Well, thank you very much. Thanks for coming out. I think its a wonderful opportunity. The gentleman sitting next to me is kind of a big deal. Pays e who is attention to American Foreign policy and military affairs, you know that ever since the attacks on this country on 9 11, the United States has had to evolve militarily, in our intelligence community, and many ways to meet the challenge of this new enemy. And more than anyone that i can think of, general mcchrystal has been responsible for shaping that evolution and developing the what i call the targeting engine, which is what have i think adopted as our primary method of defending the country. So thank you for being here, general mcchrystal. Great to see you. Thanks, mark. Thanks for a too kind introduction. I always thought of you as a nonfiction writer but i know youre going into fiction now. Now, i know that, you know, our you were the commander of our special operations in iraq and afghanistan. There has been as i mentioned a
All for joining us. [applause] youre watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on cspan2s booktv. Television for serious readers. At the new America Foundation. It is my great pleasure to introduce my colleague and friend, mike waltz who has this wonderful book out today warrior diplomat a green berets battles from washington to afghanistan, which really outlines by quite unusual career as both been somebody who is creating a white house with Vice President cheney and also carrying out the policies in the field as a special forces there. Mike also runs a successful business. If the fellow here at the new America Foundation and so he is going to outline kind of the big ideas in some of the interesting stories in the book and then well open it to a question with everyone. Thank you. So, thank you, peter. Thank you for coming out today. Lets take a brief moment and talk about some of the broader Strategic Issues that im trying to address in the book and really underline a lot of m
Washing over the darker portions of a war. The vietnam war bitterly divided america. We must admit past mistakes. And we must learn from past mistakes. Because that is how we avoid repeating that mistake. Chuck hagel talks about mistakes made in the vietnam war. Retired threestar Lieutenant General Daniel Bolger, author of the new book why we lost a generals inside account of the iraq and afghanistan wars. Up. That and more coming welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. And china, the worlds two largest polluters, have agreed to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions over the next decade. President obama unveiled the details with chinese president xi jinping in beijing. Also announce the United States has produced a new goal of reducing our Greenhouse Gas emissions by 26 to 28 below 2005 levels by 2025. It is an ambitious goal but an achievable goal. Whichl double the pace at we are reducing carbon emission in the United States. It put
The world, but now police are investigating the theft of a precious piece by picasso, today, september, december 6th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this busy saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. We start with the breaking news. Devastating news from overnight, that american hostage luke somers has been killed in yemen. His death coming as u. S. Forces tried to rescue him from the clutches of al qaeda. Nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is here with more. Richard, good morning. Good morning. There is always a terrible that the president faces that the u. S. Military faces in a hostage situation, do you attempt to rescue the hostage, knowing the risks. In this case, the president , the military decided to make the risky operation, to make an attempt, but it didnt work out. A desperate attempt to save an american
American alan gross freed from a cuban police. Senator obama set to announce the most sweeping overhaul. Threaten 9 11style attacks attacks against theaters that show the interview. Pakistan vowing revenge against the taliban. Funerals held. Three days of national mourning. Californias wet weather is expected to continue. Heavy downpours brought flash flooding. Police rescued stranded drivers. A midair scare on an American Airlines flight from korea to dallas when it hit severe turbulence. Jeb bush announcing that he is officially exploring a run for president. Why is jeb bush out ahead of you . Maybe he has more ground he needs to gain. Could be bush versus clinton. It will be like 1992 all over again. Unrest in the middle east. Gridlock congress. Everyone was talking about bill cosby. An intense manhunt in portland. Police are looking for a man who threw four pipe bombs out of his car as Police Chased him. Japan having a potato shortage. Mcdonalds will only sell small fries. A bicycl