and the republican party looks like an embarrassment right now. the 20 that are doing this, they have done a good job. they need to keep talking, and then they need to do what every single successful person does, you take your deal, you take your win, you take your victory lap, and let s move on, and let s get on with business. wow, rare agreement between president biden and republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. both labeling the mutiny among the house republicans as embarrassing. this morning, there is still no speaker of the house. welcome to morning joe, it s thursday, january 5th. along with joe, willie, and me we have congressional investigations reporter for the washington post , jackie alemany, sam stein, the founder of the bulwark, charlie sykes, and white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. still no speaker. i feel like what we saw yesterday, and we ll talk about that and show members of congress speaking on the floor but we re beginn
I think it is likely he will be because hope is not a strategy. Secretary kerry said there is a problem if the ceasefire falls apart. Exhibit will try it nice but if it falls apart there is a plan b, do you have a plan b for assad . Sec. Carter i would let secretary kerry speaker mr. Graham the state department will not go take assad out. Is there a military component to plan b . Or is it just b. S. . Sec. Carter it is not. Mr. Graham heavy talk to the secretary of state . Sec. Carter of course, and without speaking for him, i think a. Graham have you had discussion about a change instead strategy. Have you had that discussion . Sec. Carter we have had many change of about a strategy. I wouldnt call it a plan b. Mr. Graham outline the military strategy. Sec. Carter we have discussed alternative strategy. Mr. Graham what are they . Ell. Carter as you will know, the entirety of what goes on in syria is not something we can discuss here. Generalam i like you, dunford, is this the dunford
Buyer of u. S. Weapons. Country that is invading other countries and actually killing lots of innocent people. It is saudi arabia. Look at yemen, the thousands of minute people killed. Crushed the uprising in bahrain where i have been teargassed and saudis crushing this beautiful nonviolent peoples uprisings, and where were most of the hijackers from on 9 11 . So i could go on and on. I should go on and on. I should say, what. The internal rerepresentation door re repression in saudi arainarch around allowed to drive, cant vote, lefthand ray loued to go out without a guardian, and we have didnt been doing we take on individual cases, peter, like am necessary city does, of work amnesty does, like working with particular critical prisoners inch saudi arabia we have been work only the case of the blogger, because of his blogging about things that he was considering might be good to change in the saudi government, he was sentenced to ten years in jail and a thousand lashes. So, i was very
Let me make a brief comment. And by the way its not only mine but when you look at the brutality, the slaughter and what i. S. I. L. Has been doing, killing, slaughtering, murdering women and children sunni, shia, kurd, minorities of any kind completely indiscriminate and when you add it up represents a pretty clear and different kind of threat. How does that relate to your question about syria . Define a stable government, leaders in syria to be able to bring some stability to that country is part of it. But isil is right now, and isil is threatening the country of iraq, and the government of iraq. And so thats why we are dealing with that component first, because we must. They are a threat to our allies, they are a threat to us. Thank you. Mr. Larson. Thank you mr. Chairman. Secretary hagel, you have my first two minutes and general dempsey will get the next two. For secretary hagel there has been no discussion of the request for 15, which is 5. 6 billion. What do you know about the
The importance of financial assistance, but what concerns me is while we zid to death and thus do not provide them the means which with to defend themselves and artillery a attacks, the positions in the eastern rebel held region and last point is countries around the world are watching how reliable a friend we are. And im concerned that this has tremendous detrimental effects encouraging putins aggression and discouraging countries from being friends in the United States because were sitting here providing a few blankets. I dont think thats a good way to go. I realize this is turned into a white house call, but it and last point is there is tremendous bipartisan support in both the house and the senate. For providing this assistance and i really think the administration is isolated on this issue. And thats also something thats not good for the country. Unless you have something you want to add, i dont want to cut you off. Id simply say that, sort of personal observation. I was in budap