Failed. We ask, whether you support continued u. S. Military efforts in syria. If you do, give us a call. Tell us why. If not, give us a call. Also tell us why. You can catch up with us on social media, twitter, facebook or email. A good saturday morning to you. We are talking about the shift in strategy in syria, taking up headlines around the country today. Here is the front page of the financial times. U. S. Abandons project to create syrian rebels. Obamas options narrow in syria. The New York Times, the u. S. Ends effort, admission of failure, plan to provide weapons to groups fighting isis. The decision to scuttle a central piece of the strategy to confront extremists was made after mounting evidence of the Training Mission had resulted in no more than a handful of american coached fighters and comes amidst russias fourfold forceful entry into the syrian conflict, a move president Vladimir Putin we will be talking about it for the first 45 minutes of todays program. For more on th
Take us back 40 years ago and how we got here. Guest it is because critical commodities like oil pose unique National Security and economic challenges. The dynamics that created the ban 40 years ago are still relevant today. The fact of the matter is that it limits the ability to export u. S. Produced crude oil. What that does is ensures we have adequate supplies here at 9. 5. We still import Million Barrels of Petroleum Products every day. Even though we are producing record amounts of oil, we are still the largest importer of oil in the world. Would give huge profits to Oil Companies. Right now, the production discount, the production boom in the United States has resulted in a slight domestic price to scout for certain types of domestic produced oil. Right now, refiners are enjoying a discount and sharing that with in the form of water prices. What producers want is to export the discount overseas to china and india. That will raise gasoline prices for american drivers. Host do we c
Our top story today, the German Parliament has today voted to join the International Coalition fighting isil. The country will send 1200 soldiers in a noncombat role, Reconnaissance Aircraft and a warship to the middle east. Heres paul brennan. The vote in germanys lower house was overwhelming, a margin of 445 in favor to 146 against. It reflects a wider mood broadly supportive of military action. Nonetheless, german lawmakers faced emotionive questions and vehement debate. You can be sure that the bombs of the last three weeks alone in syria have killed more civilians that that the barbaric attacks in paris and the mothers of raqqa are also crying for their children. A war of bombs is also terror and do those countries leading the war really want to get in a competition with isil about who understands more about murder. Those who did this have already lost. Taking into account isils disrespect for people and their brutality, there needs to be a damned good a argument to vote no, to co
Bus. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city, im tony harris and details in the investigation in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, california several reports say syed farooks wife Hussam Ayloush posted allegiance to i. S. I. L. On facebook the day of the attack and no instruction that the group told her to do so and they talked about his childhood and divorce papers cited his father as abusive and alcoholic and 14 were killed and 21 others injured in the mass shooting and the couple assembled an arsenal in the home they shared with their sixmonthold baby and al jazeera is live in San Bernardino and allen tell us more about the latest reports claiming that Hussam Ayloush pledged her allegiance to i. S. I. L. , what are Officials Saying . Not much at this point, tony and had a press conference initially scheduled for noon eastern and has not happened and it is pushed back and floating and not sure when we will hear from f. B. I. Or local officials but that certainly is goin
Found dead. This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Ill del walters. There are new details emerging in that investigation into the Mass Shootings in San Bernardino, california. There are several reports now that say farooks wife posting her allegiance to isil on facebook the day of the attack. There is no indication the group instructed her to do so. And farooks childhood, divorce papers saying his father was abusive and alcoholic. 14 were killed and 21 others injured. The company assembled an arsenal in the home they shared with their 6monthold baby. Allen schauffler tell us more about these latest reports about his wife pledging allegiance to isil. What are they saying officially . Reporter very startling information if it proves true. Right now they are not saying much more than you told us a minute or so ago. We are waiting to hear back from the fbi, and we expect a News Conference at this location, possibly at 9 00, and that will certainly be a topic of conversation, if