And also served as National Security adviser to president george w. Bush. David admiral, great to see you again. We are two days after veterans day and that was the occasion for this event. There are plenty of public issues right now that i want to ask you about, but i want to defer that for a moment and talk to you about service itself. And i want to start by talking about how you came by service, because you came by it naturally. You grew up in a family of service. Tell me about your dad, who was quite an interesting person. Adm. Mcraven first, thank you for the invitation to join you here today. This is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i kind of came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii fighter pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane, because, at the time, when we entered the war, americans did not have planes to take on the german messersmith, so the british loaned us spitfires. But my gran
To look more broadly and more deeply at the drivers of instability in themiddle east. From yemen to syria to interact, and now with ran , the region more than ever seems in a permanent of turmoil if it cant become a land of endless wars and tragically despite decades of intense and often wellmeaning american attention and the expenditure of billions of dollars, jewish policy has more often than not been a failure. Maybe the caveat more often than not is to kind. Its been an absolute failure if one accepts the basic aim was to fosterstability and a better life for the people of the region. The ones ultimately responsible for a countrys success or failure are the people who live there but the catastrophe of todays middle raises a lot of questions about whether the United States should continue to be engaged in the region and if so, how . In this regard, the editor of seven pillars Michael Rubin and Brian Katulis and their cocontributors have given us and get. Identifies seven factors tha
Schoolkids outside atlanta. A man jumped on their bus and tried to drive off. Video shows him walking toward the bus earlier this month as the driver screamed at him to get away. Terrified students ran to the back of the bus for their safety. Police say a parent convinced the man to leave. He faces criminal trespass and other charges. A chickfila staffer in Southern California is being celebrated for his lifesaving skills. The drivethru worker rushed to the aid of a man who went into cardiac arrest outside a restaurant in chula vista last week. The staffer, who wants to go to nursing school, performed cpr. The victim survived. The worker said he was ithe right place at the right time. Chickfila is known for customer service. Yes, they are. Add that to the list. A 5yearold child from southern new jersey has been missing since monday afternoon. Police say dolce maria olivez was lured away from a playground into a van. There are reports she was taken by a man. Its unknown if the suspect k
Defeat it he promises to begin with the completion of. Russia carries out its 1st joint patrol with china in the asia pacific during a race for influence in the region. Kenya as finance minister pleads not guilty to allegations of corruption. Has promised to unite the country Boris Johnson has been elected leader of britains Ruling Conservative Party to replace tories a may as Prime Minister in a leadership election by Party Members he countered with over 92000 votes is rival foreign secretary jeremy hunt got almost 47000 votes reason may is pledged to full support. Her successor shes due to attend her resignation to Queen Elizabeth on wednesday before she meets johnson far as valid to do or die over breaks and says britain will leave the European Union by october the 31st i say to all the doctors dude we are going to energize the country were going to get bricks it done on october 31st to take advantage of all the opportunities that it will bring in a new spirit of can do and we are o
Farm in colorado. This is about 45 minutes. Good morning, everyone. His its wonderful to be back in aspen, especially after such a Great Program all week, much to do with secretary blinken. I think this is your first time here since becoming secretary, so that is a wonderful treat for all of us. It is not as though a lot has not been happening and you have been traveling all over the world, around the world several times just in the last two weeks and you are about to part to depart again. We are glad we caught you in between. Me ask you a couple of things about things that have been breaking most recently this week. We have all heard about private 2nd class travis king in north korea. I want to know if there is anything new about where he is being held. Have there been any new communications between us or our allies who have Better Communications with pyongyang about his conditions and how they are treating him . Secretary blinken first, it is wonderful to see you, as always. It is pa