Settlement. That is true in the middle east as well. Schmidt are alumni along with joe biden. [applause] along with joe biden who has just been elected for a second term as Vice President of the United States. [applause] together, they are the reason the university of delaware has been called the epicenter of politics. And since then another alumnist governor Chris Christie of new jersey has demonstrated his brand of politics based on reality whether than wishful thinking. He embraced president obama after Hurricane Sandy to the dismay of some in his own party who saw his reality based actions and undermining the g. O. P. Candidate. These days Steve Schmidt is at one of the largest political firms. Since running the Mccain Campaign in 2008 he has been on campaigns around the world. And you saw him during the 2012 u. S. Campaign. He was Campaign Manager for the landslide reelection of california governor in 2006. Before that a top political advice sor in the white house of george w. Bus
On the issue of the twall at camp liberty, why have there been only 235 out of 17,500 twalls put up . Why we only seen and addition of 43 cents our november subcommittee hearing . Can you please commit that you will put extra effort into saving lives there . And then thirdly, as far as alqaedas research and come to launch part of this is due to the failure of in the Iraqi Government and iraqi leadership since you left the country. Their National Elections planned in iraq in april, we were successful after the surge in getting the Iraqi Government to participate in more inclusive powersharing government. That kind of mollified the sunnis of iraq and left alqaeda marginalized. Then after we left the iraqis took another step backwards. Now was the sunnis were marginalized drawing many of them towards alqaeda. What steps are we taken to ensure that the sunnis are participating in these elections and that iraq can return to that sort of powersharing government we saw in the postsurge iraq .
Will she give Warren Buffett a run for his money . Good evening. We begin with americas secret war. Those escalating drone attacks in the air and the consequences on the ground. And the question is it making the United States safer . Abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz tonight traveled to the middle east and brings in this report. Reporter it is a secret war. And just today, in a sign of how pervasive and how hidden it is, the revelation that america has a secret base in saudi arabia used to launch drones throughout the region. A tactic against terror which has grown 700 under the obama administration. Whatever the benefit of the drone strikes, they have created enormous resentment among some here in the region, who view the strikes as another sign of american arrogance. Everywhere i travel, from yemen i think americans, they are not right. Th have no right to it is our fight. Reporter to pakistan. You can keep saying, yes, you are hitting the top leadership, but the
And good thursday morning, everybody. They are the notsosecret weapons of the war on terror. Unmanned drones, dispatched to places not safe for u. S. Troops. Under the obama administration, their use has increased. But its now under serious fire on capitol hill. Heres abcs tahman bradley. Reporter president obamas pick for cia director, john brennan, could face serious heat from members of the president s own party at his confirmation hearing this afternoon. Democrats will likely demand answers about the use of unmanned drones to attack u. S. Enemies overseas. Brennan is the administrations point person on drones, the man who signs off on the kill list. I suggest to you that these targeted strikes against al qaeda terrorists are, indeed, ethical and just. Reporter the use of drones has grown 700 under the obama administration. We learned just yesterday, that america has a secret base in saudi arabia, used to send drones throughout the region. Lawmakers will discover about a document th
Theyres a demanding background checks for all gun sales. It faces an uphill battle in the republican controlled house. Celebrities, politicians and people affected by gun violence gathered in washington, adding their voices to the gun control debate. They appeared on behalf of the mayors against illegal guns group, founded by Michael Bloomberg and the mayor of boston. Its almost impossible to describe the pain of losing your father to a senseless murder, knowing that that murder might have been avoided if only our leaders had acted to stop the violence. Saying gun control would be a great tribute on the 50th anniversary of the march in washington. Another interesting debate, people who are against it and people who are for it. And theres no right answers in this debate. A lot of gray area. We can have all the debate we want. It comes down to what capitol hill is willing to do. There seems to be bipartisan support for background checks. But the other stuff, the assault weapons ban and h