Strikes. Speaking a short time ago, president obama says he doesnt know the course of action hell take if any at all but hes sure of one thing, no boots on the ground. We will not be sending u. S. Troops back into combat in iraq but i have asked my National Security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support Iraq Security forces and ill be reviewing those options in the days ahead. The United States will do our part, but understand that ultimately its up to the iraqis as a sovereign nation to solve their problems. We have doubled our everies to help build more capable Counter Terrorism forces so that groups like isil ka establish safe haven and well continue that effort through the modern operation in syria and Iraq Security forces and partnerships across the region. For the people of Northern Iraq and baghdad, a city now in the cross hairs of these radical extremists, time is running out. The u. N. Now saying in just a few short days as isis fighters stormed onwa
Doing and the current president is doing in response to this. So what did president obama have to say about why he took these actions now . Well this extraordinary set of sanctions president obama says was in response to not only the meddling in the u. S. Election but also to months of harassing of the u. S. Diplomats in russia. The president said in a statement, these actions follow repeated, private and public warnings that weve issued to the russian government and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm u. S. Interests in violation of established International Norms of behavior. He also added the u. S. Will take additional actions that will not be publicized. That jim is a reference to possible convert retaliations that we may never know about. Its been more than two and a half months since the Intelligence Community fingered russia are for being behind these attacks. Why now . Why is president obama taking action now . Well exactly and as you know this is someth
In around him. Welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, december 19th, along with joe, willie and me. We have mike barnacle. Richard haass, columnist and associate editor for the Washington Post David Ignatius and former u. S. Attorney for the Northern District of alabama and an msnbc contributor joyce vance. So when weve been talking about how the institutions will hold up the institutions will be just fine. Weve talked about the Justice Department, weve talked about congress, weve talked about a lot of other things. The federal judges, our judicial system, and, willie, yesterday you had a federal judge whose job was to follow the law. So, you know, i really dont care what the president of the United States is saying. I dont care what the pundits are saying. I dont care what the world is saying. Were going to look at this case. Were going to look at what he did and hes going to face justice. And, boy, this reagan appointee, later elevated by george h. W. Bush showed what Judicial Inde
melitopol. as we ve seen here, where trey yingst was, and there are convoys, what do you make of the situation? it s clear to me from the way the whole picture is coming, that russia is setting the stage and the conditions to invade the capital city. the holding actions and these forces are standing by and waiting for the southern and eastern portions to come and join, once that comes, there s almost nothing that can stop them. griff: colonel davis, we ve got to leave it there. very insightful. jacqui: we re back on the ground in ukraine with the latest on the fighting that s coming up next. r strength and. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals.