Bush bunch of negative outcomes. The russian economy will contract 3 or 4 this year and will remain into concession next year. Take stands in stark contrast to the vast majority of the worlds economies that are projected to grow this year. Just in the last three years, weve seen the russian economy plummet in size from being oneeighth the size of the u. S. Economy to being onesix teteen. So with all due respect to our friends in spain, that is not a country that is thriving. They are sustaining significant economic costs and responding to a situation where they see their influence diminishing and ross prospect of a significant long Term Investment in syria going down the tubes. So i guess thats the case that i would make. One of the that yfof the hallman strength is the fact that at least in this situation the United States is leading a coalition of 65 nations carrying out an integrated stwraemrategy destroy isil. Is it accurate then to say that the president is comfortable with the id
The forces and the presence of the pkk, none of these issues are easy and none of them are going to go away tomorrow. The kurds are fighting isis right now, they are kind of the pointy end of the spear, they are not perfect and they need more support in our view. I think eventually the International Community will come around to giving them that support. I would like to see it happen sooner rather than later. That does not mean theres not questions with the impact on the pkk, how turkey would address that, and nervousesness in iran and others. But the truth is, the most urgent challenge right now is defeating isis, and retaking the territorial integrity of iraq and syria. So long as thats an equation, none of the other issues can move forward and things are going to get worst and hundreds on of thousands of people are going die. So, i think we need to look at the kurds as an integral and essential part of the battle and treat them as an ally accordingly. And all the other issues. What
Ifill plus, could building more dams be a solution for droughtstricken california farmers . Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by n an on board explosion, and there are reports of mysterious debris at the crash site. Said not to be passed. Its hoped the examination of flight recorders due to start tonight could turn rumors into answers. All thats known at this stage is that the russian airbus appeared to break up in midair after leaving the egyptian red sea resort of Sharm Elsheikh and that all 224 on board perished. Egyptian investigators say they will solve this mystery but warn it could be a long process. They announced today that chinese president xi jinping and taiwanese president ma yingjeou will meet saturday in singapore. Its the first such meeting since 1949, when communists won chinas civil war. Woodruff the head of u. S. Pacific forces played down tensions with china today, over disputes in the South China S
Droughtstricken california farmers . Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the puzzle of what brought down a Russian Airliner over egypt, remained far from solved today. U. S. Officials said images shot from space may contain clues to why the plane broke up on saturday, killing all 224 people on board. Paul davies of independent Television News reports on the days developments. Reporter a stretch of men formed a guard of honor as the journey home to st. Petersburg was complete. This is a city in mourning. There are painful days ahead. Relatives have been arriving at the morgue to give d. N. A. Samples to help in the grim process of identification. Russian officials have been giving a daily update on the recovery ope
Unchanged at near 0. Fed chair janet yellen cited the likelihood of further downward pressure on prices. The leaders of e. U. Countries meet next week in effort to find ways to cope with a huge number of migrants and refugees. Turning heads at the tokyo game show. Gamers get into gear as competition keeps up in the world of Virtual Reality. Opposition lawmakerings are making last ditch efforts to block vote of japans selfdefense forces. The coalition is acting to enact the bills on friday. Opposition leaders submitted a no confidence motion against the cabinets against shinzo abe, and lawmakers in the lower house will put it to a vote. It takes priority and forces voting on security bills to be pushed back. The legislation would allow japan to exercise the right to executive selfdefense on conditioning, permitting sdsl to defend countries in a close relationship with japan. The democrats entered a motion against abe. Upper house lawmakers voted it down. On thursday, the governing camp