The Prime Ministers resignation and reforms to the monarchy. And districts of the spanish capital the trade head for partial lockdown cases saw the restrictions due on monday to affect over 800000 people. And told me on a lot of well welcome to the program the u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died a Statement Released by the court said the 87 year old died of pancreatic cancer at her home in washington d. C. Ginsburg was seen as a champion of womens rights a cultural icon and the leader of the courts liberal wing of passing now gives President Donald Trump a chance to shore up the conservative majority when choosing a replacement. Ruth Bader Ginsberg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1903 the champion of womens rights became only the 2nd female supreme Court Justice and in the 27 years of service she became seen as the unquestioned leader of the courts liberal wing. There was nothing subtle about it was women cant do this and they cant do that almost explicit bar
Vietnam is widely considered Lyndon Johnsons tragedy, failure, betrayal, depending on your position on the political spectrum. There are two books in print, both entitled Lyndon Johnsons war and both advancing compelling, if sometimes contradictory analysis of the reasons why the series of decisions made between 1964 and 1968 that led to the official justification for escalating the vietnam war, of incidents of august 1964, the first landing of u. S. Combat troops to defend the base in march of 1965, the stepped up escalation of American Forces in country over the next few years until the total was greater than half a million men, change from a military strategy of base security to enclave strategy to what was finally and unfortunately if accurately titled, search and destroy. The shock and humiliation of the 1968 tet offensive and johnsons decision to turn down a request by general william moreland, commander in vietnam, for 200,000 more troops and johnsons decision to withdraw from t
Educe the national debt. As always, well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is 7 00 eastern time here in washington. The start of a holiday week. Congress returning in two weeks. President trump spending christmas with his family in florida. It is monday, december 23. We begin our first hour with Foreign Policy. The leaders of china, south korea and japan meeting today in beijing it. Comes as the pentagon and u. S. Officials are on, quote, high alert, after new threats over the weekend by north korea. In the past President Trump has said that he and president kim jong un fell in love. But since that comment back in february, talks have broken down. We want to get your reaction to these developments in north korea, what it means for the u. S. And for the region. 2027488001, thats our line for republicans. 2027488922 for democrats. 2027488002 if oure democrats. Or on twit or facebook. Good m
A word from the hacks at your Mainstream Media outlets but then just a few weeks ago something significant was said by the deputy secretary of defense Patrick Shanahan it happened in a quiet news dump in a press conference that actually actually began like this deputy secretary of defense so you guys know i came down today reporter to see if we. Just because were murdering people all around the world doesnt mean we cant. Get in. During that silly wacky press conference the deputy secretary of defense casually mentioned halfway through that the pentagon had failed its 1st ever audit the 1st time the pentagon had ever been audited even though it was legally required to do so since the early ninetys. And after shanahan dropped that bombshell heres what followed reporter what part did the pentagon fail in the audit shanahan how about i give you a technical version of that there are a considerable number of areas where we kind of had a pass and then there is some other ones where they went
Also went viral and so did that forbes article yet despite thank you yet despite. 5 the just like all the exact still not a word from congress not a word from the hacks that your Mainstream Media outlets but then just a few weeks ago something significant was said by the deputy secretary of defense Patrick Shanahan it happened in a quiet news dump in a press conference that actually actually began like this. Deputy secretary of defense so you guys know why i came down today d reporter to see if we need to do. This. Just because were murdering people all around the world doesnt mean we can. Get in. During that silly wacky press conference the deputy secretary of defense casually mentioned halfway through that the pentagon had failed its 1st ever audit the 1st time the pentagon had ever been audited even though it was legally required to do so since the early ninetys. And after shanahan dropped that bombshell heres what followed reporter what part did the pentagon fail in the audit shana