On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the death toll from sundays alshabaab suicide bombing in somalias capital rose today to 15. The facade of the fivestory hotel in mogadishu was sheared off when a car packed with explosives rammed into its front gate. In neighboring ethiopia today president obama said the islamic Militants Attack underscored the need to push back against violent extremism. Yesterdays bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like alshabaab offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. Weve got more work to do. Ifi
Message wouldve been a different one to the business community. Would have been yes we are negotiating ploy might have the dl, yes there will be a deal, but dont cross these lines because this is whats going to happen. Instead, the examples given in the precedents that were in the opposite direction. The message was sanctions or is till in the law books but we are not going to implement them which is why Companies Feel comfortable even though they are so five, six months into implementation they go through the breach. The Swiss Parliament by the way feels the same way. Switzerland maybe not the biggest Global Player but it had a fruitful trade relations and a lot of the phone companies they were running to circumvent oil sanctions, procurement sanctions, to lg sanctions lifted all of its sanctions. They abolished it. They are not waiting for congress. They are not waiting for implementation. Even if you can treat sanctions as a yellow light, not a red light anymore, it is not the yello
Military strength while the negotiations are going on, thats not good. Youre just going to antagonize your adversary. Reagan didnt think of it that way. He thought you could do both simultaneously. And i think there is a lesson there. You could negotiate with the of yet union, as has been said, he was ready to do that from the beginning. I told George Schultz when schultz came in in the late summer of 82, he had dont be too eager to negotiate with the soviet union and theres other evidence that suggests that he knew he wasnt going to get anywhere until he revived the american economy. And until he had, in fact, or the western alliance deployed those inf weapons. Then he thought, ill be in a position of strength at that point and then the soviets will be in a position to negotiate. Thats exactly what happened in 1984. He tried to get them to negotiate. But they were clever. They said no, were going to wait and see whether or not you can succeed in being reelected. Once that was clear, t
Your successor to do the same. There are two women who appear to be completing the ranger course. Beeve been told theyve gotten through the hardest parts. Im wonder if you can take a step back and look at that as you view your career and whether or not this should inform the armys deoigs on whether or not the open the infantry to women. Your name may not be on the recommend additions that go to the secretary. I would say that first off, as we continue to move forward as a military, the most important thing for us i always talk about talent management. You have to pick the best people who can perform to the standards that weve established in our army. And the women in Ranger School are another example of if they can meet the standard, they should be able to go. And i think thats how we want to operate as we move forward. If you can meet the standards that weve established, then you should be able to perform. And i think thats where were headed. Weve not made any final decisions on infan
Something. Thank you. Thank you so much for the discussion. Im show jen from china daily. Speaking of asia and china, i want to ask what china and the u. S. Could do to cooperate in terms of Scientific Research and manufacturing and also the promotion of the new technology of Energy Sources and what is the role of ecp in this cooperation. And also, how they effect the economy, the politics an the bilateral relationship between china and the u. S. Thank you. Steve. [ laughter ] that is a big question. So i will take a stab at this but then im handing it straight over to you. All right. Only because your right inside of the game and this is that the cooperation, in my own view, will happen after the innovation. The competition is too stiff, the stakes of winning are too high for any of the countries to cooperate with each other. You are not going to have, for example, japan handing over its innovations to china, to south korea or south korea doing so with china or the United States doing