- israel and his brother in the middle east, so allej middle east, so all of these factors have allowed the group to advance —— factors have allowed the group to advance "— to advance -- hezbollah. this has allowed _ to advance -- hezbollah. this has allowed to _ to advance -- hezbollah. this has allowed to speed - to advance -- hezbollah. this has allowed to speed up - to advance -- hezbollah. this has allowed to speed up the l has allowed to speed up the collapse of the region. thank ou ve collapse of the region. thank you very much. _ collapse of the region. thank you very much, haid - collapse of the region. thank you very much, haid haid. i a defiant emmanuel macron has insisted he will stay on as french president till the end of his term in office in 2027, despite opposition calls for him to stand down amid the country's political turmoil. in a ten—minute televised address to the nation, president macron also said he'll appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, after the resignation of michel barnier, following a no confid

what happened to the previous regime will also happen to this regime occurred on in the all middle east bureau chief motor off induction that breaks down the idea of operations in the region for us off to heavy bun. boardman is following the fall of damascus. it looks like the idea of has wrapped up a major offensive in serious career playing what i saw it's always been decades building according to engine yackel himself is real, has destroyed 70 to 80 percent of seniors and time military capabilities in just 3 days. the goal to prevent a solids weapons from falling into rebel hands. almost $500.00 airstrikes have hit a wide range of targets including n. t a cross battery searing air fields and dozens of weapons production side in cities like damascus homes part has the top 10, tow mirror or the destruction is country wide. the is really maybe also struck to sit with navy basis at the same time as, but yeah, the and let's talk, yeah, fords, destroying at least 15 syrian vessels on tuesday and also re for se, israel carried out more strikes in the syrian capital damascus targets in secur

how many americans over the past year said they would reshape the middle east all see events reshape n admiration across the region for their patients and persistence in opposing tyranny and opposing repression and if they are able to build a better state and country, they will earn further admiration among people in the region but beyond that, i would not want to speculate now on how this may change the region. robert ford, formerly the us ambassador to syria from 2011— 2014, the last us ambassador to serve in that country, with thank you very much for your insights. thank you. by, thank you very much for your insights. thank you. a pleasure to be with _ insights. thank you. a pleasure to be with you. _ health officials in gaza say israeli strikes killed at least 34 people on saturday. the israeli raids hit a house in gaza city. four women are among those killed. israel has not commented on any of the strikes. it comes as qatari officials say there is momentum for a possible ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. qatar's prime minister says the country is engaging with president—el

wow, for more on the, on the folding of, of science course alive now to all g is the middle east bureau chief, where we have an option to move it good evening. so, bailey may nothing you know, has gone to the syrian border, bring us up to speed, we have all the latest about space as well. the situation known, the israel syria bode a 16 in rapid liam in historic developments. and the mass coasts on one hand, as prime minister, a state of from the frontier as well cause the fall of the sab regime on the other . it certainly faces new security challenges now and has to act accordingly. newton yahoo emphasized that israel will not tolerate any hostility from syria's new rulers and was some days likely anticipating already sides collapse. the idea of has boosted its presence on the golden heights. either border with syria and even conducted wheels full potential rabble incursions on saturday nights following his really intelligence reports of sides imminent. for the defense. many surveys really proposed capturing mounted morn and the syrian side of the boxes of the established on to the 1974

after weapons were left and _ in libya after weapons were left and spread all over the middle _ left and spread all over the middle eastt — see that happening. we don't want weapons to fall into the hands — want weapons to fall into the hands of— want weapons to fall into the hands of radical groups. i think— hands of radical groups. i think we _ hands of radical groups. i think we are contributing to the security of the region by doing — the security of the region by doing that. everyone should be thankful— doing that. everyone should be thankful for what we do. it�*s thankful for what we do. it's been a third _ thankful for what we do. it�*s been a third day now and you're striking defence installations, research interest to jens and the very infrastructure of a government that will need to ensure security in its borders. they have enough weapons to secure — they have enough weapons to secure their borders and suitability inside syria. they don't — suitability inside syria. they don't need the weapons of the syrian — don't need the weapons of the syrian army was defeated by them — syrian army was defeated by them. bu

i was at a middle east conference last week in italy where they talked about all sorts of things about it ended on wednesday when this offensive started. no one had discussed it there. i think there were people already thinking that hang on, it will affect syria sooner or later because what happened was the whole bloody kaleidoscope of the middle east was shaken up when hamas attacked on the 7th of october last year, attacked isreal and the war in gaza, isreal�*s response, the way it spread, all that is causing responses in all kinds of unexpected ways and getting an opportunity to this group, hts, was one thing nobody actually predicted. that is something that has happened and, you know, hearing holes now, actually as someone said once, it is deja vu all over again where in terms of the western response to the war in syria, because talk of dialogue and talk of de—escalation was not something they managed to achieve during all those years when it was top of the news. right now, i think it is probably even harder. big foreian it is probably even harder. big foreign policy speech this ev

all politics of the middle east, the, all the big winner of course of this other than is real as turkey. right. the neo ottoman empire is in full bloom, right? um, the other ones daughter was tweet was uh, on social media. oh, the one and put in the last, that's it, right. there was a time when in the 1st phase of the syrian civil war, when, when early one came to moscow and that, that austin all framework deal was initially agreed on. or the one was kept waiting in the kremlin, in a room full of paintings of russian defeats of the ottoman empire. he didn't forget, right. the salt on right, the ottoman empire has struck back in a completely incredible se, but um, on denial way. russia and iran, they're still really from this they, they still, you know, don't even have any effective response until, as of we speak, the russian media has still been denying the turkey is involved in this at all. right? because they're, the ones been bouncing around saying, i have nothing to do with it. while he's smiling and encouraging the march on damascus. and russian media has been appall is, is just be

the fellow, we've got some writing, the full cost of all the middle east, the band of cloud sliding across central pa, for saudi arabia slipping further southwest. and that could well bring some unsettled weather in here as we go through the next couple of days and see how that rate comes out. so syria, iraq went down across saudi arabia all the way towards mecca. and we could see a few showers coming in here. i heard of, that's the cool enough. haven't done hold around $21.00 degrees celsius symbol. the value that's attach warmer as we go. one interesting aspect of the wind starts at the pick up lifted dust and said, wanted to show some of the wintry in nature over the high ground of iran. meanwhile, we have got some wet weather across the eastern side of the med. it's right in that could also affect the golf, so we could see some of the live you shelves coming in here. could cause a little bit of low cost flooding something to keep an eye on west. the weather will make his way across the chain into the western side of the pushing over tools, cypress. as we make our way through a satch, d

for the us, officials are on a well when different medic pull all the middle east to discuss serious future. and israel's war on guns. i think sullivan, the bite into ministration specialist give me to advise a as in cat, also meet with prime minister. i'm haven't been of the romano pony before ministry statement says they discuss ways to enhance the strategic relations between the countries. as well as the latest developments in garza and syria. they also stress the need to guarantee the unity of syria and to work for a peaceful transition of health policy through an inclusive process. so he's washington dc. now where my kind of is standing by mike, so blinking and sullivan both in the region, the same outgoing administration, but slightly different diplomatic missions. mike is indeed the national security advisor appears to be focusing on the situation in gaza, in particular, the release of the captives being held in gaza and the release of palestinians being held and his really jails. now he's being in israel talking to these rainy authorities. he's now in kata clearly he believes

erupted, specifically there's one drug called cap the gun that's really been taking all throughout the entire middle eastnd so it is going to be quite a transition to transition from mostly a black—market economy to back being on the open market —— captagon. irate to back being on the open market -- ca ”taon. ~ . ., to back being on the open market -- cantanon. ~ . ., to back being on the open market -- ca-tnaon. ~ ., ., ., captagon. we heard from some of the n-eole captagon. we heard from some of the peeple speaking _ captagon. we heard from some of the people speaking earlier _ captagon. we heard from some of the people speaking earlier in _ captagon. we heard from some of the people speaking earlier in our - people speaking earlier in our programme that syria is for syrians, it is for syrians to build themselves and lead themselves now. but given what you're saying there, is there a role for an outside partner, for the international community?— partner, for the international community? partner, for the international communi ? . , ., community? certainly, it syria will ve much community? certainly, it

them my wishes for peace, freedom and unity. france will remain committed to the security of all in the middle east. the west is really talented, really good at speeding down regime change highway, tearing all the way, but not so great at finding exit ramps that just don't go straight off a cliff speaking of which, here's the german chess or all i've schultz riding shotgun with his foreign minister and the lena bear box, whose navigational skills are so great that she, infamously, thinks that he, you turn is 360 degrees. but sharla saw depressed his people brutally. he has countless lives on his conscience that has driven numerous people to flee. many of whom have arrived in germany, but one thing is clear, the end of a sod means the 1st great sigh of relief for millions of people in syria after an attorney of the atrocities of the assad regime. the country must not fall into the hands of other radicals, no matter what guys they take. turns out that fair box also didn't get the memo from the you that the guys taking over syria or the ideological successes of the group outside of that her western ho

them my wishes for peace, freedom and unity. france will remain committed to the security of all in the middle east. the west is really talented, really good at speeding down or seeing change highway tearing all the way, but not so great as finding exit ramps just don't go straight off a cliff speaking of which, here's the german chess, or olaf schultz riding shotgun with his foreign minister and the lena bear box, whose navigational skills are so great that she, infamously face for the u, turns, is 360 degrees. but sharla saw depressed as people brutally. he has countless lives on his conscience and has driven numerous people to flee, many of whom have arrived in germany. but one thing is clear, the end of a sod means the 1st great sigh of relief from millions of people in syria after an attorney of the atrocities of the assad regime. the country must not fall into the hands of other radicals. no matter what guys they take, turns out that fair box also didn't get the memo from the you that the guys taking over syria or the ideological successes of the group. i'll try the that her western pals hold

them my wishes for peace, freedom and unity. france will remain committed to the security of all in the middle east. the west is really talented, really good at speeding down or seeing change highway tearing all the way, but not so great at finding exit ramps that just don't go straight off a cliff speaking of which, here's the german chess or all i've schultz riding shotgun with his foreign minister and the lena bear box, whose navigational skills are so great that she, infamously, faced city utah, is 360 degrees. but sharla saw depressed his people brutally. he has countless lives on his conscience that has driven numerous people to flee, many of whom have arrived in germany. but one thing is clear, the end of a sod means the 1st great sigh of relief for millions of people in syria after an attorney of the atrocities of the assad regime. the country must not fall into the hands of other radicals. no matter what guys they take, turns out that fair box also didn't get the memo from you that the guys taking over syria or the ideological successes of the group outside of that. her western pals hold r

we saw what was happening in libya after weapons were left and spread all over the middle east.we don't want weapons to fall into the hands of radical groups. i think we are contributing to the security of the region by doing that. everyone should be thankful for what we do. it's been a third day now and you're striking defence installations, research interest to jens and the very infrastructure of a government that will need to ensure security in its borders. they have enough weapons to secure their borders and suitability inside syria. they don't need the weapons of the syrian army was defeated by them. but we did was not against the infrastructure of the state of syria. it'sjust against... other advanced weaponry, not civilian infrastructure. it is not just it is notjust israel engaging in strikes across its borders into syria, there's also been movement along the border between northern syria and turkey as he had been reported income of the turkish president as it been reported income of the turkish president is welcome the capture of two towns that have come under the contr

but the housing cools, nothing as a cabinet to take the territory all take middle east view, i see where we have for nothing up. bought us this simple from the gold and highs or the idea of tanks rolling in as we are in most the sean. so village on the goal on the heights right to at to boulder with the box as those to for right to israel and syria. this is what the fans behind the marks on sunday evening as they are in rebels, advanced on damascus. these reels were cabinet. i decided to take full control of the boxes out, including the syrian side and all the residents and we can see is really tang some vehicles and soldiers on the other side of these fans for the 1st time since 1967, one. april 1st sees the golden hides from syria during the 6 day war. the zone is tripled, land approximately 80 kilometer lawn 10 kilometer wide was established, has part of the 1974. this engagement agreement that until recently, the zone was joined to controlled by sewer and troops and a un monitoring for civic up there behind me. you could see the base that you when for a space with a saw is army ways

all across the middle east, russia has built these relationships. really, since white american came to power point and presented himself over the years to this region, as somebody who could talk to all sides. and we saw this pulling out, especially with rushes and vision of the after actions vision of ukraine, where the middle east by and large reacted as that's one of the ones. and certainly while she's narrative of the war and ukraine has resonated in this region. right. and so now we have russians are looking at syria, i'm wondering what happens next. how does that affect russia's broad regional ambitions? well, what happened in, at least in the short term, certainly is a clear blow to alignment from this prestige. and that of how has potential implications all across the region. as you suggest, a one thing is that he's been seen as somebody who stands by his allies and friends, somebody who doesn't give them up. and the fact that she couldn't support a side of discussion juncture suggest that he's not the strong man, he presented himself to the r

horror began from the fall of saddam hussein all the way up and it got much, much worse all across the middle eastted. second-class citizens not actively persecuted.- second-class citizens not actively persecuted. the same ha--ened actively persecuted. the same happened in — actively persecuted. the same happened in syria. _ actively persecuted. the same happened in syria. where - actively persecuted. the same | happened in syria. where have they gone, where has the diaspora gone to?- they gone, where has the diaspora gone to? many went to the camps — diaspora gone to? many went to the camps in — diaspora gone to? many went to the camps in places _ diaspora gone to? many went to the camps in places like - diaspora gone to? many went to the camps in places like jordan i the camps in places likejordan and turkey and some have returned and nothing like the amount they were there before in various countries in the west took them, australia, canada, not unfortunately, very many in britain. not very many in the united states under both obama and donald trump. in christian struggle because they often had

bless us because we saw what happened in libya when weapons were left and they were spread all over the middle eastd we don't want weapons to fall into the hands of radical groups. i think we are contributing to the stability of the region by doing that. everybody should be thankful for what we do. there's concern of more than 300 strikes and it's the third day now. you're striking the very infrastructure that a new government coming into power will need to ensure the security within its own borders. security within its own bordere— security within its own borders. , ., ., borders. they have enough weapons — borders. they have enough weapons to _ borders. they have enough weapons to secure - borders. they have enough weapons to secure their . borders. they have enough - weapons to secure their borders and stability inside syria. they don't need the weapons of the syrian army that was defeated by them. what we did was not against the state of syria. it'sjust was not against the state of syria. it's just against chemical weapons and other events weaponry that was the targets of these attacks, not civ

14 months we have even in the middle east, we are getting closer to an end game and some cases a cease-fires and some talk with saudi and israel at some stage, this pushes allback, i think, quite a bit. the middle east is going to remain a hot issue for the new administration they obviously wanted to put it to bed quickly and put it on the back burner. that simply is not going to happen the markets need to see it in that sort of way over the course of the next one to two years, we have the issue of destabilizing developments if this does not go smoothly. markets need to wait and respond to see how they develop on the ground we have to keep in mind even a stable syria could be tile t the west >> i like to understand whether there is room for any impact for any inflation because i was reading how turkey, for instance, is expecting some of the refugees from syria that they have on the ground will move back to syria is there any potential implication here for inflation if we see massive changes in terms of immigration going forward? >> i would think it is the opposite if we see the idea of a shortage of labor supply is what you are hinting at causing inflation

and that really means a seed shipments all over the middle east, where it kept it on pills uh, were in the millions and were very sophisticated uh, in terms of how they were concealed and how they were transported. they were also transported on a maritime, sometimes commercial maritime vessels, like a shipping containers and often sent to a from and to state owned and operated ports. is very clear that the president's brother ma hair all a side also head of the 4th armor division. a very key element of serious security apparatus was behind the operation of many production and traffic inc. facilities. additionally, there been family members such as was seen body, a, all a saw, some air body, all the sides move there, all the side of cousins that were part of the family of the all the sides that also participated in the trafficking and production of kept it gone then additionally, they also had a members of the commercial and business sector that also helps conceal and provide immunity to this trade and allowed it really to thrive into a 10 bit $1000000000.00 industry at its peak. on, on

was a billionaire, that wouldn't make him qualified to be the primary middle east adviser to the united states. he has no experience. all throughout the middle east in particular, you are seeing this kleptocracy. it is not just this guy. after trump left office, his son-in-law jared kushner went and did a massive deal with saudi arabia which this saudi arabia promised billions of dollars to invest in kushner and his properties. properties that the trump family benefits from. there is no doubt that this administration's policy toward the middle east will be compromised by the fact that they are making money off of the very people they are sitting across the table from and supposedly having a conversation about the interests of the united states. it is just extraordinary. that we have allowed for the normalization of trump's financial empire to be woven in to the state craft of this country. all that matters is how much money he makes, how much money his family makes and it comes at a cost to the rest of us. we'll see really bad policy made in the middle east because he has unqualified people there. but more so, he will p

and that really means seeds shipments all over the middle east, where it kept it on pills uh, were in the millions. and we are very sophisticated uh, in terms of how they were concealed and how they were transported. they were also transported on a maritime, sometimes commercial maritime vessels, like a shipping containers and often sent to a from and to state owned and operated ports. is very clear that the president's brother ma hair all a side also head of the 4th armor division. a very key element of serious security apparatus was behind the operation of many production and traffic inc. facilities. additionally, there been family members such as was seen body, a, all a saw, some air body, all the sides moons, there, all assad, a cousins that were part of the family of the all the sides that also participated in the trafficking and production of capt gone. then additionally, they also had a members of the commercial and business sector that also helps conceal and provide immunity to this trade and allow that really to thrive into a 10 bit $1000000000.00 industry at its peak, uh, on

that money is being used to prop up hamas and other proxies in the middle east and to steer conflict even beyond the middle east. so all of this is getting more and more connected in the pacific, the atlantic and what is happening in the middle. therefore, that visit of the king of jordan was extremely important, but obviously nato is not involved in providing security directly. as my predecessor said, we cannot end every conflict or be active in every theater, but we are very much involved in a sense. for example, we are helping out a number of countries in developing their defense capabilities. >> thank you. i will go to reuters, over there. >> thank you, secretary general rutte. president-elect donald trump said in august of that he would insist that every nato ally spend at least 3% of gdp on defense. he called 2% the steel of the century. you visited president-elect donald trump recently. should all nato allies now be aiming for that 3% figure? >> first of all, let me say that it was former president trump who after we took a decision in wales in 2014 when he came on board as president in 2016 and 2017, pushed us

him and open the office next year and further strengthen the relationship between nato and the middle east. all of these efforts are not taking nato out of area. out of area has been coming to nato and immeretive we work together to strengthen our capacity to strengthen our focus on these different challenges because they are having an effect within the transatlantic. this evolution is critical. so nato can continue to adapt to the world as it is already and as we see it evolving. over the last four years, strides towards strengthening the alliance has made the world safer. this is a time for every ally to lean in and not lean back. every dollar that the united states puts spue our security whether it is cyber defenses, or strengthening our base and it is the benefit across the alliance now and for years to come. and it means more capabilities and more effective allies to pursue fuller lives and maybe that is the final and most important point and i want to emphasize this. in the united states, throughout europe, around the world, people want peace. they don't want war. they want to avoid confl

for its strategy to resupply hezbollah and to fight its proxy war against israel in the middle east. despite all of that there is reporting of tensions. i think they are overblown but those exist in every political relationship. one other reason he might have gone to russia is that he already sent his family members to russia. lastly there is a deeper security tied with the russian state even though the iranians bailed him out first. the russians did it more effectively so he thought in terms of capacity, family and longevity, this is a better spot. host: first, explain to viewers your organization, the foundation for defense of democrac to order. -- >> we will leave this for live coverage of the u.s. senate. today lawmakers are considering house approved 2025 defense programs policy bill or

or, as he put it, there will be all hell to pay in the middle east.get more now from cbs's debora patta in east jerusalem. >> reporter: it has become a familiar scene. angry protesters in their thousands, demanding their government make a deal to bring the hostages home. but this time there was even more urgency after this, proof there are still hostages alive in gaza. speaking under duress in this hamas video, american israeli edan alexander urged president-elect trump to use his power to secure his freedom. his mother, yael, joined the demonstration to show her son she is doing everything she can to bring him back. >> i didn't see edan for 421 days, and suddenly to see him alive, when he cried i just want to hold him. >> reporter: with hope there is also despair, with confirmatif the death of another american israeli hostage, omer neutra. posting on social media, trump threatened if they are not released before his inauguration "there would be all hell to pay in the middle east." last week's truce between israel and hezbollah gave renewed negotiatio

all the wiles and celebrating the full of the us. i've done the with so much moving and shake it in the middle east right now. we've got a couple here with all to you, both on air and online. so day 3 of a brand new reality in syria off of the full of boshra. i'll a side, the idea is are poorly bombing targets. now in the city of come, usually strikes a leveled local weapons, depos in government research facilities. and this isn't the area, by the way, it's on dakota, submitted and controlled off of the syrian army, essentially withdrew and abandoned the post. and it made this melting pot of groups and foreign powers vying for control of the nation. the un has will, under further escalation for know, much of what some cold, ripple controlled syria is under the control and want to have it cool. and patchwork on groups who are co ordinating valid for no, but they are not fully or formally united. it's important that we don't see conflict between the scripts we need to focus on the need for credible and transition arrangements in damascus. it's needs to be inclusive arrangements. and let me say that if this is no

all the while in the genocide in gaza continues unabated. and but what wester, so say is it, this is a cost of making re, re making the middle east. they think they have found an excuse for, for even the most atrocious crime of genocide. this is all because you know, they, they knew we have to change the way to do it kind of way through christ called the birth pains of democracy and all of this because apparently it's the s is, mino, very democratic, at least according to western media, which really amazing. george's it is really media actually tells the truth about these people. so the british media, american media, want to say this is, you know, like a, thomas jefferson with the car wash, the call to call kind of woke all kind of the low the that's exactly right. then you want to say that would be in terms of these uh, geo political uh repercussions. they'll be able to go back a little bit further and, you know, go back to october. the 7th. what when the house launched that the attack, which seemed very, very bizarre, even though at the time given we knew how the circumstances that would unfold. uh, that showed up the middle age.

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and now what trump promising quote all hell to pay in the middle east. what's coming next? today we're speaking with political science, a stevens, eunice, who teaches us foreign policy and middle east politics at the university of san francisco. stephen, thank you so much for joining us. let me just start with the news of the incoming president. the united states will be sworn in in january. he is tweeted, out onto social, please let this truth serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to january 20th, 2025, the date that i probably assume opposites present united states, there will be all hell to pay in the middle east. now, president trump present electron by should say, does not mention him us, but he's make very clear who he's talking about. but i'm just interested in how you see this punctuation point in the israel gaza story that we've been seeing. watch unfold for 14 months. what are your views? i think trump is the taking, you know, to the logical conclusion. the way the way us foreign policy is addressed. israel, palestine for years design idea

yes, yes it is, but it's a, it is a fact turkey and supporting his mom is all over the middle east in the recent decade. and now for those talk, the time turkey has called a major victory. but it's the main interest in the country is not, but it's main interest in the country is not to have an ally in damascus. it's main interest is to betel the kurds in order for the p k. k. and it is the p k. k that is fighting and he's not to reach and an autonomy or even an independent state. they are not producing what it was very key and, and so on. if you're getting this in, in it, it says a lot about the way we receives the crowds. there's often a leftist romanticize view of the kurds in the cafeteria and grass roots and arcus booth. and they operate under the moniker syrian democratic forces. us is that re reality was if the issue believes that in that a democracy can be ruled by the single party. if you believe that the g d r and the soviet union board democracies, then you might believe that the p k. k is a democratic move, it's simply, it's a single party. it's an old story, terry and part

united states, there will be all hell to pay in the middle east. now, president trump present electron by should say, does not mention him us, but he's make very clear who he's talking about. but i'm just interested in how you see this punctuation point in the israel gaza story that we've been seeing watch unfold for 14 months. what are your views? i think trump is the taking, you know, to the logical conclusion. the way, the way us foreign policy is addressed israel, palestine for years. this idea that using as much force as possible against the extremist while refusing to award reward. the moderates, it creates a situation where it just creates more and more reset. and then more and more extreme is, i mean, it's hard to imagine the gods of suffering any more than a has so far in terms of violence, violence made possible by us arms by us vito's, by the policies of the democratic administration. and so the incoming republican administration is really hard to imagine of getting things like getting much worse . i mean, i think he has this now you've

all know. so i would say on domestic affairs he's done the best he could, and he's prevailed on a number of issues for which he hasn't got much credit. as far as the middle east is concerned, i was very pleased when president obama made his speech in cairo calling for an end to the settlements, because i and almost all obama's predecessors until recently have said that every settlement built in palestine was both illegal and an obstacle to peace. and when he made his speech in cairo, he said all the settlements had to cease. but under great pressure, which i have experienced myself both before i was president, before i graduated from the presidency and after i left, i know what that pressure can be. and so he's completely backed down. and he's now more recently been more accommodating to the demands of netanyahu and the israelis even than george w. bush was. as a matter of fact, a few months ago the obama administration spokesperson was hillary clinton, made an offer to the israelis of things that no previous president had ever offered them just if they would stop building settlements for three months. and netanyahu turned him down. and so, as a result of tha

all the while in the genocide in gaza continues unabated. and but what wester, so say is it, this is a cost of making re, re making the middle east. they think they have found an excuse for, for even the most atrocious crime of genocide. this is all because, you know, they, they knew we have to change the way to do it kind of least through christ called the birth pangs of democracy. and all of this, because apparently it's, this is very democratic, at least according to western media, was really amazing. george's, that is really media actually tell us the truth about these people. though the british media, american media want to say this is, you know, like a thomas jefferson with the car wash, the call joe call kind of woke all kind of the low the that's exactly right. then you want to say that would be in terms of these uh, geo political uh repercussions. we have to go back a little bit further and, you know, go back to october. the 7th. what, when the, how about us launched that the attack, which seemed very, very bizarre, even though at the time given we knew how the circumstances that would unfold that she woke up the middle ea

middle east was -- the u.s. and russia were in conflict in the middle east during the cold war. then the united states basically dominate and in the post arab spring middle east, it was allships around the middle east. the civil war in syria gave russia an opportunity to get back into the middle east. i think that was a flaw in the obama administration. but, now, you know, with syria, i mine and the new guys haven't said what they're do about russia. but russia is locked out of a new dispenization in the middle east. china could spend a lot of money but it does sort of restore american hedge em onny in the middle east if the trump administration wants to take advantage of that and would you take advantage of that to negotiate a kind of peace agreement everywhere. that would be -- that would be what i could try to do. >> very interesting. rick stangel, thank you very much. appreciate you. >> good to see you. >>> still a lot more ahead. we still have more in the cup here. this is "the weekend." cup here this is "the weekend." ♪♪ over 600,000 usps employees working in sync to ensure everything sent on its holiday ride ends with a moment of joy. ♪♪ the united states postal s