Serving. Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. So welcome. The scheduling of this book and panel is certainly timely given the rising crisis with iran. Look into that subject eventually, but the point of the book, entitled seven pillars, and the discussion is to look more broadly and more deeply at the drivers of instability in the middle east. From yemen to syria to iraq, and now with iran, the region more than ever seems in a permanent state of turmoil. Its become a land of endless wars. Tragically, despite decades of intense and often wellmeaning american attention and the expenditure billions of dollars, u. S. Policy has more often than not been a failure. Maybe the caveat more often than not is, its been absolute failure, if one accepts the basic aim was to foster stability and better life for the people of the region. Of course the ones ultimately responsible for a countries success or failure of the people who live there, but the catastrophe in todays middle east raises questions
The book and panel is certainly timely given the rising crisis with iran. We will get to that subject eventually but the book entitled seven pillars in the discussion is to look more broadly and more deeply at the drivers of instability in the middle east. From yemen to syria to iraq and now with iran, the region more than ever seems in a permanent state of turmoil and has become a land of endless wars. And tragically, despite decades of intense and often wellmeaning american intention in the expenditure of billions of dollars, u. S. Policy has more often than not in a failure. Maybe to caveat more often than not is too kind, and absolute failure that one except the basic lane was the stability and a better life for the people in the region. Of course once ultimately responsible for our country success for failure are the people who lived there but the catastrophe of todays middle east raises a lot of questions about whether the United States should continue to be engaged in the region
Intelligence. Oh syria is experiencing its biggest exodus in 9 years of civil war nearly a 1000000 people most of them women and children have now fled province the countrys last rebel held stronghold progovernment forces have vowed to seize control of the region but turkey has warned of an imminent attack unless the regime ends its brutal assault aid agencies are overwhelmed with the u. N. Calling it a humanitarian catastrophe people are fleeing under horrendous conditions many are on foot or on the backs of trucks in below freezing temperatures in the rain and in the snow theyre moving into increasingly crowded areas they think will be safe. But a need live nowhere is safe. Almost 50000 sheltering under trees or in other open spaces im getting daily reports of babies and other Young Children dying in the cold imagine the grief of a parent who escaped a war zone with their child only to watch that child freeze to death mike hanna is live at the United Nations what more is the u. N. Sa
Increasingly crowded areas they think will be safe. But a need live nowhere is safe almost 50000 sheltering under trees or in other open spaces im getting daily reports of babies and other Young Children dying in the cold imagine the grief of a parent who escaped a war zone with their child only to watch that child freeze to death well the u. N. Says its hopeful that talks aimed at a ceasefire in libya will resume the negotiations were suspended by the internationally recognized government after 3 people were killed in an attack on the port in tripoli libyas Prime Minister says hes fed up with discussions and that he must 1st defend his people. A diplomatic editor james bays has more. The un has been talking all day to those representatives from the g. A we believe got some salami the u. N. Envoy has been chatting to them has been meeting but also talking to their bosses Prime Ministers iraj and others in tripoli to try and keep them engaged in this process and remember that we have th
Intelligence. And in sport manchester citys chief executive hits out at the call to ban the club from European Competition the most important thing i have to say to them is that the allegations are not. Fair and sorry and i didnt break financial rules. Syria is experiencing its biggest exodus in 9 years of civil war nearly a 1000000 people most of them women and children have now fled the province the countrys last rebel stronghold progovernment forces a valve to seize control of the region but turkey has warned of an imminent attack unless the regime ends its brutal assault aid agencies are overwhelmed with the u. N. Calling it a humanitarian catastrophe why cant every ports from the u. N. We have noticed repeated violent confrontations between turkish and Syrian Government forces for its part the Russian Federation is actively engaged in support of the Syrian Governments military operation Un Special Envoy offers a bleak view of the political crisis in syria which in turn has resulte