now begins the press briefing,
shep.
>> give everybody a second to
get settled down.
good afternoon.
as you all saw the president and
first lady enjoyed their time
tonight with prime minister and
mrs. netanyahu.
the bond between the us and
israel is the strongest it's
ever been.
the president deciding to
recognize jerusalem as israel's
capitol made good on the promise
of past presidents.
he appreciate prime minister
netanyahu saying his decisive
action will be remembered by the
israeli people throughout the
ages.
our two nations stand against
terrorism and those that fund it
and our shared goal to build a
more peaceful and prosperous
middle east.
before taking your questions,
i'd like to introduce you to a
few special guests we have with
us.
retired marine corps sergeant
john peck and liam dwyer.
both served in iraq and a:again
stan.
the president met both of them
recently at walter reed.
sergeant peck suffered a
traumatic brain injury in iraq.
then he reenlisted and deployed
to...