bloc announc
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at Service Year Alliance, i want to welcome you all to this important event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the webcast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning youll be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been done, sadly, to burn rather than to build the bridges in our civic nation leading to a growing culture of fear and distrust, incivility, and a reflex to retreat into the safety of tribalism. Our trusted institutions and our trust in each other has taken a beating and has in fact declined and that decline makes it harder for us to solve some of the key problem
And the attempt to do this through the through the military its simply not going to be the entire solution theyre not achieving their goal of security in the region so what are the options are bad thing for improving security well i think theres an understanding that. But this is overall it is a political problem its an economic problem that there need to be more Development Opportunities there needs to be a more sat a sense that those in mali for instance in the government or and who are negotiating peace deals and trying to implement these there needs to be a sense that theres follow through on the implementation and that theres not a real that theres there is a disconnect between the northern and central relations and whats going on on in daily life in bamako which is where the capital of of mali is in the government is and so i think theres a lot of ongoing resentment between this this disconnect between those people who are living in the north and the Central Regions who are inclu
Next, currents and former public official officials on the importance of military and civilian Service Programs. The event hosted by the Brookings Institution lasts just over an hour. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, im the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at service here alliance, i want to welcome you all to this event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the especially with web cast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning, you will be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society. To bridge the divides, and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been done, sadly, to burn, rather than to build the bridges in our civic nation. Leading to a growing culture of fear, and distrust, incivility and a reflex to retreat
Hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been done, sadly, to burn rather than to build the bridges in our civic nation leading to a growing culture of fear and distrust, incivility, and a reflex to retreat into the safety of tribalism. Our trusted institutions and our trust in each other has taken a beating and has in fact declined and that decline makes it harder for us to solve some of the key problems we face as a country and as a people. From my personal experience i know that when individuals from different walks of life have an opportunity to serve together and to serve their country and to do something bigger than themselves, they almost always live up to the challenge. In fact, they almost always perform magnificent