and regulation cuts. we had the best employment ever in the country. we were energy independent, we did things we re energy independent. we did things that nobody ever thought possible. we would have been an energyn vy dominant throughout the world in a very short period of time,a much larger than russia, muchdia larger thabin saudi arabia putt, together. we were al thel set and then they came along and they justll dismantled that they wouldn t finish the wall. the wall was was completed. ai the original section was completed. i said, let s do more . we d weid morthat did more . now yo he could have had that finished in three weeks. and now you have millions ofo millions of people pouring through. we had the strongest border in n history and by the way, that d included drugs, too. we had drugst down 19% from what they were the previous year and 20 percent from whatthat they were that previous year.poo we were doing great. and now the drugs arure pouring into our country at a level that
at the end, i was tired of talking to him. whatthat s what i wanted to you. what did you come away with in that experience? how did it change you? in so many ways. i came away with a grudging respect pour the way he ran his country and how he was able to hold it together for so long. he said to me you re going to find you can t run this country very well, it s hard to run iraq. he was right. it s a fascinating book and i urge our viewers to take a look at it. it provides unbelievable insights. i thank you for shaerg those en sites with us today. thank you for having me. all the best to you. thank you. many people are making resolutions for the start of the new year hoping for a healthier or more successful 2017. our next guest will talk to us about how to stick to some of those goals, not just for a few weeks, but throughout the whole year and a lifetime. stay with us.
early i spoke with representative linda sanchez. i asked if anything she saw today surprised her. i m a little surprised by the tone some of the republicans took in questioning secretary clinton and the sort of wild goose chases they ran around on. again, nothing related to the events of september 11, 2012. no new information that sheds any light on whatthat evening. some of the questions indicate a less than full understanding of the mechanics of the state department. are you confident that your colleagues are sufficiently briefed, sufficiently read up to kind of get their arms around this? you know, it was kind of bizarre this there today, because i think either they didn t read the eight previous reports or they don t have a fundamental understanding of how
country. if i m an ambassador and there and have to worry about what darrell issa, lindsey graham, john mccain are going to say if an operation goes bad, i may not be inclined to do nigh job which is to reach out and meet people who may not be that friendly to me. on a second note, let me say personally, my colleagues in the foreign service share this view, i think what they have done with their money-raising campaigns and slander campaigns, they have dishonored the memories of four of my former colleagues including one glen doherty with woman i served on the advisory board. it s absolutely scandalous. you worked in the foreign service and inkreecrediblery ri environments, are you satisfied the person today who s allegedly responsible for this has actually been apprehended, going to be tried in u.s. court? sure, whatthat s what we do.