Baker. He is chief correspondent for the New York Times. Impeachment in american history. We appreciate you being with us. Guest happy new year. Host i want to begin with david sangers peace. He retweeted yesterday, the news over the last couple of days ending his story available at nytimes. Com, the headline, for the president of risky gamble to deter iran. He says the calculus was straightforward, washington had to show the iranian leadership that missiles firing ships in the persian gulf and at Oil Facilities in saudi arabia along with attacks inside iran the cost the life of American Contractor would not go without response. While Senior America officials have no doubt the iranians will respond, they do not know how quickly or how furiously. Guest there has been a feeling in the white house, the president s decisions not to pull the trigger in the past over the last year, had given the wrong impression, that they could get away with a lot of things about the president responding as
Countries and its leaders. What happens next . Is our line for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. If you are an independent, 202 7488002. Join us on social media. We will read your tweets. Send us a text message. That phone number is 202 7488003. Tell us your first name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook. Good sunday morning. A lot to talk about. Front page of the Washington Post a president vowing reprisal if iran hits u. S. Assets. This story from Bloomberg News the headline fear hits tehran over what comes next. Here are some of the details. Supreme leader promised revenge and thousands gathered in tehran to watch american flags burn. Many show defiance after the assassination of their most prominent military man. In the, the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani capping a year that has been dominated by turmoil and fear. Entail is unclear. U. S. Sanctions efforts the economy and any form of war with the u. S. Would likely be unsustainable for the Islamic Re
Headline, for the president of risky gamble to deter iran. He says the calculus was straightforward, washington had to show the iranian leadership that missiles firing ships in the persian gulf and at Oil Facilities in saudi arabia along with attacks inside iran the cost the life of American Contractor would not go without response. While Senior America officials have no doubt the iranians will respond, they do not know how quickly or how furiously. Guest there has been a feeling in the white house, the president s decisions not to pull the trigger in the past over the last year, had given the wrong impression, that they could get away with a lot of things about the president responding as the president has promised not to engage us in endless wars in the middle east. The argument in the white house was lets not give them the wrong message. This is a way of giving them reestablishing deterrence. Had, theer he president authorized airstrikes against iran in response to one of the provoc
Excuse. There is no justification for these of trust a show of support for israel, the us extra estate tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So United States has these countries back and says its 5 rockets towards tennessee and retaliation for these really from 5 minutes of guns. The. All right, so theres been no laptop and garza as israel pounds. The besieged enclave with intense air and alternatively, strikes were 6 straight day is ready. Prime minister, his promise to crush him. Ass software surprised ministry operation. On saturday. These are large pictures of the sky line above garza as is becoming normal now smoke billowing above it, and the death toll rising more than 1350. 00 full palestinians, and 1300. 00. As rabies have been killed until our neighborhoods are being flattened, leaving a large portion of the strip and rubble causes any electricity produced. It has run out of fuel and the shut down west. During the humanitarian situation. Many a quarter of a 1000000, the pal
Morning. Hurricane rita bears down in the caribbean. A category five storm makes landfall in dominica and Virgin Islands for another beating as well. Puerto rico has declared a state of emergency this morning. Global markets on edge. Investors waiting for good twoday meeting today. Central bank expected to detail how it will unwind the fourpart 5 trillion Balance Sheet. We are expecting details tomorrow. Had it all back in futures indicate a higher opening today in the u. S. Dow industrial to open 20 points. European indices right now makes ft 100 up a quarter of a percent. Dax ncsc around breakeven this morning. The nikkei in japan was a standout up almost 2 from a long Holiday Weekend in japan. The nikkei average higher. Other majors nicely lower. Former Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort wiretapped. Federal authority secured a warrant post during and after the election they were wiretapping him. Another man on a scandal for equifax was hit by a separate hack in march and only disc