The strong commitment of the u. S. To the transatlantic bond not only in words. But also in deeds. These days the us is deploying new forces, additional forces, to europe which is of great importance for the security of europe and which is demonstrates the strong transatlantic commitment of the u. S. And we are very grateful for this commitment. You also stressed that just as the u. S. Stood with europe, europe stood tall with the u. S. And we have to remember that the only time that the alliance has invoked our nato has invoked our collective defence clause, article 5, our, was after an attack on the u. S. And this was more than just a gesture. Several hundred thousands of canadian and european troops have served in afghanistan. And more than a thousand paid the ultimate price. The bond between the united between the United States and europe embodied in the Nato Alliance is very important today because we live in times of turmoil and and then we need a Strong Alliance more than ever.
And how did they pick them . Debate day in the usa. Be very afraid. Lets get to it. Good afternoon from the spin room on this gorgeous campus. This is fox news special coverage continuing on and on as Hillary Clinton and donald trump get ready to face off in the second president ial debate. Washington university is a short drive from downtown st. Louis, along the iconic gateway of the mississippi river. We can pretty much guarantee that wasnt exactly right but i understand the urgency. None of those matchups will be anything like tonight. Donald trump warning his own party, if youre not with me, im moving on without you. Republicans have been breaking ranks and dropping support of their own nominee by the dozens. And trump is firing back on the twitter machine as you might imagine. So many self righteous hypocrites, he writes. Watch their poll numbers and elections go down. Exclamation. He also tweeted, tremendous support, except for some republican leadership. Thank you. In fact more
We want to get your opinion on specifically whether this the state of the union speech matters to you. The numbers are on the screen. Everyone wants to meet obama some thoughts from you and other people on whether the state of the union is a needed thing this day and age. You can make your thoughts known on the phone. The numbers are on the screen. Village of the piece of this morning talks about how much of the things of the speech have been revealed in the last few weeks. Usa today compiles and obama state of the union spoiler. Here is just a headline from the Washington Post this morning. You took to the here is a little bit from the white house Youtube Channel. [video clip] everybody in sportsyou have to play the game and we have been laid down by the worst financial crisis of the great depression. And because of the incredible great and resilience of the American People, america is in the best position to turn the page. We have the best job growth since the 1990s. In employment ra
Straw poll and got out pretty early on in the race. It is a big fundraising opportunity and the chairman talked about the importance of having it. It was interesting to hear him say that is not necessarily the direction its not necessarily going to give us direction as to who will come out on top. Steven finally, to both of you if you look at february, iowa, new hampshire, nevada, it is conceivable that you have four different winners in each of those states. Caitlin i think there are a few different lanes that these candidates are competing for. I think to your point about how long this will go on for, i think it will go on for a while as they are competing for several lanes within the party here. Kenneth it also raises questions on the super pac and. It will be a long race and he will need resources to last several months. Steven ken thomas of Associated Press and Caitlin Hueyburns of real clear politics. Figure for joining us. We appreciate it. Tonight on q a eric larson and his new