With vietnam and this region for the longterm. Charlie the visit comes at a moment of renewed concern over the regional aspirations and it raises questions about the u. S. Pivot to asia as recent developments threaten to divert his focus once again. Earlier today the white house u. S. Strikethat a killed the leader of the afghan taliban. Investigators continue to probe whether egypt flight 804 was brought down by terrorists. Joining me from washington is tom donilon, he was National Security adviser for president obama from 2010 to 2013. I am pleased to have him back on the program. Tom, welcome. Tell me what this trip is about in the significance of vietnam. Tom thank you, charlie. As you said, this is the president s 10th trip to asia and its part of what is become known as the rebalanced asia. Which is one of the most important geostrategic initiatives of his presidency. Its rooted in the belief that the future of asia in the United States are tightly tied together going into the 21
Has made a number of public comments. We held a hearing, many members, republican and democrat, were present on the question of fragile states. He is, i think, appropriately highlighting that the cost of restabilizing countries like libya, syria, iraq and continuing to hold together countries like nigeria and pakistan is going to be substantial. And we need to engage in a bipartisan and thoughtful way in advancing why it is in americas interests to prevent the collapse of even more larger and potentially dangerous states. Im really grateful for your presence. Thank you. Senator cardin for a closing comment. Thank you. I want to thank both of our witnesses for being here. I certainly agree with both of your statements about the United States must reassure our gulf state partners and israel of our commitment to their security. I do just make the observation, we all talk about being strong in regards to iranian activities that are not directly related to the jcpoa, and i agree with that c
There institutions that have had to pay big fines for circomventing the sanctions. The second thing i would say is that iran has expressed concerns about the fact that they are not getting the kind of engagement with the International Business community that they would like to see. I think our response is simply that there is more than iran can do to encourage that investment because that is looking for a stable Business Climate in which we can do business. If you are routinely testing missiles, that is not going to inspire the confidence that this is a safe place to do business. Thats not going to be persuasive to Business Leaders that iran is a good place to make an investment. There is more than iran can do. You provide letters assuring these firms that they wont be prosecuted if they go ahead and do business. Thats the level of insurance they want. I guess i refer you to the state or pressury department or department of justice in terms of what assurances can be provided to the com
Im going to test them against the national interests, test them against principles and values, and what i and my advisers think is doable here. Then how do i address the probably . I think thats the way it would work, so its going to depend upon each specific issue that comes before the commander in chief. Im going to follow up in a second. I think its important for those who will be president to communication their vision of the Foreign Policy they intend to bring, and its important to do that in some detail. I hope we can have that during the course of this campaign. I think its important for the next president to communicate that with confidence, because as we both discussed here today, the United States is and has the resources to be the leading nation in the world and should be, and i think its required to lead leading nation in the world. I think its important for us to focus on Economic Growth, and i think there needs to be an important focus on allies. And the value this unique
Lobbying. The Government Accountability Office Confirmed that the executive branch under the direction of epa administrator mccarthy unleashed an illegal Propaganda Campaign in order to force it down the throats of the American People. Its clear the Obama Administration had a covert agenda to reach a deal with iran at any cost that was driven by optics of diplomacy and legacy than the real facts on the ground. What are the dangers of such a narrativedriven approach to policy making . When one calibrates policy to a fantasy that is constructed rather than to reality, the cost is often paid with blood. Iran has not become any less of a terror sponsor as a result of the jcpoa. In fact, if we take the 100 if we just take the 50 billion figure, thats ten times the annual official budget of the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps. One thing i would do, sir, productively, is take the ability of the state department take the ability to designate state sponsors of terror out of the hands of the s