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commander in iraq. he had already done two long tours of duty in the country, but what he sees this time around almost four years after the war started was disturbing and different. >> first day, full day in command was traveling around baghdad to see the situation there, which frankly was really, really quite horrifying. i had known these neighborhoods as thriving, bustling prosperous areas in some cases they are completely blown up. the people moved out. in one case, it was almost metaphor, literally tumble weed blowing down this empty iraq needed an influx of american troops to secure the peace. petraeus had a plan to do just that. >> do you mind if i ask what you do for a living? >> and it started with this. >> the only way to secure the people, the only way to ensure security is to live with them, to be in the neighborhood 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. >> the general says this tactic was the exact opposite of what the united states had been doing in the prior months, pulling out of the cities and
commander in iraq. he had already done two long tours of duty in the country, but what he sees this time around almost four years after the war started was disturbing and different. >> first day, full day in command was traveling around baghdad to see the situation there, which frankly was really, really quite horrifying. i had known these neighborhoods as thriving, bustling prosperous areas in some cases they are completely blown up. the people moved out. in one case, it was almost...
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this applies to iraq and syria. as a discuss all these things, people want to know that we have learned lessons of previous conflicts. whatever people thought of the iraq war, terrible mistakes were made in the aftermath of dismantling the state and institutions of the country, and it was -- and he will never make those mistakes again. the political process in syria will in time deliver new leadership and that is what we will support. we're not in the business of dismantling their faith or institutions. the state institutions have been hollowed out after 40 years of dictatorship. when the dictatorship went, institutions collapse, but the difference between libya and syria is we have firm international commitment from the backers of the future syrian government at the vienna talks. the commitment is clear to preserve and develop the state syria and allow a new representative government to government from its people. this -- i have attempted to answer the main questions, why, legal,, like us, is it what other ground f
this applies to iraq and syria. as a discuss all these things, people want to know that we have learned lessons of previous conflicts. whatever people thought of the iraq war, terrible mistakes were made in the aftermath of dismantling the state and institutions of the country, and it was -- and he will never make those mistakes again. the political process in syria will in time deliver new leadership and that is what we will support. we're not in the business of dismantling their faith or...
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just as we reduce the scale and size of the so-called caliphate in iraq, pushing it out of iraq, so we need to do the same thing in syria. mr. speaker, another reason for action now is that success in iraq in squeezing the caliphate is put at risk by our failure to act in syria. this border is not recognized by isil and we tamper our efforts if we stop acting when we reach the border. when we come to the question, why now, we have to ask ourselves whether the risks of inaction are greater than the risks of taking action? every day we failed to act is a day when isil can grow stronger and more plots can be undertaken. mr. speaker, that is why their all says yes,ved that the risks of inaction are -- someto some of our asking specifically whether taking action can make the u.k. more of a target for iso-. the judgment of the direct general of security service in the chairman of the joint intelligence committee is that the u.k. is already in the top tier of countries that isil is targeting. i am clear that the only way to deal with that reality is to address the threat we face, and do so no
just as we reduce the scale and size of the so-called caliphate in iraq, pushing it out of iraq, so we need to do the same thing in syria. mr. speaker, another reason for action now is that success in iraq in squeezing the caliphate is put at risk by our failure to act in syria. this border is not recognized by isil and we tamper our efforts if we stop acting when we reach the border. when we come to the question, why now, we have to ask ourselves whether the risks of inaction are greater than...
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>> kirkuk is part of iraq, so is kurdistan region part of iraq. right now it is and kirkuk is a kurdistani city, a kurdistany land with people other than kurds in it - turkman, arabs, christians - it has different checks. and kurdish means only kurds live in it, that's not the case. >> a number of others say it was their home. iraqi kurds were suppressed by hussain, but after he fled, many were displaced and some arabs say they were displacing access by kurds. some denied access to homes, and other arabs insist they are not welcome. the kurds were victimized. iraqis? >> i believe, and i have said this publicly and in private, we are totally against any oppression of a single person or group of persons. i have not seen the report of human rights watch. i wish if they had written their report they could come to me. if there is atrocity, i will join them in condemning it with them. sometimes you get reports probably depending on conversation in one way or another. they are not happy with the situation. like i said. we have more than 500,000 i.d.p.s i
>> kirkuk is part of iraq, so is kurdistan region part of iraq. right now it is and kirkuk is a kurdistani city, a kurdistany land with people other than kurds in it - turkman, arabs, christians - it has different checks. and kurdish means only kurds live in it, that's not the case. >> a number of others say it was their home. iraqi kurds were suppressed by hussain, but after he fled, many were displaced and some arabs say they were displacing access by kurds. some denied access to...
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in iraq, for example, first of all, the center of gravity, the whole effort in iraq is actually in baghdad. it's iraqi politics. those have to be inclusive, if you can have a sustainable set of achievements there. because rolling back the islamic state without having forces that have legitimacy in the eyes of the people, the sunni arab community of iraq, which became alienated once again under the previous prime minister, that just won't work. so you've got to have sunni arab forces that are ready to hold areas once they're cleared. and we really haven't yet had to contend with that in a big way, though certainly tikrit was such an operation and that does seem to be held now by forces that are quasi-legitimate in the eyes of the people. when they take ramadi and especially when they take back mosul, there has to be a plan for that hold force. charlie: what's your assessment today of the willingness of the sunni tribes to participate against isis? david: my understanding is that they are quite willing. what they're waiting for is the authorization from baghdad in some cases, for us to provi
in iraq, for example, first of all, the center of gravity, the whole effort in iraq is actually in baghdad. it's iraqi politics. those have to be inclusive, if you can have a sustainable set of achievements there. because rolling back the islamic state without having forces that have legitimacy in the eyes of the people, the sunni arab community of iraq, which became alienated once again under the previous prime minister, that just won't work. so you've got to have sunni arab forces that are...
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it was only iraq's army that could have stopped isis. instead, iraqi soldiers threw down their weapons and ran. >> hello. >> next on "blindsided", what drives these people and makes them tick? you'll go inside the mind of a radical. meet a man who was prepared to die for a fantasy. the idea of an islamic caliphate. those new glasses? they are. do i look smarter? yeah, a little. you're making money now, are you investing? well, i've been doing some research. let me introduce you to our broker. how much does he charge? i don't know. okay. uh, do you get your fees back if you're not happy? (dad laughs) wow, you're laughing. that's not the way the world works. well, the world's changing. are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management, at charles schwab. ♪ santa has a magic snow globe for every family... ♪ ...and whatever he puts in our snow globe, shows up at our house. and this year, look at what he put in our driveway. santa can do that? he sure can, honey. the lexus december to remember sales e
it was only iraq's army that could have stopped isis. instead, iraqi soldiers threw down their weapons and ran. >> hello. >> next on "blindsided", what drives these people and makes them tick? you'll go inside the mind of a radical. meet a man who was prepared to die for a fantasy. the idea of an islamic caliphate. those new glasses? they are. do i look smarter? yeah, a little. you're making money now, are you investing? well, i've been doing some research. let me...
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not in syria, in iraq. the only way the sunni tribes fight is if they believe that once they fight and get rid of i.s.i.s., they will have a say in the iraqi government. >> rose: so somebody hos has to promise them they will have a say. >> yes. >> rose: is abadi ready to make the promise? >> he doesn't have the political clout to deliver on anything. he is extremely weak. >> rose: would the iranians allow him to make that promise? >> i think it's in iran's interest to maintain the territorial integrity of iraq. i think it's in iran's interest for i.s.i.s. to be defeated by the sunni tribes, right, i think it's in iran's interest, and we probably need to have that conversation with them, right? we're not. but i think that's the way iran views it. what has to happen, i think the political solution in iraq, charlie, is a good dose of federalism. so a decentralization of power. >> rose: less power in baghdad, more in the province, to kurds and shia. >> right, and the only way if that works is there is a flow of
not in syria, in iraq. the only way the sunni tribes fight is if they believe that once they fight and get rid of i.s.i.s., they will have a say in the iraqi government. >> rose: so somebody hos has to promise them they will have a say. >> yes. >> rose: is abadi ready to make the promise? >> he doesn't have the political clout to deliver on anything. he is extremely weak. >> rose: would the iranians allow him to make that promise? >> i think it's in iran's...
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>> republicans have criticized president obama for not leaving troops in iraq. some have said if american forces had stayed, there would be no isis. but one believes that was never in the cards. iraq's prime minister al maliki, had a new set of patrons, his fellow shiites in tehran, and they made him an offer he couldn't refuse. >> that was part of iran's deal with him, we'll give you a third term, but the conditions are, no american soldiers. that was what tehran had demanded. there was no way it would have gone through the parliament. >> one thing is clear, it was only iraq's army that could have stopped isis. instead the iraqi soldiers threw down their weapons and ran. [ phone ringing ] >> hello -- >> next on "blindsided." what drives these people, what makes them tick. you'll go inside the mind of a radical. meet a man who was prepared to die for a fantasy. the idea of an islamic caliphate. my constipation and belly pain have my stomach feeling all knotted up. i've tried laxatives... but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation feels like a pile of bricks
>> republicans have criticized president obama for not leaving troops in iraq. some have said if american forces had stayed, there would be no isis. but one believes that was never in the cards. iraq's prime minister al maliki, had a new set of patrons, his fellow shiites in tehran, and they made him an offer he couldn't refuse. >> that was part of iran's deal with him, we'll give you a third term, but the conditions are, no american soldiers. that was what tehran had demanded....
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and, yes, he was in american custody during the iraq war. al baghdadi has shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as, believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see abu bakr as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was allowed open access to all of them. >> he wasn't considered from everything that we know now a high-level detainee, and he was allowed to, you know, lead prayers, he was allowed to give religious lessons. >> the future leader of isis was giving other inmates lessons on islam. those inmates were jihadists or former ba'athists, henchmen of saddam, or simply common criminals. >> it most assuredly was a jihadist university. unquestionably. >> put them all together in the baking heat of southern iraq, with al baghdadi, a man who dreamed of a new kind of terror, it was a recipe for isis. >> they were meeting, they were playing soccer tog
and, yes, he was in american custody during the iraq war. al baghdadi has shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as, believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see abu bakr as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was allowed open access to all of them. >> he wasn't considered from...
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their involvement in both iraq and syria, where they have been? themorell: they were original savior of assad, so in the fall of 2012, assad was in a very difficult situation. runningntum was not against him, his own people were talking about the and being near. the iranians came in early 2013, and a very significant way brought shia militia they had trained in iraq, brought has ball in from lebanon, and they propped him up -- has ball a -- hezbollah in from lebanon, they propped him up any significant way, so they have been his savior in iraq. -- they have been his savior. in iraq, the shia militia there have been the most effective fighting force in protecting areas, and sharia taking back shia areas that isis had taken. they are not going to go any further than that. charlie: gates said on this program, one of the things i have not heard anybody talk about is the potential for what the western services, including the cia, could do on the ground in terms of infiltrating, sabotage, and other activities to make life harder for isis. there are a lo
their involvement in both iraq and syria, where they have been? themorell: they were original savior of assad, so in the fall of 2012, assad was in a very difficult situation. runningntum was not against him, his own people were talking about the and being near. the iranians came in early 2013, and a very significant way brought shia militia they had trained in iraq, brought has ball in from lebanon, and they propped him up -- has ball a -- hezbollah in from lebanon, they propped him up any...
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iraq, on a map, yes, we still see the lines. but there is no more iraq. this is divided up into groups now. the sunni controls a region, the shiites and isis controls a big piece of that now. is-- does that mean we should really allocate that? should we say that this is a new region? should we accept that or. >> i think in a sense what we have to do is recognize that what we have are these three enclaves, or three stateless. i don't think it is going to change formally. but the kurds are essentially self-governing in the north. the shiites are self-governing in the south and the bad land in the middle that isis controls. and i think again when you look at syria, the lesson to learn from that is, if you did end up, imagine your wildest dream come true, the assad government which we are battling, does get toppled. what is goes to happen then. you are going to have chaos. the the alawites will try to create their own little state, the kurds, it will turn into an intensified civil war with probably these enclaves just like you have in iraq. >> trevor: one of
iraq, on a map, yes, we still see the lines. but there is no more iraq. this is divided up into groups now. the sunni controls a region, the shiites and isis controls a big piece of that now. is-- does that mean we should really allocate that? should we say that this is a new region? should we accept that or. >> i think in a sense what we have to do is recognize that what we have are these three enclaves, or three stateless. i don't think it is going to change formally. but the kurds are...
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iraq and afghanistan, it should. that is another thing. section 60 is characteristic of the most recent wars. the marines always do their part and then some. you really see what sacrifice they made and you also see something else that is characteristic of recent wars, the importance of special ops. it has become increasingly important in all that we do because there are so many special locks people out there, you see fighting, doing things out in the world. they are very well represented, section 60, many of them. not just people killed in action. it is also every war, go back through every war, there are almost as many people who died in training and accidents as die from bullets. you see a lot of that with special ops guys because it is high risks of, jumping out of airplanes, the parachute doesn't open. there is a disproportionate number of chopper pilots in section 60 from iraq and afghanistan. that is a way you get a round. every -- it is just a when, section 60, for every aspect or recent conflict, with your eyes open, you see everyt
iraq and afghanistan, it should. that is another thing. section 60 is characteristic of the most recent wars. the marines always do their part and then some. you really see what sacrifice they made and you also see something else that is characteristic of recent wars, the importance of special ops. it has become increasingly important in all that we do because there are so many special locks people out there, you see fighting, doing things out in the world. they are very well represented,...
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would fight again in iraq. this is the president speaking in june of 2014. >> i think we always have to guard against -- let me repeat what i've said in the past, american combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again. amy: just last month, president obama reversed course in afghanistan, halting the scheduled withdrawal of u.s. troops fighting in the nation's longest war. >> first, i decided to maintain our current posture of 9800 troops in afghanistan through most of next year, 2016. their mission will not change. our troops will continue to pursue those two now tasks that i outlined earlier -- training afghan forces and going after al qaeda. amy: in addition to the wars in iraq, syria and afghanistan, the u.s. continues to carry out drone strikes across the globe from pakistan to yemen to somalia. to talk more about the endless war, we begin today's show with phyllis bennis. she is a fellow at the institute for policy studies. she's written several books, including most recently, "understanding isi
would fight again in iraq. this is the president speaking in june of 2014. >> i think we always have to guard against -- let me repeat what i've said in the past, american combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again. amy: just last month, president obama reversed course in afghanistan, halting the scheduled withdrawal of u.s. troops fighting in the nation's longest war. >> first, i decided to maintain our current posture of 9800 troops in afghanistan through most of...
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i don't think it's our goal to restore iraq. i don't think it's our goal to restore functioning national syria. i would say our goal is to keep as many innocent people alife and keep the terrorists from roll up territory. i think our goal is what we want to prevent the even that relatively modest goal will turn out to be sufficient. i think the announcement made over this week is consistent with trying to keep the middle east from going over the cliff rather than trying to remake the middle east in our image. >> stop it from blowing up anymore. very, very interesting conversation. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> now from syria to iraq. the united states is talking about putting a handful of troops in syria, but already has thousands in iraq. how should we think about the united states's past and future involvement in iraq? you'll hear from the deputy secretary of state, next. ♪ ♪ (charge music) you wouldn't hire an organist without hearing them first. charge! so why would you invest without checking brokercheck? check y
i don't think it's our goal to restore iraq. i don't think it's our goal to restore functioning national syria. i would say our goal is to keep as many innocent people alife and keep the terrorists from roll up territory. i think our goal is what we want to prevent the even that relatively modest goal will turn out to be sufficient. i think the announcement made over this week is consistent with trying to keep the middle east from going over the cliff rather than trying to remake the middle...
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crisis was al qaeda anti-iraq - - in iraq and through november primary target of the united states. so now they just changed the brand name and marketing and strategy has evolved in a sophisticated manner that makes them all the greater to defeat. so it is the work of history going back to the early origins, a the founder of the feast the jailbird that went into iraq with the coalition campaign first he spent time in iraq and set up this organization which did not start as the al qaeda franchise but became one after a series of spectacular attacks targeting the jordanian embassy with sue wanted to give that average reader that we all have targets on their backs the would fly planes in the buildings into whatever they can to lead and humiliate and frankly every civilized country in the world so this is of broad history but it culminates with the profiles of who these guys are and what they want. >> host: can you go into what you describe very effectively in the of book of the social media and the internet campaign? keeping in mind the question of whether or not the extent to which is
crisis was al qaeda anti-iraq - - in iraq and through november primary target of the united states. so now they just changed the brand name and marketing and strategy has evolved in a sophisticated manner that makes them all the greater to defeat. so it is the work of history going back to the early origins, a the founder of the feast the jailbird that went into iraq with the coalition campaign first he spent time in iraq and set up this organization which did not start as the al qaeda...
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you need a viable fighting force in both places, iraq and syria. you get one in iraq by having a political solution in baghdad that gives the sunnis a future stake in their country. once you have that, sunni tribes will fight for us against isis. and they will be effective. in syria, the fighting force is the syrian army. we need to get them focused on fighting isis. the way you do that -- charlie: you've got to take off the head. mr. morell: you have to take off the head and resolve the assad problem, although he may need to stick around while you make that transition. on the military front, and you could start this even beforehand, relaxing rules of engagement. more special forces on the ground to provide advice, forward air controllers on the frontline to call in precision airstrikes. charlie: advisers embedded at the battalion level? mr. morell: mm-hmm. charlie: but how do you convince the iranians, the russians, the turks, the saudi's all to come together with some idea that this has to stop? the other possibility is, what surprises me is that
you need a viable fighting force in both places, iraq and syria. you get one in iraq by having a political solution in baghdad that gives the sunnis a future stake in their country. once you have that, sunni tribes will fight for us against isis. and they will be effective. in syria, the fighting force is the syrian army. we need to get them focused on fighting isis. the way you do that -- charlie: you've got to take off the head. mr. morell: you have to take off the head and resolve the assad...
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and, yes, he was in american custody during the iraq war. al baghdadi has shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as, believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see abu bakr as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was allowed open access to all of them. >> he wasn't considered from everything that we know now a high-level detainee, and he was allowed to, you know, lead prayers, he was allowed to give religious lessons. >> the future leader of isis was giving other inmates lessons on islam. those inmates were jihadists or former ba'athists, henchmen of saddam, or simply common criminals. >> it most assuredly was a jihadist university. unquestionably. >> put them all together in the baking heat of southern iraq, with al baghdadi, a man who dreamed of a new kind of terror, it was a recipe for isis. >> they were meeting, they were playing soccer tog
and, yes, he was in american custody during the iraq war. al baghdadi has shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as, believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see abu bakr as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was allowed open access to all of them. >> he wasn't considered from...
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it was only iraq's army that could have stopped isis. instead, iraqi soldiers threw down their weapons and ran. [ phone ringing ] >> hello? >> next on "blindsided," what drives these people? what makes them tick? you'll go inside the mind of a radical. meet a man who was prepared to die for a fantasy, the idea of an islamic caliphate. the greata property is that you can create wealth through capital appreciation, and this has been denied to many south africans for generations. this is an opportunity to right that wrong. the idea was to bring capital into the affordable housing space in south africa, with a fund that offers families of modest income safe and good accommodation. citi got involved very early on and showed an enormous commitment. and that gave other investors confidence. citi's really unique, because they bring deep understanding of what's happening in africa. i really believe we only live once, and so you need to take an idea that you have and go for it. you have the opportunity to say, "i've been part of the creation of ov
it was only iraq's army that could have stopped isis. instead, iraqi soldiers threw down their weapons and ran. [ phone ringing ] >> hello? >> next on "blindsided," what drives these people? what makes them tick? you'll go inside the mind of a radical. meet a man who was prepared to die for a fantasy, the idea of an islamic caliphate. the greata property is that you can create wealth through capital appreciation, and this has been denied to many south africans for...
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he refers to the iraq vote. a time of great difficulty and it has become hugely controversial, but we must not let that hold us back from making correct decisions when we are under such threat, and we all are. that bomb in paris could have been london. if they had their way, it would be london. adviceand here with behind me that taking action will degrade and reduce the threat over time? absolutely. and i have examined my conscience, and that is what it is telling me. >> may i strongly endorse my right honorable friends view expressed this morning, now is the time to scale up diplomatic efforts to resolve the syrian .onflict and to defeat isis havecourages you to discussions with president putin, who has the ear of president assad. and may i also remind him that it was thanks to the intervention of the royal air force and other air forces that iraq was prevented from falling of isis hands completely. theakes no sense to stop at borders today. mr. cameron: the point about poignantarticularly that was stopped by a
he refers to the iraq vote. a time of great difficulty and it has become hugely controversial, but we must not let that hold us back from making correct decisions when we are under such threat, and we all are. that bomb in paris could have been london. if they had their way, it would be london. adviceand here with behind me that taking action will degrade and reduce the threat over time? absolutely. and i have examined my conscience, and that is what it is telling me. >> may i strongly...
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of the state in iraq in 2003. this was an illegal action as far as the united nations was concerned. the effect of that illegal action has been so great, to characterize it as a mistake seems, i think, rather precious to me. it is far more than a mistake. and until u.s. foreign policy planners begin to seriously consider their culpability in producing the kind of social forces that you rocked to attack , beirut, inkara paris, i don't think there will be a real shift of policymaking. so i think this is an historical opportunity with the russians and the americans starting to discuss what to do with isis or to reconsider the question of regime change, to reconsider the question of evangelical foreign-policy that seems to have brought far more grief to the world than peace and security for people. , we're goingashad to take a break and come back to you and go to paris to speak with a muslim leader in paris as this broadcast is taking place, there is a muslim rally taking place in paris. vijay prashad is professor of
of the state in iraq in 2003. this was an illegal action as far as the united nations was concerned. the effect of that illegal action has been so great, to characterize it as a mistake seems, i think, rather precious to me. it is far more than a mistake. and until u.s. foreign policy planners begin to seriously consider their culpability in producing the kind of social forces that you rocked to attack , beirut, inkara paris, i don't think there will be a real shift of policymaking. so i think...
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the same thing in iraq. they defeated saddam hussein, removed him from power but what is happened after that? the problem is victory can be achieved but we have to have plans after victories. do we have any plan? what will happen to the middle east after we defeat, if we defeat the islamic state? no one can tell us about the future syria. no can tell is the future of iraq. how can we create persistence with this yet, this is the most important thing. >> it you mention some external vulnerabilities of the islamic state. the question i think was about internal vulnerabilities. do you see anything inside the administration that might weaken the organization question i. >> yes. internal and next are not related. that is almost impossible. usually the internal vulnerability is defeated by the outside. this is the most important important, yes it is foldable inside because as i mentioned because of the lack of government. because the people are not involved, they're not determining their future. this is the proble
the same thing in iraq. they defeated saddam hussein, removed him from power but what is happened after that? the problem is victory can be achieved but we have to have plans after victories. do we have any plan? what will happen to the middle east after we defeat, if we defeat the islamic state? no one can tell us about the future syria. no can tell is the future of iraq. how can we create persistence with this yet, this is the most important thing. >> it you mention some external...
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they were also heard saying syria and iraq. we now know there were three teams of terrorists coordinating the attacks. authorities say seven attackers died, detonating identical suicide belts. while over the weekend in brussels authorities say a car leading them to make three arrests in relation to the paris attacks. and among the 129 dead, 23-year-old california state university student nohemi gonzalez, studying design and spending time abroad, a professor calling her a shining student. while here on the streets of paris this sunday, many here cannot get those images out of their minds. even in a city that's already been tested last january with the "charlie hebdo" attack, the deputy mayor saying they've never seen anything like that, the fact that all seven attackers died wearing identical suicide belts, he said, is a signal that they're dealing with a new wave, a new front on this we are joined by police chief fabien golfier responsible for 20,000 officers in the region. thanks for joining us this morning, captain. we learne
they were also heard saying syria and iraq. we now know there were three teams of terrorists coordinating the attacks. authorities say seven attackers died, detonating identical suicide belts. while over the weekend in brussels authorities say a car leading them to make three arrests in relation to the paris attacks. and among the 129 dead, 23-year-old california state university student nohemi gonzalez, studying design and spending time abroad, a professor calling her a shining student. while...
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okay they invaded iraq. why did they not bring sectarian to iraq? they are a multicultural country. they need help establishing a quality. how do you make people coexist with each other?? we did not apply the same rules to iraq and this is why we have a problem in iraq and syria. >> thank you sir. >> yes another question please. my question was, does he have any further comments to make about the role of iran. and just to follow-up on what he was saying, some say the middle east is not ready for democracy and we can't force it there. >> so when we think about the future of the region, after the islamic state, scholars disagree about whether liberal democracy democracy is possible in this part of the world. do you think liberal democracy with constitutions and elections and freedom of the press as possible in the arab countries? >> it's possible, but the problem is we don't have the culture of liberalism or the culture of democracy in our part of the world. you cannot actually import democracy and say to the middle eastern people you have to adopt it. the problem is we have to prepar
okay they invaded iraq. why did they not bring sectarian to iraq? they are a multicultural country. they need help establishing a quality. how do you make people coexist with each other?? we did not apply the same rules to iraq and this is why we have a problem in iraq and syria. >> thank you sir. >> yes another question please. my question was, does he have any further comments to make about the role of iran. and just to follow-up on what he was saying, some say the middle east is...
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iran seems to be -- if you will -- more influential frs in iraq as far as in iraq and syria. isire out there fighting l, we are not protecting the people that put security back into syria. it is a confusing situation. it is hard for us to say what the endgame is. somebody has any explanation for that and tell me what we are trying to accomplish, i would be happy to hear it. >> i will take that, senator. objective paramount is to defeat of isil. >> that is our number one priority. -- on by : they said they would fight isil, that is not what they're doing. this is just fuels the civil war. >> the united states and russia has two complete different objectives. secretary carter: they say that. >> they are in line with iran when it comes to protecting assad. secretary carter: iran has office -- has also supported assad. the endgame has to be a transition in which assad is no longer running the country. we would like to see that occur, and as peaceful and promptly as possible. we would like there to be the -- of -- >> is it obviously that russia and iran will have more influence on
iran seems to be -- if you will -- more influential frs in iraq as far as in iraq and syria. isire out there fighting l, we are not protecting the people that put security back into syria. it is a confusing situation. it is hard for us to say what the endgame is. somebody has any explanation for that and tell me what we are trying to accomplish, i would be happy to hear it. >> i will take that, senator. objective paramount is to defeat of isil. >> that is our number one priority. --...
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that was not unusual in iraq or afghanistan. the potential he was wearing a suicide vest was medium to high. charlie: did he think anybody knew where he was? mr. mcraven: absolutely not. but we didn't know that. you asked the question about it we know whether or not the pakistanis knew that bin laden was there, were they going to tip bin laden off? we didn't know that. intelligence has shown that was not the case for going into the compound we were not certain, or whether or not the compound was rigged with explosives. the premise was unless bin laden has his hands in the air and you can determine he doesn't have a suicide vest on, you need to shoot him. charlie: and that determination -- there is controversy of who fired the fatal shot. mr. mcraven: the issue with bin laden is you can imagine you are just landed in this compound, guys are wearing night vision goggles. it is dark. they have had to engage in individuals on their way up the stairwell and blow some doors down because they were barricaded. the adrenaline is pumping.
that was not unusual in iraq or afghanistan. the potential he was wearing a suicide vest was medium to high. charlie: did he think anybody knew where he was? mr. mcraven: absolutely not. but we didn't know that. you asked the question about it we know whether or not the pakistanis knew that bin laden was there, were they going to tip bin laden off? we didn't know that. intelligence has shown that was not the case for going into the compound we were not certain, or whether or not the compound...
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they are not-- it's not like america going in to iraq. this is sunni muslims going into sunni muslim areas. and i think, you know, they probably don't welcome isis, but they look at the alternatives, and they say well, you know, maybe it's all right for now. >> rose: assuming that you want-- you want to degrade or erode or eliminate isis, how do you go about convincing the sunnis in those territories, anbar province, for example, "you're make a terrible mistake and these guys are not people you want to be associated with, even though you share sunni islam?" >> i think it's a very, very difficult case for, you know, the iraq government, for the americans to make. i mean, you know, the americans have been on the ground since 2003. i mean, the tensions between the shia and the shiite go back forever during saddam hussein's era. it wasn't as if the shiite were treated particularly well. in fact, just the opposite. i don't know how you make that awrpt. i really don't. i mean-- >> i think one part of the argument is just to show that they are l
they are not-- it's not like america going in to iraq. this is sunni muslims going into sunni muslim areas. and i think, you know, they probably don't welcome isis, but they look at the alternatives, and they say well, you know, maybe it's all right for now. >> rose: assuming that you want-- you want to degrade or erode or eliminate isis, how do you go about convincing the sunnis in those territories, anbar province, for example, "you're make a terrible mistake and these guys are not...
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forces were engaged in regular combat against iraq. you know, enforcing no-fly zones in the north, you know, and -- and the south, you know, so the question here is -- is, you know, does the -- you know, is there -- i think there's -- there should absolutely be a political commitment, you know, to go to war, but wars are no longer going to end with a ceremony on the uss missouri. they will end with a murky conclusion. and as we have seen in iraq, we may have thought the war ended in 2011, only to pick up again in 2013. >> but are there things you do if you have the wind at your back to make a declaration. to make a struggle against another country that you can't do when the amuf defines a time concern of when you are supposed to be done, and so on. >> presidents have sought an expression of support, you know, for -- you know, the taking of the military into, you know, offensive, you know, military action, and yet i think part of this is in fact about, you know, politics that when you have a declaration of war it becomes an all-out war.
forces were engaged in regular combat against iraq. you know, enforcing no-fly zones in the north, you know, and -- and the south, you know, so the question here is -- is, you know, does the -- you know, is there -- i think there's -- there should absolutely be a political commitment, you know, to go to war, but wars are no longer going to end with a ceremony on the uss missouri. they will end with a murky conclusion. and as we have seen in iraq, we may have thought the war ended in 2011, only...
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to invade iraq in 2003. the shia politician with a phd from the university of chicago built ties with recorders and the bush administration. >> for those who stood with the dictator and continue to question the intentions of the american and british governments, we invite you to come and visit the mass graves where half a million of our citizens law. >> reporter: but his relationship with washington would soon turn from close to cold. he received millions of dollars from the cia for forwarding evidence that he said showed saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was considered a favorite to leave iraq after saddam hussein was toppled, yet after it become clear the information he provided was false, he u.s. began distancing itself from him. >> i will be very much part of the future of iraq, but i'm not a candidate for any political office. i want to focus on i'm home, and focus on rebuilding civil society in iraq which is the basis of a true democracy. >> reporter: iraq and the u.s. forces invaded h
to invade iraq in 2003. the shia politician with a phd from the university of chicago built ties with recorders and the bush administration. >> for those who stood with the dictator and continue to question the intentions of the american and british governments, we invite you to come and visit the mass graves where half a million of our citizens law. >> reporter: but his relationship with washington would soon turn from close to cold. he received millions of dollars from the cia for...
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for instance, iraq, iraq does not like to be a member icc because there are still many conflict there and they're afraid. but iraq can make a decision very limited. iraq baghdad can decide just go accept jurisdiction for sinjar mountains. just since august 2014. so that meaning just the area where the genocide was committed. and that will allow icc to intervene by different way. >> sometimes is it just a matter of there being the political will to do it? >> totally. not just sometime, sometimes. >> always. >> all the time. all the time. political will is now the next phase. because when, in 1945, oh, oh, look. when the armenian were slaughter, even the word genocide didn't exist. when the germans killed everyone during the second world war, there was no law. the, the genocide convention was adopted in 1948. and , we need another 50 years to have a court implementing it. now the next step is, okay, we have a law, court decision. but because there is no global police, we need to invent a different way to participate in this. and that's the next phase. >> just a couple years ago, about s
for instance, iraq, iraq does not like to be a member icc because there are still many conflict there and they're afraid. but iraq can make a decision very limited. iraq baghdad can decide just go accept jurisdiction for sinjar mountains. just since august 2014. so that meaning just the area where the genocide was committed. and that will allow icc to intervene by different way. >> sometimes is it just a matter of there being the political will to do it? >> totally. not just...
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iran is all over iraq. they filled in the vacuum that was created when we left. the region is worried about iranian dominant. >> dickerson: the walt street journal wrototthat the kind of operation that you both are recommending could require 40 to 50,000 troops is that what people should be considering here? >> the could good news 90% would come from the condition. the kind of force 10 1/2% of the force will come from western powers, e force that we're talking about will come from regional armies, there are large regional armies, egypt, turkey, they would go into the fight if you put assad on the table. so mosof the figing will be done by the region. they will -- one thing i can tell you a aut iraq, next president of the united states is going to be dealing with isil and iraq, because what we have in place here is small, it's limited in focus and will get limited results. have done limited capability we don't have enough american troops inside of iraq to destroy isil any time soon. >> i believe weake it back, which is very important with relatively short period o
iran is all over iraq. they filled in the vacuum that was created when we left. the region is worried about iranian dominant. >> dickerson: the walt street journal wrototthat the kind of operation that you both are recommending could require 40 to 50,000 troops is that what people should be considering here? >> the could good news 90% would come from the condition. the kind of force 10 1/2% of the force will come from western powers, e force that we're talking about will come from...
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oldest civilizations on display at the iraq museum in central baghdad. the walls and corridors of this gallery are adorned with stone carvings dating back to the time of the severe vinnies and babylonians, societies that predate jesus christ by thousands of years. they has worked at the iraq museum since 1999. she says in the weeks leading up to the 2003 u.s.-led invasion, she and her colleagues warned iraqi and american officials that the museum was vulnerable from mob listened. >> more than 50,000 pieces were stolen just from this m museum. they damaged other things, furniture and everything. >> reporter: almost immediately officials began effort to his get back the relics. objects were unoathed from private homes, covered in raids and some simply repeater on the museum's shelves. others were seized from international antiquities market in jordan, lebanon, syria, kuwait, saudi arabia and as far as away as new york. including this piece known as the statue. the 150-kilogram bronze relic dates back to the ancients mess pa train vinnie a indicate vinnie p
oldest civilizations on display at the iraq museum in central baghdad. the walls and corridors of this gallery are adorned with stone carvings dating back to the time of the severe vinnies and babylonians, societies that predate jesus christ by thousands of years. they has worked at the iraq museum since 1999. she says in the weeks leading up to the 2003 u.s.-led invasion, she and her colleagues warned iraqi and american officials that the museum was vulnerable from mob listened. >> more...
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forces have pulled out of iraq county bid to read 3,000 with the iraqi military in iraq and kurdistan with a shrinking presence in afghanistan and the question is still open open, you will not have the size of the task force at the height of the of war there. but that would probably lead to a border defused presence around the world. >> what did you learn of the effectiveness, i did you learn any political lessons from what you discovered? >> i did not approach the book looking for political lessons certainly there is some to be learned and how to reorganize itself and a large part of the book tells a story however of the organization w
forces have pulled out of iraq county bid to read 3,000 with the iraqi military in iraq and kurdistan with a shrinking presence in afghanistan and the question is still open open, you will not have the size of the task force at the height of the of war there. but that would probably lead to a border defused presence around the world. >> what did you learn of the effectiveness, i did you learn any political lessons from what you discovered? >> i did not approach the book looking for...
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iraq. there was a civil war there and sunnis and and the now they are taking their revenge. it's incumbent on us to take in these refugees because we had a helping hand in creating isis. is i cannothing believe the amount of blatant leadersgoing on in our and everybody is silent about it. they want to alienate muslims in this country. this is what europe has done and that's why you have these nefarious people slaughtering people because of how they are treated. they are not assimilated into the society and that's what will happen in the united states. by passing this bill, donald trump says these unbelievable words and nobody is refuting it. the media is not challenging him ,n these insane statements for muslimsbadges in shutting down mosques, this is insane. 47 democrats supported this bill that was voted on in the house yesterday and one of those was representative brad g who spoke out in favor of the legislation. [video clip] >> i cannot sit back and and more the concerns of my constitue
iraq. there was a civil war there and sunnis and and the now they are taking their revenge. it's incumbent on us to take in these refugees because we had a helping hand in creating isis. is i cannothing believe the amount of blatant leadersgoing on in our and everybody is silent about it. they want to alienate muslims in this country. this is what europe has done and that's why you have these nefarious people slaughtering people because of how they are treated. they are not assimilated into the...