House. Cokie roberts, to my left, is a familiar face. He is a political commentator for abc news and npr. She also writes a weekly syndicated column in newspapers around the country with her husband and my own professor, steven roberts. She is the author of two best selling books, the founding mothers, and the ladies of liberty. Next to cokie is Richard Norton smith, a scholar in residence at george mason university. He is one of the preeminent historians and is the former head of six National Moderates six national libraries. And most everything related to the presidency. He has published numerous books, including an uncommon man, and patriarch George Washington and the new american nation. Chrisa thompson is a historian who covers Michelle Obama. She writes about a broad range of not so famous people who do not require secret service protection. She began at the Washington Post in 2001 and reported from the newsrooms bureau and traveled the country to interview voters during the 2008
My topic today is serious which presents one of most issuesl Foreign Policy we face. It lies to a heart critical to u. S. Security, a friend that is a place that is home to friends and partners. It is important because the Syrian Regime possesses chemical weapons that we cannot allow to fall into terrorist hands. It is important because the regime is collaborating with lockstep with in hezbollah. Syria is important because its people in seeking freedom and dignity has suffered unimaginable horrors. I also recognize how ambivalent americans are about the situation there. On the one hand, we americans share a desire, after two wars which have taken 6700 american lives and cost over 1 trillion, to invest taxpayer dollars in american schools and infrastructure. On the other hand, americans have heard the president s commitment that this will not iraq, this will not be afghanistan any use of force will be limited and tailored narrowly to the chemical weapons threat. On the one hand, we shar
Choice to do more ourselves. If we take the ee rate program and revamp it, rebooted, refocus it, we can do a lot to bring broadband to schools across the country. You have put a lot on the table. Joining our conversation is Communications Daily executive Senior Editor howard buskirk. Issuesmentioned to big that there is a lot of fcc watchers believing will dominate the commission. The first is the incentive option. How far along do you think planning is, what other pressure points, one of the concerns about the option Going Forward . In 2014 was to do one but it looks like it could be difficult. I will say for starters that i am confident that i can be ready to do these auctions in 2014. I have confidence in the agencys ability to do so too. When you look at the record that we have when it comes to incentive auctions and auction policy generally, it is tremendous. About two decades, the fcc has had a story to hold spectrum auctions. We have helped 80 auctions. We have issued more than
Subsequent effort, then i think you have done your job. I personally would not recommend, even though under certain understandings of law, assad is a legitimate military target if he exercises command and control of his military, i would personally not recommend targeting assad himself for a number of reasons, but including the fact that what is the president possibility going to be that we are only going to deter committal weapons use and exacts regime change at the bottom of a bomb . That would be not wise. Faysal, i am understanding we are on your time now. This is a red line line, and probably a real one this time. Jordan is in such deep economic trouble and already faces such a severe refugee crisis. The last i heard, not only is one of the camps the fourth largest operation area in the country, but they are building another one now modeled along those same lines in the north. The question of what a u. S. Strike would do, i suppose that depends on the scale and duration. If it doe
. An than syria inthe weapon of the day world war i. Because of our work and the work of our partners, it has been prohibited in set except in a few incidences. We have to make sure, for the sake of our men and women on the front lines, or that we reinforce the prohibition. Seeing pictures of the children lying there dead is heartbreaking. There is no question. We still have the basic problem of asking the military to do more with less. The other day after the meeting at the white house, the president came up to me and said, i know how concerned you are about restriction. Lmi area i asked for a meeting with the president. I am waiting to hear back from the white house. I want to down and talk to them about this. I cannot guarantee we will get votes for it. I know a lot of people have the same concerns i do. If we can fix this, it may help some people in their vote. Look at the week ahead for congress. The Armed Service chairmans announced he will hold a hearing on syria. Andday, chuck