that they really understand that so easily. file uh, we will lose our concepts, euro my done jobs, february 17th on t w, the united states assassination. the 3 men present the possible cats how you and has belonged militia on wednesday, using a drug and striking on a card in the middle of baghdad. except to rock is supposed to be on friendly terms with us, which is helping to stabilize the economy and has a military presence in the country. now, if it fights any search by the so called islamic states. so with this attack on others in syria and d. m, and is the united states now effective for instability as claimed by the iraqi military. i'm so go invalid and this is the day the

united states does not desire more conflict to the region. when we are actively working to contain into the escalate conflict in gaza, we believe the presence of the americans in iraq, syria, afghanistan, and the region in no way create security. it disrupts the security of the region, the whole security situation in iraq and scary iraq, indeed, the why to region remain on the knife edge with the tiniest miscalculation, threatening a major consecration. tax and american forces will not be tolerated. and we will continue to take all necessary actions to defend the united states, our forces and our interest also coming up israel prepared to expand its operations in gaza. palestinians in rafa have been on the bomb bonded for months. now they're bracing for a possible ground defensive, but it's an a 3 missiles hit this same place where i'm standing. there's not much to say about the victims, children,

the women and the elderly. i wish we could have collected their whole bodies. instead, we have bits and pieces are all hearing that there will be a ground incursion into rafa. i imagine things will be extremely bad. welcome to the day, iraq has denounced the united states for a drug and strike on its capital bank that was probably supposed to photographs. prime minister said the attack was pushing his government to end the mission of the us led coalition in the country, describing the mission as a source of instability. the strike killed 3 members of a possible iran back to the nation, including its leader was conducted without private consultation. with the rescue of thursday's. us believes the group can tell you has blah carried out. the drug striking jordan claimed the lives of 3 us soldiers. is us national security spokesman joan could be responding to iraqi product tests. i would tell you that we fully respect a rock sovereignty and our troops are there at the invitation of the iraqi

government to continue to advise and assist their military, their security forces as they continue to battle against a still viable isis threat. but look, if there were no attacks on our troops who were there at the invitation of iraqi government, there would be no need for retaliatory strikes. we like the space as frequently talking safety run back to groups that age says behind vista and drug and strikes on each trips in iraq and syria. the rest as new, the 900 troops and syria, and 2500 in iraq as part of an international coalition. okay, so circled is lubbock state group. it's basis of co invest. sporadic are sold from around back munitions for years of the attacks have increased and so how much the terror attacks of october 7, to consider the assemblage, bradley bowman, whose senior director of essential and military and political power at the foundation for the defense of democracies. you served more than 15 years on active

duty, is that you or somebody else, joins us from washington. welcome back to dw. so the us think is any rock guys supposed to be helping to stabilize the country and help fight this iris and search and see how does that square with attacking back capital, especially with drugs. i think it uh squares quite easily. i think god more, kirby has it exactly right in its factually unassailable. the us military is there in a rock at the invitation, the government of a rock primarily for the purpose of keeping the isis caliphate defeated. when you invite someone in your home, you have responsibility to protect them. the rocky government has consistently failed to do so. and as you and i have discussed before, the numbers now a 168 more than a 168 attacks on us forces in iraq and syria combined with roughly half of those happening in iraq. and us has responded to about $10.00 to $12.00 times. and so the

us unlikely as lama composed of ron supports iraq, the sovereignty. but there's also something we also support, and that is our troops not getting killed and blown up. so this is a repeated play bucks moran. they encourage their proxies to attack our forces, they know sooner or later, despite our restraint will respond and will respond. you get protest and pushes for the us military through the park, which would be a gift to roll and increasing its power and control over baghdad. increased the chances, we'll see a resurgence of guys as kalsich. so what do you think then, all the chances of the us remaining in iraq with this having happened i think this will increase the already underway momentum in some quarters in baghdad to push us forces out. and a process is underway. americans participating as you'd expect us to and we'll see what the sovereign government of baghdad heavily influenced by his long pug around

the sides. and i suspect that by the restoration will respect that. it'd be interesting if they asked all the codes for as members of islamic revolution in cardboard to leave. something tells me they wouldn't leave, but if they ask united states to leave, i think the volume is racial on or that, and will leave. and not really demonstrates the fundamental difference in the 2 approaches. it does and it's, and it's interesting and obviously we'll see how it plays out. but how does that vary for then play into why the us interest in the region is one thing saying, all right, we'll talk about in bold. but then, is that necessarily in america's interests to leave iraq? no, i think it would be directly contrary to american interest. i think we have an interest in keeping isis calsae defeated the cal face to feed the tears organization is not in any ology. my goodness certainly is not. and if we leave, as i just said, you're gonna have further undermining of

a rocky sovereignty. you're going to have growing concerned among sunni or rockies about shy predominance in baghdad, which will create fertile radicalization, recruiting ground for isis increase the chances of its resurgence. and just like after the us, we've seen this movie before, the military withdrew in 2011 and it, it catalyzed a sequence of events that led to forced us to return in 2014. once you have the ice of cal fade on the mark. so yes, sometimes it's good to look at the, the pre qual, uh, because you know what the sequel is going to be. okay? and so we'll set knots to one side and to try and look at the sort of how we should re god, the presence of these people on a rock, a rocky soil because you have iraq and the us supposedly on friendly terms. yet a rack a p is ivan knowing legal not to be hobbling these people on each tabitha, the whole thing just looks big us and big us sir, as a polite word,

it's an absolute mess. a rock is a chessboard for the, a competition between a ron and um, in the united states there, there's longstanding, she has so many issues there. there's hers an error of issues there. don't forget the iran iraq war. don't forget the kurds in the north. don't forget turkey, it's an absolute mess. it's an absolute mass and you know what? who like to take advantage of massachusetts terrace organizations. we've seen that without tied up. we've seen that with ice as we've seen that with others. and so the but us wants a rock to be sovereign capable, peaceful, and prosperous. and frankly, a lot of americans have given their lives and didn't return home, their families in pursuit of that goal. you know, we respect their sovereignty, but we also respect the wellbeing of our troops too. and they're really putting us in a tough dilemma by inviting someone in your home and they're not protecting them while you're in your home. it's tough that what is it? because the us calculus has to be about

a retaliation now against the likelihood that us, the interest in the region will be badly affected at some point in the future. so it's, we take out button bull, how i know. but in a year, 2 years time, we're going to be back because oh, how is broken loose? yeah, you're exactly right. you put your finger on the dilemma and that's what a run loves iran loves this dilemma. it plays to their advantage. as i said a couple of times now, and it's real tough, you know, 81 is just this foreign policy stuff is easy and clear. doesn't know what they're, they're talking about. this is tough. we want to solve unstable rock that's in the american interest. we don't want to undermine their solver to want a peaceful and independent and not a puppet regime of these long repub of wrong. that's the key difference, as i've said already. but we are going to protect our troops and anyone who's critical of this strike. i would ask them if you've been hitting the face

a 168 times. how would you respond? what do you expect us to do? we can't leave our adversaries with the impression that they can kill our troops and have no consequences, but i will see how this plays out. so neither. thank you so much for talking to stewart. probably bowman from the central and the administrative political time. thank you. the us secretary of states on to the blinking, the left is rel, empty handed. the he was on a tour of the middle east to push for a humanitarian pause in the fighting to allow desperately need aid into gaza. israel's prime minister rejected bahamas proposal for a cease 5 describing the terms of delusional planning as an absolute to victory. he's just months away. we've never ceased far inside. he's right. the forces that preparing for another portion to guys that's israel says it's offensive as it's offensive is moving into the southern gauze and safety of rafa. by much of the protest palestinian population as fled,

smoke rises over the crowded city of rafa. is really bombardments and preparation for our ground assault and to what it says is a strong hold for him us. which is classified as a terrorist organization by many countries. us, but for hundreds of thousands of thousands who have fled to the southern end of the strip after being told by the is really army to leave their homes further north. rafa is the last refuge. it's also home to one of the biggest border crossings for aid and supplies. israel says rafa also house has multiple tunnels that have mouse uses to supply itself with arms. the shelling has already taken its toll here. even before soldiers arrive. the 3 missiles hit this same place where i'm standing . there's not much to say about the victims, children, the women and the elderly. i wish we could have collected their whole bodies. instead we have bits and pieces. we're all hearing that there will be

a ground incursion into rafa. i imagine things will be extremely bad, but is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu and sis, there is no alternative to the military collapse of i'm us. let me look a show like there is no solution other than total victory. lucky to on if i'm us survives and guys of us will get is only a matter of time and for the next massacre. and the axis of evil they run and its proxy is, will continue their campaign, but not you a little bit in the winter drop the, the army to repair, to operate also in rough, awesome, and into the camps in the center. the last remaining strong holds of, i'm us, i'm using a whole name sion with peace making efforts apparently stalled for the time being. the people of rafa will pay the price for both sides on willingness to come to a deal. let's pick this up with marina. i may run a ministry, i'm based with the worst studies department of kings college in london. she joins

us from the drum city unit. i welcome back to dw marina. what does east male hope to achieve with this push into rafa a good evening sale. well, this is the last phase of the whole campaign because the miller trade, the israeli miller tree, managed to clear some of the biggest cities in gaza as a gaza city for one. they're still tied down in san eunice. and now rafa is the last important location as we have for this will be the last major strong to hold for from us. another important factor here is of course, the cost for their operations. so the idea is to cut off how mazda is supplied to market and then to defeated in detail. rough uh, of course, massively densely populated city suffering from a humanitarian situation,

a described by the u. n. as a business of more civilian casualties. same inevitable. oh absolutely, and it will be probably the most difficult operation or phase of se opperation for the idea because they have to have good intelligence in or do not to target civilians or at least to minimize civilian casualties. given that there are 5 times more civilians and the city used to have. on the other hand, you have those civilians track there. the egypt has said that it will not accept any refugees from gaza. israel is saying that these people should leave somewhere safe, but where is the question? and so for the idea of that, it will be a huge challenge because it will be important to destroy him off and rough uh, at the same time, to keep the civilian casualties at a minimum, meaning

a very slow and painful progress. yeah, i wanted to ask you about that. what sort of tactics do you anticipate israel using a roster, as i think they will try to targets of tunnels which are connecting egypt and gaza in order to cut off all the supply routes for home us . and obviously you will have urban battles from us. might be using civilians as shields, they will be using their tunnels again to surprise the idea of so the idea of who have to go house by house and literally fight for every one of them. and it will be a huge effort as i sat in orange enough to have civilians in the way. so it might be similar to what i've seen in gauze and city. right now. i'd like to apply you a clear person about mr. nelson yahoo speaking and get your reaction. i love,

you know you this evening. i want to tell you one thing. we are on the path of total victory. victory is within reach based on it's not a matter of years or decades. it's a matter of months. then you're answering for the she right and borrow and how do you assess that claim minutes, how early? well, i think militarily id f has the capability to destroy from us. the problem here is, what will happen after or and yes, and as a problem is, what will also prove, such as has blood do in response to that? because as we remember, a hassle of sad that if it sees that's a moss is losing this war. they will stop in, so if we focus just on, on how much it is possible and the fact that from us wanted a complete ceasefire shows that it doesn't see a lot of prospect for

a military victory. i'm just to look at the, the why the picture is rails a has the most sophisticated on the, in the region. what have we learned since october, a 7 about israel's prosecution of war. uh, in particular it's its ground defensive may have we have seen from what israel hillstone and somebody's a lot of what has happened and during the battle of multiple so this complex urban warfare operations that the idea of has undertaken combined of course with an era strikes so they have not only use our ground components, it was used in the quarter, the needed matter together was their error and also naval assets. it is quite a complex operation, but i must say is that also it, you'll graphically speaking in favor the israel because her mos, quote,

not flee from gaza. and i think that they have performed except for several cases obviously of a civilian casualties and friendly fire. they have done the best they could in the given time cost. i think of a thank you so much for that, but i think those are that i'm ready to meet on from the board studies department, kings companies, and thank you for having me the cause of the war in ukraine and president savanski has dismissed his talk, ministry come on, the general validity is allusion. a hot bank commander in chief of ukraine's um forces presents the landscapes at the time had come for changes in the ministry leadership, but the general would remain on his team. general civil, his name is regarded by many ukrainians as a natural here of overseeing the countries where there's rushes full scale invasion . and february 2022. the president says he will be replaced by the commander of the

frames the crown forces. alexander c. escape presidents. the legs can shed faced the video after messing with general zillow's. navigation is in there. i am grateful to generals, allusion, aid for 2 years of defense. i'm grateful for every victory we achieve together. and i think all the ukrainian soldiers, who, who rightly contribute to our successes in this war, we talked frankly today about what needs to be changed in the army urgent changes. i suggested the generals illusion, they continued to work together with us in the ukrainian government. i would appreciate his agreement. find you greens. good. the problem you able to have jasmine is a whole. let's bring in a correspondence at nick accommodate in chief. welcome nick. so this is 10 days. this is after this, this happens after 10 days of speculation. what reason did present? so ask again of the we are still waiting for a real clear explanation. we probably would ever get it. there was lots of very

general talk about a need for fresh thoughts and new management strategies, new approaches. but what exactly that means, especially given this illusion in, in his late stucco for cnn. i made those suggestions and things needs to be changed or improved. isn't clear. i think that kind of charged for the explanation that you'd may probably hear from some of zalinski supports would be that at the present company to specific for operational reasons. for 60 reasons about the lives needs, filings and potential. you know, things that he's done that haven't worked out that he can't also be more personal, more direct, full fear of dividing psyche way. so there's a, has a lot of support. i think the more kind of cynical kind of negative interpretation will, this is that simply is illusion. he was too popular. lots of putting showed him to have more trust in this country than the president. and there is certainly a lot of fear and the kind of landscape is go camp, that this is a man who could have a future political career ahead of him. he's never expressed any political impressions besetti about something most people do. he has. so this really

a difficult moment here in cuba tonight. right. and does this dismissal bring any political risk for the present? well, i think it's important to kind of take a look at the pictures, look at the statement that a come out as a really both putting on a brave face. this has been kind of presented as a kind of compromise or a kind of consensual decision without slamming of doors, without any recriminations in public, at least directly. we have as illusion. he also putting out a post saying that it's easy expressing thanks to his team the all me and so everyone then that kind of consider it to offer from the present, saying that he wants solution and stay on his team will be, i guess, you know, less the role demotion of thoughts, but certainly there is a real danger and there's worry here that this could undermine ukraine's credibility right now remember where it's best prefer is that laid and needs to show us and european partners that it is a good bet. this is a country worth investing in, but for now,

it does seem like susie is not going to go out and create, publish the present. he has basically implied the hills report, whoever comes in his place now says key and a new team. so for now we're waiting to see what it goes on, but certainly this was basically just by a 1000 cuts to something that has been room. it's about spoken about speculation about for the past 10 days. and the certainly the sense and maybe that was part of the rest of your loan to rent this being such a shock to prevent this taking people by surprise. so instead we've now had what basically we've been expecting for a good time now based that they've got the w corresponded economy in keys, the germantown to the hold off shelves, who's heading to the united states for tulsa with president bye. and the 2 leaders are expected to discuss the situation in casa, add more military age for ukraine. on wednesday, republicans status has blocked a financial aid package that included $16000000000.00 a ministry assistance for k as in 5 and had been urging them to approve extra

funding for your training, which has been sold in congress for months. republican lawmakers, the one for the aide tied to stricter security on the border with mexico. the rejection of the package has not been received well in your folder. as prime minister donald toes got to ex, form the notice to where to defend cease frustration. he wrote, the republican statuses of america bottle reagan who helped millions of us to win back a freedom and independence must be turning in his grave. today shame on you to the german chancellor. this response was more measured at speaking to before just before board and his play. oh, that show said you cranes defense can just unload ministry supplies. if it's in the student create a new crane is defending itself with everything it has tied to a. but do you need support to ensure to continue to do so? does that so that what is being played so far by your up on the us congress is still not enough to be for. so there's a, we need to find

a way for us all to do more together. the hyphen via alex was on mid to well, the buildings chief, political correspondent, became a customer on the washington bureau chief in his pole. have more than that one. what's at stake from the chancellor meets the president of when u. s. presidential biden and german chancellor overlook shots, meat and washington. the stakes can hardly be higher. the danger of the conflict in the middle east escalating into a conflagration seems to be increasing every day. russian aggression against 2 grain shows no sign of stopping a fight in coal salts when he wants to talk to europe, particularly on the 2 big crises you crane and the middle east soul just helped get a 50000000000 euro aid package for key for cross the political finishing line as an e. u summit in brussels. and just like the united states, germany is the one see at israel side. the us president and the german chancellor

will come together to reaffirm their strong support for ukraine. renewed off shots will be meeting joe biden here in the oval office right behind me. he will not only be meeting a president who is unable to get any further funding for ukraine through congress, but also a president who's just at the beginning of an election cycle. on which end we might see another president in the white house who promised to cut off funding for you create this donald trump wins this visit or for german chancellor at the white house might be the last one for quite some time. and the former president cas little about the trans atlantic relationship and even less about a good relationship with germany. putting the future of us german cooperation on the full on the is global issues. very much in doubt. and that's the day you can follow that same on social media apps, dw news and resilience headlines. you're looking forward as always dw,

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