Dont need fallujah and our ticket to fallujah so the two are so that was the explanation. No military reason to take fallujah in order to get to mosul. Every city in iraq is going to get cleared. Thats a we are here for. We are here to clear daish, clara isil out of iraq so we are going to every city sooner or later. Its just a question of sequencing and that sequencing and then i said if i remember it having established that fallujah is not necessary for mosul, the sequencing then becomes political and of course all of this is part of politics. War is part of politics and an extension of its of course we understand this professional soldiers that political component and we understand theres going to be a political component and we understand that bigger the comp country is make decisions more pure military necessity. We understand that perfectly well. And of course given recent unrest in baghdad, given the rash of bombings in bag dad certainly that changes the photo will it was for th
Minority leader harry reid congratulated chris murphy for leading the 15hour debate against gun violence on wednesday in the senate. His remarks were followed by Mitch Mcconnell criticizing senate crast democrats for the debate calling it a talkathon. This is 20 minutes. Mr. President . For 14 hours and 50 minutes, beginning Late Wednesday morning and ending early thursday morning, the entire nation watched the senator from connecticut teach our republican colleagues a lesson and another things not the least of which is courage. It is easy to say we stood for 14 hours. We talk a lot about filibusters in the senate. They dont happen very often. I have been in congress for 34 heres and i have probably led two more than anyone else. They dont happen much. There are a lot of fake filibusters but this was real. I admire and appreciate the junior senator from connecticut very much. Four days after 49 innocent americans were gunned down in a nightclub, senator murphy stood here as indicated f
Stands next to the woman who wants to be president to vouch for his opinion that shes got the makeup, he says, that kicks off her qualities to be an effective president just five hours after the fbi director, yes, gave her good news but questioned her judgment. Reporter president obama flew Hillary Clinton to north carolina, her campaign paying for the travel. I believe in Hillary Clinton. Reporter but bigger news came from fbi headquarters in washington. Director james comey. Extremely careless. Reporter clinton put u. S. Secrets at risk using handheld devices with a private server but did not break laws on purpose and did not cover up the action so no prosecution is recommended. We are expressing to justice our view that no charges are appropriate in this case. Reporter donald trump on his way to event tweeted fbi director said crooked hillary compromised our national security. No charges. Wow she did not react today. And donald trump is simply unqualified and tempermentally unfit to
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Continue to take control of our destinies. Teach them to count their blessings, cultivating an attitude of gratitude. Give us the wisdom to shut out yesterdays disappointments and tomorrows fears. Show us how to live in daytight compartments with total dependence on your mercy and grace. Help us to cherish the freedom of this land as you continue to emancipate us from sins slavery. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell in the last national election, the American People elected a Republican Senate. Since then weve accomplished a lot of important things for our country. Landmark education reform, permanent tax relief for families, and small bus