posture making sure the american troops on the ground weren t more vulnerable to iranians or russians. beefed that up. the second part is a murkier argument. that is, how do you prevent someone from using chemical weapons that violates international law? we re hearing the pentagon isn t regime change, isn t forcing assad out of power. it s sending a clear message on deterrence. if he uses chemical weapons there will be repercussions not just a message to assad but anyone in the world that would use banned weapons. and i m sure we ll continue the conversation over the next hours and days. house speaker paul ryan leaving congress. the driving force behind his decision and the battle to replace him that started before he announced his retirement today. plus, protecting special counsel. the last few minute we learned about a real step on that proposed bill to protect robert
accomplish the major diplomatic and economic sanction effort here. i doubt seriously if they are stepping up to the fullest that our government wants them to do, and i m sure we are putting more pressure on them, but we are getting closer and closer to the potential of a horrible situation, certainly. some kind of military option being exercised because the trump administration, rightfully so, is not going to permit north korea to have any kind of ballistic missile pointed out american cities. once he miniature rises that capability, the terrorists around the world into his proxies. that s the second stage of this thing and why it is someone acceptable. sandra: a lot of the presidents plate as we start the new year. thanks for covering all of that, general keane, good to see you. good talking to you. sandra: utah senator orrin hatch announced his retirement today. but it wasn t just to make waves for senator mitt romney? karl rove and marc thiessen join me next, and one of the
increase. stocks down. dow lost 109. s&p 500 s&p 500 dropped 10. and nasdaq fell 13. steady stream of sexual harassment allegations has taken down michigan democratic commerce and john conyers who was the longest serving member of congress. he announced his retirement today. matt finn has the story and reaction from detroit. i am retiring today and i want everyone to know how much i appreciate the support. incredible, undiminished support i ve received across the years. 88-year-old democrat john conyers announced he is stepping down amid sexual harassment allegations and poor health. at least three women, including former aide marian brown, alleged conyers harass them. conyers denies their claims. the congressmen agreed to a
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well, she s not jumping on this horse now. this has been her horse all along. this provision would remove the protections that we now have against the public having to bail out wall street for its gambling. that was probably the biggest irritant to come out of that crash of 08, and now they have this little provision in the bill to try to slip this in past the democrats. and elizabeth warren is leading the charge now. barney frank is out there, too, by the way. he issued a press release from retirement today. very important element. you talk about motive, passion and spontaneity, elizabeth warren has that on this issue. that s right. and that makes her a pretty potent opponent for republicans to have on this. and boy, talk about tightwire, no net, funding the government a shutdown. everybody will be watching the rest of this week. and almost like she s the good knight versus the bad knight, ted cruz, when it comes to talking across the capitol to