It is in two parts. It is going to have first i am going to talk to senator rand paul, who is seated to my left. Then we are going to talk with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, bob menendez of new jersey. We are going to try to get you all into it. At the back end of each of the conversations, lots to talk about, given the turmoil around the world. I want to first welcome senator paul, senator from kentucky, elected in 2010, ophthalmologist before he entered the dark arts of politics. Making a name for himself in the United States senate right from the start. You have been, i think, making a name for yourself on Foreign Policy and National Security. Critical of the iraq war, certainly. And i think parts of the way the Afghanistan War has been prosecuted, though you supported that from the beginning. And critical of your own party on occasion. Where do you think the Republican Party has gone wrong on Foreign Policy . I think there is a little bit of blame to go ar
To reagan, one of his watchwords was, peace through strength. He presided over an enormous buildup in defense spending. The current trajectory of defense spending is down to below 3 of gdp. Which is going to be as low as it was back in before 1941. Would you support a significant increase from current levels in the Defense Budget and do away with the sequester . I absolutely support the concept of peace through strength. I think the most important thing the federal government spends money on is National Defense. You cant rely on state governments. You cant rely on corporations. You have to have a National Defense. Priorities,at National Defense is the number one priority. Looking at dollars spent, i always say a priority. With regards to the sequester, the last budget we produced, we have a fiveyear budget that balances, eliminates the military sequester, and spends money above the military sequester. But we do eliminate five departments of government. If you want a strong defense, fin
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They voted to join russia in so called referendums, that the west has dismissed as a sham. The un says any annexation would violate International Europe is on high alert for potential attacks on its energy infrastructure. After a series of leaks was found in the north stream Gas Pipelines in the baltic, sea, french oil for total energies, says it has observed unauthorized drone activity close to one of its Oil Facilities in the north sea. Nato says the damage to the pipelines with sabotage. Storm e n has regained her again hurricane strength after leaving a trail of devastation across the us state of florida. The white house says it could be the deadliest hurricane in florida. History with reports of substantial loss of life. It is now headed north to the carolinas. This is dw news from berlin. Youll find more news on our website, d, w dot com the kremlin announced today that it will formally annex for more regions of ukraine on friday, adding new hands, genetic separation and half son
Iran sanctions on iran more and more International Businesses of fleeing the country leaving the economy in freefall. Path and flying high keep your seat belts on it could be turbulence ahead the warning to investors from Cathay Pacific. I mean physical and thats the Business Global trade tensions of sparking central bank is into action rate cuts in a whole host of asian economies this wednesday the moves are also based on poor Economic Data the latest coming from europes economic powerhouse germany where Industrial Production fell back in june german industrial leaders say Companies Must price themselves. India cut its Benchmark Rate by 35 basis points a bit deeper than expected and it wasnt the only country surprising investors on wednesday Thailand Central Bank unexpectedly lowered rates for the 1st time in 4 years and new zealand cut by 50 basis points to its lowest level ever one percent
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