knowing that there would be this kind of reaction from a whole bunch of republicans? the congress is dead right to the president where the president is rewarding loyalty, number one. one of the knocks on the president, some democrats are saying this, he s by nature insular. he s in a comfort zone for the second term. it tells you susan rice, national security adviser, brief key members of the house and the senate, she has to do a little diplomacy here. she failed to do that when the state department was at play. she ll are to do it quietly. will she convince the house members, probably not. but she needs to start that process as we go forward. it is a tough job. she ll have a tough time. it is a tough job. and for both of these jobs u.n. ambassador and national security adviser, john, thanks very much. jessica yellin, thanks to you as well. tune in later tonight to erin burnett out front. she ll have congressman chaffetz on to speak more about the appointment susan rice as the pres
let s pray they accomplish something. let s pray that they accomplish something. the question of what the united nations can accomplish for the world and for the united states remains a pressing one. i have seen u.n. aid workers enduring shell fire to deliver food to the people of sudan, yet i ve also seen u.n. peacekeepers fail to protect the people of bosnia. as the most powerful and inspiring country on this earth, we have a critical role to play in insisting that the institution meet the necessities of our time. it can do so only with american leadership. it would be an incomparable privilege to earn the support of the senate and to play a role in this essential effort, one on which our common security and common humanity depend. thank you. thank you, everybody.
national security council, i could not ask for better brothers or sisters in this effort. to you, and all our remarkable national security staff, you re a national treasure and every day you get up, come here, devote your days to keeping our country secure, our the best our nation has to offer and it has been an honor and privilege to share with each and every one of you and i m glad so many of you are here today. and to my friends and colleagues, to susan and sam, congratulations. the nation is fortunate to have leaders of your intellect, compassion, character, and determination. susan, you ll be an outstanding national secured adviser. sam, you ll be an outstanding ambassador to the united nations and i appreciate your willingness to do this. finally, and most importantly to
she embellish ed those points. what the white house needs to do, among many, is to release the september 12th e-mail. that is where the senior people within the state department said that they told the ambassador from libya that it was ansar al sharia islamic extremists that committed this attack. from that point forward, literally hours after the attack, truth was a casualty. we got further away from truth, we got to a myth, what i think is actually a lie. you to go back to what did the state department, what did the obama administration know and it s in that september 12th e-mail, you can t dismiss that and say it isn t part of the record. the white house has not released it. the speaker of the house asked for it to be released. they should release it. it is unclassified. and something that susan rice in her position at the united nations should have been keenly aware of. you have a problem with samantha power to be the next u.s. ambassador to the united nations?
of democracy and human rights, fighting the scourge of anti-semitism and combatting human trafficking. to those who care deeply about america s engagement and indispensable leadership in the world you will find no stronger advocate for that cause than samantha. over the last four years, samantha worked hand and glove with susan in her role because samantha has been the lead white house staffer on issues related to the united nations. i m fully confident she ll be ready on day one to lead our mission in new york, while continuing to be an indispensable member of my national security team. she knows the u.n. s strength. she knows its weaknesses. she knows american interests are advanced when we can rally the world to our side. and she knows that we have to stand up for the things that we believe in. and to ensure that we have the principle leadership we need of the united nations, i would strongly urge the senate to confirm her without delay. so, samantha, thank you, to cas, and you and