And because we are on air on cspan we should get moving. Ill be giving some opening remarks. I think well get started on some of our opening remarks and then very swiftly alex will be a real start a moderated discussion. But first of all issa, welcome to the middle east institute. Thank you ever so much for joining us to this extremely important event. Someone who is worked on syria and particularly on idlib nonstop for the last nine years, i can safely say that events like this couldnt come at a more important time. Im also not aware of any other events like this one happening in washington these days, so im extremely glad its taken place. The american crisis that is developed in northwestern syria in recent months is entirely unprecedented. Not just after nine years of war in syria, but in this whole world modern history. And yet despite the sheer enormity of the crisis, the world has really get to do more than issue public statements of concern. Im going to keep my opening remarks p
Aloha, New Hampshire democrats. It is so good to be here with you today. Lincoln in his gettysburg address laid out a powerful vision for our country. That our nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. [applause] us that thosed who sacrifice all on that battlefield are best honored by ensuring that our nation has a new birth of freedom with the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. A wise man,poken by but that is not what we have today. Instead what we have is a government of, by, and for the rich and powerful. We the people get left behind. You deserve a president that will put your interests ahead of the rich and powerful, ahead of selfserving politicians, head of the few who are holding onto that power with all that they have. As your president , i will crackdown on big pharma and Insurance Companies who are exploiting the sick and putting their profits ahead of the health and wellbeing of the american peo
It is so good to be here with you today. Abraham lincoln in his gettysburg address laid out a powerful vision for our country. Reminding us that our nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. [applause] and he reminded us that those who sacrifice all on that battlefield are best honored by ensuring that our nation has a new birth of freedom with the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Wise words spoken by a wise man, but that is not what we have today. Instead what we have is a government of, by, and for the rich and powerful. We the people get left behind. You deserve a president that will put your interests ahead of the rich and powerful, ahead of selfserving politicians, head of the few who are holding onto that power with all that they have. As your president , i will crackdown on big pharma and Insurance Companies who are exploiting the sick and putting their profits ahead of the health and wellbeing of
That our nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. [applause] us that thosed who sacrifice all on that battlefield are best honored by ensuring that our nation has a new birth of freedom with the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. A wise man,poken by but that is not what we have today. Instead what we have is a government of, by, and for the rich and powerful. We the people get left behind. You deserve a president that will put your interests ahead of the rich and powerful, ahead of selfserving politicians, head of the few who are holding onto that power with all that they have. As your president , i will crackdown on big pharma and Insurance Companies who are exploiting the sick and putting their profits ahead of the health and wellbeing of the american people. [applause] i will workident, to pass medicare for all who want it so every single american can get the health care that they need when they need i
Here. To offer his condolences following the mass shooting in which 9 people. Working to stop dying. To keep them up. To the program we start in afghanistan when at least 14 people have been killed and 145. 00 wounded by a suicide bombing in the capital kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack which said to smoke in the city. Police station and military school the majority of the victims are thought to be civilians. The United States to withdraw its troops from. Mr. W. s us under president has reported extensively on the afghan war can tell us more welcome. Lets start by putting these 2 events together but the taliban currently in the middle of peace talks with the United States so why carry out this bombing i think its about leverage at the negotiation table if we just look at this months of july if i can share the statistics with you with the u. N. Has just put the knowledge in the month of july alone we saw more than 1500 civilian casualties that is killed and injured and th