You can post it on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. Or send an email to booktv cspan. Org. What is on your Summer Reading list . Booktv wants to know. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, welcome to the heritage foundation. We welcome those who join us on our heritage. Org website. We ask mike courtesy checks of cell phones and other noisemaking devices have been muted as a courtesy to our speaker. Our internet viewers are welcome to send questions and comments by emailing speaker heritage. Org. We will post it on the heritage page for everyones future reference following todays program. Hosting our event is James Jay Carafano who serves as Vice President of the catherine and shelley institute for National Security and Foreign Policy. He is also our ew richardson fellow, graduate of west point and 25 year veteran of the army, adjunct professor at Georgetown University and served as visiting professor at the National Defense university, serves on the
Thomas jefferson. Plus a history of jerusalem, also talk with local authors and visit the sights of san bernardino, california. For a complete schedule go to booktv. Org. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Now we kick off with marines Sebastian Gorka and his thoughts on how to fight against isis. [inaudible conversations] good morning, welcome to the heritage foundation. We, of course, welcome those who are joining on our heritage. Org website as well as those who will be joining on us on cspan book tv in the future. We would ask everybody inhouse if you will make the last courtesy check that our mobile devices have been silenced an turned off. For those watching on line, you are free to send questions, simply email speaker at heritage. Org. And i know our guest will be glad to autograph them for you as well. Hosting our discussion and opening our session today is james jay carafano. National security and Foreign Policy. He is also the e richardson fellow. [applause] dr. Gorka s
Okeefe of the washington post, who has been keeping a close eye on delegate totals. First, lets talk about the democratic race. Who would have thought the republican nominee would be more in place, based on what happened in indiana and with all eyes on kentucky and West Virginia . Where sen. Sanders was campaign thinks they have a chance. Ed it will be embarrassing for the Clinton Campaign, looking for a way to see if they can wrap this up quickly. That is not expected. He says he plans to stay through and certainly has the money to do it. I heard your last caller get very excited about sanders. But look, the math still works against him. He may want to push for a contested convention. He may fight for every last delegate. But there are not that many left for him to have. At this point, he would need 2283 delegates to win the nomination. Clinton remains on track, even if she loses indiana, kentucky, and West Virginia. Sanders needs a hefty supply of the 719 superdelegates. He only has
Supporting us. The service of american men and women in our country has been made possible by the bipartisan support of the congress of the United States. On behalf of our parliament and people, i salute and thank you. It has always been a pleasure to receive the congress men and women during your trips to afghanistan. Please do come again and again. And if you are in service, please come in your proud uniforms. I have a unique opportunity that when senator graham was just as a colonel, i asked him to salute our british general and he complied. So thank you. Veterans will always be welcomed in afghanistan. Our deepest hope is that the time will come when americans visiting our country, see the Cultural Heritage and natural riches of the valley the ancient architecture the fishing streams, the forests and the ancient architecture of another. Not as soldiers but as parents showing their children the beautiful country where they served in the war that defeated terror. On behalf of my enti
President obama i have the honor of visiting to you the president of the Islamic Republic of afghanistan. President ghani 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 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 knowing our geography theyve come to defend and to know our people. In return, the peop