I had to wait a long time for this. I was at basic training in fort jackson. The the obviously here easily, and and the cadre and the mess talking about the restraints that the personnel of bjl. And lbj and the restraints that he was under was the incremental buildup that johnson put him through and the administration and i dont think you spoke much about it and just an observation of my own that the only thing i saw later on that what really worked that scared the bejeaners was a linebacker one and two. That got them, you know, to the to negotiate with us. Thats an important point, i think, that clearly west moreland is dealing with the with the theory of graduated pressure which is which kind of takes hold in the National Security establishment. This idea that we can determine how much pressure to ratchet up or ratchet back and eventually hanoi will realize that it cant win this long war because we have the ability to either ratchet up or ratchet back. Unfortunately, we dont have tha
Lets get back to one of our top stories this morning. Kurdish forces battle sunni militants. Iraqs military situation is deteriorating. Phil mattingly joins us now. How important is a resolution in baghdad to the fight against the Islamic States and the militants . Officialshat u. S. Continue to point to as the only longterm solution. Last night, it looks to have taken a major step back in terms of political resolution. Malakitioned that the president sue for trying to extend and not malaki to be named Prime Minister. Be aware ofgoing to adding more support. It is something president obama highlighted. We can conduct airstrikes, but there will not be an American Military solution to this problem. There will have to be an iraqi solution that america and other allies of support. That cannot happen until you have a legitimate iraqi government. Officials have been clear, behindthescenes, that they would like to see maliki step aside. That has come to the forefront. One of the top state off
Just arrived in italy for the g7, trip has been very successful. We made and saved the usa many billions of dollars and millions of jobs. Bill team fox coverage. Greg palkot in manchester. We begin with chief White House Correspondent john roberts traveling with the president today in sicily. Lets begin with the reaction of european leaders to President Trumps first trip so far. Hello. A lot of people are trying to figure out how to take the president because he has clearly shown he is not afraid to speak his mind with our allies and call them out when he thinks its necessary. Yesterday at the dedication of the article v memorial at nato saying 23 of the 28 nato member nations are not meeting their financial commitment to the organization. And the president clearly believes and is frustrated by the fact he thinks that u. S. Taxpayers are bearing the lions share of the burden. The g7 the conferences are typically about the economy and trade but he wants to broaden it to include terroris
Better relations with russia. But recent diplomatic action taken by moscow will not deter the commitment of the United States of america to our security, the security of our allies, and the security of freedomloving nations around the world. Bill that from a bit earlier. The new chapter begins in the west wing. General john kelly will be sworn in later this hour as the new chief of staff. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts to kick it all off now. Welcome back there and good morning. Good morning to you. Another hohum nothing much to talk about week here at the white house. The Vice President with some sharp words for russia today. Tempering the tough talk with the possibility that things can get better but only if russia lives up to the demands of the World Community to reverse its actions, aggressive actions in crimea and ukraine. In a speech today in estonia to nato troops. He said the president will soon sign the new russia sanctions bill. He also said that the russian act
Officials excited to announce that issue a News Conference at any moment now. Shannon 40 inches of rain in some parts of the state, another 20 before the week is done. President trump offering words of hope before his departure. Nothing can defeat the unbreakable spirit of people of taxes. And louisiana. We will get through this and we will come out stronger and believe me, we will be bigger, better, stronger than ever before. The rebuilding will begin, and in the end, it will be something very special. Eric continuing fox News Coverage for you this morning. Lets start with peter doocy who is live in Corpus Christi where the president will arrive later today. Peter, first of all, how much historic flooding do you think the president will be able to see firsthand . Eric, the white house has been saying President Trump wanted to come to texas before harvey even hit as a category 4 storm. Because he doesnt want to disrupt emergency efforts underway in houston, todays tour will take him aw