adversaries, russia, iran, the syrian government and the islamic state? your response? we should start with the fact that if you ask the average american out there i think it would have to google who are the kurds and why is america over there fighting this war. we were supposed to be there 30 days and have been there ten years and when the president campaigned in 2016 he was very clear he wanted to stop all of these endless wars, he wanted to bring our troops back home because these really are endless wars and who knows how this will all shake out. he s doing just that. if you saw him at the rally in minneapolis the other night he told a story about the hardest part of his job when our brave men and women come home in caskets and he has to be there to comfort the families. he never wants to see that happen and it should not be happening in a state we don t belong as americans. people don t understand why we were there. he wants to bring our troops back home and put our assets
itself and our men and women come home. we want to say in iraq and syria. it s interesting though, getting behind the desk of the oval office is a very sobering position. and sitting down and realizing that there are massive strategic objectives out there, that the united states plays a vital role in, is very sobering. and seeing in syria people choking to death on gas. that has a different impact on you when you re the president. knowing that the iranians are on the doorstep of israel has a very sobering effect to you. and i think the president has responded very well to this burden of leadership. and america as a unique role to play. he said it s a very troubled place in middle east. but america can go around and purge the whole world of evil.
jeremiah johnson, bryan black and la david johnson. president trump has spoken hasn t spoken or tweeted one word about their death. why is trump silent about the sacrifice of these brave men? well, he shouldn t be, don. he should be tweeting about them. and he should be offering the nation some attention to these people. don, there s a bigger problem here, and the real problem is we have four americans coming home in body bags. we ve got a war in afghanistan that we ve been in for now 17 years. the president just reauthorized another 5,000 troops. we have no aumf, no military force whatsoever. this thing, people and the president himself have become simply callous to the fact that we re in these perpetual wars that go on forever and our men and women come home in body
we ve got a war in afghanistan that we ve been in for now 17 years. the president just reauthorized another 5,000 troops. we have no aumf, no military force whatsoever. snow no authorization of military force whatsoever. this thing, people and the president himself have become simply callous to the fact that we re in these perpetual wars that go on forever and our men and women come home in body bags, without arms and without legs and we blow it off. the president, every time someone comes home, the president should be front and center, front and center, and understanding that we re in these conflicts all over the globe for no reason with no authority. more to the point, joe, and i know you want to weigh in, since october 4th when they died the president has tweeted 87 times, 22 times about the media or fake news, 10 times about tax reform, 6 times each about las vegas and
i think that kind of service is what a lot of the american public don t understand or realize which is why for us, the biggest take-away today was not only supporting them now. you mentioned 14 years of war. over the next 40, 50, 60 years, when these men and women come home, we will continually need to support them when they are out of uniform, when they are leaders in their local communities and cities and towns across the country. we will continue to need to fully fund the v.a. we need mental health support for these men and women who have experienced trauma. it s not just about the context of what s happening right now or next year. it s over the rest of this generation. bill roush, political director for the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america and also veteran himself, nice to see you. thanks for your service. thank you. anxious israel. security forces shut down crossings in the palestinian areas. is this enough to prevent further violence? the israeli ambassador to the