strength and the fact that we have lost almost 4,500 lives there and 1.5 or $1.7 trillion. we have the commitment, we have the strength to be able to get maliki to sign a status of forces agreement. the president said he wanted to get that done, and he didn t. and his failure to achieve that is one of the things that has led to the kind of crisis we re seeing today. isn t the factor though going back if you look at administrations from the bush administration setting maliki up to lead the country, that we would train, that we would put political pressure on the government to have an inclusive, multiethnic government, and to have democracy in iraq, that we had forces there to create that reality. we would stand them up so that america could stand down. isn t it ultimately up to the iraqis politically to take care
there and 1.5 or $1.7 trillion. we have the commitment, we have the strength to be able to get maliki to sign a status of forces agreement. the president said he wanted to get that done, and he didn t. and his failure to achieve that is one of the things that has led to the kind of crisis we re seeing today. isn t the factor though going back if you look at administrations from the bush administration setting maliki up to lead the country, that we would train, that we would put political pressure on the government to have an inclusive, multiethnic government, and to have democracy in iraq, that we had forces there to create that reality. we would stand them up so that america could stand down. isn t it ultimately up to the iraqis politically to take care of themselves and not as you re doing, just sort of lay blame at
not a massive military presence, but 10,000 or 20,000 troops to provide the training and the intelligence resources that iraq would need to keep things like this from happening. there s no question but that s what s essential. that should have been done. i was very critical of the president for not using american strength and the fact that we have lost almost 4,500 lives there and 1.5 or $1.7 trillion. we have the commitment, we have the strength to be able to get maliki to sign a status of forces agreement. the president said he wanted to get that done, and he didn t. and his failure to achieve that is one of the things that has led to the kind of crisis we re seeing today. isn t the factor though going back if you look at administrations from the bush administration setting maliki up to lead the country, that we would train, that we would put political pressure on the government to have an inclusive, multiethnic government, and to have democracy in iraq, that we had forces there to
unaccompanied minors crossing the border. back with the panel. take a listen to senator sessions and the homeland security secretary. i predicted this a year ago. you keep saying you are not going to enforce the law and you particularly are not going to enforce it for young people, and it creates a perception and it hasva4uñ created a perception around the world that we are wide open, this children can just come and they will be permitted to stay. putting your child in the hands of a criminal smuggling organization is not safe okay. what about this, charles? yeah, but walking across the desert the way hundreds of thousands do isn t safe either. and it happens in huge numbers over decades. so safety isn t the factor. this is people who want to live in america. and the message from the obama administration, unmistakable. you send a child here, he will get in, she will get, in and ultimately, probably you and your wife and your cousins, so why not do it? kirsten? well, i mean,
going to south dakota and oregon and washington and michigan! and then we re going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house! yah! bill: i would vote for him, wouldn t you? in which city did the infamous dean scream occur? cards up, please. the answer is des moines. i knew it was iowa. i knew it was iowa or new hampshire. i got the state right. bill: it doesn t matter what you thought. you got it wrong. now i m starting to sympathize with the factor viewers come in here. question number two. diane sawyer took over for charles gibson on world news. sawyer worked in the press office of which president early in her career?