Cspan2. Former state department and National Security officials testified on the Trump Administrations iran policy before the House Foreign Affairs committee. Secretary of state mike pompeo declined an invitation to testify on the president s decision to kill iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Committee chair representative eliot engel threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Subject to limitation in the rules. Before i begin, i want to make the big announcement that todays mr. Mccalls birthday. So happy birthday. Im 35 years once again. Me, too. Pursuant to notice were here today to examine Trump Administration policy towards iran. I welcome our panel of distinguished witnesses. Welcome to members of the public and the press, as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today, as well. After we invited him, he announced that he would instead be in california. Thats unfortunate whether you agree with this administrations ap
Books . Ijust read all kinds of different things. I am a bit of a hoyt buff so defiant and dead weight are normal. Also, the authors of the books have a tendency to draw me in, and eric lar sewn wrote in guard o. Beasts and i think so he has been good. And then the one of three offends a day. A little bit of allyber tarean streak so i want to make sure when it comes to Ridge Justice reform we do those things right and get something historical be was doubtful. Good evening, everybody. Good evening on this beautiful evening. Im Richard Fontaine, the president for the center of new american security, and thank you all for joining us this evening. Were very excited to host this launch in d. C. Of anya manuels book, this brave new world, which is already getting excellent reviews, including in the wall wall street journal u havent seen it. That should be the second thing you read, after her book, the review in the wall the wall stt journal. Were really privileged to have steve hadley. Both
I spent 28 years in congress as a staff member, first as a personal staffer for congressman john kasich. Then as a staffer for the Budget Committee, the House Budget Committee when he was chairman. I was the analyst for National Security affairs. In 2005, i moved on to the senate and work at the Budget Committee there in the same capacity. What do you think of that statement . Up close it is truly ugly. It generally is. I would want to temper that. It has been a long time have it habit of everyone to criticize congress because they think that resonates with the public. It truly has become to some degree a horror show because of the increased partisanship and polarization. However, it is an institution by the firstb list article in the constitution. If we dont nurture it, if good people do not go there, if good staffers do not go there, what tag orl have is the reichs one of those chamber of the utes situations in the french third republic. I dont want that. I won young people instead o
However, it is an institution that is as tab list by the first article in the constitution. If we dont nurture it, if good people do not go there, if good staffers do not go there, what we will have is the reichstag or one of those chamber of the utes situations in the french third republic. I dont want that. I won young people instead of going to wall street to go to congress or to go to the executive branch. We invited you to come talk about a column that you wrote about the bob gates book. We will get to that in a second. I want to go back to another quote. I know you have read this book. What do you think of that characterization . Occasionally that is true. I wish he had cited more instances of that. Sometimes, executive Branch Officials are very carefully trained and vetted and screened and go through murder boards at their executive agencies of how not to tell things to congress. Do seem to be answering the question and not really answering the question. I certainly do not belie
Why is the world putting up with this . Good afternoon, everyone. Im jake tapper. Welcome to the lead. The world lead in three plus weeks of aggression between israel and palestinians, are gaza Officials Say 1,432 people have been killed there and that may be just the start. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today the current operation is just the first phase in the demilitarization of the gaza strip. The Israeli Military is calling up more reservists to fight hamas, the group in control of gaza, a group the u. S. Government considers a terrorist organization. Israelis are too under siege. Hamas is a lot less successful at it. The Israeli Military says that today alone, 73 rockets fired from gaza have hit israel, another 17 were intercepted by the iron dome defense system, making day to day life in israel a series of sirens wailing giving citizens mere seconds to run pore for shelter 59 israelis have been killed in the conflict. All but three soldiers but 70 to 80 of the p