much. after a stunging re-election victory, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu plans to form a new government in the next two to three weeks. his party had a decisive victory over herzog and leftwing party. joined by ronan farrow. good morning. good to see you, jose. this victory by netanyahu, what does it mean for the white house? it was an incredible upset on the ground and for a lot of spectators who expected them to prevail. that was not how it went at the last minute that s a cause of consternation at the white house. this is a leader that president obama speaks to more than any other leader in the world. it is a thorn in his side for two major foreign policy ambitions, building a two state solution for the israel palestine challenge, john kerry staked much of his reputation on and for building nuclear framework with iran which is something the government is
could they be on the right track politically in the republican primary? it is easier to sell. they are hoping there are a lot of americans who still remain so war weary given the post bush years that it will be a popular view. that s who they are catering to. the problem is the electorate has changed. we have seen evidence of this. the fact that you saw ted cruz go out and give a speech on his foreign policy ambitions, is because they are on the defensive on this issue. you have seen ben carson who we haven t mentioned yet who has just sort of not really had much of an intervention plan either. he faded from the polls, people not confident in his leadership abilities. i think there is actually a lot of eagerness among conservatives to hear a smart plan out there for intervention that doesn t necessarily involve full scale nation building. but it does involve some sort of involvement. i want to get the issue of