Esper and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley. Hello. Im honored to host this ve day commemorati commemoration. This day ended over five years of brutal fighting. President harry truman called it a solemn but glorious hour. Celebrations erupted all over the United States. Americans gathered together to express a range of emotions. Their euphoria that friends and family would be coming home and their grief for those who would never come home again. For a moment the world celebrated a hope of peace. I wish that franklin d. Roosevelt lived to see this day. [ gunfire ] general ieisenhower informs e they have surrendered. The war came to an end on may 8, 1945. The flags of freedom fly all over europe. The power of our people to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved in the pacific war as it was proved in europe. To those watching from home who fought for global peace 75 years ago, whether you wore a uniform, built a plane or grew vegetables, we want to thank you fo
And locked and loaded russia says its newest weapon is operational a missile that can travel 27. 00 times the speed of sound. And im lee harvey with all of your sports as the miami heat rediscover their championship form but can they keep the fire burning into the 2nd half of the season. So were starting with a developing story out of somalia where huge bomb blast has killed and injured dozens of people an ambulance official has said 76 people have been killed but many more casualties are feared the car bomb blast in the capital mogadishu was near a security checkpoint it happened during morning rush hour some reports say as many as 90 people may have died and that includes engineers from turkey how to meet also following developments from neighbor. Kenya not know. What more you have at this point. We told the number of people dead for now ranges between 30 and 90 but Officials Say course that number could rise because it was such a big explosion some of the people who have been killed
Trumps approached afghanistan compared to the Prior Administration . Guest President Trump was talking about leaving afghani stan throughout his candidacy. President trump announced pretty much an openended engagement that would be conditionsbased rather than timelinebased. The other major difference was the singling out of pakistan. We will no longer be an even broker between pakistan and india. The last issue is nationbuilding, which President Trump came out strongly against. Host some criticism of his approach seems to be people think it is like tweeking at the margin. Is a big enough shift in strategy to bring about a different approach . Guest i think its a very good start. The problem i have with the Trump Administration is that the single speech does not cut it. The issue is whether there can be sustained attention to the problem in an administration that seems to go from topic to topic to topic with little focus. The other concern is regarded troop numbers. You have two bit opt
Resident scholar at the American Enterprise institute to talk about President Trumps approach in afghanistan. What you see as the most significant shift in President Trumps approached afghanistan compared to the Prior Administration . Guest President Trump was talking about leaving afghani stan throughout his candidacy. President trump announced pretty much an openended engagement that would be conditionsbased rather than timelinebased. The other major difference was the singling out of pakistan. We will no longer be an even broker between pakistan and india. The last issue is nationbuilding, which President Trump came out strongly against. Host some criticism of his approach seems to be people think it is like tweeking at the margin. Is a big enough shift in strategy to bring about a different approach . Guest i think its a very good start. The problem i have with the Trump Administration is that the single speech does not cut it. The issue is whether there can be sustained attention
Resident scholar at the American Enterprise institute to talk about President Trumps approach in afghanistan. What you see as the most significant shift in President Trumps approached afghanistan compared to the Prior Administration . Guest President Trump was talking about leaving afghani stan throughout his candidacy. President trump announced pretty much an openended engagement that would be conditionsbased rather than timelinebased. The other major difference was the singling out of pakistan. We will no longer be an even broker between pakistan and india. The last issue is nationbuilding, which President Trump came out strongly against. Host some criticism of his approach seems to be people think it is like tweeking at the margin. Is a big enough shift in strategy to bring about a different approach . Guest i think its a very good start. The problem i have with the Trump Administration is that the single speech does not cut it. The issue is whether there can be sustained attention