most largely france but also the lesser allies as well. the british down they cannot finance their own war. they ended up going to the americans to the tune of $7 billion. they were colossal debts. the u.s. was on the hook for all the allies. they wanted to be paid back. this is interesting. if you look at the spanish civil war, an interesting difference is that stalin and arming the republican side insisted on advance payment in gold which may have made him less keen than his side to win. frank about his arms on credit which meant the germans would want him to win so he could pay them back. the u.s. had invested interest in addition to the possibly moral strategic interest in the victory of the associated powers. this helped the impression that wilson was all-powerful. that along with 14 points come the generalized rhetoric of peace without annexation which was not necessarily to the liking of the associated powers in britain and france who had rather extensive war aims in the ottoman empire. once it became clear the germans in september

in a single week, the allies that they had seen the end. there was a series of large-scale bombing raids on german aviation factories. on several raids, more than 1000 bombers were sent against her targets. the allies dropped over 20 million pounds between february 20 and february 25. the raids were intended to debate german fighters into the air where nearly 900 mustangs engaged them. the german air force lost one third of its remaining single-engine fighters that month. 18% of its pilots. u.s. forces suffered as well. in more than 3000 sorties, 247 b-17's were lost, despite the bomber's almost uncanny ability to withstand damage. outfitted with 13 50 caliber machine guns in eight different locations, the crew of the b-17 flu this aircraft, earning the nickname, flying fortress, with the ability to fly long distances with a bomb payload of about 6000 pounds. these aircraft were the workhorse of america's strategic bombing campaign in europe. four 1200 horsepower motors allowed the b-17 to lumber at high altitudes but it was not a pressuriz

that offensive created a bulge in the allied lines. of the aircraft that drove the germans back was the a-26 invader, built by douglas. immortalized by the photo of marines raising the u.s. flag over mount suribachi, the battle of iwo jima helped secure three airfields and provided a staging area for the much-anticipated invasion of the japanese homeland. it is a testimony that more than 25,000 u.s. marines were killed in february and march of 1945, nearly 19,000 japanese soldiers were killed, only battle of the war in which u.s. casualties exceeded japanese. the corsair was critical to the american success on iwo jima. initially designed as a carrier-based fighter, the pilot sat far back in the fuselage and the view was restricted by the propeller and a huge fuel tank making landings challenging on the pitching deck of a carrier. early models went to land-based marine pilots who put the aircraft to effective use in dogfights and ground support. corsair pilots shot down 11 japanese aircraft for every corsair lost, and by the beginning

i would also like to highlight the efforts that our nato ally, of our nato allies to develop and deploy their own national contributions for missile defense. a great example is that today patriot batteries from three nato countries are deployed in turkey under nato command and control to augment turkey's air defense capabilities in response to the crisis on turkey's southeastern border. voluntary national contributions are the foundation of the nato missile defense system. and there are several approaches allies can take to make important and valuable contributions in this area. first, allies can acquire fully capable bmd systems possessing sensor, shooter and command and control capabilities. second, allies can acquire new sensors or upgrade existing ones to provide a key ballistic missile defense capability. finally, allies can contribute to nato's ballistic missile defense capability by providing essential basing support. such as turkey, romania, poland and spain have already agreed to do. in all of these approaches, however, the most critical requirement is nato interoperatability.

two, cooperation on missile defense with allies outside of europe.ia and missile defense. before i do that, i do want to reiterate one point that you undoubtedly heard from elaine and ken. the president's fiscal year 2016 budget protects and enhances our important missile defense priorities, such as the european phase adaptive approach and reflects the priority we place on the efforts. the u.s. commitment to nato missile defense and the sites in poland remain as former secretary of defense chuck hagel said quote ironclad. with that, let me take a much moment -- a few moments to discuss where we are with the president's european phase adaptive approach in the united states's station contribution to the north atlantic treaties organization missile defense system. in 2009, the president announced that the epaa would, quote provide stronger, smarter and swifter defenses of american forces ss and america's allies quite relying on quote capabilities that are proven and cost-effective. since then we have opinion working hard to implement his vision and have

the mission of this allied force was fulfilled.xtraordinary nature of the big and staggering human loss. over five years, brutal fighting laid waste to an entire continent. mothers, fathers children were murdered in concentration camps. by the time the guns fell silent in europe, some 40 million people on the continent have lost their lives. today we pay tribute to all who served. they were patriots, like my grandfather who served in the army soldiers, sailors airmen, marines, coast guard, merchant marine, and the women of the wacs and waves. they gave their lives so that we and people the world over free. they were women who stepped up in unprecedented numbers manning the home front and like my grandmother building bombers on assembly line this was the generation that literally save the world, that ended the war and laid a foundation for peace. this was the generation that trade in their uniforms for a college education so they could marry a sweetheart, buy homes these children, and build the strongest middle clouds the world has

our asian allies really want us in asia. our european allies are pretty divided in what they want. you're giving me a hard time today. in that case, you pivot. but that implies you take one foot and actually move it. that means we don't focus as much on iraq and syria, because they not are as -- they are not as requisite threatening. moneyball means many tough decisions. the third is independent america. that says, all of this sounds really nice, but if you're not prepared to actually follow through, if you're not going to write the checks, it is much better for our allies and adversaries and ourselves to come clean and be transparent about these things now. and say, we are going to play much smaller role globally. we are going to not demand respect by saying that you have got to do x y, and z but you have to command respect. we have to actually go up to the american values we project. things like immigration formally and refugees from syria, we have accepted 355. it's like the statue of liberty doesn't exist. charlie: the third option seems closer to what the obama administration

against unprepared american defenses created a 80 mile wide bulge in the allied lines.ag over mt. suribachi, it helped secure three airfields and provided the united states with an important staging area for the much anticipated invasion of the japanese homeland. it is a testament to the ferocity of the fighting on iwo jima that more than 25,000 u.s. marines were wounded or killed during 35 days of fighting in february or march of 1945. and nearly 19,000 japanese soldiers were killed. the only battle of the war in which u.s. casualties exceeded japanese. it was critical to the american success on iwo jima. initially designed as a carrier-based fighter, the carrier sat far back in the fuselage and his view was restricted because of the 2,000 horse motor and a huge fuel tank making landings extremely challenging on the pitching deck of a carrier. earlier battles went to land-based pilots who put the speed and heavy armament in effective use in dog fights and ground support. eventually they shot down 11 japanese aircraft for every corsair lost. they were flying with bombs

time an allied shipyard could chum out a some 7 million tons.bmarines and increased air cover but fought victory to allies in the battle of the atlantic. that no country use gas except for in japan and china. if that is first example of the success of mutual return. but has churchill ever seriously considered using gas? the answer is yes. as prime minister in 1940 he planned for possible use of poison gas as a last resort against a new german invasion. and later in the war, he shot off a me random that actually came to nothing that said this, i want you to see very seriously over the question of using poison gas. he went on i wouldn't use it unless shown that a, it was life or death for us. or b if it was shorten the war by a year. he said this is absurd against the morality on the topic in the last war bombing of cities regarded as forbidden not everybody does it as a matter of cost. it is simply a question of fashion, changing as it does between long and short skirts for women. but presidents roosevelt here he resisted popular u.s. calls to us

all of our allies are behind us. next time you do an overreaction, it's 5 and 10 years time, when the american allies say we don't support this. you have to - this is the election where you see the candidate stand up and say here is what america stands for, here is how to lead. america is the biggest economy in the world. we have options. you are the president of the group. it's a risk research group, people paying you for your advice and looking to see what happens. indispensable america, independent america cannot co-exist. they are separate choices. in the choose your own adventure, what do you think is the right choice. >> i say that i think if you force me to make a decision, and i think all three can work, independent america, i say, the reason i say that is it's not because of what i want, i do not see the leaders that are coming up, in 2016. willing and capable to provide them disappointly. i would love for them to prove me wrong. this book is a change. >> america believes it's an exceptional nation. the mili

would like to see happen. >> pressuring arab allies led to friction. the campaign in yemen is carried out with american-made weapons. >> the concern that they have is that the united states seems to want to hand over the keys, buts then direct what they do. >> what are the options? >> the president, a war weary nation, reluctant to commit more american blood and treasure. >> had we sent forces to libya, sent troops to syria, and maintained troops in iraq. things would be worse than they are. in part because the u.s. does not have a solution. whether it's military or political. smartly, this president had understood that. >> others see a president struggling to react. >> i think he's become less confident he can direct us. there was a sense among some in the white house that the u.s. could help to lead the way. >> well, the turmoil in the middle east is one reason that america has to adopt a foreign policy reflecting a hard choice, a choice about the nation's global stance. that is the view put forth in a new book, three choices about america's role in

he thought the very thing disrupting the allies. for the purpose of submarines and unrestricted warfare they were doing this with proving the steamers and scanning the bottom of the ocean with ships. he said the shipping can be learned or shipping trade was ending at sea. we have something significant happening and germany announced the return of army restrictive submarine warfare where ships would be sunk without warning in a war zone. that war zone was in this hatched area that you see on this diagram here. a statement or procedure giving con by the uk and by president woodrow wilson and secretary of state william jennings a little later on. with the delight we know that by march 1950 submarines were already lying wait outside of liverpool and in the northwest indian hoping to attack the liners there. the liner here were the largest and most luxury of them all providing a transatlantic service. ... >> however those officers failed to convince will hem ii. why? partly because his feelings for his british relations, his british cous

. >> may 8 marks the 17th anniversary when germany allied forces ending world war ii in europe. next, from the memorial in washington dc, a ceremony commemorating the victory. speakers include the white house national security adviser susan rice and historian alex kershaw. followed by dozens of world war ii aircraft's, with planes flying in formation is representing a major battle of world war ii, pearl harbor through the final air assault in japan. >> good morning p or what a beautiful day it is today. on behalf of the friends of the national world war ii memorial board, and the national park service, welcome to the national world war ii memorial. it is my great honor to be your master of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and remember the 70th anniversary. we are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. we offer a special salute to the men and women of armed services fighting the war on terror. we want them to know that their service is deeply appreciated. [applause] veterans, we only debt of gratitude and a lasti

it helped the allies achieve victory in the battle. december 16th a german attack was designed to catch the allies unaware and split the forces in half. they wanted to capture antwerp. it created an 80 mile wide bulge in the allied ones. one of the aircraft that drove the germans back was the a-26 invader built by douglas. eformal eforal immortalized forever, it provided the united states with a staging area for the much anticipated invasion of the japanese homeland. it is a testament to the frosty of the fighting on iwo jima. nearly 19,000 japanese soldiers were killed. the only battle of the war in which u.s. casualties exceeded japanese. the air force was critical to the air. the pilot sat far back in the fuselage and view was restricted because of the horsepower motor, the 13 plus foot diameter and huge fuel tank. makeing landings difficult. early models went to land based marine pilots who put the heavy armament to effective use in dog fights and ground support. eventually, air pilots shot down 11 japanese aircraft for every cours

may 8 marked the 70th anniversary of ve-day when germany surrendered to allied forces ending world war ii in europe. a ceremony commemorating the victory. speakers include susan rice and world war ii historian alex kershaw. following the ceremony, a flyover of the national mall by dozens of world war ii aircraft with the planes flying information's representing the major battles of world war ii from pearl harbor to the final aerosol on japan. -- air assault on japan. alex kershaw: thank you. good morning. what a beautiful day it is today. on behalf of the friends of the national world war ii memorial board of directors, and the national park service, welcome to the national world war ii memorial. it is my great honor to be your master of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and remember the 70th anniversary of ve day. we are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. we also offer a special salute to the men and women of our armed services who are fighting the war on terror. we want them to know that their service is deeply, d

arab spring president obama encouraged regional allies to take the lead. >> the u.s. has not worried. who would fill in the vacuum. a vacuum exists in libya, spring 2011. allies unleash a bombing campaign kousting muammar gaddafi. leading the charm, the french. president obama declared the operation a success. >> without putting a single u.s. service member on the ground we achieved our objectives. >> it didn't last. libya devolved into chaos. groups gaped a foothold aring triggering an exodus by sea. thousands decide. many are looking to lead. >> that's a saying you may try to get out of the middle east, but it pulls you back. >> the saudis are leading the fight in yemen. if you u.s. is not calling the shots, it cannot call the tune, each if it objects to the methods and has concerns about the goal. >> i see a disagreement about what the saudi arabia and g cc countries are trying to do and happen. >> pressuring allies led to friction. the campaign in yemen is carried out with american-made weapons. >> the concern that they have is that the united states seems to want

the mission of this allied force was fulfilled at 02:41 local time, may 7, 1945.d, eisenhower. there was no paen to victory, no exultation. too much had been lost for that. too much remained to be done. when president truman addressed the nation, even as he proclaimed that the flags of freedom fly all over europe, he reminded all americans of those priceless lives that were rendered as a sacrifice to redeem our liberty. as the news spread and people poured into the streets to celebrate, in new york, london and paris, cheers and laughter mixed freely with tears. and even in the midst of one triumph, we vowed to fight on and finish the war in the pacific. ladies and gentlemen, 70 years after that great turning point in the history of our world, we remember the sacrifice that was made to preserve freedom. those who laid down their lives for a better future. the americans who won the beachhead at normandy, inch by bloody inch. from britain, the few who defied the luftwaffe. the free french who never accepted nazi occupation. the brave poles who fought for our freedom

they have not seen the turks and nato allies say we will buy our weapons from china. they haven't seven the dutch say we are going to use internet security help from a chinese firm and so suddenly there is a lot of people saying that america looks pretty good, our economy looks pretty good, but u.s. foreign policy nuns is clearly in decline. >> rose: who are we, what do we stand for? that's really what i with a tonight get at here. >> rose: you say three ways we can go. >> i do. >> rose: what are they? >> i think that you know, i don't believe we are in a corner. i don't believe that america only has one path, and i get a little unnerved when you have people out there in political leaders out there saying this is the only thing we must do. we have to be strong or we have to give up. i think that, you know, the world's only superpower, no one is even close in terms of the ability to project the kind of coordinated military, economic, diplomatic, technological and soft cultural power that america has, and so i do think we have real options and i lay out the three that i

just a lot gets those german measures say anybody intending to fail with allies but most of them from vanderbilt and trusted from boston from the atlantic threatened to attack by the german u-boat's. but as well as her passengers and then the many cases then it it begins to captain william turner from the british admiralty but it is about to enter. but they slipped into the private room and then the next day than the ship was just off the tip of ireland but then to attend that afternoon had the of this stadia in his sights. they saw the white streaks across the surface of the water he said it was like trying on the ocean with the piece of chalk. it was the torpedo of course, the passengers said there was a slight shock through the deck then the explosion but i the secondary and tertiary experience. just 88 minutes later but then to drop into the water. and then to describe the valiant rescue attempts when he heard a woman's voice please won't you help the you know, that i cannot swim? she had half of a smile on her face and was chewing gum. he pulled her to safety but there was anothe

germany announcing a campaign of so-called unrestricted submarine warfare whereby allied shipping would be sunk in without warning in a war zone which germany declared around the british isles. this is a hatched area that we see on this diagram here. a statement agreed with consternation in the uk but also by the united states president president woodrow wilson and the secretary of secretary of state, william jennings bryan of whom mo later on. nevertheless, know that by march, 1915, german submarines were already lying outside of the british port of liverpool in northwest of england hoping to attack the lusitania. at the lusitania belonging to the largest ship still providing a transatlantic service albeit it was in wartime. in persuading to authorize the ships to bomb london. under this gentleman here germany had a commanding lead in the technology at a time when no airplane on either side had any significant bombing capability. one german officer suggested bombing london would cause panic in the population, rendering it doubtful that the war could be continued. and another said if wh

the mission of this allied force was fulfilled. at 02:41 local time, may 7, 1945.wer. there was no pm to victory, no exaltation. too much had been lost for that. too much remained to be done. when president truman addressed the nation, even as he proclaimed the flags of freedom fly all over europe, he reminded all americans of those priceless lives that were rendered as sacrifice to redeem our liberty. as the news spread and people poured into the streets to celebrate in new york, london and paris, cheers and laughter mixed freely with tears. and even in the midst of one triumph, we vow to fight on and finish the war in the pacific. ladies and gentlemen, 70 years after that great turning point in the history of our world we remember the sacrifice that was made to preserve freedom. those who laid down their lives for a better future. the americans who won the beach head at normandy, inch by bloody inch. from britain, the few who defied them, the free french who never accepted nazi occupation. the brave pols who fought for our freedom and yours. the canadian regiment

these are the warbirds that help secure victory for the allies in world war ii.nd then there is fifi, the only be 29 bomber still flying today, the same model that dropped the first atomic bomb and ultimately ended the war -- b-29. >> world war ii was a pivotal event for the market people like the civil war, the revolutionary a war, and this is one of the last opportunities to commemorate that event while significant numbers of people who live through it are still alive. gina: 56 vintage aircraft took part in the flyover, including a p-51 mustang which protected american bombers as they made raids deep into germany. there are only six p-51c mustang still flying, and i got to ride in one of them. this was the plane that every fighter pilot wanted to fly. its performance virtually unrivaled. after 20 minutes in the air, it was easy to see why. that was amazing! what a visceral experience. with low at about 3500 feet at 250 miles per hour, which is nothing for this plane. i felt about 2g's of force. the blood rush to the head was extraordinary. i've never felt anyth

but among gulf allies themselves. the summit begins with dinner at the white house and continues until thursday at camp david. del. >> thank you mike. gulf leaders having their own agenda. hashem ahelbarra explains what's on their list. >> it's going to be a crucial meeting for gcc leaders and president obama. king salman has introduced sweeping changes warning that the oil rich kingdom won't tolerate threats to its security. gcc leaders are concerned about the growing to iranian influence in the region so they're expected to ask the united states for advanced military weapons. gulf leaders at this time determined ohelp the to help the seurn syrians. >> announcement that king salman won't be at the summit. the king needs to stay at home to deal with the situation in yemen. kingdom started those strikes more than a month ago against houthi rebels backed by iran. the saudis are sunni muslims and have been long at odds with the iran's shia rebels. doesn't want the sanctions against iran lifted. and the drop in oil prices

whether or not we succeed in doing so will depend on what the houthis and their allies do.they interdict, if they advance, if they commit aggression there will be no ceasefire. if they abide by the terms of the ceasefire then there will be an opportunity to help the people of yemen and so whether there is a ceasefire or not is entirely in the hands of the houthis. >> i would just add to that if i may, quickly, honing in on that issue, but i think it's an important one for all of us. really it is not hard if you pass the word and give strict orders to your people to condition the behavior of people in the context of five days of -- of requirement here. and our hope is that houthis will spread the word rapidly. in that is the reason that it's not beginning until tuesday. the reason is to give time assuming people accept it to both accept it to have their deliberations, not to miss an opportunity, to let people outside weigh in in order to give good counsel, and ultimately to get the word down to the rank and file what the rules are. and the rules are very straightforward. don

government and other allies will push.atty: although there will not be an american ambassador based there, that will be helping some form of election. do you think that referendum will resolve some of these political tensions, or that it can resolve some of these political tensions? >> we do not think elections are a silver bullet. we think we should focus on the harder political part, coming up with a constitution defining how the power will be split between the government and local entities. that is something the government is working on, and should work on harder in our view. hopefully, they will make progress, and that will go a long way in dealing with al-shabab and dealing with the grievances driving people to support the group. katty: thank you for coming in. you are watching "bbc world news america"." we look back on the small country of the -- we look back on the small country that played a large part in liberating the netherlands in world war ii. more bodies are being recovered in the paul every day. when they ca

our allies have no ovet that congress is concerned about isil. isil has no evidence that congress is concerned about isil. but most tragically the thousands of people u.s. men women, service people who are deployed fighting this battle every day, they have no evident that congress is concerned about isil in the least. we've been at war since august the 8th. everybody calls it a war. the president calls it a war. within two weeks the article to mission to defend the embassy and the consulate were pretty safe. said we got to go on the offense and the president said that was the dividing line between the article power in one chief and article two where they have to authorize military action. but now for nine and a half month wes have failed to do what is our fundamental job what only we are supposed to do. there's been no house committee action. there's been no house floor debate or vote. there was one committee vote in the senat foreign relations committee in december. but there's been no meaningful floor debate and no meaningful senate floor actio

the moderate arab states are vital allies for the united states.nd the oil relationship has over many years, i think this is a strain. i don't think the white house denials were overly persuasive in terms of the idea that a visit that was announced on friday but now on sunday was said not to be taking place -- it indicates a rough patch. now, it's the flip side of what we've experienced with israel. another ally in the region they are uncomfortable with the deal and netanyahu has made that more than clear, that we are trying to reach with eye ran, and the sunni arab states look at shiite iran and worry about a issue with the routes and say, what does that mean for us they're clearly worried, i don't think it's a rupture or anything like that. but it's a matter of strain at the moment. >> it is a matter of question as to whether iran becomes a regional counter weight to saudi arabia shiite versus sunni. let's move to another topic that's going to be very hot tomorrow. there's likely to be a critical vote tuesday, affecting what some people call the

it sends a clear message of deterrence to any would-be aggressor and offers assurance to our allies. in in vein, the united states is literally working across the globe with our partners against regional threats. let me give you a few examples. in the middle east, the united states is working with our golf cooperation -- gulf cooperation partners on missile defense, including supporting purchases made through foreign military sales. in a joint statement coming out of his recent meeting with our gcc partners at camp david president obama said, quote, the united states policy to use all elements of power to secure our core interests in the gulf region and to deter and confront external aggression as we did in the gulf war is unequivocal, unquote. this includes missile defense. mda is currently executing a fms case with united arab emirates for two thad batteries and accompanying launchers, radars , and interceptors. this calendar year we'll deliver the first thad battery to our uae partners and begin equipment training. kuwait is purchasing batteries and saudi arabia is in the purchase

and this president always seems to have issues with our allies.between president obama and netanyahu. there is always some contentious problem there. senator brown is right our allies are not comfortable with this deal. you have to question why this president is willing to put his political career first, i have no foreign policy successes and tell the american people i i have a deal out here and hope they don't research it enough to know it's a bad deal. and go back to the drawing board to put something together everyone we need our back and whose back we should have feels comfortable with. >> president obama one second invited six gulf kings amirs and sultans to the presidential retreat at camp david. so far only two heads of state will attend andrea. you know what? israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, sip having a cup of joe and side muffin, i told you so? >> he has a conference call with the saudis and egypt. we know the united states basically snubbed israel. they have to work together to form an alliance. harris this is what the white h

but their allies in this battle kurdish peshmerga fighters -- agreed to take us to the front. >> this is daesh. >> this is the village suliaman bek. yesterday the islamic state were holding this village. they first got there in june. there were air strikes from the us last night. now peshmergra has gone in and taken the village. they've got the road blocked. we've had to leave our car we're walking up here to see what's happening. in fact, this village has been so recently taken they haven't even taken the islamic state flags yet. you can see the black flag right on top of a silo beside the road here. is that an ied? i was a bit startled because of the fire but it's actually one of the peshmerga guys firing into something trying to see if it's an ied or not. >> they say the road is booby trapped so they're going to take us around to a different way to get into the village. this is a booby trap from the islamic state. don't walk over there. we just crossed about three quarters of mile of open territory to get here with the pesh soldiers, to find out that they're behind this wall becaus

all of our allies, none of our allies agree with it, and it's arrogant, and it's naive to watch thisunfold. lou: and in the middle east the president seemingly acquiescing to iranian demands and negotiations over nuclear weapons limitations which will amount effectively to two to three months a breakout period, whatever the result of that discussion, if it does lead to an agreement. what are we to make of what is unfolding in iraq, the decision announced as sort of retroactively that the president had decided not to degrade, and not to destroy the islamic state? >> well, i think this week it's been very revealing. i'm sure as there have been numerous meetings with the national security apparatus dealing with the aftermath of ramadi. what the administration seems to be saying to us is that they're distancing themselves from iraq because of recent failures particularly ramadi and finding words to retool with the relationship. i find that disappointing, obviously. what's taking place in iraq certainly has relationship to us since 2003. our interest in iraq is not just about iraq. it's a

allies france germany and britain. china's goal is to raise $100 billion and raise money for infrastructure projects across asia. ali velshi recently discussed this with chin an asia fellow at the milken institute. ali asked is the position clear? >> the united states poks is clear, that the united states has chosen not to join the asian infrastructure investment bank because they're not certain yet what sort of standards will be applied on the loans that the bank makes. and i think that's a very fair point, you know. do we want to join a bank that is not going to do great things. missed opportunity by the united states in getting there from the beginning and shaping what this organization could all be about. >> most americans won't know what the aieb is or necessarily not the adb. world bank, from a a development bank perspective what are these organizations meant to did? >> sure. let's focus first on the world bank, international monetary fund, these were organizations created really at the end of world war ii and pa

we have the issue of syria and iraq on one of our allies' borders, et cetera so i think it is fair to say that we probably ought to look at that fore structure and see if it's not adequate to the task that both africomm places on it. >> sir is it possible to get your assessment of the pace of russia russia's combat aviation controls around europe? has that picked up within the last year? between 13 and 14, queue drupele drupeleddrupele quadrupled or something. >> we talked about this last time i was at the podium. there was a period where we had a spike in the aviation patrols. we are back down now to essentially norms. so -- >> why do you think that is. >> i can't tell you. there are all other kinds of focus that the russian military has right now, and including the ukraine and other places. they may have put demands on the fore structure that they now have to address in maintenance ways. i really would not want to speculate, but we are back to a pretty close to norm. >> i'd like to go back to the questions asked earlier today about turkey. specifically how they said no to bring comb

there's strong opposition among the arab allies of the united states. they feel that this agreement would liberate if you will by restoring - removing the sanctions, restoring the funds that have been seized from iran in the past and liberate iran to resume all kind of policies that few - that they view the arab gulf countries vow as antagonistic to their own interests in the region they feel that the u.s. is contributing to that unsettling situation by signing the agreement with iran. >> how will that agreement, how will suning that agreement add to the instability in the region? >> i think from the perspent of of the g.c.c. countries, they would like iran to cease and desist from causing trouble in the countries that ambassador murphy referred to. you have four arab capitals under the influence, if you will of iran particularly what upsets the gulf countries is the fact that rain has intervened at home in the gulf, if you will. >> right next door to saudi arabia by supporting the houthis to take over the country. so they feel that giving this stamp of

we have allie rasmus on the scene there monitoring the situation. she is being kept further back but we will check in with her because again this story still developing in oakland this morning. >>> good morning, to you. it's monday, may 25th i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. >> good morning, claudine wong i'm dave clark. steve is off but the incomparable rosemary orozco is right there. >> thank you very much. good morning, to you. happy memorial day. >> happy memorial day to you too. >> we have patchy drizzle, a little bit of mist, and temperatures are running cool. the on shore

joined -- our european allies joined in them. we don't do much business with iran. the europeans do. he's right. it was in partnership that we brought the iranians to the table. i also want to thank, mr. speaker, our negotiating team for their tireless efforts to reach a framework agreement. a letter was recently signed by 150. i didn't sign the letter, but i absolutely agree with the substance of the letter which said the best way to get there is through agreement, and we ought to support our negotiators who are pursuing that end. as i said before, any final agreement must prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and include the most intrusive inspections and access regime we have ever seen in order to verify iran's compliance. there is no reason for us to trust iran. not -- may i have one additional minute. mr. engel: i yield an additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for an additional minute. without objection. mr. hoyer: it must address potentially military dimensions of iran's nuclear prog

and an agreement that reassures our allies or at least doesn't scare them half to death. if they choose not to come back to the negotiations but to race to nuclear weapon, my guess that will show that they intended to do that all along. despite all their protestation, is that they have no is interest in a nuclear weapon there. is a poe upon shall. >> you worked with hillary clinton as secretary of state you two kind of bonded it seemed to me during the administration, do you think she's qualified to be a president? >> well, i only every dealt with secretary clinton on foreign policy matters. as i wrote in my book, we never discussed domestic affairs that probably was a good thing. but i think she was a good secretary of state. she played a critical role in getting much tougher sanctions on to allow more severe sanctions to be put into place. we agreed in terms of the afghan surge if anything she was tougher than i was. she was ready to support the 40,000 troops. only went along with the 30,000 because i proposed it. i think we certainly agreed in terms of how to deal with

from the soulless horror to the selfless bravery of allied warriors. volunteered to serve as an air raid warden, was head of broadcasting for the czechoslovakian government in exile. has the fighting progressed he ported each breakthrough to the millions of people back home. they were secretly glistening in the sellers and attics. i still remember celebrating the allied victory and for the first time, but not the last, falling in love with americans in uniform. reflecting on the meeting of v.e. day, a historian once described how america and its allies were able to defeat the axis powers so decisively. he said, "their courage was a match for the force of the enemy. their ingenuity for his cunning. their free industry for his slavery. their faith for his cynicism. carriage ingenuity faith, and industry, these are the hallmarks of world war ii generation. and since the 70 years since vel..e. we have seen the veterans display these -- we have seen the pride they had taken and their medals and ribbons, and many of us thought perhaps what a fine thing it mu

pataki: allies and friends of america must know that our word is our bond. we will stand with our ally israel. a democracy on the front lines of terror and barbarism. we will stand with our allies in nato and the free baltic states against a resurgent russia. we will make sure the number one sponsor of state terror in the world, iran, never has a nuclear weapon. [applause] mr. pataki: we will provide whatever aid is necessary to those already fighting isis on the ground, to stop their barbarism and inhumanity. and yes, if necessary, american forces will be used to defeat and destroy isis so they can pose no threat to us here. [applause] mr. pataki: we will not spend a trillion dollars on a decade of nation building overseas, but i will never forget the lesson of september 11. we will destroy a radical islam's ability to attack us over there before they have a chance to attack us over here. [applause] mr. pataki: our allies must trust us, our enemies must fear us, and they will. [applause] mr. pataki: we will defend our freedom. we will not be the world's pol