The man who got it all started is my first guest tonight. After ben affleck, tv shows bill maher and actor sam harris held an active debate. Should we be able to criticize iran . They are the motherlode of bad ideas. I think its racist. Its gross, its racist. We need to get beyond this shallow debate. This is what islam is, this is what muslim people are. Theres isis, theres global jihadists. The muslims are this, the muslims are that. How about the billion people that are fanatical. You are not listening to what we are saying. Its not often that a tv talk show argument gets talked about more than a few minutes after that tv show ends. But a batch of articles continue to appear today, including Nick Christophs in the new york times, about the argument that ben affleck and Nick Christoph had with bill maher and sam harris on his show saturday night. It was, quote, a tv brawl. We have been told theres islamaphobia where islam gets inflated with bigotry of muslims as people. Its gross, it
This is what islam is, this is what muslim people are. Theres isis, theres global jihadists. The muslims are this, the muslims are that. How about the billion people that are fanatical. You are not listening to what we are saying. Its not often that a tv talk show argument gets talked about more than a few minutes after that tv show ends. But a batch of articles continue to appear today, including Nick Christophs in the new york times, about the argument that ben affleck and Nick Christoph had with bill maher and sam harris on his show saturday night. It was, quote, a tv brawl. We have been told theres islamaphobia where islam gets inflated with bigotry of muslims as people. Its gross, its racist. But its so not. Its so not. Its like saying a shifty jew. You guys are saying, if you want to be liberals, believe in liberal principles, like all men are created equal. Ben, we have to be able to criticize bad ideas. Of course we do. Islam is the motherlode of bad ideas. Geez. Thats just a f
Helping assad. There is a lot of individuals fighting with isis who are not syrian or, rack i. We know that there are definitely americans in the ranks of isis. There is clearly movement on the issue of how to deal with isis. The cart and the horse are both about three years overdue in syria. It does come down to who you ask at the end of the day. Imis ra klein in for alex wagner. We have breaking news in this hour. In just a few moments, president obama is expected to make a statement from the White House Briefing room. The president was originally supposed to meet in the white house situation room at this hour with his National Security council including Vice President joe biden, john kerry and chuck hague toll weigh his options against isis in iraq and in syria. We will bring you the president s remarks from the Briefing Room live, but joining me now is editor of politico magazine, susan glasser. Its good to have you here. Hi, ezra. How are you some. Im good. What do you expect to h
Nobody is going to tell her what to do. Thats exactly right. Thank you, rachel. Well, president obama got a unanimous vote at the United Nations today, while the United States Congress Continues to refuse to vote on anything. Substantial air strike against isis targets rate today. By the United States and Arab Coalition members. Air strikes alone are not going to get this job done. Another strong message against isis. Isis sends one back. The horrific beheading of a french tourist. The barbarians have taken over again. A disturbing but not surprising reaction. Forces us to look into the heart of darkness. The president led a meeting of the u. N. Security council. Resolutions alone will not be enough. We need the real commitment. You come from a great tradition. Focusing in on young people who might be tempted to join. That stands for education, not ignorance. Innovation, not destruction. They want to stop the flow of foreign fighters. Individuals being radicalized. Crushing an ideology
After fumbling for a definition, the Obama Administration now concedes that the United States is at war with isis. But as the u. S. Scrambles to put together a coalition of nations willing to confront the terror group, theres stunning new information on the strength of this brutal enemy. U. S. Intelligence calculates that isis may have tripled in size to more than 30,000 hardcore jihadists. Even americas top military Commander Warns that airpower alone wont destroy isis, saying the u. S. Will need reliable partners on the ground to do the fighting. Our correspondents, analysts and guests are standing by with full coverage. And we begin with chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto at the pentagon. Jim . Reporter brianna, a new development tonight. We learned today that the u. S. Will begin targeting Senior Leadership of isis. The spokesman for the pentagon saying this is no longer a defensive operation, it is offensive. It will more aggressive. And as they do that, they now kn