the board of the temple. if you d like to submit a question please do so using the zoom chart function. i want to but everybody in the chat function we will put a link for you to purchase the copy of the book if you care to do so. let s begin. ladies and gentlemen, mr. john stryker. he seems to have disappeared from the building. go with your part part it s okay. okay. go ahead. thank you very much gady, and thank you, even though we can t syndicators and to all of you for being with us this evening. it is my honor to introduce to nights extraordinary guest, two men whose voices have so much public understanding and debate. both in europe and in the united states about who we are, where we have been and where we are going. bernard-henri levy is one of the most inflectional influential people of our time. he also likes over the european left with totalitarianism. his unique combination of writing underground activism and support for democratic rights has never wa
more than ever seems in a permanent state of turmoil and it s become and land of endless wars. despite decades of intense and often well-meaning american attention. u.s. policy had more often than not been a failure. more often than not is too kind. if one accepts that the basic aim was to foster stability and a better life for the people of the region. of course the ones ultimately responsible ot of questions about whether the united states should continue to be engaged in the region and if so, how. in this regard, the editors of seven pillars, michael rubin and brian katulis and their co- contributors have given a gift. they identify seven factors that affect stability or not and examine what they mean and the role they play. the pillars that they identify art is long gone era ideology by the military, education, economy and governance. i ve found many of the authors perspectives to be unique and to begin looking at al old problemn new ways whether it serves as the basis fo
chair: i would like to thank the members of our committee that served in iraq. we are grateful for your service. your input today is going to be valuable. i will make an opening statement and turn it over to the ranking member so that he can make an opening statement. before i begin, i would like to take a moment to express condolences to the families and friends of the sailors killed at naval air station pensacola friday. the three sailors dedicated their lives to serving their country, and were taken from us far too soon. we need answers about the shooter and how this attack happened. the president was quick to share saudi condolences. certainly at this point, the president must require the kingdom to give full and transparent cooperation with u.s. investigations so that we can understand what happened, identify problems with the vetting process for military education programs and most importantly, bring the killer to justice. since october 1, tens of thousands of people ha
we re grateful for your service and your input today is going to be invaluable. i will now i ll make an opening statement and turn it over to the ranking member. also before i begin on my comments here, i would like to take a moment to express my condolences to the families and friends of the sailors killed in pensacola last friday, the three sailers dedicated their lives were taken from us far too soon. we need answers about the shooter and how this happened. certainly at this point, the president and all of us must require the kingdom to give full and transparent cooperation with the united states investigation so we can understand what happened, identify any problems with the vetting process for our military education programs and importantly, bring the killer to justice. since october 1st, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities throughout iraq, these protests largely driven by youth have called for political reforms, an end to corruption, improv
take a moment to express condolences to the families and friends of the sailors killed at naval air station pensacola friday. the three sailors dedicated their lives to serving their country, and were taken from us far too soon. we need answers about the shooter and how this attack happened. the president was quick to share saudi condolences. certainly at this point, the president must require the kingdom to give full and transparent cooperation with u.s. investigations so that we can understand what happened, identify problems with the vetting process for military education programs and most importantly, bring the killer to justice. since october 1, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities throughout iraq. these protests, largely driven by youth, call for political reforms, an end to endemic corruption, and greater economic opportunity. reassuringly, the democrats reassuringly, the protesters have voiced democratic views. these persistent, peaceful p