Service for many years. I also want to congratulate the Vice President elect, our colleague from california, senator harris. Thats pretty standard senate floor stuff. The issue, of course, is not what he said but when he said it. A month out from this election and now, Mitch Mcconnell stepping up and acting like today was the first day he could give that kind of ceremonial nod. Now, its striking we dont pick the timing around here. We just report on it but right before the admission came one from Vladimir Putin. President elect biden will become the president in january. The kremlin had with held the message because of Donald Trumps on going legal fight however farfetched it was. When Vladimir Putin is saying trump lost, well, you know hes lost. That doesnt mean donald trump will concede he has not formally done that although hes made more and more references to the inevitable including this weeks reference to the Biden Administration but trump wants some sort of last standing congress
Unilateral decision to trade five taliban prisoners for american p. O. W. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. The president is in brussels where the controversy over the bergdahl swap has in some ways overshadowed the g7 summit. President obama insists the United States does not leave troops behind on the battlefield. Im never surprised by controversies that are whipped up in washington. Right . Thats par for the course. But ill repeat what i said two days ago. We have a basic principle. We do not leave anybody wearing the american uniform behind. We had a prisoner of war whose health had deteriorated. And we were deeply concerned about. And we saw an opportunity, and we seized it. And i make no apologies for that. I want to bring in our chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto and joe johns. Good to have you both with us. Jim, starting with you, president obama is certainly Standing Firm on his decision to swap these five taliban prisoners for a u. S. Soldier who apparently walked away f
But his leadership may become a casualty of the conflict nonetheless. Many in washington believe maliki cant unify his own country to stop the invasion and prevent a new civil war. Lawmakers say hes got to go, but the administration only hints at it. The white house may be nearing some form of military action. President barack obama tells top lawmakers in congress that hell seek their input but he doesnt need their permission. This as sources tell us that the u. S. Is carrying out man reconnaissance flights. Heres secretary of state john kerry defending dallas to nbc. Maliki was asking for help with air strikes in the last few weeks, as this was coming. As isis was coming toward this part of iraq. Why didnt we act then. For a lot of different reasons, not the least of which is we didnt have operational theater capacity at that point in time partly because Prime Minister maliki denied the kind of permissions necessary. That raises the question, why come to malikis rescue now. Isnt he a
By the governments, by religious leaders towards attacking this problem, the soft tolerance within these societies for this kind of extremism. I think its i disagree profoundly with the idea that the president turned his back on democracy democracy. He turned his back on the idea that we could bring democracy through American Force alone. He did cut Democracy Funding dramatically. The two longest wars in our history. I think what the president is acknowledging today and this goes to jims point and what hes acknowledged in discussions to our military approach this is an effort that will go along for a long time. I think its fair to say when he came in to office in 2009 he was more optimistic about the possibility of ending this cycle within two terms in office. Thats not going to happen. He will bequeath this effort to the next president , and that will probably that transition will happen again to the president after. Lets get additional perspective. Unushay hossein, what do you think
Hillary Clinton Campaign. Its an extension. And without that, she would be nowhere. The press has created a rigged system and poisoned the minds of the voters. Trumps repeated charges that system is, in his records, rigged, drawing some pretty Harsh Criticism from president barack obama, in a News Conference in the white house rose garden. The notion somehow mr. Trump loses florida, its because of those people that you have to watch out for, that is both irresponsible and by the way doesnt really show the kind of leadership and toughness that youd want out of a president. You start whining before the games even over. If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose, you start blaming somebody else. You dont have what it take business to in this job, because there are a lot of times when things dont go our way or my way. Thats okay. You fight through it. You work through it. You try to accomplish your goals. Id advise mr. Trump to quit whining and make his case to get votes. Glor