welcome back you're watching r t here is a look at the top stories representatives of the syrian armed opposition in washington one of the u.s. to push through a no fly zone over the country the so-called syrian support group linked to the free syrian army say now is the right time for the move which they believe would bind the ass of regime hands and feet. looking east egypt's new president mohamed morsi heads to china hoping to bad billions in economic deals after decades of the country being america's loyal ally gyptian leader says he's seeking a more balanced foreign policy. the british immigration system is under fire after

more than one hundred fifty thousand illegal immigrants become unaccounted for after arriving in the country the home office is now promising a major review of its policies to tighten what's seen as a levy fit. some headlines next interview and today our speaks to an author and scholar at a major washington think tank andrew levin and he talks about the pitfalls of the american electoral system and barack obama's four year term in the white house. i. were sitting down with an author professor of philosophy and currently a senior scholar at the institute for policy studies and your living thank you very much for joining me you contributed to a book it's titled hopeless barack obama and the politics of allusion what was the allusion in your opinion and how did it get hopeless well obama of course

campaigned on the idea of hope and the possibility of change but he was skillful in turning himself into something like a rorschach figure which anyone could see whatever they wanted to see changes were not certainly ruptures with the past. they dashed at the expectations of virtually every constituency that supported him because really in vision and. transformations of american domestic and foreign policy that were far more far reaching than what obama actually even attempted let alone achieved as far as foreign policy you're writing that president obama's wars could come back to bite him even the ones he didn't start but which you argue are his by now he pledged to withdraw from iraq and afghanistan he says that's what he is doing in what way

could they bite him well they could all fall apart. in fact the united states lost both of those wars even before obama assumed office but the imperative that obama faced which was also the imperative that george bush faced in his final years was not to lose face i'd like you to expend a little bit on afghanistan you argue that ghana stand in particular certainly into a face saving operation for the president how is he handling that. well to the extent that he can develop a consensus in the political class in the united states to get out as soon as possible which seems to be happening not particularly through his own initiatives he will get out but unless that develops he is going to happen is going to have to be a continued presence there of some sort which is going to continue to wreak murder and mayhem and not to achieve any of the official objectives that the united states

put forward in entering into that conflict in the first place if that explodes then obama will look bad because the united states will look weak and it will look to it will look defeated in that way and that's not a recipe for success for someone who is parked on an electoral campaign aside from the wars already on the u.s. plate you wrote that by far the biggest bullet for president obama to dodge is a war against iran do you think it might actually happen i mean expert even in the was government so crazy idea. well it looks now like obama has dodged that bullet at least until november by basically by by by buying off israel with our arms what do you think about the president's approach with regards to iran when he's trying to cater to to everybody in a way to the israelis by saying that he would be ready to go to war and to everybody else by saying that he actually doesn't like the drums of war and there's

still a chance for diplomacy to work i think the result is that although he maybe have succeeded in avoiding the war between now and the election and maybe even afterwards one could hope the rationale for the war remains intact and so so the danger that some that events could transpire which would lead to. which would reignite the danger and maybe even lead to more to the eruption of the war remains real and obama hasn't effectively addressed that issue i think this is an instance of a general problem with obama's presidency and it's partly why it's very hard for anyone any of obama's supporters to come up with any reason for. it before supporting him especially for supporting him enthusiastically in the upcoming election other than that the alternative is so much worse. because whatever he's accomplished

that could not on balance be. given up but a plus it's always in cumbered by negatives that are very nearly cancel cancel out the benefits the contenders for the republican nomination they have a pretty scary rhetoric when it comes to foreign affairs everyone minus ron paul. they don't seem to have words political solution in there with capillary right and yet you called president obama the most heart of the lot why well who's the most hawkish of the lot with respect to some issues there not with respect to to all issues his position on afghanistan. is at least momentarily probably more hawkish than that of mitt romney they they. they have all of them said that now is the time to get out and obama has the

steward of the empire can't say that and so he also said well i gradually gradually to get out there's a gradual to go. but that's different from getting out now which was what even though gingrich search on a different note related to domestic politics i want to ask you about the occupy wall street movement and where you think it's heading these people took to the streets to protest the culture of revolving doors in washington and a cozy relationship between corporations and politicians of a limited contributions to political campaigns which many see as legalized corruption do you think their voices were heard. in the general defiantly diffuse cultural sense i don't think. that wall street banks students or cultural heroes anymore the way that they work the way that they used to be in terms of

policy making what in terms of policy making probably not. with this administration so far but there was a backlash the talk create a forum and that went to a kind of awakening kind of consciousness raising and where that goes now as the spring is coming and new forms of struggle are likely to emerge and how that will interact with the political campaign which he has to respond to which i mean fortunately of the union address for example he would say that you know there is a need to keep the last reading chair that it needs to be better regulated so you don't say all those words you can say you can say that and then he'll can go right out and not keep wall street and soon americans will face a choice between mitt romney most possibly and obama candidates from two parties democrat and republican you wrote that romney's and i quote here awfulness will win

the election for the democrats i want to ask you about the two party system and the two horse race studied established effectively do you think americans. have that much of a choice when electing a president it's sort of like. coke and pepsi and the level of intact in this doubt of the exist in the places where those things are manufactured and marketed at the level of underlying political vision or underlying political orientation there isn't that much difference and romney would probably be perfectly happy doing what obama does we have a media which is so thoroughly controlled and all the institutions that manufacture opinion are so pervasive and our electoral system has become basically like an advertising it's become a sales promotion's there are brands and there are people trying to sell different products one of two products. and it's. a pressure

that's not all it's not so much the pressure that's hard to resist it's a pressure that most people or most people aren't even aware that there is an alternative and can't be measured but i wanted to ask is there a chance for third product to somehow get into this well historically that only seems to happen to some small extent when the third party product is backed by a huge amount of money when ross perot was running for president and. the greens can't do that and they're not going to have one thousand nine hundred two very that was in one thousand nine hundred ninety two you know you know according to. one of the latest gallup polls a record number of americans forty percent of americans identify themselves as independents and never happened and they don't have their candidate. right we have a very profound disconnect between what people want in any

recognized meaningful and recognizable sense of the term and what the political process offers in the way of or of alternatives by the way that the party system has evolved especially in recent years that makes it. an buy it. indefensible jurisprudence which has made it increasingly possible for. corporations and for a very rich people effectively to control the political process and under those circumstances it doesn't matter that much what people want or even that much how involved people are thank you very much thank you dr levin. thank you.

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right let's see what's happening in the world sports unions here with us in the studio and in the goals weren't shine coming during monday's russian premier league match indeed there was only one as you say eight goals came six to winning against what a game we've got all up plus the rest of the weekend sport right now. thanks for joining us this is for today plenty head over the next ten eleven minutes or so including the following. no bumps in the road after undergoing an ultrasound to determine if she was pregnant which she is not maria sharapova storms into the second round of the u.s. so. big moscow for her to host stockyard in the europa league playoffs after losing the away leg to know. moving up

a gear school hosts the superbikes world series event for the very first time marking the return of professional motorsport brush. let's get the ball rolling with tennis for maria sharapova house before the new year a perfect opening act at the final major of the season the russian disposing of hungary and melinda sink in the first round of the u.s. open on monday the twenty five year old showing a little sign of a recent stomach ailment which had led her to undergo an ultrasound to determine if she might have been pregnant she isn't troubled by having five aces in the dome and six two six two victory taking just over an hour to wrap up the win. several of the russians will be keeping shrub company on flushing meadows for the time being and see a publishing co advancing into iran to offer a straight sets win over sparky's down the. ball slovakian born a shock really in your meal it is also going home courtesy of not being true for. one another russian alix spiegel mall of junior was unable to stop the murray on

the day the scot bidding to make history as he remains on track to become the only man to win olympic gold u.s. open in the same year the world number four didn't have the best of starts but eventually found his rhythm for a six two six four six one victory the twenty five rules to win a grand slam title. thank you will meanwhile contain. burning the russian flag a new york after defeating often coming argentinian pella the veteran overcoming a few early hurdles to close the first draw in march in four sets well paul showed great resilience to fight back in two sets. andrea. talking of football now with the goal of kim thick and fast in monday's seoul russian premier league clash a six two scoreline going to have to bomb us the cross and our side condemned to the fifth straight defeat the game marking yury crushing the jan second match in charge on the russian beattie manager seemed to have learned from last weekend's

two one loss the line near three mile up in a century job done before the end of the first time ever him a ball day with the last of which a minute from the break marcus pacelli would continue the right not to his second of the clash moments into the second period but seem to recall the op somewhat with the new road outfit netting their first fifty three minutes in from the penalty spot sharmila still dar off the cool customer with another leader all but a further two strikes from the home side including bowl the second will put the tide to bed once for all six to the final score coupon climb into the top half of the table volga continue to look like prime relegation material. attention turns to the european game and choose to. overcome a two no deficit against a guard in the europa league qualification play off thoroughly i played in the first leg down protest fuz charges know they have a mountain to climb for the russian premier league's bottom team or wherever it

gave themselves a timely boost on saturday winning three two at city rivals local t.v. the game ending their five march losing start professor who is well aware they need another high scoring performance if they are to reach the group stage of european football secondary competition we need. the. plea for. the game against the quality of course is totally different much you know because in europe and lucifer is going to zero. and we cannot afford to lose two worlds make against. him what you've very easy to stumble but we will try to. pull this is what you're staying with for probably look at moderates has signed a five year deal with spanish champions real madrid the midfielder completing his transfer from tottenham for a fee of forty seven and a half million dollars the creation playmaker saying he is quote happy honored and proud to join the league champions who themselves could do with

a spark after claiming just a single point from their opening two games this season twenty six sure a lot richer arrived at spurs in two thousand and eight from saddam as i grab making over one hundred fifty peer interest for the north london side scoring seventeen goals he's been helped fifty eight times for creation scoring half a dozen times tottenham also announcing on the day here working entering into a working partnership with rio big challenge for me because challenge of my food will incur year. and. i'm sure. those who. are new here. and there just need to enjoy. ourselves and might have something to say about that now in golf the el p.g.a. tour has produced its youngest ever champion fifteen year old lydia co winning the canadian open by three strokes korean born new zealand are closing out her

fairytale weekend with a five under par round of sixty seven just a fifth to win on the tour around the first to do so in forty three years earlier this year she also become the youngest player to win a professional event after her victory on the australian tour but i've achieved since being bettered by fourteen year old comedian brooke anderson. and some professional event you know i just came to you know make you know play my best sport and then i won and i'm going to get the chair of it's amazing and i won the us to mature to it it's been a really great couple of weeks that bright future ahead of all fans in taiwan have the chance to get up close and personal with the n.b.a.'s latest breakout star germy lin returning to his parents' native land with a hard lesson or two for the youngsters the twenty four year old was very deep on the bench before a string of superstar like performances with the new york knicks last season the harvard graduate ending the season nursing and me an injury but raised this stock

enough for the houston rockets to offer him a four year deal the up and comer finding out firsthand what it's like to be revered by basketball fans an asia taking the baton from houston center yao ming of china. fully enjoying the sweet taste of success and all that it's. finally russia's love affair with motor sport has moved up a notch with the stage of the superbikes world series taking part in the country for the first time moscow's race to win the moscow region dramatica for to us constant to top off reports. prior to that in an incident back tourists race on a rainy sunday morning in one storm sykes rode almost flawlessly to make a bit of history by becoming the first winner at the moscow race way ahead of b.m.w. rider milan great while reigning champion carlos checa who'd started from pole crashed out along with four other contenders on the sleeve for the track is all the

more than what he said we lived in it is just in a way because only the people or just on titles and you know it's a whole lot it was a gamble and twenty six year old sykes was close to making a back to back double as the englishman took an early lead in the second race but this time around it was milan who worked his way into first place despite starting the race from fifth the thirty year old form a much a g.p. ride a squeeze by sykes on land fifteen and level of bed claiming his six women of the season current leader and former world champion mugs biaggi was in the collision and failed to finish which man milan dri is now the overall leader of the championship for me i want to be the second leg and i can't wait. for saturday night. and this year. so i want i still want to play when you know that

part. meanwhile in the super sport get a grade there was a lot to cheer about for the home fans who backed the stands of the brand new circuit local hero but even today on the phone the yucky schmoe to sports team was seventeen qualification but produced an electric start to move up to third and confidently to man them to look finish line to clean his second podium of the season while the two time champion currently to cannon's a fool who was the winner ahead of you lose it in your movie you know me as you will. like. it. is the. day the twenty's think so for at the most glorious we not only made history by hosting the inaugural moskos stage of the world superbike championship but it also opened up the challenge for the overall title as well as providing the local crowd with some local success to cheer on constantine. at the start of

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