because like you said, they can spiral out of control. wars have been fought over things lights this. so it s important that the united states respond clearly and the acting secretary, shanahan, did say we re going to respond to the russians, we re going to have to have a conversation with them and come up with a solution. the other thing that is worrisome, we talked about china yesterday. this was in waters far from russia. normally russia has these neil: yeah, what were they doing there? they ve been conducting military-to-military operations with the chinese. that is not unusual lately that they ve been cooperating with the chinese. but the fact that they were so far from their own shores, it seems curious that they re acting defensively. you look at this growing military relationship, near alliance with the chinese. neil: yeah, just this week the two leaders were meeting and signing off on deals. the reason i want to get back to
have more to gain than they can lose at a summit in which they begin to offer some concrete steps. right now, the vague assurances that could have been acceptable at singapore are no longer acceptable in hanoi. in hanoi, we must have concrete measures, and kim must begin to make a deal, or there won t be a deal. i think the president understands that. ed: right. specificity that we did not see in singapore, now expected here in hanoi. judith miller come appreciate your insights tonight. thank you, ed. ed: all right, the u.s. and south korea, meanwhile, a very strong military relationship, as we know, for decades. could a successful summit spell the end to u.s. troops in the region? there are more than 28,000 of them now. we will have an inside look at that when we return. my experience with usaa
civilian military relationship, and what does it mean for senior officers going forward who are active duty? might they be less inclined to criticize the president or more inclined to be insee 83ance. the last thing we need in senior leadership in the military is anyone of those individuals being aub seek wus. you have to be able to speak your voice. you have to be able to push back. you provide counsel to your leadership. the chairman of the joint chiefs works directly for the president, the national security counsel, and hrplomeland securi.
president trump s decision to withdraw from syria. what we are asking president trump, what we are asking this administration as your partners, please clarify the position. please be sure your partners that you will stay the course. credit stands military, the patient peshmerga, have lost thousands of civilians. the kurds have done a wonderful, fantastic job of being aligned with united states and our military advisors on the ground said without equivocation, of all the people we ve partnered with, this has been our best, most reliable partner. it comes at the expense of the kurds who were fighting with is there against terrorism. the special military
arrived in venezuela. they re known as white swans to their russian swans. venezuela calls them blackjack bombers. venezuela is flat lining a rolling human rights disaster. its economy and social services are in free fall. while likely unarmed the bombers flew around on missions over the caribbean. they were supported by other aircraft at an airfield outside of caracas. they re said to be en route back home. russia and venezuela have had a military relationship for years. the u.s. doesn t really fear the establishment of a russian air base in vends, be you the us did push back hard against this show of russian military reach across the planet. it s believed this may all be payback for a recent u.s. military air mission over ukraine. and with that, that is our