make it away from this they may split china away from the united states they may split the united states away from china and continue to be at the strategic and tactical successes they have accumulated i think time is passing out and the tipping point is getting very close but china and the united states really need to get down to the same page get into the same bolt in how to come up with a clear cut a strategy and tactic in achieving this goal every two countries have to see eye to eye on this major issue richard just come back to you for a brief second if there is an overarching principle here of diluting all the issues and getting everyone into the same place on to the same page surely mr trump did not do the best thing by putting north korea on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. ok i just want to actually come back to your question to victor i thought it was really fundamental i think that was the basis of the u.s. strategy so far the assumption that at some point the chinese would recognize it was in their interest to have a unified korea or a korea with a different type of r

of the united states sowing discord among the people of the united states by associating the imagine industry dignity of the presidency with causes rooted in white supremacy, bigotry, racism, anti-semitism, white nationalism or neonewt seism on one or more of the following occasions. on august 15, 2017, donald john trump made a widely published statement criticizing a group of -- characterizing a group of anti-semites, bigots, racists, white nationalists and cue clubblings chancemen who rallied -- and ku klux klansmen who rallied in charlottesville, virginia, as fine people. the group returned to virginia at the statue of robert e. lee chanting, you will not replace us. since this event on october 7, the president has made many widely published statements about many things, including the national football league, but has not made one widely published statement condemning the hate groups for returning to the place where an innocent person lost her life at the hands of hate. on november 29, 2017, donald john trump shared three videos posted by a leader of a british political party cons

the united states is behind united nation's air. they have evaluated it, they're way ahead of us. strategicns made it a priority. even the chinese are building icebreaking tankers. why are they building icebreaking takers? they see the value of these passages. .e see the value of these we have one icebreaking tanker today. the army is very proud of it as crummy as it is. i know there is money in the budget to build another icebreaker. at the whole arctic region, because of what has happened with the opening of the arctic passageways from an economic and traits standpoint, but certainly from national security standpoint, is vitally important to our interest. so our engagement through just not the arctic town so but through other mechanisms is important in working with arctic countries on international norms, what will the rules of the game be because these are areas that have not been addressed in the past so, very important. >> time is up but i was going to ask you what you want your legacy to be but listening to you, i do not know that that question is really answered yet. you ar

littled you tell us a bit more about the state of the armed forces in the united states in 1914? >> i want to first say that i am from california. so i am neutral in this debate. inot like wilson is neutral 1914. i think it is important to understand the state of the american military in the 14, in part to understand his embracement of neutrality and to pick up on what jay was describing on the american geopolitical situation as a result of the spanish-american war. when we think about the army and the navy that america has, it has them that it needs to handle the kind of responsibilities envisioned having as a result of this transformative moment at the turn-of-the-century. by that, i mean we needed an army that could guard the border with mexico and undertake some police action in the caribbean, that could occasionally be used in a domestic dispute. we had a navy that was primarily focused on the pacific in terms of thinking about guaranteeing our control over the pacific island possession. in 1914, wely know, have a relatively small peacetime army and the national guard and one

first, the involvement of the united states and the war with the united states. when we think of america's relationship with the first world war as being from 1917 to 1918, we are missing the main point. united states was deeply involved in this war in a variety of ways. much earlier than american entry in 1917. the other thing this poster is attempting to get across is it is part of the movement that began -- that was known as prepared ms. p but the united states should or should not do to change its own society. to change its way of thinking. in response to events with -- that were going on in europe. the question of how the united states interacted with the first world war before entry is something we have a lot of wisdom on,l half-baked ideas, but not really a lot of solid research. the book i worked on, path to war, was an attempt to do this. to understand how a large, diverse, complicated society, like the united states, was responding to the events in europe and how that response condition that only american howy in the war, but americans responded to what

move around jerusalem it was a much broader expression of outrage towards united states bullying of the un and un member states the trumpet ministration is not the first in u.s. history to do this kind of bullying some of the language was very reminiscent to similar threats and bribes and punishments that were issued by the bush administrations both both president bush's when they could not get the support they wanted for wars against iraq in one nine hundred ninety and then again in two thousand and three but the difference here was the blatant nature of it the when president trump was willing to say we don't care specifically those were his words we don't care about the impact of cutting aid on these impoverished nations if they dared to vote against the united states that's a real expression of absolute disdain for the rest of the world and i think there will be retaliation that will go beyond this particular vote speaking of the retaliation is a bit melbourne do you think that trump will be able to move forward and deliver all the threats against the nations the voted against his de

the united states to support the resolution 470. in his remarks, then secretary of state said the following. the draft resolution before us today is illustrated with a preoccupation that has produced a series of unbalanced and unrealistic text on middle east issues. specifically regarding the provision on diplomatic missions the secretary said in our judgment this provision is not binding on it is without force and we reject it as a disrupted attempts to dictate to other nations. it does nothing to promote a resolution of the difficult problems facing israel and its neighbors. it does nothing to advance the cause of peace. that was in 1980. it is equally true today. the united states will not be told by any country where we can put our embassy. buried even deeper in the jargon of the resolution is the accusation that the united states is setting back the prospect of peace in the middle east. that is a scandalous charge. of those who are making it should consider that it only harms the very palestinian people they claim to speak for.

i would like to point out, as president of the united states, we have to remember that the united states itself has such an important relationship with this country in terms of keeping us safe as well. before we rush to make those urge alli would honorable members to keep that in mind. i hope he has heard this morning tout how seriously we take make sure all is illegal and extreme content is taken down from twitter and other online platforms and that they take more of an active role themselves in making sure this material does not stay up there. attempt, the -- sought to organize a march. nine people showed up, but that is nine to many. there is still work to do to make sure that the views of bdl and britain first do not represent this country and disabuse those who hold those views and do more. >> absolutely right. they in no way represent the views of the british people as he and i and the rest of the honorable members know them to be. as has been pointed out in the house today, the real danger of encouraging activity and extremism is increasingly online and that is where we are focusi

of the united states the u.a.e. and saudi arabia has called on the who thiis to stop targeting other political leaders in yemen. the philippine congress has approved a one year extension of in the southern island of mindanao president. said it is necessary for the total eradication of groups. despite to clearing the city of murray liberated the troop was imposed across the region six months ago the hundreds of gunmen seized control them or always city more than a thousand people were killed and three hundred fifty thousand people were displaced by the rest. manila. here outside congress and we have representatives of filipino muslims human rights workers activists who are protesting the bullets. in favor overwhelmingly of the one year extension of martial law here they say now one year extension means another year of violence but the filipinos in the part that are afraid to speak up against violations against human rights abuses earlier today at the joint not a single civilian was allowed to talk about our even how

probably the most colorful president in united states' history. i say probably. i think we could state almost objectively the most colorful president in u.s. history. a giant of a figure. tall, he stood at 6'1". that was very tall for that day and age. 6'1". skinny. bushy eyebrows. hair brushed high above a very large forehead with piercing blue eyes. look at those eyes. jackson was a hot tempered man. he was a bit stubborn and oftentimes bullheaded. he had strong convictions and he knew when he was opposed to something he stood up to that system. well, he had a few nicknames, in fact, as well. andrew jackson. he went by the name old hickory. old hickory. tough as old hickory wood. his second nickname, you won't believe this, shark knife. who has a nickname like shark knife. andrew jackson has a nickname like shark knife. what's andrew jackson's story. jackson was born in 1767 in waxal, north carolina. he was born and his parents died at an early age. so he was an orphan raised with no parental restraints. as a young boy he got into brawls and fights. he wasn't al

the united states is no longer an honest broker of peace. we as palestinians, arabs and muslims cannot accept any more that the united states be a piece broker because one of the basic requirements for a piece broker is to be honest and neutral. neutral and not to be biased for one side or another. also when we go to the peace and security counsel when you make this decision null and void and a charter and there are provisions that enables us to present to the peace and security council in for which the united states would not be allowed to vote and we will go to the general assembly regarding the membership of israel because it's membership is not in line with international resolution. we will go to the peace and security council to consider the question of the full membership of palestine. it's the most important issue and what can the islamic present to [inaudible]. how can we [inaudible] how can we further support the position of the people? i know there is there are people who talk about normalization and the question and there are peop

the united states presidency.

to legally be in the united states. there was a discussion on capitol hill as to how you would make these 11 million people leave the country and then come back legally to then start whatever process of immigration and legalization was put on the table for them. mexico at the time told congress, one thing is mexicans or central americans were relatively close. if you are from india or china or poland, and you go back and then come in, it is a bit of a challenge. mexico said, we would be want to 11 millionto take in people if you could process them in mexican consulates, and then that way we could help ensure that those individuals in the country without papers could come back in with a legal status so we can get that off the table. that debate which was happening 2009, today in the current circumstances despite how important it would be to what we've the needle forward, it is off the table. it would be political suicide for anyone in mexico today -- to put that on the table. that is an example of how this use of mexico

the united states respects the people of afghanistan, but we condemn the taliban regime. by sponsoring and sheltering and supplying terrorists, the taliban regime is committing murder. they will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate. - [narrator] us troops have been in afghanistan for more than 15 years, making it the longest war in american history. the september 11th attacks prompted washington and nato to send forces to neutralize the al-qaeda terrorist organization and the taliban regime that sheltered them. the architect of those attacks, osama bin laden, is dead, but the taliban has rebounded. as washington and nato pivot away from afghanistan, the ability of the government and security forces to maintain stability will be tested. afghanistan, next on great decisions. - [announcer] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhousecoopers llp. - [narrator] afghanistan sits at the crossroads of the middle east, russia, and south asia. for c

thank you mr president i have been the proud representative of the united states at the united nations for nearly a year now this is the first time i have exercised the american right to veto a resolution in the security council. the exercise of the veto is not something the united states does often we have not done it in more than six years we do it with no joy but we do it with no reluctance the fact that this veto is being done in defense of american sovereignty and in defense of america's role in the middle east peace process is not a source of embarrassment for us it should be an embarrassment to the remainder of the security council as i pointed out when we discussed this topic ten days ago i will once again note the features of the president's announcement on jerusalem that are most relevant here the president took great care not to prejudge final status negotiations in any way including the specific boundaries of israeli sovereignty in jerusalem that remains a subject to be negotiated only by the parties the position is fully in line with the previous security council resolutio

i would have to tell you that it's very clear that it was a farce that the united states really pulled the wool over the world's eyes and declaring and making its way after having won world war two they made them the fall guy for war two two and equate out of the this misunderstanding of war what that first cold war was america has spent a fortune fighting this war and it's deprived its own people us the american people of better education better system more security health welfare all these things that are giving us problems now this social net that's disappearing could have come out of that instead of beans the the money being spent on the cold war so we paid a huge price for it and it never let up i remember in eighty nine there was talk of a peace dividend they talk of it what happened to the peace dividend a few weeks after the berlin wall fell mr bush sr was. going into iraq sending five hundred thousand troops to the middle east and i pointed out it was a big thing because we went when we said five hundred thousand troops to vietnam was actually under lyndon johnson that

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that's analogous to what's happening the united states and this best case scenario here in the united states has fifty odd sites with communities schools that i looked at that are a mile from burnside it's also similarly being exposed to these clouds of toxins and you know it was a long fight to bring attention to the issues of the burn pits overseas there's been no fight to do this similar so you know take any sort of action here in the united states no measurement of what is in the pollution that's you know dead. that's touching the school grounds or the residential areas around these bases no statement from the department of defense in my reporting that that was worthwhile or something that they should do and really i mean and that's with laws that are supposed to limit this and promise that it's not and say so i'm glad that you mentioned that the really lack of some might say accountability others might say recognition i do want to share this because as we mentioned the department of veterans affairs declined to join our show today but this is what it says on their website at this

they defend the bank the united states as a modern-style central bank ahead of its time. they charge that jackson had no decent replacement for it and they blame his use of state banks, which is where jackson put the money after it was taken out of the bank of the united states and blamed that for the panic of 1837 that in turn ushered in a deep depression that lasted into the end of 1840s, all of this because of jackson's war on the bank. now, all of these propositions can be and have been disputed. the bank was for the could be instructed like a modern central bank. it's not clear that bittel was operating it as such. the question of blame for the panic is basically ir resolvable because it ends at the long chain of hypotheticals. what would have happened if jackson had not removed the deposits or what would have happened if the bank of england had not raised interest rates at a particular time or what would have happened if the chinese had not found a new way to finance their opium imports and, no, i'm not making that up. that's part of the argument. in fact, it's a maj

as a continental nation, because the war was not fought throughout all the united states, and reconstruction only applied to certain states. i want to revisit the major things we have visited this semester, and i want to move beyond the sites of battle between the north and south. you see some important continuities. last week and the week before, i talked about changes. today, i want to talk about continuity and changes. continuities that were well in place in the 19th century and changes that began before the civil war, continued after the civil war, and weren't caused entirely by it. i want to do that by moving far from where most of the battles were bought in the civil war. i want to move to the northern plains. let me ask you a question. the last time we talked about the northern plains, what was it, what was going on there? what do you remember? anyone? come on. yes, front row. student: the expedition had moved westward and they had made contact with natives. prof. kastor: and what was the impact of the lewis and clark expedition on the people who lived in the northern pl

specifically called for maintaining the status quo at the holy site finally and critically the united states is not predetermine in final status issues we remain committed to achieving a lasting peace agreement during her remarks nikki haley argued that the united nations was not treating israel properly and she also went on to say that because the united states side facilitated previous agreements between israel and egypt and israel and palestinians that they had been signed on the white house lawn with this show that the united states maintained credibility within the both sides those were her words the usa maintains credibility with both sides now we then heard from a representative of the palestinian authority and he seemed to strongly disagree with what nikki haley had said the u.s. decision to do or does the day lose impunity undermines and essentially disqualify its leadership role to seek peace in the region now in the aftermath of this announcement from tom we have seen quite a bit of chaos protests are taking place not just in palestine but also throughout the region with various v

resolutions, especially the resolutions of the peace and security council with the united states itself agreed to the transfer to al-quds before the final state negotiations said the united states itself is doing what it had already prohibited and this is also the case of national organizations, it including the security council. we witnessed the very aggressive strong reactions from different corners of the world and this is something that cannot be denied at all. demonstrations took place all over the world. also, we heard the voices of condemnation from all societies from which members to members of the peace and security council of the 14 members of the peace and security council, of course almost then took negative positions against the united states did in this particular. there are actions at the islamic which the president had organized in no time here in istanbul and decisions will be announced. you listen to these decisions and resolutions. our position is as follows. the united states is no longer an honest broker of peace. we have palestinians, arabs and muslims cannot accep

relinquish its occupation of the palestinian territories and the second is the extreme bias of the united states towards israel in a situation where as claimed exclusive supervision of israeli palestinian diplomacy and aaron david miller for example a longstanding american peace process or has stated that one of the you know the main problem was that the united states behaves not as an honest broker or even as a mediator but as israel's lawyer when it comes to israel. palestinian negotiations so to say that the solution is to take even more radical pro israel and that this will somehow promote israeli palestinian peace and . basically categorically dismissing palestinian rights and interests is somehow going to help us move forward i think is you know it may it may sound nice to trump's domestic constituencies but in the real world of the middle east it's it's not only not going to promote peace but it's certainly going to make it that much more difficult to address the issue of ending israeli occupation and therefore finding a pathway towards peaceful israeli palestinian coexistence would you a

it's bad for the united states." what do you say when he says that to you?i mean, first of all, it's not bad for climate and environment, definitely. and especially if he decides to leave, it will be worse because the u.s. is a very great contributor in terms of co2 emission. so that's an issue. and if you don't fix the situation in the u.s., you are not credible to tell the others what they have to do. and you have direct consequences of the situation. so, no, this agreement is not bad for climate -- it's wrong. >> and you can watch the rest of that interview at amanpour.com. now, to understand just how far president trump's decision is leaving america behind, i spoke to christiana figueres. she was the u.n. official in charge of passing the landmark paris climate agreement. now she's out of office, and she told me that market forces are more powerful than politics. and nowhere is that more clear than in india and china, which are making strides often at america's expense. >> i think that what we're beginning to see -- and we may see it also at the g20 -- i

he talked about the importance of the united states mission in the middle east. terrord that the 9/11 attacks were hashed out of afghanistan. he also talked about some of the military policy changes that the trump administration has implemented since taking office, including more engagement and leadership on the ground. due to technical difficulties, the beginning portion of his remarks are not included in this video. vice pres. pence: the taliban struck the u.s. on september 11, 2001. we all remember that day. the day we saw innocent mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters, lose their lives. the american people understood this for what it was. it was an act of war. as one nation and one people, we vowed to win this war on our terms on this soil, and together with our allies, we came here to afghanistan to liberate its people and prevent the terrorists from ever threatening our homeland again. we are staying in that fight and will see it through to the end. [applause] vice pres. pence: this very base , bagram airfield, has been at the heart of our campaign since th

ambassador took to the floor and she defended the actions by the united states and when she spoke she said that the united nations should be ashamed of this proposal that was put forward she was ashamed of the vote which had taken place she accused the united nations of not being supportive of israel of being anti israel and she was harshly critical of the international community for the proposed resolution the accusation that the united states is setting back the prospects of peace in the middle east that is a scandalous charge what we witnessed here today in the security council is an insult. it won't be forgotten the fact that this veto is being done in defense of american sovereignty and in defense of america's role in the middle east peace process is not a source of embarrassment for us it should be an embarrassment to the remainder of the security council that in response to the united states we have seen a statement from the palestinian authority the palestinian authority has accused the united states of essentially mocking the international community with their decision to mov

they do so very wrong i think it's unfortunate that the united states finds itself under this kind of leadership which is undermining the standing of this country internationally the international community did not create the united nations because that was a luxury created by the following to bloody that world wars in order to prevent chaos and war in order to make sure that international law is is respected and if countries acquiesce to the us and if they accept being punching bag for the american administration and voting in accordance with directives from nikki haley then what's the point of having the united nations fact that nikki haley is threatening to derail the entire organization puts the united states in confrontation with the entire world. ten times more iraqi civilians may have been killed than previously thought during the u.s. led operation to liberate mosul from isel that's according to new research by the associated press the news agency obtained data from iraqi mosques as well as non-governmental organizations this is as many as eleven thousand civilians may

finally and critically the united states is not predetermining final status issues we remain committed to achieving a lasting peace agreement that the united nations was not trailing palestinians that they had been signed those were her words the usa maintains what nikki haley had said the u.s. decision to do would is that they lose impunity undermines and essentially disqualify its leadership role to seek peace in the region in the aftermath of this announcement from tom we have seen quite a bit of chaos protests are taking place not just in palestine but also throughout the region with various various supporters of the palestinians protesting a lot of anger and the days of rage that have been called by palestinians and others so quite a bit of a strong reaction to the announcement from donald trump which was discussed at the u.n. security council we spoke to the ambassador of bolivia to the united nations so i show you an entity he believes the decision on jerusalem falls into a larger pattern of behavior by the united states. i think that we should concede that this is the situation

they defend the bank of the united states as a modern style central-bank ahead of its time. they charged that jackson had no decent replacement for it, and they blamed his use of state banks which is where jackson put , the money was taken out of the bank of united states. they blamed that for triggering an inflationary boom that ended with a crash, the panic of 1837, that in turn ushered in a deep depression that lasted through the end of the 1830's and 1840's. all of this because of jackson's war on the bank. all of these propositions can be and have been disputed. the bank was not constructed like a modern central bank. it is not clear that biddle was operating it as such, or would have understood what a modern central bank does. the question of blame for the panic is basically irresolvable because the answer lies at the end of a long chain of hypotheticals. what would have happen if jackson had not removed the deposit? or what would have happened if the bank of england had not raised interest rates at a particular time? what would have happened if the or chinese are not f

it was 70 years ago that the united states under president truman recognized the state of israel. ever since then israel has made its capital in the city of jerusalem. the capital of the jewish people established in ancient times. today jerusalem is the seat of the modern israeli government. it is the home of the israeli parliament. as well as the israeli supreme court. it is of the location of the official residence of the prime minister and the president. it is the headquarters of many government ministries. for decades, visiting american presidents, secretaries of state and military leaders have met their israeli counterparts in jerusalem. as i did on my trip to israel earlier this year. jerusalem is not just the heart of three great religions but it is now also the heart of one of the most successful democracies in the world. over the past seven decades, the israeli people have built a country where jews, muslims, christians and people of all faith are able to worship according to their faith. jerusalem may remain a place where jews pray at the western wall, where christians w

united states senator from wisconsin. announcer: next, we continue our look at the cold war red scare with a longines cone scope interview with arthur garfield hays. he was cofounder and general counsel of the american civil liberties union. he calls senator joseph mccarthy the most dangerous man in the united states, and he argues the fear of communism in government is exaggerated and threatens civil liberties. logines cone scope was a public affairs series that ran from 1951 to 1955. announcer: it is time for the longines cone scope. brought to you every monday, wednesday, and friday. a presentation of the longines company. >> good evening, this is frank. may i introduce our co-editors. mr. victor, new york-based economist for the "new york daily mirror." and are distinguished guest for this evening is mr. arthur garfield hays. famed constitutional lawyer and general counsel for the american civil liberties union. the opinions expressed are those of the speaker. you as adience knows longtime crusader for human freedom.

it is right on the border, raising all sorts of questions about how the united states should begin tossert its newfound power. lora: jennifer, could you tell us a little more about the state of the armed forces in 1914? dr. keene: i want to first say that i am from california, so i am neutral in this misery debate -- missouri debate. [laughter] a lot like wilson is neutral in 1914. i think it is important to understand the state of the american military and 19 four teen in part to understand -- 1914 in part to understand his neutrality and how the american geopolitical situation had changed as a result of the spanish-american war. when we think about the army and the navy that america had, it has the army and the navy that the kind ofhandle responsibilities it envisioned having as a result of this transformative moment at the turn-of-the-century. we needed an army that could guard the border with mexico, that could undertake some sort of police action in the caribbean, that could occasionally be used in domestic disputes. we had a navy that was primarily focused on the pacific in term

i would point out, as president of the united states, we have to remember that the united states itself has such an important relationship with this country in terms of keeping us safe as well. before we rush to make those changes, i would urge all honorable members to keep that in mind. i also hope he has heard this morning about how seriously we take the issue of making sure all illegal and extreme content is taken down from twitter and other online platforms and that they take more of an active role themselves in making sure this material does not stay up there. >> in a cynical attempt to harness the brexit vote, they suck it organize a far right march. just nine people showed up, but that is nine too many. the you agree with me there is still work to do to make sure that the views of bdl and britain first do not represent the mainstream of this country and they are of horrid there is work to make sure -- we should bring forth more to make sure theirs we can do? >> my friend is absolutely right. they in no way represent the views of the british people as he and i and the rest of the

ambassador to the united nations who talked about being the united states being the largest contributor to the united nations well let's bring in mike hanna who is being knighted nations for the new york on this particular point nikki haley out of a letter she wrote saying everybody that was going to vote for this resolution would be noted really underlining the point again with the speech she's just given them on. yes indeed and she also underlined her opinion that what was at stake is the very issue of us suffered as she put it saying that the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel is the sovereign right of the united states she also declared it as an insult once again that this vote is taking place just as she described the security council vote earlier this week fourteen to one prevented by the u.s. veto as an insult she also reiterated her mantra that we shall remember that veiled threat that she has a primate in a letter to all members the three that president trump made publicly saying that they would consider the u.s. would consider financing their areas c

well the united states should not. act by oppression and coercion on other states i think is it's there's not a fan's this is not compatible this he sovereign equality of stays states must be able to all pronounce themselves freely in the general assembly of the united nations and take said decisions freely without i outside hindrance i think and if president trump takes it personally is this an altar parameter because it's not a personal matter between him and the palestinians he's a president of the united states and he should take care of the interests of the united states and also of israel i think we also have to take care of see long term interests of the jewish people who have an interest in peace and stability in the middle east how unprecedented is this move by haley sending a memo to one hundred eighty countries basically instructing them how to vote does this happen knowledge time in today's united nations well you know you can always has a head of state you can always suggest stars or countries that they sho

it doesn't help the united states of america.going to win by being isolated and repudiated by the rest of the world. i just think it was ill advised. >> ambassador, always good to see you. thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next, proceed with caution. the top guy in the intelligence committee ordering to proceed with caution. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. whcold sore.et you? grab lunch? cold sore. when a cold sore takes over, campho phenique's topical anesthetic plus anti-microbial action soothes pain fast. what's for dinner? meat loaf. campho-phenique on, cold sore pain gone. ♪ this holiday, the real gift isn't what's inside the box. it's what's inside the person who opens it. ♪ give ancestrydna, the only dna test that can trace your origins to over 150 ethnic regions... ♪ ...and open up a world of possibilities. ♪ save 20% for the holidays at ancestrydna.co

the united states owned 1/5 of its capital stock, $7 million, and the president of the united states appointed five of the bank's 25 board members of -- member of the board of directors. it did the functions of today's treasury department. it broke her to federal loans, federal loans, it received a stored, it transported and paid out government funds. it issued bank notes, which were the countries only paper currency. the bank was also a commercial business. it loaned money in competition with other banks. it made profits, and it paid dividends. clothed by its charter with -- and these words are in the charter -- with exclusive privileges and benefits. operating throughout the land when every other bank in the country was confined to a single state and most to a single city. at a time when the treasury department itself consisted of a few dozen washington clerks on a scattering of land offices and custom offices throughout the country. the bank of the united states was literally the only national financial institution in the country. it held immense power over the functions of govern

the united states to support the resolution 470. in his remarks, then secretary of state said the following. the draft resolution before us today is illustrated with a preoccupation that has produced a series of unbalanced and unrealistic text on middle east issues. specifically regarding the provision on diplomatic missions the secretary said in our judgment this provision is not binding on it is without force and we reject it as a disrupted attempts to dictate to other nations. it does nothing to promote a resolution of the difficult problems facing israel and its neighbors. it does nothing to advance the cause of peace. that was in 1980. it is equally true today. the united states will not be told by any country where we can put our embassy. buried even deeper in the jargon of the resolution is the accusation that the united states is setting back the prospect of peace in the middle east. that is a scandalous charge. of those who are making it should consider that it only harms the very palestinian people they claim to speak for.

the united states can't wish it away and pretend it can remain the global power. it's a new reality that china and the united states are coe global powers and have to find a way to coexist and solve together global problems rather than butting up against other and confronting. >> president trump actually spoke very moderately with moderation when he delivered the executive summary. y actual 55 pages contains very harsh language about china. the strategic competitor and taking america for a ride and having an unfair program. if you were china, what would you be thinking at a time when america wants to you help tame north korea? >> first of all i think china sees the trump presidency as more of an opportunity than a threat. i think they believe that they can deal with president trump and thou play him. this is a big strategic opportunity for china to displace the american power influence around the world. if you go to european capitals, you ask what is the most important. they will say international trading system. we agree with china on that and they will see the r

what all of us in the united states senate would call casework. somebody brings us a problem and we work to solve it. and the goal, and in fact my belief is the outcome of this legislation reduces the amount of casework, which isn't about reducing our workload. it's about making certain that veterans don't have to come to their congressman or woman, don't have to come to a united states senator to get the services they are entitled to by law and by moral obligation. we don't learn from history. we need transformation. we need something more than just saying let's keep the current process in place for awhile longer. you know, following world war ii, general omar bradley was assigned the task of overhauling the v.a. for the millions of americans who were returning home from world war ii. he said some important things back at that point in time. bradley rightfully kept the needs of veterans at the forefront. he said we're dealing with -- quote -- we're dealing with veterans, not procedures. with their problems, not ours. the goal and the outcome of g

the united states will remember this day their statements as well united states in israel egypt and in the assembly the vote that just took place this. those are those against. the fourteenth take this vote personally he will be watching quested i report back on those who voted against him thank you for your consideration. is the right thing to do it is absolutely the right thing to do. now this interesting vote that just took place in which one hundred twenty eight countries voted against the united states in favor of this resolution i brought together many different countries that often don't see eye to eye with each other for example iran and saudi arabia regional rivals they voted together on this resolution north korea and south korea two countries that have long been at odds on the korean peninsula why they voted together and voted for the resolution now many longtime u.s. allies also voted in favor of the rebel resolution many many the member states members of nato voted against the united states so it appears that this is a repudiation of the united states largely by the intern