Hello and welcome to cross talk were all things are considered im Peter Lavelle what explains the bipartisan commitment to an ending wars in Foreign Military interventions recent polls show the majority of veterans in this centurys foreign wars say it wasnt worth it in 2016 trying to gain traction in foreign adventures today. Doing the same why are the elite out of touch. And ending wars im joined by i guess daniel hsia in new york he is a professor of latin american and Caribbean Studies at City University of new york and but that is that we have peter cosmic he is a professor of history and director of the Nuclear Studies institute at American University as well as coauthor with all of her stone of the untold history of the. United states and in washington we cross to camp he is the host and head writer of the comedy new show redacted tonight on our t. V. America all right coming cross talk rules and in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate lets go to b
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Speakers include retired admiral john richardson, former chief of naval operations. Is smash lapr desk of the American Conservative Union as we begin another week of the impeachment story front and center. I wonder what you think of this comparison. What are the lessons democrats and republicans should take from the clinton impeachment and the nixon impeachment inquiry . I was a young staffer over there for the fracas. The clinton impeachment fracas. I would say two things. It is a political exercise. It is all politics are there are legal arguments wrapped around it, but in the end, there are legal arguments wrapped around it, but in the end, one thing we do not talk about is that the previous impeachments and nixon was not impeached but would have been, and probably would have been convicted. The republicans could not get the super majority vote in the senate. Both clinton and nixon had just gotten reelected. So the voters did not have another chance to render an opinion on their leg
As always, well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Good morning, its monday, october seventh, 2019. The house and senate are on recess but if peter and inquiry continues this week with hearings in the house intelligence and Foreign Affairs committee. President trump is set to hold to bring Major Campaign rallies this week in minnesota and louisiana. And this morning we will begin by asking for your thoughts about what it means for the country to go through the president ial impeachment. What lessons should be learned from the efforts to impeach residents in and clinton. Phone lines set up differently this morning. If you lived through the nixon impeachment, you can call in at 202 7488000. If you lived through the clinton impeachment, 202 7488001. All others can call in at 202 7488002. You can send us a text message this morning. If you do so, please include your name and where you are from. Thats 202 7488002 th
Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, as we begin another week with the impeachment story front and center. I wonder what you think of the historical comparisons. What are the lessons that democrats and republicans should take from the clinton impeachment and the nixon impeachment inquiry . Guest i was a young staffer for the clinton impeachment fracas. I would say two things. It is a political exercise. It is all politics. Argumentslegal wrapped around it, but in the end, one thing we do not talk about is that the previous impeachments and nixon was not impeached but would have been, and probably would have been convicted. The republicans could not get the super majority vote in the senate. Both clinton and nixon had just gotten reelected. So the voters did not have another chance to render an opinion on their legal wrongdoing that came to light after the elections. With donald trump, we have an election a year away, and what makes what the democrats are doing so repulsive is, j