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Speaker who we aree so honored o have with us, senator tammy duckworth. Senator duckworth probably needs no introduction to most of you watching. She is an iraq war veteran, a purple heart recipient, former assistant secretary of the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and napa yes, senator for the state of illinois. For both of us working in our security, certainly for those of us who are women in National Security, when you think about people who are breaking down barriers ahead of you, store duckworth is the top of the list when the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom cup first u. S. Senator to give birth while in office, and particularly relevant to todays event the firsts member of congress was born in thailand and the first asianamerican who was elected to ....
And we are pleased to have with us senator tammy duckworth. Needs nouckworth introduction. She is an iraq war veteran, former assistant secretary at the department of Veterans Affairs and now u. S. Senator for the state of illinois. Illinois. And i think for those of us working and National Security, certainly for those of us who are women and National Security. We think about people are breaking down barriers, et cetera duckworth is at the top of the list. One of the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom. First u. S. Energy given birth while in office. And particularly in todays event the first member of congress he was born in thailand in the first asianamerican he was elected to congress and the state of ....
Remains of dictator Francisco Franco his body will be exhumed from the shrine he himself ordered built francos regime continues to polarize spain 44 years after his death. Im told me a lot of both thanks for joining us u. S. President donald trump is declaring his latest moves in syria a victory on wednesday the president announced that he would lift sanctions on turkey just 9 days after he imposed in response to Turkish Forces entering a northeastern syria trumps new direction came after russia and turkey announced they were establishing a safe zone along the syria turkey border marking the arrival of russia as the new pot in the region. U. S. President clinton camp is taking the credit for peace in syria this was an outcome created by us the United States and nobody else no other nation very simple turkey syria and al ....
Saying the move doesnt mean the u. S. Is backing away from its commitment to finding a political solution to decades of war a negotiated political settlement among afghans is the best path to achieving this outcome. Until there is accomplished we will continue to pursue an aggressive military campaign against the taliban and terrorist groups that continue to conduct violence against the people of afghanistan also in kabul on monday to meet afghan leaders a u. S. Congressional delegation led by House Speaker nancy pelosi reducing the number of foreign troops in afghanistan was the focal point of the recent talks between the u. S. And the taliban but those talks failed after President Trump playing the taliban for a surge in violence. And there has been an increase in attacks in recent months mainly from the town of on and are still linked groups adding more pressure on local < ....
The latest in the dramatic twists and turns around turkeys invasion of north east syria. A senior kurdish commander has now said his forces will accept the climate is changing fast, the 5 day suspension of fighting but what can we do to help avert announced by turkey, in some parts of the border. A full blown crisis . After talks with the us Vice President , turkeys president agreed to pause should we change our homes. The military advance, to allow Kurdish Forces so, effectively, were putting to retreat from a 20 mile zone on the syrian side of the border. A new house over the top of an old one. The way we travel. Its taken about 50 minutes to get home. I do feel a bit tired now, but there are reports actually, i have to say. Of new clashes already. Our middle east editorjeremy bowen 0h . What we eat . Reports from ankara. The meeting did not start well, contrary to the imme ....