Illegal, or the churches have been locked. Or that going to mass could be considered a crime. And rescuers from countries including russia help refugees to return and rebuild their homes. But many find it. Ive got nothing to return to theres a full news program coming your way in just under 60 minutes. But right now lets get ready for a little and welcome across your all things are considered. What can we expect from a bygone ministration when it comes to russia as things and today, relations are ever brought bottom bidens orbit is replete with hard liners in neo cons with a long record of Foreign Policy failure. Could relations continue to get worse to discuss this and more im joined by my guest. Michael ohanlon in washington is a senior fellow and director of research in the Foreign Policy program at brookings, as well as author of beyond nato, a new Security Architecture for Eastern Europe, also in washington. We have brian becker, hes the executive director of answer coalition. And
That the troops were being reduced in light of the growing capabilities of Iraqi Security forces to address terrorism in the country. And of course, eisel was officially declare defeat in 2017. But the coalition has still been engaged in fighting an insurgency and trying to contain sleeper cells that remain operational in that country. But of course, its much more complicated than that. If we go back to earlier this year, there was this Parliament Vote to oust all foreign troops. And that vote came in response to the u. S. Killing of iranian general custom, some in money and other iraqi officials here in baghdad. And weve also seen a surge in rocket attacks on u. S. Interests, and it was in that context that the 2 sides renegotiated u. S. Military presence, beginning the drawdown from 1st 5000. 00 troops earlier this year to 3000. 00 troops as of september. So this additional drawdown is not that significant in light of the reductions that have already taken place. But what remains to
The Electoral College however. We are shorthand will say president elect for me the real focus is what happened in what they were rest of the election there was no blue wave it looks like as we speak now the senate will remain in republican hands thoughts more gridlock which may not be a bad idea because of pay at one of the the senate we could have seen a number of things that a lot of conservatives would be against so you know from trumps days are numbered in the white house that it would appear but. Even without trump ive now i say there is trying to some in the media is not recognizing it and i think thats a huge mistake go ahead bob. I greeted a lot of sled victory over the blue wave they refer to. Never materialized and i think the reason why they expected as well just an ocean that electional trunk in 2016 had been a mistake and that this was their problem money because i dont think they ever came to terms with why the last 2016. Instead they spent the last 4 years under minding
Saying that trump was merely a president who came to power by with us or the kremlin and through fake news so because they never really took a. Clear as all survey of why this happened then never really addressed it and when to which is why they thought that this was merely a mistake and i think this. Is a lot firmer on the cations now further because. They see they need to come to terms with why people still voted for trump and just why they didnt have a blue a bunch of get this whole idea that the country would again go back to normal and unified it was again based on that did the trunk was a mistake and people would reject him but again he so turned out to have started an entirely new movement and even if hes gone some little pick out there and there will continue all same of a lot of the same policies and i guess the main problem is theres no i dont see any possibility for cation bringing the country together because again theyre the main concern or problem people i was trying to i
A saying that the election was stolen from him and a large arissa electorate will agree with this and you can kind of understand why game to me thus you know far from being used in syria to. Take chimes after youve got all the sensory and the i mean except the really buy it and accountability and also quite a lot of the republicans no more than 70000000 people voted for trump well us quote why should we recognize the legitimacy of biden for the last 4 years the democrats did not recognize the legitimacy of trump even last week. Theyre sorry this week already you had. Their clinton come out im still saying now 4 years in a row that that election was stolen from her so this failure to recognize electoral defeat it is it did not start with strong. So i think they have a lot to do in order to. Bring in this tradition said i just like to make one final point if you recognize that the country is divided because you have good luck at least 8000000 more people voting for trunk this time so i c