To call, democrats at 202 7488000, republicans at 202 7488001 and independents at 202 7488002. Can also share your thoughts with us on social media. Spanwj. Very handle is c the story but the ceasefire that the New York Times front page this morning. The it is u. S. And russians reach new agreement on syria conflict. Have agreed to try to reach to antical settlement increasingly complex conflict that began more than five years ago. It is greatly largest refugee crisis is world war ii and turn syria into a time recruiter for the islamic state. The story goes on to say it a seven dayith continuous reduction of violence according to secretary of state d,hn kerry, and broa unrestricted humanitarian access to the ravaged city of aleppo and other besieged areas. If that works, they will establish a joint Implementation Center where they will share targeting data and begin to coordinate the bombing to militants. The key element is that russia must then restrain forces from conducting any air operations over areas held by the nusra. The United States hopes his will and the indiscriminate dropping of barrel bombs that have punctuated the conflict. The United States is to persuade the opposition groups mr. Assad has attacked many of them on the pretense of attacking nusra fighters. Sayse Washington Post, it as secretary kerry negotiated officials at the pentagon and some of the white house did little to hide their skepticism about the proposed deal. Some argued that moscow was trying to run out the clock until the end of the administration and hopes from a better deal from obamas successor. The secretary of state john kerry has spoke publicly about the deal recently. He was what he had to say. [video clip] the United States and russia together are calling on all sides to recommit to a nationwide cessation of hostilities and to honor its previous terms. This will be effective at sundown on september 12. Ais is the beginning of holiday. We can think of nothing more appropriate than for all the parties to come together and make it more meaningful to the people of syria and the region. All requires halting attacks, including aerial bombardment. Additionals to gain territory at the expense of the party. It requires unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access to all of the besieged and the hard to reach areas, including aleppo. As we stand her,e we know that aleppo continues to be the besieged and bombarded city taken on by the regime and its allies. Wealeppo is at peace, believe the prospects for diplomatic solution will bright. Continues to be torn apart the prospects for syria and its people are grim. Host that was secretary of state john kerry speaking yesterday about the new ceasefire agreement with russia that hopes to bring some level of peace in syria. Calls thisng a phone morning. Columbia, maryland, on the democratic line, what do think about this new agreement . Caller i will tell you this. They will never honor this agreement. Host whyd you think that . Caller they cant be trusted. Putin is behaving like a dictator. I dont think america has nothing to do with it. We should be planning ahead for the next president to do with russia and a more direct fashion. It should be. They should cooperate with the this is an evil empire. Right, that is from columbia maryland. Lets hear from lee in clearwater, florida also on the democratic line go ahead. Caller hello, thank you so much. I am so happy. I really, really appreciate president obama and his cerebral, deliberate just sty le. I am a retired military myself i served over 24 years. To see what he has gone through with the republicans and listening to it makes me angry about them burning for a guy like donald trump who took five deferments and took we ars a hat that says make America Great again. Host lee, do you have hope that this temporary ceasefire will hold . Caller absolutely i do. Likeresident doesnt speak they want him to speak. He sits back and takes his time. This is why things work. The world sees this man. He is a great man. From that is lee, clearwater, florida. Were taking your calls, democrats at 202 7488000, republicans at 202 7488001 and independents at 202 7488002. We want to know what you think about this new ceasefire agreement between the u. S. And somea that hopes to stem of the violence in syria. U. S. Russiasue of relations has been a flashpoint on the campaign trail. Our trump has been criticized for his apparent praise of Vladimir Putin. Heres a story from the Washington Post that says donald trump is not alone in the gop with his praise for putin. Afterticle said that donald trump proclaimed that Vladimir Putin was a stronger leader than president obama many republicans quickly condemned or distance themselves. But by friday it became clear that a significant number of republicans agreed with him. Mike pence, once a harsh critic of the russian president said it was in arguable that putin had been a stronger leader than obama. A conservative radio host who helped moderate several primary debates went on msnbc and twitter on friday to label p man who had nonetheless served his countrys interest better than the u. S. President has served his. This is a far cry from four years ago when the gop rally to run mitt romney after he declared russia to be United States number one geopolitical thug. Nd called putin a our next collar is on the republican line, go ahead. Thisr i think administration is late in trying to resolve this problem. I dont think this is the republicans fault. I put this squarely on the shoulders of president obama. Host all right, that is cheryl from livingston, alabama. Came underp also fire recently for going on russian tv. Here is a story from cnn politics. Trump says it is unlikely that putin is trying to sway the election. The television station broadcast by the kremlin. King on an armry of governmentfunded tv. Trump said it would not be appropriate if Russian Forces were looking to influence the race. He also suggested that the allegation was politically motivated. I think it is probably unlikely, maybe the democrats reporting that out. If theyre doing something i hope somebody will find out so they can end it. That would not be appropriate at all. A trump spokesperson said it was recorded as a podcast as a favor to mr. King. And mr. Trump was never told it would be shared later anywhere else. For russiabsite today included some reaction to Donald Trumps appearance on the station. The headline from their story is the russians are coming, twitter flips over trump interview with larry king on rt. Social media clutches its aarls after donald trump did phone interview with larry king moreaired on rt america, proof that the russian government is meddling in the election. Shortly after that aired, russian tv began trending on twitter thanks to the mainstream media. Andre from maryland is our next caller. Dont i want to say, i think the cease fires going to last. Very strategic on what they mean to do. Sidesee that from their believet go ahead and a and leave assad in place. They need the u. S. To coordinate more. I believe the ceasefire will ru exactly the minute after ssia needs us. Host all right, entree from columbia, maryland. Next call of from arkansas on the independent line, what do you think . Caller i am on the air . Host you are. About ok, i am concerned our president ial candidate in without theh russia u. S. That is already been involved with the nato nations. I think it would be a dangerous effort to go outside of the United States diplomatic efforts. I think that donald trump should put us careful and not in any dangerous positions with russia before the United States has already dealt with their diplomatic efforts. Host does this affects does this affect which way you might lean for the election . Caller i have been looking at both sides, and how careful they are in making decisions. I am not comfortable with a rash decisions. I am watching how both sides deal with the diplomatic efforts that have already been in place. Dorothyl right, that is from arkansas. The next caller is from fort lauderdale, florida on the democratic line. Caller good morning. It is stronger. States, the united there is your red light. Obama said that. What did happen . Obama stopped. Where washington had so much power. I understand obama is a good president first of the reality, the could not side with russia. It doesnt make sense. Lets Work Together. Have work to see if we can a better world. If we try to put issues with impossible. Is politicians always talk. The best thing we can do, lets be united. Lets fight isis. Host i guess the bigger question though is, even if the u. S. Makes positive overtures can the u. S. Trust russia to be a partner in good faith . Caller listen, i think we need to be united. United cannot fight with russia, period. They know there is no way they can fight russia. You have to do this with russia. Host now, ohio calling from the democratic line, good morning. Aller good morning, i am huge fan of cspan. It is the only source now for me as far as getting my political information. President obama and john kerry for their efforts with russia. Admire the diplomatic approach, the fact that we will try to save lives over there and work diplomatically with russia. I do want to make a comment that ketead of talking about john rry and president obamas week,s agreement this cspan has mentioned the name donald trump i lost track of how many times so far this morning. I think we should keep our conversation focused on the administration right now and what theyre doing and not the comment of donald trump who is not well versed on this topic at all. Thank you. Host all right, that is susan from ohio. Now, calling on the republican line, what you think . Caller i think they need to get off of trump right now for one thing. In the to deal with the ceasefire as far as in good faith with putin. In syria, i think we get too involved with other countries, and that has also helped give money to terrorists. That is obama and clinton, both are complicit in that. The ceasefire is a good idea. But, what does syria have to say about it . Russiait the u. S. And coming to a ceasefire . I understand russia has people about the Syrian People . What about them . What do they have to say about this . More alright, here is some information from the New York Times story. The syriansat among the latest plan was greeted with wariness typically particularly among opposition groups. The story goes on to say but how little trust syrians have been the International Community after the shortlived ceasefire in february. It is clear with the lukewarm initial reactions to the deal. Even though it holds the possibility of a potemkin temporary stopping of violence. It is a time when the United States has little leverage over russia. Released recent poll in august from the Chicago Council of global affairs. It shows the level of support americans have for various levels of engagement in syria. You can see there is relatively strong support amongst both republicans democrats and independents for conducting airstrikes against the violent islamic extremist groups. The majority of people in all parties said they would support that action. There is somewhat less support for sending special operation. Orces into syria about half of americans said they would support enforcing a nofly zone over parts of syria. That includes bombing syria air defenses. Only about a third of americans say they would support negotiating a Peace Agreement that allows president assad to remain in power. Republicans expressed the least amount of support for that with 22 to saying they would support and deal allowing them to stay in power compared to 39 of democrats saying they would be in favor of such a deal. The least amount of support among americans came for sending armed supplies to antigovernment groups interior. Robert from florida is up next on the democratic line. What do you have to say this morning . I [indiscernible] the asked him to compare trump to putin. There cant be any comparison. Anyone disagrees he just wipes that out. All reporters with the controlled press. [indiscernible] you cant compare the different types of governments. Host robert, given the level of destruction within syria, do you think that it is worth trying to work with russia in order to reduce the level of suffering we have seen inside syria . Caller yes i agree with that. Ok, that is robert from florida. Up next is mike from charleston. On the democratic line, go ahead. Caller can you hear me . Host we can. Caller ok, as it relates to the on the campaign trail i am not a trump supporter. I think he is onto something with warmer relations with the russian civilization really. There is no reason we cant work if it is in our national interests. We were allies with them in world war i and world war ii. I live in the middle east, russia is a great civilization that provides order and stability. We need to pursue mutual interests with the idea of pursuing hours. That is my comment. I think hillary is getting too leverage byal demonizing putin, farther rather than looking at the russian interest as it aligns with ours. I think trump should pursue this line of thinking as it relates to foreign policy. Host all right, mike from West Virginia. Here is an op ed that ran on the wall street journal on september 9. This is by the managing director andhe Washington Institute from 20052008 you worked on middle east issues at the National Security council. He says what the u. S. Wants from russia is clear, syrian step aside. Sad to president obama has said that if it were not for the russians wouldssad and the regime not be able to sustain its offensive. He also wants you rushed wants russia to avoid bombing u. S. Backed rebels. What russia wants is less obvious. Moscows aim appears first and foremost to be propping up the regime of assad. The u. S. Is doing little to interfere. Even if russias true a more as it is to fight terrorism, the bulk of u. S. Military efforts is already dedicated to just that. Talks must lie elsewhere. A listing lifting of u. S. Sanctions imposed over russias actions in ukraine. Putinpossible that mr. Seeks victory in both theaters rather than a tradeoff between them. They hope to keep u. S. Hopes of a deal flickering to the mr. Obama can adopt a more muscular policy. They want to resolve vital issues and to humiliate washington. Earle beach, South Carolina is calling on the independent line. I agree with the last caller about russia. I dont think a lot of people realize how Many Russians died in world war i and world war ii. They are the master of the deal. You just stated it i,ittle history, world war Woodrow Wilson a democrat, fdr a democrat. Korea, harry truman a democrat. Kennedy, ahn f. Democrat. Now, need i say more . Wake up, america. Host all right. Gary from orchard park new york is calling on the democratic line. Go ahead, gary. Caller it is about time that the syrian conflict will be settled after 200,000 deaths. Let me throughout something which the American Media hasnt picked up. That is that we, the United States in that syrian conflict were on the wrong side of International Law. International law clearly specified that a sovereign government which the Assad Government is, no other nation has the right to fund and encourage and supply rebel movements and a sovereign government. In fact, i would suggest one shouldtep that cspan set up a program, you might talk to someone about setting up a letting the American People know what programs of the United States government are in accordance with International Law and what is in violation of International Law. Host all right, gary from new york on the democratic line. Spoke during his News Conference yesterday also about the success of the administrations actions in syria. [video clip] i want to emphasize these measures can only be implemented effectively if all the parties live up to their obligations. If a groups within the legitimate opposition want to retain the legitimacy, they need to distance themselves in every way possible from this and daesh. Russia will ensure that the Syrian Government will adhere to all of its requirements about the air activities and about the access for humanitarian deliveries. Building this based on trust. It is based on a way of providing oversight, and compliance through mutual interest and other things. We are determined to explore every single avenue possible for progress. If this arrangement holds, then we will see a significant reduction in violence across syria. We will see humanitarian aid deliveries go forward in aleppo, wherever the need is the greatest. After a period of reduced thelence, then we will see United States and russia taking coordinated steps to isolate and defeat the terrorist to groups that have added immeasurably to serious of suffering and misery. Suffering and misery. Texas, good from morning to you. Nicer i thought it was myself. If we can talk to russia and work with that, i dont know but i think if they Work Together to get settled it would be better than to keep fighting. Host all right, next up john from West Virginia on the democratic line go ahead. Caller yes, thanks for the call. My opinion is, most americans fear russia. It would be nice to become an ally for us. I think we could Work Together. [indiscernible] are part of the country. Host do you think that