Trump administration. Joining us are two former members of the federal communications commission, robert mcdowell, republican member, served from 20062013, and Michael Copps, former member on the democratic side, 20012011. And, in fact, served as acting chair for about half a year. Michael copps, you were there during a president ial transition. Whats the process like . What happens at this point . Guest well, i think the process is going to vary from Incoming Administration to Incoming Administration. Youre in the middle of a transition now. We hear rumors about whos in and whos out, is there even a transition going on. I assume there is. I hope that the business of the commission will continue as we go between here and january. There are a lot of items teed up that Republican Commissions and democratic commissions both have worked on in recent years, and i think its time to put some of those issues behind us. Therea whole negeraon ofelomnitis su o e,ndrsm a co those whats the future
They will discuss the policy options and efforts. Today, we are very fortunate to have a Diverse Group of individuals. Joined great honor to be today. I want to recognize the u. S. Government official on the panel today, jonathan winer. He took time out of his very busy schedule to be here. It is always a pleasure to do panels with Charles Lister and carnegies having a for conversation that will be wideranging and very informative. Thanks to our moderator who was a libya expert in his own right. He will be introducing the panel running the discussion. He is a frequent commentator on north african and gold affairs. During his diplomatic career, he served as secretary of days state. He was also united ambassador to united arab emirates. He knows north africa well. David, i would like to hand over the panel to you. David there are so many things we can talk about regarding libya. This particular program is going to focus on what the socalled Islamic State is up to in libya. Although it ha
Of real frustrations and real anger and veto threats. I dont think anybody likes it. Ive heard republicans who support the democrat side. Why does this have to be happening here and now . It is interesting to see who is blaming who. I dont think anyone is happy, this just seems to be the necessary existential context. The Defense Department tends to move ahead of the country on these things. Before run out of time, if this unusual . The chairman seem to indicate cap and frequent. Seemed to indicate that it happened frequently. To make sure that planes are flying and people have enough training. That this is an unnecessary burden put on defense spending. There is this the deal with which changes the debate entirely. We will have to leave it there this week thank you for joining [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] speakers look at
Combating isis in libya. And todays panel is going to examine their role. How they have managed to take control of cities, gaddafis and defeating al qaeda affiliates in this country. Ofhave a Diverse Group individuals. It is a great honor to be joined by the senior libyan official in washington. And i also want to recognize the u. S. Government official on the panel today, jonathan winer. Taking time out of his very busy schedule to share his thoughts. His colleague had to be called away into a meeting with anne patterson, perhaps on libya. And it is always a pleasure to do panels with charles lister. Thank you for having a conversation that will be wideranging and very informative. And of course many thanks as well to our moderator, david a mac. He is a libyan expert in his own right. He is a scholar and former Vice President of the middle east institute. He is a frequent commentator on north african and golf affairs. During his diplomatic career, he served as Deputy Assistant secreta
They will discuss the policy options and efforts. Today, we are very fortunate to have a Diverse Group of individuals. Joined great honor to be today. I want to recognize the u. S. Government official on the panel today, jonathan winer. He took time out of his very busy schedule to be here. It is always a pleasure to do panels with Charles Lister and carnegies having a for conversation that will be wideranging and very informative. Thanks to our moderator who was a libya expert in his own right. He will be introducing the panel running the discussion. He is a frequent commentator on north african and gold affairs. During his diplomatic career, he served as secretary of days state. He was also united ambassador to united arab emirates. He knows north africa well. David, i would like to hand over the panel to you. David there are so many things we can talk about regarding libya. This particular program is going to focus on what the socalled Islamic State is up to in libya. Although it ha