u.s. has built dozens of military bases in iraq in two thousand and eight the u.s. and iraqi governments signed an agreement that states that all foreign troops should leave the country by two thousand and eleven. the agreement also says that the u.s. will not seek permanent basis or a permanent military presence in iraq. obama secretary of defense robert gates though has stated that even after two thousand and eleven he expects to see several tens of thousands of american troops as part of a residual force in iraq hence many fear that iraq may be used as a launching pad for future wars in the region. over the fact bases created in response to an imminent threat have ended up becoming permanent jaeger garcia for example born in the context of the cold war is still operational and has played a crucial role in the iraq war at this stage and even if they are. thirty fifty ability steady you know the island is not safe for the people to go if they are to return but the thing is americans are living they are saying that they have developed they are united and i. are you

u.s. military bases in kurdistan. there is a great appreciation from the u.s. military to the role of the kurds in operation iraqi freedom. we were the only real indigenous force, organized force that fought side-by-side with the americans during iraqi freedom and suffered the second-highest number of casualties. we pride ourselves on the fact we fought alongside the americans to fight for our country and build a future for ourselves and i think that appreciation is evident throughout the security establishment in the united states. there is also a strong, robust counter-terrorism cooperation between kurdish special forces and u.s. special forces in ensuring groups affiliated with al qaeda do not gain a foothold in iraq as a whole, but particularly in the kurdistan region. >> as a representative of the kurdistan regional government in the united states, what is your mission and what is your goal? >> my mission is to strengthen the relationship between the kurdistan region of iraq and the united states. that involves improving relations with the government, think

u.s. will not seek permanent basis or a permanent military presence in iraq. obama secretary of defense robert gates though has stated that even after two thousand and eleven he expects to see several tens of thousands of american troops as part of a residual force in iraq. hence many fear that iraq may be used as a launching pad for future wars in the region. over the fact bases created in response to an imminent threat have ended up becoming permanent jaeger garcia for example born in the context of the cold war is still operational and has played a crucial role and iraq will have a stage and even if. i study physically to study the know the island is not safe for that people are to go if they are to return but the thing is i marry ken's ollivant they are saying they had to follow they i and i i and. you burn a head like that out of the island you call it look like a military and you know old and i'm eric i know enjoying their life so they are why should we not how their right to go on now i don't and enjoy the same way they are doing. so by many as been lad

to china and taiwan aquino was still represents america's military stronghold in east asia the island hosts thirty eight u.s. bases which house a force of thirty five thousand soldiers about me. well aware of the growing tension between the us and the soviet union following the war lead to an unprecedented global military buildup and to a strategy of exploitation of people's fears that in various forms has continued to this day. you know how bad. the atomic bomb why she could hurt you worse than a terrible sunburn specially where you're not covered. in those years america expanded into new territories such as the case of diego garcia a small island in the indian ocean part of the british overseas territories whose inhabitants got caught up in the global power struggle. nobody seems to know that diego garcia used to have a very considerable population it was all entirely bundled up and shipped out in order to as the u.s. navy put it sanitize the place the u.s. wanted a base an indian ocean at the cost because of the cornwall diego garcia has a most wonderful you know log on and that would really be the ideal

u.s. has a military presence in one hundred ten countries around the world. a year after his election barack obama approved the new administration's first military budget this amounts to six hundred eighty billion dollars thirty billion more than bush's last defense budget and almost equalling the seven hundred eighty seven billion dollars set aside by the new administration for the economic crisis stimulus package why despite the crisis does the military budget keep growing a crises and military expansion related in some way. we have different presentations or sometimes bands that come or even will be had. talent night if we have people that want to show off their talent we have a stage. we've done all sorts of things here from a halloween party the streets was parties this other events that happened here at the center as well yeah they have they have solved the last. thing. in the early twenty first century military bases the network of military bases all around the world forms the new empire that the united states is trying to build when you look at the pe

u.s. military. killed, 4421 american soldiers. injured, amputeed, wounded, mentally ill -- 31,922 americans. the u.s. military is still there, the number of u.s. troops in iraq now just short of 50,000. roughly the population of biloxi, mississippi. the u.s. military in iraq had been scheduled to leave iraq by december 31, 2011. secretary gates now says he wants them to stay. and he is trying to figure outs how he can get the iraqi government to "ask" the u.s. to stay in iraq. >> the iraq and we are talking about some kind of residual american presence in terms of helping them with beyond december of 2011. >> some believe that we are sinking our roots in iraq and all the signs point that way. the u.s. embassy in iraq, get this, is the largest embassy in the world with a current population of 8,000 people. in the embassy. and the embassy suspects to build that 8,000, get this, up to 17,000 people. the u.s. embassy also has 19 planes and 24 helicopters. the a. u.s. dollars spent in iraq since day one is now more than $806 billion. q

u.s. military is doing in libya. the constellation of activities that we're doing there-- refueling, surveillance, some drone strikes and other supporting roles to our nato allies-- does not rise to the level of hostilities as it... under that law because u.s. forces aren't on the ground, the libyan forces are not returning fire on the u.s. , there's not a risk of casualties and the whole thing is constrained by the u.n. security council resolution to a limited mission. the idea is that an assertive interpretation, to say the least of this statue and it will be interesting to see how congress responds to it. >> brown: jamie raskin, let's turn to you for background on this resolution. 1973, comes out of the vietnam war. what was it intended to do? >> congress was interested in restraining what it saw as an imperial presidency. that was richard nixon and they saw him as someone who'd been pursuing aggressively-- along with prior presidents-- in undeclared unauthorized war in vietnam. and the dilemma they saw was that i

its land street god therefore we say no to all military facilities should be added to those that come in arms we say go home. in two thousand and seven the u.s. revealed its plans for a new military base in the chance of italy just a few miles away from the city's historical center. already hosts a u.s. military base because that might actually come to the southern european task force and one of ten major u.s. bases in italy the area designated for the new base is the exhibition airport early in the plans for the new base included forty eight buildings over twenty acres of land i couldn't give a damn about the chances because it's been said you have four people it said three or four are over the age of ninety and the base is a nothing of a base it doesn't generate smoke noise there are no planes landing so anybody a complacent from my point of view is a dirty commie ok but why because the italian government to reach and your target is a decided yes and they want to make a noise even though these are entirely harmless people it's like having tourists don't have tanks they don't have the helicopters they don't crowd. airplanes and so it's pure

u.s. house of representatives voted down a measure giving president barack obama the authority to continue american military action in libya. declassified documents reveal the u.k. was happy to hand over terrorist suspects from iraq to the u.s. with little regard to what could be waiting for them in secret prisons. mourning the euro the fate of the common currency is in serious doubt as europe griese another played out the debt laden greece urges the country to get behind savage spending cuts. the former prime minister of ukraine goes on trial for abuse of power that's a lesser cost the country millions of tolerance. around fifteen hundred supporters of units of a son called gathered in front of the court building to protest what they describe as a parsifal hearing join us for the latest details from the ukrainian capital kiev. international news and comment line from our studios here in central moscow this is . the lower house of us congress has voted down a resolution which expressed support for the american military action in libya the white house has never sought consent for the operation something whic

u.s. military and from walks popularly as far as the military is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos stand the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact to the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom all conventional group think only a part of the u.s. military and intelligence community have a grasp of the situation less likely to step up to the t.v. cameras and to spill their guts that after ten years all for us uphill battle in afghanistan it turns out that ninety percent of the failure of a conventional force is due to conventional thinking. just running quarter past the hour now here in moscow you with us check out some other international news for you this hour in lebanon hezbollah says the group has captured three spies among its members but it's claimed two of them were recruited by the cia the agents were all considered a serious threat to the movement the u.s. embassy in the country has dismissed the militant group's claims as quote empty accusations. new york lawmakers have voted to legalize same sex marriage th

u.s. combat mission ended almost a year ago. the military is saying that five american troops were killed in an attack on central iraq. u.s. officials are providing very few details but the timing of the attack is significant. it comes with the u.s. preparing to withdraw it's remaining troops from iraq by the end of the year. jim miklaszewski joins us live. >> when i first heard about five americans being killed by a rocket attack and that it occurred in iraq, i at first thought they must be talking about afghanistan because since the end of the formal combat mission there last august, there have been very few casualties and certainly not in these kinds of numbers. but according to u.s. military and iraqi officials, two militants at least using a makeshift rocket launcher in the back of a pickup truck fired at least five rockets at a u.s. military camp in baghdad. one of those rockets, unfortunately, killed five americans, injured five others. two of the militants, by the way, were also killed when at least one of the rockets misfired inside

u.s. military role is unwise. i urge members to narrow the scope of our military involvement in libya as suggested in my amendment, namely search and rescue, intelligence, surveillance, and -- reconnaissance and operational planning. that would be the extent of the mission. >> senator lugar, this is the only amendment of yours that i feel compelled to oppose. i would say to my colleagues that even in the house of representatives where many of us had questions about what the approach was, they voted down a similar restriction. in effect, this would needlessly tie the hands of the commander in chief, but i think it tells oneto, muammar gaddafi, and the rest of the world that we are simply not going to finish the job. -- nato, muammar gaddafi, and the rest of the world that we're simply not going to finish the job here. the drones protect civilians. they have the ability to be able to discriminate between who is too, because you have the ability to watch for a considerable amount of time what is happening before you d

the price tag of the military action in libya has already cost the u.s. government over $750 million. this resolution would authorize the president to continue military action in libya for up to a year. that could result in billions of dollars of funding by the american taxpayer that we just can't afford. we cannot spend precious taxpayer funds to support this military action while the president flouts the law and constitution. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair will remind the members to direct their comments to the chair. the gentlelady from -- ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. all time has expired. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the bill and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this bill and yield myself s

u.s. military role in libya is and why is. i urge members to narrow the scope of our military involvement -- is unwise. i urge members to narrow the scope of our military involvement. >> senator lugar, this is the only amendment of yours that i feel compelled to oppose. i would say to my colleagues -- even in the house of representatives, where many of us had some questions about what their approach was, they voted down a similar restriction. they voted it down. in effect, this would really needlessly tie the hands of the commander-in-chief and i think it tells nato, it tells gaddafi, and it tells the rest of the world that we will not finish the job here and we will not leave in the capacity of nader the current efforts, limited as they are -- capacity of nato the current efforts, limited as they are. they have the ability to be able to discriminate between who is who. you have the ability to watch for considerable time what is happening before you do something peering and because of that, you are able to do it better -- do so

u.s. military involvement in libya. the lawmakers voted against cutting funds for the u.s. participation in that war i'll be back with more in just a moment. of u.k. stands accused of handing over terror suspects to the u.s. with little concern about conditions in america's secret prison system. greasing the tracks to oblivion gets another view handout in return after promising more cuts some are already mourning the passing of the euro. and in the ukrainian capital a former prime minister yulia. trial for abuse of power that resulted in the country losing millions of dollars in gas revenues. and broadcasting live from the heart of moscow this is certainly glad to have you with us let's take a look at our top stories. a majority vote in the lower house of the u.s. congress has turned down a motion to cut funding for the american military action in libya but this came directly after the very same lawmakers refused to grant president obama approval to carry on the campaign. has more from washington the resolution adopted by the house of representatives is seen more like a mes

u.s. soldiers by the end of next year obama's military commanders are calling the plan risky and advise a much smaller troop reduction. international investigators say the nearly ten year long war that the u.s. mission has being gauged in has failed to reduce corruption among afghan officials military contributors says moshing to isn't prepared to admit the shortcomings of its campaign. if anybody was impressed by a barrage of bomb a speech regarding the tempo and scale of u.s. forces is drole from afghanistan it was afghan president hamid karzai on the one side their afghan leader was a happy camper regarding vamp's american president announced mant and on the other side there was so much apprehension regarding their we action from the u.s. military and from walks popularly as far as the military effort hanchen is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos and the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom all conventional group think that the only part of the u.s. military and i

u.s. military and from vox populi as far as the military branches it's concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos and the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact to the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom all conventional good thing only a part of the u.s. military and intelligence community really have a grasp of the situation less likely to step up to the t.v. cameras and to spill their guts that after ten years both u.s. uphill battle in afghanistan it turns out that ninety percent of the failure comes to the conventional forces due to conventional thinking. and now to some other even national news this hour thousands of anti-government protests are as have marched across syria with at least fifteen people killed in separate cities after security forces fired on crowds syrian state t.v. says identified gunmen were responsible for the deaths this comes as the e.u. has introduced fresh sanctions against the masters for its crackdown on protesters for more syrian companies and seven new individuals were added to the b

u.s. military operations in libya. in a letter to the white house the republican charges the administration will be in violation of the war powers act by this weekend and urges the president to explain the legal grounds for the continued u.s. military involvement, setting a friday deadline for the commander in chief's response. the white house maintains that it has been in compliance with the war powers act and has called the resolutions unhelpful and unnecessary. nevertheless, nbc news has learned a new presentation of information may be made available to congress as soon as today. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker has been handed a victory regarding his anti-union law that triggered protests in the state capitol. in a 4-3 decision wisconsin supreme court overturned a lower court which had ruled that republican lawmakers violated the state's open meetings law when they passed the measure which strips most public employees of their collective bargaining rights. the republican governor has argued the measure was neede

u.s. military base in southeastern baghdad. says that the names of the service members are being withheld until families are notified and we'll bring you more details throughout the morning as we get them. >>> new this morning, jail time was apparently the reason a possible plea bargain for john edwards collapsed. a source telling cnn that talks broke down when prosecutors insisted edwards serve six months for allegedly violating federal campaign finance laws. edwards wanted the deal to have a minimal impact on his children. the former north carolina senator and presidential candidate has pleaded not guilty to using campaign funds to hide an extramarital affair. >>> florida governor republican rick scott is defending a new controversial law that will force people applying for welfare to submit to a drug test. he spoke to our t.j. holmes over the weekend. >> our tax payers are not interested in subsidizing drug addiction. it's no different than think about it if you go to apply a job they're not saying you use drugs. in that wor

u.s. military and from vox populi as far as the military is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos stand the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact to the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality the conventional wisdom of conventional group thing only a part of the u.s. military and intelligence community who really have a grasp of the situation less likely to step up to the t.v. cameras and to spill their guts that after ten years all for us uphill battle in afghanistan it turns out that ninety percent of the failure to have a conventional force is due to conventional thinking. well at least fifteen people have been killed in a store in afghanistan after a suicide car bomb blast outside of the clinic forty five others are reported injured some are in a critical condition it's thought that a clinic in a log our province treats mainly women and children and this is as we've been reporting just after barack obama announced a partial troop pullout from afghanistan. eleven on the leader of has vos as a group has captured three spies among its lo

u.s. forces the military forces used to cooperate with the president on who to attack and when intelligence kind of these kinds of territorial issues but now the u.s. can easily say that there's no authorities with with whom to cooperate the government is essentially not in operation anymore so if they if they wanted to one would have thought that they could just go ahead where they like and of course we've now seeing president obama ok the cia drains our cia drones we'll have a much more you really miss much. of targets that they can. we've also heard reports from a deputy provincial governor in yemen saying that one hundred thirty people have been killed in drone attacks just in the last month and that many of them were. what appear to be innocent civilians and then of course the last thing is this secret cia base that we hear is being built in the persian gulf region we're getting reports of that all the time and that is in case the yemeni government falls to al qaeda and al qaeda no longer permit these drone attacks in the country they need a base. from which to fly they really are very