And other countries are taking advantage of that. What do you think about the scope of our presence at some of these Rule Setting Meetings . What are your plans for the future . Senator, we need to be there. We need to be active. We need to be capable. We need to be value added. We need to come prepared to engage and work for americas interests in these multilateral discussions. I think you described wto in this article. Sounds like we share that sentiment. I couldnt tell you why we werent there. I dont know if it was an absence of people or the absence of focus. I view those as important to get the International Rule of law thats in accord with our view and not the chinese view in that particular instance. You have concerns and i will do my best to make sure were there and were capable. Appreciate it, that answer. I want to get a little bit of clarification with respect to an answer that you gave Senator Menendez at the outset coming back to that meeting with the president on march 22
wesley clark, former commander. and garrett, let me start with you. just outside that hearing room. what is the consensus so far there on mike pompeo s appearance? i think pompeo has probably helped himself so far today. has been the stance he s taken thus far on russia as a hostile actor in the united states corner of the world. and on beefg beefing up the state department in general. i want to play a little bit of sound of those kinds of moments just for a second. what behavior has the kremlin shown it indicates it wants to get along with the united states? please share it with me. senator, i take a back seat to no one with my views. threat that is presented to america from russia. will you argue that we need to go ahead and imt pliplement
a president might be able to get by if he were surrounded by people who really knew the area, mike pompeo is is in general a smart guy but mike pompeo is the one who didn t know kim jong-un s last name, referred to him as chairman un. john bolton, to his credit, is very knowledgeable, knows the process. but he wants to blow up any deal. his demands are far from what the president is trying to go out there and negotiate. and the state department in general. to some degree the intelligence dmu community are really robbed of a lot of smart people on this issue. we are waiting for the president and prime minister, shinzo abe, to come out. hallie jackson having a slight interaction with mike pompeo. let s see if he answers her. maybe not. also joining us, a former cia analyst and south korean foundation chair in korean studies at brookings institution. john, thank you very much. north korea when they come in to this, how much is it going to be