Got the most specific item on his list of grievances against the United States, got it checked off the list by the george w. Bush administration. That is what happened. During the first gulf war when george bushs father was president , over half a million troops had been based in saudi arabia. Saudi bases were the launching pad for attacks to defend kuwait against the forces of hussain. After the first gulf war was over, thousands of troops stayed on those saudi bases thereafter. But in 2003, less than two years after 9 11, saudi government asked, and the u. S. Government acceded and handed over the presence sultan a Prince Sultan air base. Where the United States decided to move its big, new, Permanent Air base in that part of the world was out of saudi arabia out of 9 11 and instead, into the nation of qatar. The air base in qatar is now the home of centcom. And it is not in a war zone, but their is the permanent site of u. S. Military headquarters for the middle east. Cut tar. Cut t
President , over half a million troops had been based in saudi arabia. Saudi bases were the launching pad for attacks to defend kuwait against the forces of hussain. Saddam hussein. After the first gulf war was over, thousands of troops stayed on those saudi bases thereafter. But in 2003, less than two years after 9 11, saudi government asked, and the u. S. Government acceded and handed over the keys to the Prince Sultan air base, that base that had hosted tens, even hundreds of thousands of u. S. Troops. Where the United States decided to move its big, new, Permanent Air base in that part of the world was out of saudi arabia after 9 11 and instead into the nation of qatar. The air base in qatar is now the home of centcom. Its where u. S. Central command is based. There are thousands of u. S. Troops there at any one time. And it is not in a war zone, but their is the permanent site of u. S. Military headquarters for the middle east. Qatar. Qatar is a small country, its a very rich coun
Attorneys, frankly, a real disgrace. Investigators seized emails, tax documents, and records. Another bomb shell, a taped conversation with the president le leaked to the media. No, no, no. I go it. It is credible to believe this is absolutely about hush money. Now, instead of being the president s problemsolver, hes one of the president s biggest problems. Michael cohen was the boss of American History. How are you . When Michael Cohen arrived outside federal court in m manhatt manhattan, reporters took notice to the greeting he gave fbi agents on hand. He did not have the demeanor of pleading guilty to several federal laws. Michael cohen accepted his own fate in a deal with prosecutors. The Michael Cohen case shaking the political and legal worlds tonight. He devoted more than a decade of his professional life to being the president s attorney and goto fixer. He once said he would take a bullet for donald trump. Last august, i sat with michael for the first time in an interview. He t
Winning the democratic nomination in florida has been a shot of adrenaline for the Democratic Party base coasttocoast today. It absolutely makes that one governors race a big national story. A point of National Focus between now and election day in november. Were going to talk this hour with the dean of Florida Political reporters who is and i say this in a nice way. He is a freaking cynical guy. Definitely ive seen everything you cant surprise me kind of guy. He today told us Andrew Gillum winning that race in florida and what it means for florida and democrats, broadly, is something he has never seen before. And he never says stuff like that. I know this is one candidate, one campaign, one race. But there is something about that surprise result in that one race last night na has grabbed even the most jaded political observers by their lap els and shaken them up. We will be talking about that, some of the reasons behind what happened there coming up. In addition, that Andrew Gillum ra
Through a series of basic questions to FBI Director Chris Wray, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) debunked the GOP claim that the DOJ is out to get Trump through a two-tiered system of justice.