Next conversation was the chief of staff with four president s. They talk about 9 11, the 2008 financial crisis, benghazi attack, angle and the covid19 pandemic. From georgetown university, this is an hour and 15 minutes. I wanted to thank everyone for tuning in tonight, both here in the zoom chat, members of the georgetown community, but also the broader public who is following us on social media or other channels. This is a really timely conversation, i think, as we look at the world and the state of our politics right now, and the number of crises that were all dealing with, much of it falls at the doorstep of the oval office to be dealt with. And so to help us sort of sort through how president s think about this, we thought who better to convene than a group of former chiefs of staff who have been there on the front line, working arm in arm with the president of the United States, with the last four president s of the United States in tackling various crises. These crises have com
Continue the foreign wars in the middle east should strips would remain there he had doesnt contemplate any kind of cuts in defense spending and at the same time we have like the Eurasia Group foundation which is kind of in the sec its a very centrist and they have research then to be overwhelmingly the public supports less militarization of Foreign Policy and decrease in military spending and are on the side of ending these forever wars why is joe sticking to the bush obama agenda go ahead well i think that its the white the American People want is probably in line with like joe biden wants no one wants to be an endless wars apennine gauge man is sometimes necessary and you know everyone would last you know in the Defense Budget after 19 years its the worth it how well look i think you know that look we can we can just you know different decisions made by different press. Events and i would say that there is a diversity of the last to be among the different president s specially names
That fighters from syria have left today they are members of jihadist groups and they traveled via gaziantep to join the fighting in to go in a camera back to the situation because the situation is serious in that region and we remain fully mobilized a few minutes ago we published a joint communique President Trump president putin and myself as the 3 president s of the minx group in charge of monitoring the situation in a go in a car about we demand an unconditional ceasefire Indian Police have imposed emergency laws in the village where a young delegate woman was gang raped and 2nd woman from the marginalized group died on the same day also after being ranked prompting outrage across the country. At least 80 people have been detained in hong kong accuser to find a ban on gatherings had been called online for protests to Chinas National Day police blocked off streets and alleys in the major shopping area where previous demonstrations have been. The russian Opposition Leader has accused
Been protesting to demand better equipment that the country has the highest death rate per capita in the world want to get a q. Has moved from Rio De Janeiro. Everybody is out and about as if nothing were happening thats pretty much the case for example its very hot here in Rio De Janeiro its winter but its been very hot its a very hot season all over brazil and people are out on the beach no social distancing no masks theyre out in bars and restaurants and the government also doesnt give a good example the president himself is the one that likes wear masks so people have just been Walking Around as if nothing much is happening. The group that manages the u. S. President ial debate says it will make changes to the fore mass off to widespread criticism shes days debates was dominated by personal attacks and constant interruptions theres no word yet on what those changes will be meanwhile donald trump backtracked on his support for a known racist group as china celebrates its national da
Different president s and i would say that there is a diversity of the lassa fever among the different president s that you names but i will say were talking globally about engagement versus isolation as also mentally this is about fomenting and trying to encourage peace in a very particular way and a very tricky way and i think that i think its challenges and that doesnt mean just in that you know military engagement means diplomatic engagement needs Economic Engagement it means figuring out how to balance the tools in our tool catch to try to create stability and peace around the world and ultimately that is the American Interest so i think that when we reduce these arguments into something about do or not do this is its you know yoga and star wars this is this is a complicated i have Foreign Policy you know discussion and i think we have to take it case by case but but youve got you can go ahead make a play get that but its a difference with all due respect i think the American Peop