in the interviews, madeleine albright mentioned that during the reagan and bush administrations, she frequently had dinners at her home with people who worked on democratic campaigns, people who were interested in foreign policy and they talked about what we would do if we were in power. she said the hardest thing for them to agree on was when should we use force? and that is because it is an inherently difficult issue, that it is also a politically difficult issue for democrats after the vietnam experience. >> it was madeleine albright who famously confronted general powell on the question, what is the point of having such a great army if you never use it right? >> that is the question, and i think after the cold war, it was more polarizing, because there was a huge move on the isolationism and the economy was very weak, and nobody understood in a broader public why we couldn't just put up the walls and come home and rebuild america. and i think one of the toughest challenges that president clinton did brilliantly was explain why it had to involve u.s. leadership in meeting these ch

former secretary of state madeleine albright tweeted this pick with amy poehler saying "no one i wouldeat waffles with than leslie nope." booker and orrin hatch were featured and even hosted a watch party with booker writing "some across-the-aisle bipartisan bonding with my staff and senator hatch's staff." >>> a popular youtube channel called barackdubs likes to splice together videos of the president singing some of the most popular songs and the newest jam has the president channeling his inner taylor swift. ♪ >> i love you back. i stay up too late. got nothing in my brain. that's what people say, mm-hmm. that's what people say, mm-hmm. i go on too many dates. but i can't make them stay at least that's what people say, mm-hmm. that's what people say, mm-hmm. ♪ >> my favorite is the "mm-hmm." and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> all right, 21 minutes past the hour. i'm joined now by "politico" reporter katy glueck. good morning to you, katie. >> thanks for having me. >> president obama is expected to ask congress today for authorization to fight isis. now, the bi

admired diplomats and public servants, doctor henry kissinger, doctor george shultz and doctor madeleine albright. our nation owes each of these statements a debt of gratitude for the years of service advancing national interest. secretary shultz has held nearly every senior position of our federal government on his illustrious career. doctor albright was an instrumental leader during key points in our nations history and influencing policies in the balkans in the middle east. finally i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge that personal debt of gratitude that i go to doctor kissinger. when henry came to conclude the agreement that would end america's war in vietnam, the vietnamese told him that they would send me home with him and he refused the offer. saying that the commander will return the in the same order as the others, he told them. he knew my early release would be seen as favoritism to my father and a violation on the code of conduct by rejecting this last attempt with a dereliction of duty and he saved one of my important possessions, my honor. for that, i am eternally grateful. tha

. >> you heard madeleine albright and henry kissinger begin beating the drum to begin arming the ukraine government. then eight former top national security advisers issued a report on monday urging the same. now on capitol hill just moments ago the president's choice for defense secretary says the same. >> do you believe we should be supplying defensive arms to ukrainians? >> i very much incline in that direction, mr. chairman because i think we need to support the ukrainians in defending themselves. >> there has been today, this week, last week three weeks ago, longer than that discussions about the potential provision for lethal assistance to ukraine. it remains on the table. >> the pentagon state department and white house national security adviser would not say whether a decision has been made yet by the president, suggesting this is an idea being floated through the press to see what if any, reaction there will be from russian president vladmir putin. today a hospital was hit by heavy shelling leaving up to 10 people dead. ukraine blames russian backed rebels for the escalation. ju

. >> when she used the madeleine albright statement or quote, there's a special place in hell i meaner women this time. >> and i think that is a smart strategy and she's absolutely right. there is a special place in hell. i understand that as a woman business owner. people want to see hillary be more progressive. particularly progressives. so anything she does to emphasize her progressive bona fides as well as not just talk about it but back it up with policy proposals, i think that is going to help her. what she does need to do though, is draw a better parallel which i think the democratic party has not done as well, draw a stronger parallel between economic issues and women's issues. tieing them together in a better way because they are connected. that's another piece of the puzzle that has to come with her boulder strategy. >> galvanizing the base and allies might be strong jimmy because once she announces, if in fact she does the republicans are going to come after her beg-time. >> and that's the inherent problem, is it, the flaw. if they in fact go after her, it's going to be ha

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this week end, i got to see former secretary of state george schultz, and madeleine albright.overnors don't just take trips. i have gotten risk assessments about my state and around the country. i'm so worried about the future, not just of our country but our world. we need leadership. >> let's talk specifics. you talk about leadership and you talk about big, bold, fresh ideas. what is your big, bold, fresh idea in syria? >> i think -- i go back to the red line. >> let's not go back. let's go forward. what is your big, bold idea? >> i think aggressively, we need to take the fight to isis and any other radical islamic terrorists around the world. it's not a matter of when they -- not if, i should say, it's when they plan an attack on american soil. we need leadership amongst the united states and our allies. we need people to know we're willing to take appropriate action. >> you don't think 2,000 air strikes is taking it to isis in syria and iraq? >> i think we need to have an aggressive strategy anywhere around the world. i think it's a mistake. >> what does that mean? i don't

henry kissinger, schultz madeleine albright all testified last week. these are incredibly counted people. but we have those people. i'm not worried about that at all. >> so the new bush cabinet would have no difficulties? >> that is a 15 yard penalty. [laughter] >> that wasn't my best question right? [laughter] one could easily conclude that a discussion of sovereign states the way we have been proceeding, is much easier than a discussion of the isis phenomenon. you mentioned it in your speech. what to make of this, a stateless entity, carving out territory to incorporate it into an image of what they perceive to be a caliphate. how do you -- what type of diplomacy do you apply here? >> no diplomacy. with them directly? the strategy needs to be restrain them, tighten the noose, and take them out. it has to be done in concert with folks in the region. look at jordan. its population has grown with refugees from syria and iraq and previous wars with israel. this country is a powder keg. similarly, other countries in the region are seeing real challenges,

one of them included testimony from henry kissinger, madeleine albright, and george schultz. they discussed issues like iran's nuclear program, the rushing-ukraine conflict, and isis. this hearing is just under two hours. it begins with the disruption by the protests group, code pink that prompted a reaction from john mccain. >> arrest henry kissinger for war crimes. arrest henry kissinger for war crimes. arrest henry kissinger for war crimes. arrest henry kissinger for war crimes. arrest henry kissinger for war crimes. >> can somebody find out where the capitol police is? >> arrest henry kissinger for war crimes. >> in the name of the people of chili. in the name of the people of vietnam. in the name of the people of chili. in the name of the people of vietnam. in the name of the people of east timor. in the name of the people of cambodia. in the name of the people of laos. >> i would like to say to my colleagues and to our distinguished visitors this morning that i have been a member of this committee for many years. i have never seen anything as disgraceful and outrageous

. >> you know when the show started, madam secretary, people thought hillary clinton, madeleine albright talk about republicans or democrats. >> we said in the beginning, i thought it was a kicky idea -- see how long we can go without using the kword democrat or republican and it's become something more interesting than that now to me because i think the on the hill there's such polarization and this idea of how much we talk about it. and we're getting away with it quite well. we're 21 episodes in. it's aamazing what you can get done without talking about it. >> do you get a sense that people in washington are watching this show? >> definitely. i mean they let us know. >> how so? >> we get feedback. everything from, oh, my godsend, i can't believe that. you guys nailed it to the flag is in the wrong place. >> you have to do something about that. >> exactly. >> so we were talking about the power when you were seven. but your acting career started when you were 7 and 6. you played a wise man in a play. >> that was my only academic career drama role ever, 7 years old, playing one of the thr

we had schlesinger, we had george schultz, madeleine albright. and they reminisced about what our capabilities were at that time, and what is expected, and even read the charge that president reagan had made at one time and determined what a defense budget should be. the reason i'm saying this is i look and i agree with senator reed who talked about the inadequacy in meeting the threats. i read that director clapper, when he says looking back over my now more than half a century in intelligence, i've not experienced a time when we've been beset by more crisis and threats around the globe than we are right now. in light of the fact that we have the force structure problems that i'm very proud of all of our chiefs. the general has been before us, and all of the rest of them, talking about how significant this is and it's something that's unprecedented. the reason i bring this up, we've got a quality group here, mr. chairman. and i just think after this is over you should reconvene and get into this thing as to the current threat that's out there an

. >> when the show started people thought hillary clinton, madeleine albright.n't talk politics. >> no. in the beginning it was sort of a kicky idea. let's see if we can go without talking about ever using the word democrat or republican and it's become something more interesting than that now to me because i think on the hill there's such polarization and this idea of how much we talk about it. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man. wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry! now get the black & decker® 20-volt trimmer for $79 at lowe's. >>> we have breaking news from a story we told you about. the stolen nascar car was found. police made the discoverry outside of atlanta this morning and just moments ago the nascar team's owner tweeted this picture of the car. sadly it comes too late for qaa ville to drive in tomorrow's sprint cup race. >> that's too bad. >>> speaking of recovery we speak with one man's campaign to rescue and preserve lost images and memories. some of the images go back

let me just take note, we have our former secretary of state madeleine albright here, delighted to welcomeou, thank you for being with us. so we'll go through this panel and there'll be greater period for discussion as we get into the next panels through the course of the day. thank you. tony? >> mr. secretary, thank you very much. secretary general, thank you more your very eloquent presentation and for the critical role played by the united nations in combating violet extremism. -- violent extremism. welcome to the first session of the ministerial. the topic is understanding violent extremism today. we're going to hear from six prominent panelists to get their assessment of the threat and their experience developing effective policies and programs to counter it. we've also asked an equally distinguished group of colleagues to make brief interventions. i'll introduce each of them one by one. each panelist will speak for six minutes, and then we've asked the interveners to confine their remarks to three minutes. we have a hard stop at 10:30 and if i am unable to enforce it, it suspect the

you had henry kissinger common shultz and madeleine albright all testifying at a committee hearing last week, ford affairs committee. these are, i grant you these are incredibly talented people but we have those people. this country has that kind of talent. i'm not worried about that at all. we just have to start acting like it again. again. >> so the new bush cabinet would have no difficulty? >> that's a 15-yard penalty and loss of a down. [laughter] >> so that wasn't my best question, right? [laughter] we could i think one could easily conclude that a discussion of sovereign states the way that we have been receiving your is much easier than a discussion of this isys phenomenon. you mentioned in your speech. what to make of this a stateless entity seeks to be a state carving out territory to incorporate it into an image of what they perceived to be a caliphate. how do you come what type of diplomacy do you applies here? >> no diplomacy. i become with them directly? no. that's not, we have to develop a strategy that is global, that takes them out. first, you know the strategy needs to

don't miss andrea mitch em's interview with former secretary of state madeleine albright, talking military at noon eastern. >>> developing now in stevenville in a texas courtroom, live look in that courtroom where opening statements are set to begin any moment in the "american sniper" trial. eddie routh could face life behind bars if convicted for the deaths of chris kyle and chad littlefield two years ago. incredible story of a navy s.e.a.l. is told in the film "american sniper." nbc's charles hadlock is live outside the courthouse in stevenville, former u.s. attorney and former prosecutor kevin coffee in studio. gentlemen, thank you very much. start with you, charles. walk us through what's happening in court now. >> reporter: good morning, jose. the courtroom is beginning to fill with towns peach and journalists, waiting to see the sequel to "american sniper," the trial of eddie ray routh, the 27-year-old former marine who is accused of killing american sniper chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield two years agate a hunting range in ee rat county texas southwest of fort worth. the p

we had george schultz, madeleine albright. and they reminisced about what our capabilities were at that time, and what is expected, and even read the charge that president reagan had made at one time in determining what a defense budget should be. the reason i'm saying this is i look and i agree with senator reid who talked about the inadequacy in meeting the threats. i read that director clapper when he says looking back over my now more than half a century in intelligence, i've not experienced a time when we've been beset by more crisis and threats around the globe than we are right now. that, in light of the fact that we have the force structure problems that i'm very proud of all of our chiefs. the general has been before us and all of the rest of them, talking about how significant this is and it's something that's unprecedented. the reason i bring this up we've got a quality group here, mr. chairman. and i just think after this is over, you should reconvene and get into this thing as to the current threat that's out ther

thing that we are seeing and i've heard that from henry kissinger, from george schultz and madeleine albrighte sure they are not able to have their own state to where they have something as to rally behind and we can disrupt that. but, basically, we have people in that area. the saudis have to engage. the turks have to engage. and that is in their neighborhood on their borders. the jordanians i think have risen up now. you will see them take aggressive action. we will support that every way we possibly can. >> all right. joining us via skype from jordan is jordanian political analyst rhonda habib. what is the reaction in jordan especially given the news there? >> the devastation and the revenge started, of course immediately after the discovery of the video. i mean you have to understand that among those being burned alive has a point for everybody. but definitely in the muslim faith this is one of the worst things that can happen because cremation of the body is not allowed in the muslim religion let alone someone that is survived. let alone the pilot that was killed or death was not the sur

ways than sort of making a piece of dumb, in my mind theater against, you know george schultz, madeleine albrighter sitting there. i think that there are ways to express and study one's feeling about kissinger's decisions. i do not think he was a warmonger, but even if i did i would hope i would find a better way to try to convince others of that than doing that i think not very useful bit of theater. and i did, you know, i did admire and read the testimony of henry kissinger. and if you're looking for books to read and you want to understand kissinger where he's really coming from read "world order." it's a great book. you may say well, he's a warmonger. no be, here's a structure of thought that leads to his sense of what makes for a stable good order, and you can disagree with it, but then push back intellectually instead of this thing that i found kind of disturbing. >> host: david is calling in from st. thomas, virgin islands. david, you're on with walter isaacson. >> caller: mr. isaacson, i am a new fan since i saw you on booktv the other day. if you'll indulge me for a moment, i'd like to m

we had george shultz, madeleine albright henry kissinger and some of those people. i asked the question of them, i said we're talking about the ukraine at that time and offering some equipment to go there, and they said well, you've got to do that but you also -- you can't send in just equipment. you specifically are going to have to give demand that you get a strot just. so in this bill, we are saying to the president of the united states not only do we send equipment over, but we also provide a strategy that we can come up with and massage as time goes by. so it's not just the ones i mentioned. on february 2, 2015, eight of the former senior ranking diplomatic and military officials were -- testified. they included the former united states ambassador to the ukraine, steven feiffer someone most of us know, former under secretary of defense michelle flournois, supreme allied commander admiral james stravis and former deputy commander of the u.s. command general charles wald. they all served under both republican and democrat administrations. they released a nonparti