Mornings america at war people would go we shot tomahawks, we are not at war. If you talk to people near the receiving end of those tomahawks very different response. So the danger is you have different thresholds. You are shooting at someone and they say it feels like were to me and when youre in another position you say well we are just doing surgical operations. You can get this resentment in american arrogance. Americans can be perceived as we are arrogant because we can stand up from the heavens and throw thunderbolts. Although militarily it may just read the right move if you are building up massive resentment than theres a negative cost to it. Its one of those technologies that has to be very carefully balanced as we use it. Pretty soon everybody is going to happen. A lot of countries have them now. I dont know how we will feel when somebody does it to us but i can predict. Thats a great question. Thank you. With that i want to thank bank of america for hosting this and thank yo
Senator mccain speaks at the National Press club in washington d. C. For the about 45 minutes. Senator john mccain, you know all about him. Just going to tell you just a little bit. Served in the u. S. Navy from 1954 to 1981. He was elected to the u. S. House of representatives from arizona in 1982. And the senate in 1986. He was the republican president ial candidate in 2008. He is now serving his fifth term in the senate. And Myron Belkind over here is our 107th president of the National Press club. He has had a 42year career with the Associated Press and he has covered many world leaders. Myron received his ba in 1961 from Ohio State University and an ms with high honors in 62 from Columbia University graduate school of journalism where he won a pulitzer traveling fellowship. When he retired in 2004 myron joined the National Press club and was asked to assume leadership of the International Correspondents committee. He worked to expand the Clubs International activities and also att
President ial candidate in 2008. He is now serving his fifth term in the senate. And myron is our 107th president of the National Press club. He is had a 42 years career with the Associated Press and covered many world leaders. He received a ba in 1961 from Ohio State University and an ms with high honors from Columbia School where he won a traveling fellowship. When he retired in 2004 myron joined the national chity and worked to expand the International Activities and attract more members from the International Media international organizations, and Diplomatic Missions in washington, d. C. Also in that year he began his second career as an instructor at George Washington universityismuniversity. You can tell myron is going to do a great job from his background with senator mccain and ask important questions and we will talk to you late for the q a. Gentlemen, it is all yours. [applause] myron thank you, jen. Senator mccain, i am truly honored to welcome you on this veterans day. Sena
Because after all, we have been taught that the pilgrims that squanto taught them to warn them of had a good crop that first year. In exchange 21 they wanted to have a big cities to celebrate and to give thanks and play a little folk all. And that is how all of this began. Our modern understanding of thanksgiving is very much a 20th century invention. It was not a holiday that was marked throughout the first 300 years of europeans being permanently settled in the new world. But now it is entered American Mythology as true and squanto as a central part of the myth. What is not so much a part of our understanding of this. Was king philips war which followed about 40 years after the arrival of the pilgrims was an absolutely devastating war between the english and the dutch and it was ferocious probably the greatest percentage of the population of all of these peoples was killed, more than in any other american conflict. So it was absolutely defining of their relationship in the historical
Club in washington, d. C. For about 45 minutes. Senator john mccain you know all about him. Served in the u. S. Navy from 19541981. He was elected to the u. S. House of representatives from arizona in 1982. And the senate in 1986. He was the republican president ial candidate in 2008. He is now serving his fifth term in the senate. And myron is our 107th president of the National Press club. He is had a 42 years career with the Associated Press and covered many world leaders. He received a ba in 1961 from Ohio State University and an ms with high honors from Columbia School where he won a traveling fellowship. When he retired in 2004 myron joined the national chity and worked to expand the International Activities and attract more members from the International Media international organizations, and Diplomatic Missions in washington, d. C. Also in that year he began his second career as an instructor at George Washington universityismuniversity. You can tell myron is going to do a grea