Larry hello, folks, i am larry kudlow. Day 14 of the is really war, 1400 people have died, 629 others injured, 32 americans killed and 11 unaccounted for. The president spoke to the nation last night, it appears the Israeli Ground forces are about to engage. John roberts reports live from jerusalem. Thank you, what can you tell us . There was good news for a change two american hostages were released from captivity by hamas, taken south of gaza through fog into egypt and back into israel and will be reunited with their family very soon if they havent already. They were in israel before their grandmothers 85th birthday when hamas stormed in and took them hostage. They are okay and things are looking up for them. As to what it all means i talked with an expert on hamas and hezbollah earlier today on america reports, that was probably a delaying tactic on the part of hamas, hamas senses the ground operation is coming. We thought it might have started even today and by letting hostages out
Host Dana Goldstein is the author of the teacher wars a history of americas most embattled profession. You are watching booktv, television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see here online at booktv. Org. In dont wait for the next war a strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership, wesley clark lays out his plan to preserve u. S. Leadership in the world over the coming decade. During this event by the Commonwealth Club, general clark is in conversation with the hoover institution. Good afternoon and welcome to todays meeting of the Commonwealth Club. You can find us online at commonwealthclub. Org on facebook and twitter and our youtube channel. I am the moderator of this conversation. I was the director of Defense Strategy and the National Security council on the Bush Administration and Senior Policy Adviser in the 2008 John Mccain Sarah Palin campaign for president but the reason general clark asked me to moderate this discussion was i had this distinguished ch
Took place gradually as a result of various conflicts. The u. S. Expanded into the vacuum made possible by the collapse of soviet power in the middle east with the gulf war and then became even more deeply involved with the iraq war and afghanistan in central asia. I will get to that in a moment of the in europe, although the presidency of the George Herbert walker bush had promised gorbachev as a condition for german reunification within nato that the u. S. Would not expand nato eastward, the Clinton Administration reneged on this promise and did so. Finally in asia the United States simply kept its Cold War Alliances in place with no practical plan for revising them for incorporating china into some kind of a new regional order although china was invited to join the World Economy. If theres a single statement of the bipartisan hegemony strategy would sum it up, i think george w. Bushs speech at west point in 2002 where he said competition between great nations is inevitable but Armed
What the president had to say. Are 5853881 if you opposed to to it. You can also make a comment be a social media on twitter cspanwj facebook. Com cspan, and send the email to journal cspan. Org. A debate over airstrikes is the headline in the Washington Post this morning. Host a little bit from the Washington Post this morning. Here is the New York Times the house in rare unity with obama will lead the trail for an vote. Weisman writes host 202 5853880 if you support what the president announced on wednesday night. 202 5853881 if you are opposed to it. We will begin with cliff and essex, maryland, oppose line. Hi, cliff. Caller good morning. I want to say first thanks for cspan. Let people get their voice out there. Yes, i am opposed to obamas plan just as i was to bushs plan. I really see no difference between the two of them. Only obama is a little worse i think. But the whole problem is for a country that is supposed to be by the people, of the people, and for the people, the peopl
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