going to train the iraqi army. if you train people who want to fight but don t know how to fight well, that will work. and we actually had that opportunity in syria. obama disdained the syrian non-jihadist who opposed assad and said there were doctors, engineers bakers, but they wanted to fight. they were out in the street. they common demonstrated. they needed training. we gave them nothing and they got liquidated. with with iraq you have got the exact opposite. soldiers in name only who want to get paid with corrupt officers and sectarian officers who don t want to fight. all the training in the world is not going to help them because you can be trained but if you have no interest and no commitment in the war, you are going to run. and that s what happened. that s why we are losing badly. ron we spent a long time talking about the past week, about the getting into iraq and what republican candidates would do. liz cheney kind of put what a lot of people have been saying into a tweet
lone or whether others may have been complicit. the bomb was crude and homemade but, on the other hand, they wanted to know whether she made it herself and, as you have said. she was targeting the victims solely on nationality and didn t know them but how she selected them is what they are inquiring about at the moment. there has been threats to school teachers in the uae on jihadist web sites in recent times. particularly since the uae joined u.s. air strikes on isis. there has been particular reaction from nationals and expatriots in the uae. they are stunned by the grizzly murder bioryan and the planting of the bomb because the uea is relatively crime-free. the incidents occurred during national day celebrations this week. hence the uae flag being on
lone or whether others may have been complicit. the bomb was crude and homemade but, on the other hand, they wanted to know whether she made it herself and, as you have said. she was targeting the victims solely on nationality and didn t know them but how she selected them is what they are inquiring about at the moment. there has been threats to school teachers in the uae on jihadist web sites in recent times. particularly since the uae joined u.s. air strikes on isis. there has been particular reaction from nationals and expatriots in the uae. they are stunned by the grizzly murder bioryan and the planting of the bomb because the uea is relatively crime-free. the incidents occurred during national day celebrations this week. hence the uae flag being on
number of reports from threw our government. i don t know the specific report you refer to. there were d.o.d. reports and intelligence and community reports and state department reports talking about the decreasing or the increasing threat enenvironment in eastern libya. that was what we were trying to address with the libyans. remember, the election in july in libya brought to victory what we would consider moderates, people who had a very different view of the kind of future certainly than al qaeda or the militants but there is going to be a struggle in this region and the united states has to be as effective in partnering with the non-jihadist whether they fly a black flag or any other flag.
the real strategic shift is begin to talk to india that shares our interest in non-jihadist south asia. begin to understand they have to bear the burden we are. we are leaving afghanistan. in the end, we will have rough relations if none with pakistan. ind what is the place we want to work with. that in and of itself will scare pakistanis. perhaps to being more reasonable. bret: next up, friday lightning round. instead i g heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilos isn t for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw!