Our international correspondent, hopefully i have the title right and marty schenker. What is your title, i do not have it . Marty it is too long. The smartest guy. Julie are you surprised we are not seeing much of a Market Reaction . Marty i am not surprised because rates are so low and the markets had priced out a december rate hike at the moment. There is not a lot of plays for them to go. Stanley fischer is the vice chair, not of chair, he is very influential but also seen as a yellen and janet the fact she is there does not change the outlook for shortterm policy. It might change longterm about who gets appointed but between now and the end of january when she would believe in her position probably does not have a major impact. That stansay this fischer has vast relationships around the world with other Central Banks and he was, i am sure, the goto guy when central bankers from around the world needed feedback about the u. S. That is a communication mechanism and will be gone whic
Reception than what we saw for the Prime Minister of israel a month ago. Well notably, joe biden assumes that ceremony position in joint sessions of congress such as the state of the union, a familiar scene behind the speaker or the individual who is addressing the chamber, in this case of course ashraf ghani. A scene we did not see three weeks ago when Benjamin Netenyahu was here to make his speech to the congress against the Iranian Nuclear deal. Also joining us this morning is a Senior National security fellow at the new american foundation. Thanks for being with us. The president saying more than 9,000 u. S. Troops are going to stay in afghanistan through 2017. Should we brace ourselves for a troop presence like we see in japan or korea in well right now were only talking about this for the next year. Its very unclear what that means for troop levels in 2017. But clearly, i think events both in afghanistan and in iraq where the troop levels are often rightly or wrongly compared has
2011 so i think the administration is moving down that course before they started hearing from the Environmental Community and you could see the state department was heading down its route with Environmental Impact statements. They said look this is not environmentally friendly. Only downward as things change in the political environment within the administration not on the public side. Poll after poll has shown 60 to 70 approval for the pipeline so i think its changed at the very top of the political administration. Do believe that canada believes that its not a question of if but when . We think it will get built. The merits are there in the economics are there. Canada is going to build pipeline and build real and we have to take advantage of this i think it will. Congressmen do think it gets built . I think the longer this is delayed in a second term the less likely the president will approve it. What about the next president . I think the expresident certainly could easily take car
To the cade the American Public and educate american legislators about what is going on in their state relative to canadian business. That really has to be done in the legislative offices. Not necessarily in d. C. But maybe in the district offices where people who work for Canadian Companies or have relationships with Canadian Companies are talking to those legislators. Danielle, lets give you a chance to weigh back in here. Congressman suggesting that it is less and less likely the president approves the pipeline. What is your view here what youre hearing about, trying to push it through congress, on the legislative side . Or whether this project ends up being shut down by the president . Well, i mean i would agree with the congressman about the likelihood on keystone, perhaps being rejected. And the reason for that is, not political. I think that there as been a strong case made against the pipeline on a number of issues. That includes the climate impacts. What weve learned what amer
[applause] members of congress i have high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you is excellency mohamed osheroff donnie president of the Islamic Republic of afghanistan ashraf ghani. [applause] in the name of god, the merciful and compassionate, speaker boehner, Vice President biden, Senate Majority leader mcconnell, House Majority leader mccarthy, House Minority leader ms. Pelosi, Senate Minority leader, ladies and gentlemen of the congress please allow me to thank you for your gracious invitation to address this unique forum of deliberative democracy. Above all else id like to begin by thanking the people of the United States, whose generous support for my country has been of such immense value in advancing the cause of freedom. [applause] more than one million brave americans have served in afghanistan. They have come to know our snowcapped mountains, our valleys, our windswept deserts, our parched fields, our rivers and our plains of waving wheat. But more important than