grant, dwight d eisenhower, george patton, and g buzzra aldrin.t of notable graduates are just as impressive as the architecture on campus. the academy was the first institutions in the nation to adopt the gothic style of architecture. core buildings forming a imposing granite fortress, symbolic of the strength and tenacity to lead the united states army into the future. among them the exquisite cadet chapel which resembles a medieval fortress overlooking medieval fortress overlooking irish and italian immigrants who were stonemasons were told they would get citizenship if the chapel was completed in fiveget years. they completed it in 14 months. the 1492 windows truth themo sanctuary are dedicated to onein of the graduating classes from 1802 to 1976. ♪ tradition reminutes a big part of the academy. as soldiers wear the same style gray uniforms as those in 1802 as a badge of honor. while living out the motto, duty, honor, and country. ♪. >> class dismissed. [cheering] the holiday season would not be complete without the annual west point holiday c

named for a class of 1915 graduates, general and later president, dwight d. eisenhower.one of the largest theaters in america designed to hold the entire corps of cadets. here is the west point band performing the christmas classic "up on the house top" and west point theme. [♪] snoavment here we go, say hello. it's the west point holiday show. shopping has begun. [♪] let it snow ♪ ♪ it's the west point holiday show ♪ ♪ memories of the seasons throughout the year ♪ ♪ the memories we hold dear. ♪ here we go to the west point holiday show. it's the west point holiday show ♪ [♪] ♪ here comes santa claus, here he comes. ♪ up on the house top reindeer fall ♪ out jumped santa claus ♪ ♪ he wants a guarantee ♪ ♪ ho-healthcare o-o. p up on the house top, click chic click, down through the chimney with old saint nick ♪ ♪ here comes santa claus, ♪ here he comes. ♪ give him a basket three people t tall. ♪ up on the house top click chic click down through the chimney with old st. nick ♪ ♪ up on the house top click click click, down through the chimney with old st. nick ♪ ♪ up on the

dwight d eisenhower is going to stay there and we have other pieces as well. this is also a place where partners can come into play. i was just overseas and i was with my counterpart in the uk and a we talked a little bit abt what their carrier might be about to do. we will see how that works out. >> there's not a tipping point now but you have any since when that could, they could be at the tipping point? it seems likely have heard for so long that there is carrier rotation and the cycle is so tight and there's not always a lot of wiggle room for major deviations. frankly and what they have seen with the invasion of ukraine october 7. you have any sense of where it starts to impact the rotational deployment >> i think we have a margin off iterror. we have a response plan. we are an example in the if the carrier were to come home she would go into sustained period where she remains ready and trained and fully independent right now. of course we want to get her and her air wing off the ship and ready to train them for the next cycle. it's a big piece of metal t

dwight d eisenhower. citizen of the united states. spokesman and symbol of the free world. and son of abilene. as richer study as this nation has produced of the capacity for greatness, which at its grassroots. the big picture is an report for the armed forces, the american people produced by the army pictorial center. presented by the department. the army, in cooperation with good evening. i'm executive director of the john f kennedy library foundation. and on behalf of my library and foundation, i'm delighted to welcome all of you who are watching online as well as those of you who are in person with us today. i would also like to acknowledge the generous support of our underwriters of the kennedy forum's lead sponsors, bank of america and the lowell institute, and our media sponsor, the boston. and many thanks. the white house correspondents association. all of your partnership and cooperation to make tonight's program a reality we look forward to robust question and answer period tonight. if you're joining us online, you'll see full instructions on screen for submitting

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at one point, if you recall when dwight d. eisenhower came into theater, you have four carriers underway and they were operating together in the western pacific. that is what you get with those big chess pieces. the robust process that the united states navy can undertake. decisions have been made to extend the strike group for all the right policy reasons and what it means from a deterrence perspective, rest assured the secretary and president look at that very closely. there is a cost to that later as we think about the generation in the out years so every time you extend, there is a price to be paid. right now, it is a manageable cost. we are now at a tipping point from that perspective. they are going to stay there. we have other pieces on the board as well and this is also a place where allies and partners can come into play. i was just in -- i was just overseas and i was with my counterpart in the u.k. and we talked a little bit about what their carrier might be able to do. we will see how it plays out but you know, we d

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook invited to meet his troops on the ground and assess the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans, folks, for a quick victory were stating. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein now and also and then heading east. during the fighting a 22 year old, a tele in american from pennsylvania, arrived in the hook and but in his youth he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month. and it wore itself a long time. the german artillery lessons. it just never stopped. that really bomb does. it's hard to leave the days follow the same pattern for me.

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook advised to meet his troops on the ground and assess the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans, folks, for a quick victory were stating. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped across in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein, how an old house and then heading east during the fighting a 22 year old, a tele and american from pennsylvania arrived in the hook and but in his youth he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month and it wore as a long time. the german artillery lessons. it just never stopped. that really bomb does. it's hard to leave. the days following the same pattern. for m

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook invited to meet his troops on the ground and assess the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans, folks, for a quick victory were stating. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein now and also. and then heading east. during the fighting a 22 year old italian american from pennsylvania arrived in hooking. but in his youth, he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month in the war is a long time. the german artillery lessons, it just never stopped. that really bomb does. it's actually if you know the days of all of the same pattern is again

a few days after the defeat, general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook advised to meet his troops on the ground and assess the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the, the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans, folks for a quick victory were stating. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein, how and wholesale, and then heading east during the fighting a 22 year old, telling an american from pennsylvania arrived in the hook. and but it is, you'd, you'd hope to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month in a war. it's a long time. the german artillery lessons. it just never stopped. that really bomb does. it's hard to leave the days following the same pattern

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook advised to meet his troops on the ground and assess the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans hopes for a quick victory were stating the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein, how and wholesale, and then heading east. during the fighting a 22 year old, a tele, an american from pennsylvania, arrived in the hook and bought in his youth. he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month in the war. it's a long time. the german artillery lessons, it just never stopped. that really bombed us through charge of these days followed the same pattern as a

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook invited to meet his troops on the ground and assess the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans, folks, for a quick victory were fading. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein, how an old house and then heading east. during the fighting a 22 year old, a tele and american from pennsylvania arrived in the hook and bought in his youth. he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month, and it war is a long time. the german artillery lessons, it just never stopped. that really bomb does. it's actually a days follow the same pattern. for me is

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook invited to meet his troops on the ground and assessed the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans hopes for a quick victory were stating. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein, how and wholesale, and then heading east. during the fighting a 22 year old telling an american from pennsylvania arrived in the hills combined in his youth, he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month, and it wore a sort of a long time. the german artillery lessons in just the never stopped that really bombed us through charge of these days followed the same

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook invited to meet his troops on the ground and assessed the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. of the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans, folks, for a quick victory were stating. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein now and also and then heading east. during the fighting a 22 year old, a tele in american from pennsylvania, arrived in the hook and but in his youth he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say, a month, a month in the war. it's a long time. the german artillery lessons, it just never stopped that really bomb does. it's actually a days follow the same pattern for me is ag

a few days after the defeat general dwight d eisenhower came to the hook invited to meet his troops on the ground and assess the situation. neither the allied supreme commander nor his officers had expected so many casualties. the mood was despondent. the the autumn of 1944 remained unusually wet and cold, and the terrain became more and more impassable every day. the americans, folks, for a quick victory were stating. busy the they had already spent 2 months in the hook invite. the forest they had hoped to cross in just a few days. the in mid november 1944, the americans launched a 3rd offense. at this time, they tried to advance by going further north, passing through the villages of klein, how an old house and then heading east during the fighting a 22 year old, a tele in american from pennsylvania, arrived in the hook and but in his youth he had hoped to become a photographer. we were there, i would say a month, a month in the war. it's a long time. the german artillery lessons, it just never stopped. that really bomb does. it's ours and these days followed the same pattern is agai

i mentioned dwight d eisenhower writing the speech, apologized for what could have been the massacre of d-day emperor hirohito in japan writing a speech apologizing for the horrors of world war two. take us through those speeches. yeah, apologies are really interesting. and we talked about this a little before when we were busy coordinating our outfits the evening the there is some evidence now sort of scholarly evidence that you should never that an demoralizes your supporters and emboldens your detractors never apologize and it's really tough to see that because and you see a lot of people in elected elected officials and other business leaders absolutely taking advice. right because people short attention spans people things blow over. but part of why i highlighted these apology speeches, even though in one case it didn't have to be given, and in another case, an emperor hirohito prevented it from being given, is that there's such examples of the importance of taking responsibility eisenhower in this very short speech that he's written in. and he misstates it. he only takes time t

dwight d. eisenhower scored an air to air kill, shooting down drones launched from yemen. first air to air kill for a super hornet back in 2017, shot down a fighter jet attacking u.s. forces in syria, and now they are under attack from nato ally turkey. >> whenever you are standing in front of a lawn that needs mowing, they will wait until you start talking and then they start mowing. thanks so much. >> every time. >> jonathan: very true, rich. very true indeed. victoria coates, former deputy national security adviser and heritage foundation vice president of foreign policy. i want to start by looking at a "wall street journal" editorial, scathing one about president biden's reaction to the attacks on u.s. assets, said mr. biden's highest priority is avoiding escalation by iran or proxies. mr. biden is afraid, we use that word advisedly, of being involved in a larger conflict which might not be popular in an election year. about you that anxiety is now interfering with his core obligation to defend u.s. forces. president biden is afraid, victoria, that fair? >> well, jonat

our daughter, wife, mother for serving in the navy abroad at the dwight d eisenhower deployed in theo army veterans have decided to work toward sending 5000 care packages to all sailors on her carrier. we left the national support for our troops to encourage a morale boost spirits. let's do it. by the way there's a drone attack at the eisenhower. they're able to avoid it but my sense is it's a very stressful time so that carrier which is like a whole state in itself but rabbit wrote me in instagram thank you for getting it. he said he bought the audiobook and listen to it on his drive to rosemary beacon then saw clay travis at a bookstore for a re read. that's a great book brian i will tell you clay was extremely entertaining for thanks so much for getting the audio version. hand on facebook what about the story? i asked you politics belong at the dinner table over holidays? eric wrote this. we do because everyone is on the same page. if not best to avoid any discussion out of respect for others present. that is not what we hear from tyrus he said engage in different attitudes and be

from the aircraft's carrier dwight d eisenhower the guided missile destroyed gravely is to respond to a distress call after danish owned cargo ship came under attack for the second time in two days. that cargo ship was hit by a missile yesterday and greatly shot down to ballistic missiles. the heels arrived on scene today, they were shot at. the americans returned fire, sinking three of those facts and gun votes killing all those according to a central command one boater bugged out and headed home here is more from john kirby. >> we do not seek a conflict in the region we certainly are not looking for a conflict with the houthis the best outcome would be for them to stop the attacks. >> present biden faces a number of foreign policy challenges at home with the stock market with major gains near record highs, something he doesn't mention his biden's topic advisor record-setting $1 trillion worth of credit card debt. >> if you actually look at the trend in the economy, the strength of consumer spending, real wage gains for nine months in a row year-over-year for mid level workers i thin

at one point, if you recall when dwight d.isenhower came into theater, you have four carriers underway and they were operating together in the western pacific. that is what you get with those big chess pieces. the robust process that the united states navy can undertake. decisions have been made to extend the strike group for all the right policy reasons and what it means from a deterrence perspective, rest assured the secretary and president look at that very closely. there is a cost to that later as we think about the generation in the out years so every time you extend, there is a price to be paid. right now, it is a manageable cost. we are now at a tipping point from that perspective. they are going to stay there. we have other pieces on the board as well and this is also a place where allies and partners can come into play. i was just in -- i was just overseas and i was with my counterpart in the u.k. and we talked a little bit about what their carrier might be able to do. we will see how it plays out but you know, we don

. >> aircraft carrier uss dwight d eisenhower is now on station off the coast of yemen ready to launcher hornets if the order there's also destroyers and a cruise from the strike group that could launch tomahawk cruise missiles and clock including the mason which did back in 2016 launched tomahawk's into yemen in 2016 after shot out so far their wedding orders from president biden. jon: these are not just american ships getting fired on in the gulf. so are any other nations are talking about using military action there? or is it just the u.s.? >> jon, was how the british destroyer type 45 destroyed the hms diamond shoot down a drone just yesterday it was a french warship also in the red sea. also shut down a pair of drones recently. you do have international partners employments in the red sea that could take offensive action if ordered if there is a coalition which that appears to be coming tomorrow it is a notable task force 153 was established a year ago to do this very sort of thing in the red sea. >> lucas tomlinson ally from the white house thanks lucas. israel's prime minister b

. >> in the strait of hormuz, iranian drone flew within 1500 yards of the uss dwight d.sel as it traveled through the key shipping route. the u.s. shot down drones flying too close to warships near the bad allman dab strait. and in the gulf of aden, missiles targeted an israeli tanker. >> bret: is it possible that a major disruption could happen along trade routes as you are having this major in israel transportation could also impact the oil market. the oil market looks ahead. it doesn't mean that all the oil in the region has to stop. if one tanker stops, traders are going to start to bid the price up. >> bret: iran ships its oil using the flags of other countries to try to evade sanctions. some experts warn increasing sanctions on iran could lead to hostility along the key shipping routes. >> you see policymakers in the u.s. looking to you reimpose sanctions on iran. you know, there are concerns about what that would mean for global oil prices. we should start looking here at home at policies to increase, not restrict american oil production. >> in 2014, congress deci

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to launch airstrikes against the houthis in yemen but you can see the uss dwight d eisenhower in the gulf right now ready to launch in dozens of f-18 super hornets ever ordered. destroyers and crews in the mist could've launched tomahawk cruise missiles as well early on "fox news sunday" former special assistant to president george w. bush or national security issues warn it's only a matter of time before iran's proxy forces get lucky with their attacks and kill americans in the middle east. >> one of these days, one of these muscles is going to get through and hit a ship wanted its rockets is going to get on to the airbase in a blow up a dining hall and there will be to pay. the american people should demand their leadership more action to protect american soldiers overseas. >> last month he houthis shut down $32 million u.s. reaper drone off the coast of yemen here it's a part of the u.s. is not retaliated. arthel: it meanwhile before you go out lucas there is russia and russian foreign minister is making news today tell us what he is saying. >> russia's top diplomat is gone for in

navy helicopters from the aircraft carrier uss dwight d. eisenhower returned fire in self-defensor killing all fighters aboard three gun boats from yemen. one managed to escape. both helicopters returned to their warships unharped. -- unharmed. white house spokesman if john kimlyly re-- kirby reacted this morning. >> we certainly aren't looking for a conflict with the houthis. the best outcome would be for the houthis to stop these attacks. >> reporter: when the president leaves st. croix and returns to washington, he has a number of domestic and foreign policy challenges. he also, of course, has to run for re-election in 2024. gillian? gillian: lucas tomlinson, thank you. ♪ gillian: well, fights escalating this weekend with multiple states expecting to challenge trump's 2024 ticket legitimacy. joining me to debate is former special assistant to president trump at the white house mark if lotter and democratic -- marc lotter and democratic analyst ari -- [inaudible] thanks for being here. marc, let's start with the republican side with this

d. guest: well, i guess i would agree with many of the judgments that the caller is making about thomas jefferson. he is sometimes a kind of maddening figure. and i think we all have a ndcy when we read history of the early republic to see battles between the federalists and republicans, as jefferson called group. we tend to take a side on that. the fact is they were grappling with very difficult matters. the founders also they hated political parties and the whole idea of political parties, unlike edmund burke in england who had defended that concept, but they quickly gave political parties over substantial issues. hamilton's financial program is very serious and very successful in my view. they were principled objections to it from james madison, thomas jefferson among others. and they were facing what turned out to be a 22 year world war between revolutionary france and mercantile britain. france had been our revolutionary war ally. britain we shared certain cultural ties and also our

our daughter, wife, mother for serving in the navy abroad at the dwight d eisenhower deployed in themy veterans have decided to work toward sending 5000 care packages to all sailors on her carrier. we left the national support for our troops to encourage a morale boost spirits. let's do it. by the way there's a drone attack at the eisenhower. they're able to avoid it but my sense is it's a very stressful time so that carrier which is like a whole state in itself but rabbit wrote me in instagram thank you for getting it. he said he bought the audiobook and listen to it on his drive to rosemary beacon then saw clay travis at a bookstore for a r read. that's a great book brian i will tell you clay was extremely entertaining for thanks so much for getting the audio version. hand on facebook what about the story? i asked you politics belong at the dinner table over holidays? eric wrote this. we do because everyone is on the same page. if not best to avoid any discussion out of respect for others present. that is not what we hear from tyrus he said engage in different attitudes and beliefs

navy helicopters and the aircraft carrier uss dwight d eisenhower destroyer gravely returned fire ing all iranian backed fighters on board three of those ships one escaped rate white house spokesman john kirby reacted this morning. >> we do not seek a conflict in that region we certainly are not looking for a conflict with the houthis print the best outcome would be for them to stop these attacks. >> prespresent biden as a numbef international domestic challenges when he returns to washington later this week there is also of course that grueling reelection campaign for 2024. molly: all eyes are on the houthis to see what happens next as far as they are concerned frate lucas thomason thank you. rich: what can we expect from the u.s. economy in 2024 and how will consumer spending holed up in the new year? let's bring in gene marks and president of the marks group a small business expert. gene, thank you for joining us this afternoon. let's start with consumer spending was pretty strong throughout the year set up a little bit recently but what do you think for 2024? >> that is a great q

in terms of forces in that region you have that uss dwight d eisenhower a strike group aircraft carriers in the gulf of pf f-15, f-16 flying out of the air base cu carrying out some te other strikes in iraq and syria. arthel: lots more on the story this week. lucas tomlinson, thank you. eric: the attacks and the forces in shipping only increases. back in the 1980s when iran attacked oil tankers in the persian gulf president ronald reagan took decisive action doctor rebecca grant with much more than this. exiting fight administration taking enough of a strong response considering there been 75 attacks on our forces? the latest attacks by the houthis rebels have apparently hit a british cargo ship. >> i agree with leon. i would say it's time for central command to start developing some strike options that would get iran's attention and keep those on the shelf. the region is becoming a houthis shooting gallery as you correctly pointed out. the uss carney has been shooting back. what's new in this report is this is a multi- ship multi- weapon attack. we do not want to see escalation from the

military central command says helicopters in the aircraft carrier uss dwight d eisenhower destroyer greatlyurned fire sinking three of the gunboats killing all crewmembers aboard. one managed to escape. both helicopters returned to the ships unharmed. >> lucas turning to the economy in the new year they were encouraging numbers but they do not seem to be resonating with main street or the voters. majority have a negative opinion of president biden's handling of the economy. what can you tell us? >> mike, the economist on the reasons president biden's approval rating have plummeted, having the lowest approval rating of any president running for reelection since the end of world war ii. a majority of democrats do not want him to seek reelection. a vast majority of americans think he is too old for the job. >> president biden ended the year feeling upbeat about the economy. >> it is all good. take a look. a recent fox news poll says a majority of his own party disagrees. 61% of democrats say the economy is in bad shape 85% of independents agree. and only 14% of voters say the president's econo

(filmstrip rattling) newsreel narrator: ...war under the supreme command of general dwight d.forces have nearly three million troops trained for the assault. (crowd cheering) on the other side of the channel... -(shouting in german) -(crowd chanting in german) ...the nazis also know what the allied forces are preparing for, and they are making preparations of their own. (hitler shouting in german) bird: oppenheimer feared he was still in a race with the germans. even as late as the summer of '44, they had no real intelligence about where they were on the german bomb project. carr: and so, if they don't crack the plutonium problem, they may not have a bomb in time. norris: oppenheimer shifted the laboratory into, you know, full-speed panic mode. wellerstein: they had had some ideas for other types of bomb designs which they had thrown around at the very beginning of the project but dismissed 'cause they seemed too difficult. but one of them was called implosion. the way implosion in a nutshell works was they had a solid ball of plutonium, just a solid sphere of it, about the si

dwight d eisenhower. citizen of the united states. spokesman and symbol of the free world. and son of abilene. as richer study as this nation has produced of the capacity for greatness, which at its grassroots. the big picture is an report for the armed forces, the american people produced by the army pictorial center. presented by the department. the army, in cooperation with good evening. i'm executive director of the john f kennedy library foundation. and on behalf of my library and foundation, i'm delighted to welcome all of you who are watching online as well as those of you who are in person with us today. i would also like to acknowledge the generous support of our underwriters of the kennedy forum's lead sponsors, bank of america and the lowell institute, and our media sponsor, the boston. and many thanks. the white house correspondents association. all of your partnership and cooperation to make tonight's program a reality we look forward to robust question and answer period tonight. if you're joining us online, you'll see full instructions on screen for submitting

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through vight hunter and then as a very heeisenhower, went through this: d eisenhower, went throughn and actually brought kissinger onto his campaign and into white house as well. into his white house as well. >> thank you much for joining >> thank you so much forjoining me. much appreciated. me. it's much appreciated. and with panel editor with me now is my panel editor of conservative home, paul goodman. news senior goodman. and gb news is senior political commentator nigel nelson. paul, realpolitik , is it nelson. paul, realpolitik, is it morally justifiable ? morally justifiable? >> question about kissinger and realpolitik really takes you back to the cold war and the circumstances is that not everyone will remember now . but everyone will remember now. but for those of us living in europe, you'd america to here and you , the soviet union. and you, the soviet union. ronald reagan's evil empire here. so always with foreign policy and defence and security , policy and defence and security, there's a sort of trade off between what you would ideally like to do and the terrible choic