personal relationships and outreach. how does an agency like the cia compartmentalize? the tices talked about how they had some positive interactions with the syrians. obviously we re in a very tense posture with syria over their atrocities in aleppo and other parts of their civil war. but how does an agency like the cia or the pentagon compartmentalize and try to do everything to get someone s child home while also maintaining our country s posture against another country? you can t help watch a video like the interview that lester did with the tice parents and not be moved, first of all not be heartbroken, but also not be moved to action. you really have to pursue the mission of returning hostages without regard to your foreign policy considerations. and you have to pursue your foreign policy interests without worrying about hostages.
in the medium term, withdraw means the u.s. no longer has to reduce its 2005 emissions levels by 17% by 2020. that s one of the statutes in it. it releases the u.s. from having to reduce emissions up to 28% by 2025. that would, of course, carry serious consequences for the environment. there are foreign policy considerations here as well, ayman. in the longer term, experts say trump s withdraw from the paris accord wouldn t amount to a bold assertion of u.s. independence in power. instead, it may seed control of an emerging global climate regime to china and europe. climate change is likely to top the agenda today. china undoubtedly sees climate change as an issue where it can flex its global muscles.
raises with the u.s. government. it is still true that the president has not made any sort of decisions about mr. policy regard. reporter: now administration says the potential release is no way political. yesterday it was said there is absolutely zero linkage between mr. pollard s stat stots and foreign policy considerations. he says this is based on, quote standard procedures. pollard now 60, is being held in a federal prison in north carolina. his supporters say his punishment was too harsh since he spied for a country that s a u.s. ally. critics especially within the u.s. intelligence community call him a traitor. if released, it would be seen as a concession to israel at a time when u.s.-israeli tensions are peaking over the nuclear deal with iran. so far his attorney says he s received zero commitment from the white house. eric? thank you so much. she just mentioned that possibility that pollard s release could help tensions between the u.s. and israel, especially in the wa
of jonathan pollard, a convicted spy for israel. pollard was convicted of espionage in 1987 and sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole 30 years after his arrest. many believe the move would help ease tensions with israel over the iran enthusiasticnuclear deal but the spokeman for the security council says there is absolutely zero linkage between mr. pollard s status and foreign policy considerations. he added, a parole board will decide whether to let pollard go. lieutenant colonel rick francona earlier shared his reaction. it doesn t matter who you spy for. the information he gave to the israelis went way beyond the scope of the authorized exchange between the united states and israel. it s okay to tell other countries what you know but it becomes dangerous when you start telling them how you know it you start compromising your sources and methods, and he did just that. many of the systems he compromised we have never, ever recovered from.
the president has not made decisions about mr. pollard. he was tried and convicted of very serious crimes and it ss serving a serious sentence. now administration officials say his relief is in no way political. yesterday a spokesman said quote there is absolutely zero linkage between his status and foreign policy considerations. this is all based on standard procedures. pollard, now 60 is being held in prison in north carolina. they said his punishment is way too harsh. critics call him a trader. if released it would almost certainly be seen as a concession to israel. they are peaking over the nuclear deal with iran. so far, pollard s attorney says he s received zero commitment from the white house. elizabeth. thank you so much for joining us. interesting to see what happens with that. it s been so controversial.