two allied armys. two axis armys.ffering a severe setback when the german commanders in africa, one guy named romal and another one named farn arnan, drive the americans back 85 miles in western tenesia. in terms of yardage lost it's the greatest defeat for the american army in world war ii. more than 6,000 casualties. and that gives you some sense of the terrain around. but axis forces really lack the strength to exploit their winnings and the battle soon tilts against them as allied air and naval power sweep the italian navy from the see, from the mediterranean and the german from the sky. hitler refuses to permit the evacuation from tenesia except for a few specialized units and german and italian units are trapped and annihilated or forced to surrender. about a quarter million axis prisoners are bagged and the victory parade snakes through in mid may 1943. we have won the first major battle in the liberation of europe and it occurs in africa. so now it's time to seize sicily. this happens on july 10th, 1943 and th

it to build supreme headquarters allied expeditionary force.uses the same template to build nato. london,ime he gets to he and the other mediterraneanites have accumulated 60 hard weeks of battle experience in logistics, diplomacy, military governance, leadership, character, and slaughter. as for this guy, this is montgomery, having just crossed the strait of messina in early september 1943 from sicily to mainland italy. we would be here all day to really plumb the depths of this complicated infuriating man. africa, heower in has grown in stature and confidence. his success in egypt in the fall of 1942, engineering a victory at a time when britain had had no victories, makes them politically untouchable and that is not necessarily a good thing. -- after the ends,ign in tunisia whoe was a german general commanded the africa core and churchill was told montgomery had deigned to have lunch with them. replied, i, too, have dined with montgomery. [laughter] late to turn his attention to operation husky. demands that the entire he says, it risks a fi

it cost 312,000 allied casualties. that's about 40%. it's equal to 40% of the casualties incurred in that bigger, more famous campaign in northwest europe. it dragged what churchill called the hot rake of war up the entire thousand-mile length of the boot of italy. three-quarters of a million american soldiers fought in italy and 23,501 of them were killed in action. from an american perspective, the liberation of europe in world war ii is really a triptic, three panels, three connected panels that can be appreciated independently but together form a coherent narrative whole and the first panel is north africa. because that's where the liberation of europe really begins. it's not in europe. it's in north africa. and the second panel is sicily and italy and the third panel is northwest europe on that final decisive campaign. the mediterranean is a proving ground for that final decisive campaign in northwest europe. it's a proving ground for tactics and equipment, various kinds of amphibious landing craft, for example, o

, allied ground force s.killing of horses, thousands of horses, blood running in the norman lanes as you saw one of them portrayed earlier in our slide show there. the stench like you wouldn't believe. the allied fighter pilots that are flying above this, when they open their canopies, they're hit with the stench of burning flesh immediately. on the ground, the horror is unspeakable for the germans there. it's humbling enough for the allies and troubling enough for them, you can imagine the germans. that's really the figurative end of the battle of normandy. the germans have lost the better part of two field armies in normandy, that's hundreds of thousands of troops well over a thousand tanks. the allied losses are significant. the americans lose 126,000 men at normandy. almost all men. killed, wounded, captured, missing. british, canadians and poles 83,000. over 21,000 americans killed in the battle of normandy. paris is liberated on august 25 which is the figurative end to this and from the larger point of

because i believe that we defend the nation and its allies. we follow the rule of the law and we always remember that we remain accountable to the american people. accountability comes in many forms. it could be the congress that execute the oversight of our functions, the courts to grant us the authority to do what we do in many cases -- we have to make a case, in many cases, to a federal court to get permission to do what we do. nobody writes us a blank check or gives us permission for a finite purpose for a finite. of time. if we want to continue beyond that, we go back to the court to make a case again. when we make mistakes, we've got to make sure that we report to the court of we have failed in our compliance. the other challenge i have is the director of nsa, as i tell the organization about its new director, we cannot be trapped by the past. we have got to learn from the past and drive. there is a mission that the nation depends on. almost every major operation that i can think of that we as a nation have done in the course of the last

it is critical for this nation and its allies. down. do it with her head we have got to get our head up and focus on the mission. it is about following the rule of law and showing accountability. as always we do that we don't cut any code -- we don't cut any corners and we will be fine. is making priority sure that even as we lose capabilities because of canromises, that we regenerate those capabilities. my third thing, really, as you heard me say in the opening remarks, these are not going to pay off for five to 10 years, but if we don't do it then, our successors are going to go -- what in the heck were rodgers and those guys doing? i believe you can see that future coming. i know that there are some things we have to do a little we are part of a and just one element of the intelligence community and it is amazing what we can do when working together on immigration. --m honored to partner with further with john brennan at the and it is amazing what we do when we create strong, integrated partnerships. that is the future of the intelli

you are talking about enormous destruction by allied artillery, allied air and ground forces. killing of horses. thousands of horses. blood running in the norman lanes as you saw one of them portrayed earlier in our slide show there. the extent. like you wouldn't believe. the allied fighter pilots that are flying above it, opening the canopies are hit with the extent. of burning flesh, immediately. on the ground the horror is unspeakable for the germans there. it is humbling enough for the allies and troubling enough for them. you can imagine the germans. and that is really the end of the battle of normandy. the germans have lost the better part of two field armies in normandy, hundreds of thousands of troops. well over a thousand tanks. the allied losses are significant. the americans lose 126,000 men at normandy. almost all men. wounded, captured, missing. the british, canadians and poles, 83,000. there were -- by the way, over 21,000 americans killed. in the battle of normandy. paris is liberated august 25th. figures to the end of the whole thing and from the larger point o

this is about helping to defend america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber arena. if they need to do that as part of a broader partnership -- i would only highlight for my perspective i love our partnership with dhs. i can or member 2, 3 years ago arguments about who ought to do what. -- remember two, three years ago arguments about who ought to do what. no longer interested in what i consider the mindless debates. [indiscernible] i am not interested in control. i'm interested in outcomes. >> you can come to my living room anytime. [laughter] [applause] five years ago i did one of these would john dempsey. ?hat do you do with your leg >> you put them this way. secondly, i do want to thank the corporate sponsors. happene this would not without the corporate sponsors. thank you. [applause] rogers is a testament to the system that we have in the united states for grooming leaders. canne else on the planet eat with that. mike has a passion for the mission. i think you w

with our allies, they literally saved the world. pays tribute to the 16 million americans who served during world war ii, their families and those who served on the home front. we will never forget the 400,000 americans who never returned home. and in those numbers, include the great losses we suffered on that cold, wet and windy day. on june 6th, 1944 in normandy. many of the friends have been involved with this memorial from inception to construction to dedication. and we're privileged to continue to work to ensure the legacy the lessons learn and the great unity in this nation around the world and the sacrifices of all who served are never forgotten. to accomplish this mission, we we work very proudly with the department of defense and the national park service who take such good care of the mag nif sint memorial. this is truly a sacred place to come, to visit, to remember and to reflect and to kmem rate the defining moments of world war ii, as we're doing today. would all of our world war ii vet rare rans please stand or raise y

and its allies can and should do to combat the brogue threat of a terror group isis, yesterday the policy debate was front and center in the pages of "the new york times". secretary of state john kerry who is being extent to the region to build and international coalition wrote, air strikes alone won't defeat this enemy, a much fuller response is demanded from the world. we need to support iraqi forces and the moderate syrian opposition who are facing isis on the front lines. we need to disrupt and degrade isis capabilities and counter its extremist message in the media. and on the other side, republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham wrote regional allies are importance but ultimately isis is a military force and must be confronted militarily, mr. obama has begun to take military action against isis in iraq but they have been tactical and reactive half measures, continuing to confront isis in iraq but not in syria would be fighting with one hand tied behind our back. >> senator john mccain joins us now from cottonwood in his home state of arizona, senator, specifically as you ca

and its allies can and should do to combat the brogue threat of a terror group isis, yesterday the policy debate was front and center in the pages of "the new york times". secretary of state john kerry who is being extent to the region to build and international coalition wrote, air strikes alone won't defeat this enemy, a much fuller response is demanded from the world. we need to support iraqi forces and the moderate syrian opposition who are facing isis on the front lines. we need to disrupt and degrade isis capabilities and counter its extremist message in the media. and on the other side, republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham wrote regional allies are importance but ultimately isis is a military force and must be confronted militarily, mr. obama has begun to take military action against isis in iraq but they have been tactical and reactive half measures, continuing to confront isis in iraq but not in syria would be fighting with one hand tied behind our back. >> senator john mccain joins us now from cottonwood in his home state of arizona, senator, specifically as you ca

in concert with allies is also needed. as president obama considers new strikes, the white house has begun a diplomatic campaign to enlist allies and neighbors in the region to increase the oppositionserious rather late but in any case -- in some cases to provide support to military operations. tothe long run, if we wish break the cycle of global terrorism whether it is isis or other movements in the future, notes and aler piece on avenging james foley --" the conditions and basic and enduring grievances in islam countries that jihadist movements have exploited must be addressed. foreign boats on the ground a dictator supported by the was out of convenience, failure to end a half-century of israeli occupation of palestinian lands, the treatment of palestinians as a paradigm for treatment of other muslims, the u.s. employment of the region as an eternal cockpit for proxy wars. that's a great phrase. you have the gulf states are some of them involved in supporting proxy wars and the characterization of the u.s.. recent event

or managing allies. but how -- from your point of view, how does the united states -- because i think this administration has worked on it but very difficult, gain the leverage that it needs in order to do that? and that's all. >> question number six. >> good afternoon. i'm here representing mr. sharif who couldn't reach it from the nation's mosque. this problem we know is massive but the question i wanted to pose to this pan sell that oftentimes we don't address and professor esposito, you did a great job in regards to the miseducation of the muslims and what i would equate that. as a person who accepted islam willingly and freely as a youth and now as an adult, i know this is not the islam that's being taught, we all know that. every last person here is educated enough to know this is not islam but we never seem to address these individuals who step outside of the bounds of islam and equate them as criminals. because that's exactly what their actions are. it isn't right to look at a person's actions, i

of the united states, a clear ally. there's no question that israel is not a terrorist organization, but is an ally. >> this administration has totally twisted the reality. the only reason this has come to light is because of the brave staffers at the house ways and means committee who have forced us to bring this to light from treasury u. kudos to them. >> of course, they are an ally. but if the irs did this, they shouldn't be challenging them whether they are supporting an ally or not an ally. >> the bottom line is, the irs has been hopelessly politicized, which is why radical reform is needed. >>> coming up, chicago residents blasting the mayor for inviting more illegal immigrants to the windy city. why taxpayers in all cities may take a hit from his plan. >>> but first here, forget the audio tape of bill clinton saying he had the chance to kill bin laden and didn't. why something else he did why hillary clinton was secretary of hillary clinton was secretary of state ♪imagine no possessions ♪i wonder if you can ♪no n

agree on the points that you drove down on in terms of pressuring allies or managing allies. but how -- from your point of view, howited states -- because i think this administration has worked on it but very difficult, gain the leverage that it needs in order to do that? and that's all. >> question number six. >> good afternoon. i'm here representing mr. sharif who couldn't reach it from the nation's mosque. this problem we know is massive but the question i wanted to pose to this pan sell that oftentimes we don't address and professor esposito, you did a great job in regards to the miseducation of the muslims and what i would equate that. as a person who accepted islam willingly and freely as a youth and now as an adult, i know this is not the islam that's being taught, we all know that. every last person here is educated enough to know this is not islam but we never seem to address these individuals who step outside of the bounds of islam and equate them as criminals. because that's exactly what their actions are. it isn't right to look at a person's actions, indeed but ne

ally. right now the obama administration is waging a limited campaign against isis in iraq. -- iraq keys ve have named a new prime minister and these are just a few of the things we'll touch on this afternoon. we'll go for an hour and 10 minutes and then we'll open up the floor to your questions. i want to introduce the panelist here. duran.eft is michael he specializes in middle east security issues. he's held several academic positions and been secretary of defense. his left is a senior fellow .ith hudson his articles have appeared in the "washington journal," world affairs, commentary and the weekly standard among other publications tofment his left, brian ho has been on panels here before. he's a senior fellow at the center for american progress where he focuses on the middle east, what the world wants from america and what we need in return. with that i'm going to ask my colleague to my left, michael to begin with his short introduction and then we'll go in order along like that. >> th

i very much agree on the point pressured allies or managing allies. but how -- from your point of view, how does the united states -- because i think that this administration has worked on it -- it's very difficult gain the leverage that it needs in order to do that. and that's all. >> question number six.

also, allies. it is important to ally with important people. the english will bring these guns and bring this power. for many, they are good people to connect with. other reasons -- the second reason i want to talk about is what richie started going down that road, and that is the economic motivations for slave rating. i hope it is ok if i can cut down for just a second -- just look at this document for a second. 1760. what is going on here in the document? what is it? >> [indiscernible] who wants to elaborate? if you are a historian. this is in the archives -- >> [indiscernible] >> not slaves, but it is a ofedule of -- a schedule prices. prices. this is for the deerskin trade. all right? on the left here, you have goods. on the left, you have goods. on the right, what is the payment? or these goods? if you are in indian, how are you paying for these guns? >> buckskin. deerskin. good. remember, the pure skin trade is very important to reason relationships, especially with the -- the deerskin trade is very important to these relationships, espec

>> they have a lot of allies. they use those to their advantage. >> and not just english allies? >> tribal allies. >> very good. that is one thing i'm glad that you picked up on. the english alliance is critical, but they are not totally making enemies among all their neighbors. they are very selective and strategic about who they are befriending, like the natchez is one of their allies. anything else? what happens and how does the story end before we move to the apalachee? how does their story end? >> their numbers diminish because of what they're going through to get their slaves? >> ok, this is not just hey, i've got a gun and i am raiding a village and it is a piece of cake. as we will see with the choctaw and the chickasaw, these are very destructive raids. people on both sides lost their lives. one is population loss. that is one thing to keep in mind. i will not talk about it in great detail. but this comes with the slave trade to really decimate native populations in the lower south. yeah, you do see loss of population where they go from around 7500 to around 4000 at the

from there where do the allies go? well they are each dealing -- the two distinct allied forces, the americans and allies from britain and canada are dealing with different points of resistance -- different obstacles. on the british side and canadian side, the most potent adversary you got is the actual german units which are converging on you. some of the most powerful points in the german armories are formi forming, you've got pretty good rolling ground around kaun. rolling planes and plateaus and farm fields that are right there in the summer time getting close to harvest. it's good tank country. there are good roads around there. the british want it for the very obvious reason it's the biggest city in normandy. it's also an inland port to help your logistics to land supplies and people and whatever else. general montgomery had hoped to have kaun on the first day. after d-day he will deny this later in life. instead it takes them about a month because they are facing some of the toughest units in the entire german a

, allied ground force s. killing of horses, thousands of horses, blood running in the norman lanes as you saw one of them portrayed earlier in our slide show there. the stench like you wouldn't believe. the allied fighter pilots that are flying above this, when they open their canopies, they're hit with the stench of burning flesh immediately. on the ground, the horror is unspeakable for the germans there. it's humbling enough for the allies and troubling enough for them, you can imagine the germans. that's really the figurative end of the battle of normandy. the germans have lost the better part of two field armies in normandy, that's hundreds of thousands of troops well over a thousand tanks. the allied losses are significant. the americans lose 126,000 men at normandy. almost all men. killed, wounded, captured, missing. british, canadians and poles 83,000. over 21,000 americans killed in the battle of normandy. paris is liberated on august 25 which is the figurative end to this and from the larger point of

heavy nato allies anticipated therussian response -- have nato allies anticipated the russian responseo a permanent rotating presence which is east , ande former iron curtain then what is the strategy to deal with that or will they continue to just respond to crises after crises? is there a strategy? the second question is, your thoughts on the decision by putin not to attend the conference. the allies have already fully anticipated a very strong russian reaction. this is what has caused some hesitancy by nato allies to actually put forward a more robust presence because they are very fearful of provoking russia. i return to the reason, the only reason that nato is doing this is in response to russia's actions. this is not a unilateral nato discussion. it is a response to instability on nato's border. it is seen as reassuring allies and sending a clear message that will defend its members. but i am sure the reaction will be strong. it will probably provoke additional russian forces along in this area. we will see a buildup on both sides. and is what many analysts the media will say, we

the victorious allies cut up the capital, berlin, like a pie, with each ally controlling its own sectorarea where the people lived in freedom was called west berlin. the area where people lived under the iron boot of soviet communism was called east berlin. this film by the u.s. government helps to explain what it was like to live in postwar berlin. >> 2 1/2 million people, more than half of berlin's population, lived in the american, british, and french zones, but the whole city was surrounded by the soviet zone of germany. supplying the 2 1/2 million people of the western sectors was a system of rails, canals, and roads. >> but the soviets wanted berlin all to themselves, so they set up a giant blockade, cutting off the roads and railroads to west berlin. >> the suspension of all traffic successfully blocked all surface access to the city. the soviets claimed that technical difficulties caused the stoppage. the truth was that they were trying to force the western allies to surrender their position in berlin, and the weapon was hunger. >> with no food or supplies able to get in, the so

>> we have to decide what our national interests are and where our allies, our arab allys specificallyddle east, can help us. and there are things they want to do. the saudis are really wanting to do something. we have to give them the tools and say, here's the action plan, take some steps. >> we'll keep an eye on samantha power along with the rest of the administration as we watch to see what comes out. >> it's a big job. >> it is a huge job. thank you for your insights. and visual aids, too. >>> new details coming up on the death of president reagan's press secretary, james brady, earlier this week. why it's now being ruled a homicide. >>> plus, the death of a border agent in front of his own family. his children, his parents. two illegal immigrants accused in the murder. now the attorney general of texas tells us what needs to be done to keep the border there's a gap out there. that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve. at humana, we believe the gap will close when healthcare gets simpler. when frustration and paperwork decrease. when grandparents get to live at home instea

commander-in-chief in wartime, but of the western allies. whatever you have may read or seen of the performance of winston churchill in 1942, let me tell you that winston churchill's role was as he admitted publicly, he was only the president's ardent left-hand. it was the president of the united dates who determined the strategy of the allies. and roosevelt began this with a decision of historic importance, namely to pursue a policy of germany first, not japan first. defeating japan first would leave hitler and control of -- in control of your. -- europe. the president maintained. whereas feeding hitler first -- whereas defeating hitler would make it thin impossible first for japan to hold out for more than a few months. and so, bucking public opinion, and media commentary, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the united states focused on dealing with nazi germany as america's first priority. easier said than done however. the british empire in the far east collapsed that spring, and the united states was expected to save australia

this is about helping to defend america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber arena. if they need to do that as part of a broader partnership -- i would only highlight for my perspective i love our partnership with dhs. i can or member 2, 3 years ago arguments about who ought to do what. -- remember two, three years ago arguments about who ought to do what. no longer interested in what i consider the mindless debates. [indiscernible] i am not interested in control. i'm interested in outcomes. >> you can come to my living room anytime. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. [inaudible] [applause] >> thank you. i know this is a school night. it is for me. five years ago i did one of these with joe dempsey. what do you do with your lead? >> [inaudible] >> secondly, i do want to thank the corporate sponsors because evenings like this would not happen without the support of the corporate sponsors. thank you. [applause] mike rogers is a testament to the system that we have in t

so from there where do the allies go?well they are each dealing, two distingts audiotape lied force americans and their allies from britain and canada are dealing with different points of resistance. different obstacles. well on the british side and canadian side, closer to canne the most potent adversary you got is the german units converging on you. they are forming around canne to deal with the british and canadians there. that means 12 ss panzer. you got pretty good rolling ground around canne, rolling plain, plateaus, and farm fields that are right there in the summer time, you know, getting close to harvest. good tank country. good roads. the british want canne for the obvious reason the biggest city in normandy and perfect pivot point to advance out of normandy and inland port to help your logistics to land supplies and people. general montgomery hoped to have that on d-day. but it took them a month because they are facing the toughest you knits in the entire german army. one example the canadian 3rd division will

i think we have to clamp down with our allies to get this, to knock it off. qatar as a government have supported isis, they have provided arms and funding to them, particularly in the beginning when they entered syria. they have done some other things for us and with us, but this is one thing that we've got to stop. once and for all, we have got to get a cooperative effort from our regional allies to pull together to work against this organization. >> general, qatar. we have a huge air base there. we have been building a relationship with the country. at the same time, they are supporting the very people against which we are fighting. our allies are fighting and at some point, is it not truly the american way to kill our enemies? we seem to have lost sight that this is a super power that must exert its influence on the behalf of our values, our interests and for the good of the world. >> i totally agree with you, lou. we have moral principles that guide us in our actions around the world. this is the united states of america. we've got very strong values and

allies. right now, the obama administration is waging a limited campaign against isis .nd iraq the iraqis have named a new under iranian influence, as most of politics are being conducted under iraq these days, and these are just a few of the things we will touch on this afternoon. we will go for about, i guess an hour and 15 -- an hour and 10 or 15 minutes, and then we will open up the floor to some of your questions. in the meantime, i wanted to introduce the panelists here. immediate to my left, a senior fellow at brookings institution center or middle east policy, where he specializes in the least security issues. he has held several academic .ositions heres left is my colleague at hudson where he directs the center of islam, democracy, and the future of the muslim world current trend and islamist ideology. his articles have appeared in "the wall street journal," "the "theal of democracy," weekly standard." athis left, a senior fellow the center for american progress where he focuses on t

iran's rise will be curtailed by the loss of an ally in damascus or a loss of ally in baghdad. these two fights are must wins. iran has ambitions in that part of the world and these two countries as well as others are key to that. unfortunately, iran's nuclear program has been little slowed. maybe the centrifuges are not being used as much but they have compiled enough uranium to turn it into a higher-grade uranium. while these negotiations are going on, iran has time to work on its weaponization of this material. it has time to perfect delivery vehicles. the u.s. government publicly has not moved off the fact that they said a few years ago that iran will have a missile capable of reaching the united states by 2015. that is next yea they can put a satellite into space. they probably have been helping the north koreans do that as well because they followed iran and that capability. all of you are probably too young to remember because you probably read it in e-book. sputnik, 1957. when the soviets but that little satellite into space we were very unhappy about that. it was a pub

so you have former allies, current allies, former associated allied governments, none of them seem to be interested in coordinating with the u.s. government. >> nice work. >> egypt and the uae acting alone is not a sign that the middle east is falling apart. we already knew that. it's a total disregard for the united states and the irrelevance of this administration and the calculations that for people for half a century would never even contemplate a unilateral strike and at least letting the u.s. now. >> obama is now left holding the bag and people really don't care what he thinks. whether he's capable of changing that, i think it's an unknown. if you're an egyptian or in the uae, you don't want to find up. >>> next up, a rough summer for president obama, as we've been talking brk heading into the crucial fall midterms. dsl myth #1. it can help your business save money. false. the truth is when you compare our fastest internet to the fastest dsl from the phone company, comcast business gives you more for your money. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 1

of course was the dominant power in that entered in that's why everybody the allies want it on. their side george that's probably the most important outcome is that the united states became the hedge amount of the world and if you look at it you know they conquered you know most of the western hemisphere had control of it and then we had the expense of the united states it was the next logical step for the united states in many ways. yes that's absolutely right i mean that's exactly it was the outcome and it certainly. manifested itself very much after world war two when all of the victorious powers or all of the european powers were pretty much spent with the exception of the united states and the soviet union which is to go back on the point that i've been made i mean i think it's very important that to remember that germany you saw it before nine hundred fourteen as a power in decline and i don't think germany was right to do so because france was becoming a ever stronger. russia was industrialising very rapidly and given the franco russian alliance that had been signed some

he is allied with the man he said three years ago has to go. fighting the islamic state. i'm sorry. go ahead. >> this president has no idea what he's doing. he as the joint chiefs of staff chairman who says there is no direct threat to the united states. we have people getting their heads cut off. think that is a direct threat to the united states. so what does that mean? and their planning to attack, which she should be doing. i have to get in bed with syria. i mean, this was the guy you said was a bad actor. this is what brought about us to keep his nose out of foreign policy. he has no clue what he's doing. we knew what they were doing for years ago. >> with a second. lou: go ahead. >> his job is to be involved in foreign policy. policies at the end of the day if we were to follow last year we would've taken out syria. and we have somebody to make sure we can contain. lou: one little, if i may, if i may addendum. president obama went to congress seeking authority to bomb attack syria, not the republic. good to have you with us. good to see y

with accusations of favetism of one ally over the other. now during all of the previous flare ups between tokyo and seoul and there have been many before the current administrations. washington had sought to remain aloof. there seemed to be no percentage in getting involved in a fight between two close friends. really the bilateral relations now have become so dire and for such a long time and there seems really very little hope for reconciliation that washington during the past year has felt a need to become more involved in behind the scenes shuttle diplomacy. and that u.s. role has perhaps not always been obvious but it's included quite frank messages delivered privately to both our allies. washington has become frustrated with both our friends. with japan for it's diplomatic approach toward resolving historic issues and south korea's insistence on seeing every issue through the lens of history and seeming inability at times to take yes for an answer. and admiral blair cited before those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repe

it has to be the united states with a group of nato allies, regional allies to try to get this job done. and many have said that it's been a lack of any kind of intervention over the last three years that has seen what was actually a moderate opposition, more and more sidelined by the extremist isis, al n uchl sra, all of the others in syria who have received help from outside while the moderate opposition has not. let's not forget that the moderate opposition over the last year, perhaps a year ago was very close to making very serious inroads into assad's forces and it's been beating back and fighting off the extremists like isis. and then assad got help from iran and russia and came back strong and there's been evidence that assad has been polluting with isis in order to have this self-fulfilli self-fulfilli self-fulfilling prophecy. assad, they say, is actually the cause of all of this. >> we just heard, rear admiral john kirby say that's not going to happen. christiane amanpour, thank you for your insight and thank you to josh rogin. >>> up next, potential new clues in the death sur