As far as being in south florida near the miami area, you listen and you of the cubans would think miami was a one horse town. They did everything, they built everything, and everybody else was sitting eating bonbons. Guest i just want to correct once again. The wet foot dry foot did start with president clinton after a migration crisis in 1994 or 19 the nice six 1996. The gentleman may be reviewed referring to the cuban adjustment act that dealt with the legal status of cubans that came early in the revolution. That legislation was passed in 1966. That is different from an executive policy taken by president clinton in the mid1990s. Host we have one more call. Independents. For caller i want to make sure im clear on this. When you say things that trump stepped back, it is things the cuban government will benefit from, correct . Guest actually, americans can continue going to airbnbs. Americans can go to cuban hotels as long as that hotel is not owned and operated by the cuban military
Smaller and more capable and , soiles are getting smarter the evolution of these two systems are merging together so it is harder to tell one from the other. A missile that gets fired from an airplane that has certain capabilities can fly, loiter over a target, strike exactly when the pilot wants it to, sort of having a next her wing man extra we man launch from your airplane. If a missile is smart enough to do that, is it a drone . It almost does not matter. The end capability of what it can do is what the air force is interested in. That is forcing design and Strategic Decisions on what they want to carry. Host we have a rendering from your article. What is wrong with the current drones the military is using . Guest range. Most of the problems come from range. The air force likes to go into places, even if they are defended by ground launch missiles or other aircraft, and strike targets on the ground. That can be enabled with drones. They are great at spying ahead, looking down at wh
On the floor, the pentagons budget bill is expected with an amendment on the nsa, syria, and egypt. One an amendment could curtail the nsas ability to collect telephone and other data. We want to get your reaction to that provision. Host remember, you can send us a tweet or post your comments on facebook host let me begin with the New York Times story. This piece host we want to get your take on this. What do you think about this amendment the house is expected to vote on later this week . It was introduced by a republican in the house. I want to get your take on it. Host a little bit more from the New York Times this morning. It says host the senator spoke at the center for American Progress yesterday about this program. Is a liberal progressive think tank here in washington, as many of you know. And we covered his speech here on cspan. Here is a little bit. [video clip] at this point i think weve gotten in front of us some very serious questions. ,hat happens to our government our ci
Daniel webster to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. Wolf, for five minutes. Wolf mr. Speaker, today ive come to the floor to raise the seventh in a series of critical but Unanswered Questions about the terrorist attacks on the consulate in benghazi last september 11, 2011. The American People still do september 11, 2012. The American People still do have w if the answers been questioned. Im increasingly concerned that
Engaging in war with less than perfect information. Based on what you have researched what is your opinion on your own realization that current military technology in preparation are geared towards specific types of existing military factions and does that tell you anything about the decisions involved in waging future war . Guest i think the idea that people are always training for the last war and preparing for the last four and they get blindsided by the next one is almost true. A failure to understand the best equipment will be. The mrap story and humvees and Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense being lambasted for saying you go to war with the army that you have. He was absolutely right. It sounded callous at the time but would you have to do is remain flexible. One of the things i had run into in researching this story and doing the story was if other opponents know that counterinsurgency is difficult for us and we are moving away from that and not applying mraps mraps will th