Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff he was candidate trumps, and then President Trumps, main adviser on National Security and foreign policy. But today, Michael Flynn entered a guilty plea in the special counsels investigation into russia, the Trump Campaign and the 2016 election. William brangham begins our coverage. Brangham Michael Flynn walked into federal court in washington this morning, and plead guilty to a single count of making false statements to the f. B. I. Hes now the seniormost member of the Trump Administration to cooperate in special counsel Robert Muellers
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And minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Poe, for five minutes. Mr. Poe thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the president , quote, avoid the battle, complains, and misses opportunities. Those were the words of leon panetta president obamas former secretary of defense and c. I. A. Director in 2011. At the time panetta, along with military commanders and joint chiefs of staff, recommended that the United States leave 24,000 troops in iraq to prevent that country from falling apart and becoming chaos. According to panetta the administration was so eager to rid itself of iraq that it was willing to withdraw rather than lock in arrangements that would preserve american influence in our interests. So the president ignored the advice of his own secretary of defense and top commanders and pooled troops out of iraq in 2011. The timing just before the 2012 president ial leaks to me appe
They take our money and then, you know, there was a book a long time ago by sinclair called the ugly american. Getting spiritual in getting authentic and believing ourselves, we are the lifeblood, those of us. That is why i love the way he is about our veterans. Millionshese countries and billions of dollars and then send our beautiful children over there to either die or come back in pieces. That has never made any sense to me. I dont paint attention to the polls. They live. I dont know why we celebrate ourselves just separate ourselves and call ourselves liberal this and that. The reality is, when our country started, George Washington did not know how to be president. This has all been new. We continue to reinvent ourselves. Donald trump, in my opinion, is of the people, by the people, and for the people. He ran against 16 other people. Im a registered republican, but i am pretty upset with a lot of the republicans. Going back to my first statement, the hassan the havenots. American
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. I am pleased to be joined by diane rav itch, a former assistant the education secretary under bush 41. Ten years ago, she published a scathing critique of the standardized testing system she once supported in programs like no child left behind. Since then, shes become a defender of Public Schools. I am honored to have Diane Ravitch on this program. How are you holding up so far . Im glad to be with you. How are you holding up so far . I went paragliding the other day, im holding up really well. Youre paragliding, obama is water surfing, how can you be so calm at a moment like this . Im not calm, i hate whats going on. I theres a full scale frontal attack on our Public School system. Its an outrage, close to 90 of the children in this country go to Public Education and Public Education is the bedrock of our democracy, doors open to all. Taking in kids who are english language learners, kids with disabilities. Kids who are t