from fighting ally.welcome intruder who would fight a bottle of a battle of fierce resistance. on the 17th of august, 1940 3:38 days after the invasion began, pad and seventh army took messina and all of sicily was in allied hands. as well as 100,000 italian prisoners. most of the nazis had escaped to the mainland through the straits of messina. ♪ ♪ 11 days after the fall of sicily, allied headquarters in the pacific announced the end of all japanese resistance on new georgia island. ♪ ♪ general mcarthur's forces were starting on the road back. we had already begun our island dropping. but the battle for nazi held italy was only beginning. anne on the 3rd of september, two british divisions cross the straits of messina to land on the toe of the italian boot. ♪ ♪ six days later, american forces struck the beach at palermo, 30 miles south of naples. they then met stiff enemy resistance. ♪ ♪ (noise) ♪ ♪ four days after the landing, emergence the enemy force a strong counterattack pouring in some of its best

the allies had invaded north africa. america was coming into the floor with troops and airplanes, the nazis however were now going to engage in a very pragmatic endgame strategy. they hoped they could snatch a stalemate for the defeat. they believed they would get a negotiated peace with the allies and in this piece, they would be able to keep their territories that they had one in eastern europe and they would be able to survive. now that fdr had announced to the surrender, they realized it that was impossible. they realized that ultimately, they would have to answer to the tribunal that would stand before the court and they would have to pay for their crimes against humanity, attacks against civilians and they would pay with their lives. it is also was also a student f history. they knew the last time the surrender had been given it must be destroyed and was destroyed and that is what they realized what happened to germany unless something could be done. in july, 1943, two men walked into the hotel on a estes street an

it began to pay off in june 1942 as the allies slowly stopped the expansion of the axis allied powers. the battle of midway june 1942 was a major turning point. the u.s. navy destroyed four japanese aircraft carriers and ended japan's dominance in the central pacific. this was the first step in a strategy that came to be called island hopping, an island by island advance towards the japanese homeland. in europe the situation also improved. british forces defeated the german, african corp in egypt. an anglo-american invasion force landed to clear the continent of axis forces and german advance was stopped in a series of hard fought battles. in 1943 the tide of the battle continued to turn in the favor of the allies as they gained greater and greater control of the fighting in both europe and pacific. the soviet union turned back the invasion and began driving hitler's armies westward. in july the allies invaded sicily. italy surrendered soon after. the battle of the atlantic, the campaign to end in the north atlantic ocean began to turn in the allies favor as well. they needed to elimi

another impossible mission to target the three allied leaders.kes his challenge, his now famous throughout the world. the press is going him the most dangerous man in europe.he assembled his team, but he still has a major problem. he doesn't know where or when or even if this meeting between is going to take place. oddly enough, in the fall of 1943, that's the same problem that's facing fdr. on november 2 fdr calls into the oval office mike riley, head of the secret service detail, and gives him a special mission. he wants michael to find out if a meeting is going to take place. mike riley is really the hero of my story of "night of the assassins". he gets the job in charge of fdr security at 31 years old. he is a former college football star in montana. he takes the job two days after pearl harbor and he's immediately overwhelmed. he describes himself as an irish cop Ãbbut the obstacles he faced were tremendous. this was the first war where the enemy could fly bombers across the ocean and bomb washington dc him parachutes could drop out of the s

in naples, the allies met the challenge and thwarted chaos. presented another challenge to the allied forces. this problem was also conquered. ♪ ♪ military government was a necessity. one which also had a direct direct influence on postwar rehabilitation throughout europe. following the fall of naples, we expected our advance to continue. it did but only for a brief period. hamilton is reasons of central italy provided the germans with a number of natural defenses. these together with the closing down of the a tying weather virtually stopped our forces in their tracks scarcely 80 miles from rome. ♪ ♪ well our fighting men in italy her face with a veritable stalemate, and entirely different type of war was going on in the faraway pacific where allied forces landed on sterling island and a campaign launched to drive the japanese from those places. (noise) we invaded the gilbert islands. ♪ ♪ the second marine division took after 76 hours a bloody fighting. (noise) heavy casualties were suffered. but the japanese were wiped out. ♪ ♪ elements of th

the allies met the challenge and thwarted chaos. presented another problem to the allied forces. this problem was also mastere military government was a necessity, one which had a direct influence on post-war rehabilitation throughout europe. following the fall of naples, we expected our advance to continue. it did, but only for a brief period. [ artillery fire ] >> the mountain region of italy provided the german with defense lines. these with the italian winter virtually stopped our forces in their attack, scarcely 80 miles from rome. while our fighting men in italy were faced with a stalemate, an entirely different war was going on in the pacific where allied forces landed on the sterling island in a campaign launched to drive out the japanese. [ artillery fire ] >> we invaded the gilbert islands. the second marine division took it after 76 hours of bloody fighting. [ artillery fire ] [ artillery fire ] >> heavy casualties were suffered. the japanese were wiped out. elements of the army's 27th infantry division took macon. our ar

if allied forces crossed the same river north of paris and allied forces have crossed the river south of paris, why can they not cross the river at paris? he told eisenhower at this point paris was fundamental, it was essential to the governing of france at that point and in the very near future. eisenhower responded that he would do what he could, but at this point, he could make no promises of when he would cut loose part of the allied army to move into paris. the following day, de gaulle sent word to eisenhower by de gaulle's senior military commander. what he told eisenhower was information that the french were receiving from paris was that the city was on the verge of anarchy. there was no police presence. transportation had completely stopped. food shortages set the city on the verge of famine. and de gaulle argued that if allies don't move now, they were risking a humanitarian disaster and perhaps the destruction of paris itself. as it happened a number of times early in the war, de gaulle and eisenhower, two extraordinary personalities, were putting that relationship to the te

not to our allies.choing your point exactly. the person was to thank you for your leadership and your servic service. we can respond to that part we don't care if you are male or female or republican or democrat were not interested in he went to bed with but this person goes on to say is there anything you missed working in washington dc? >> it is the opportunity to interact with the young people in uniform. i was joking before the era was probably the only person in washington going to iraq and afghanistan for rest and relaxation. to see the 22 -year-olds men and women who are out there who are doing their part in the desire to help them and then to fight the political fight and washington i spent a lot of time in washington they went through everything with the for confirmation process not all of them are a lot of fun. nothing like picking up the "washington post" on your driveway in the morning wondering what disaster will face you that day and what is illegal you have to deal with and really that wa

he said the allies are here. he rang up his headquarters, held the phone up so they could hear and he said, the french and the americans are moving into the city. when morning came on august 25th, the friday, the next day, the clouds and rain showers of the previous day had dissipated. in many of the germans in the city recognized that the game was essentially up and began withdrawing to the eastern side, almost like a receding tide. by midmorning, french and american columns were moving through the streets of paris almost like rivers of iron and steel. some vehicles with white american stars on them, others with a silhouette of france with the cross of lorraine superimposed over the map. but all the germans had not left and so fighting continued between german tanks and german infran tri in the resistance forces in urban combat around the arch de triumph, around the louvre museum. at 12:30, the french flag, the tricolor appeared above the eiffel tower. we can only imagine what went through parisians minds when t

in naples the allies met the challenge and thwarted chaos.sented another challenge to the allied forces. this problem was also mastered. ♪ military government was a necessity, one which also had a direct influence on post-war rehabilitation throughout europe. following the fall of naples we expected our advance to continue. it did but only for a brief period. the mountainous regions of centralilityally provided the germans with a number of natural defense lines. these together with the closing end of the italian winter virtually stopped our forces in their tracks scarcely 80 miles from rome. while our fighting men in italy were faced with a veritable stalemate an entire different war was going on in the pacific in a campaign launched to drive the japanese away. we invaded the gilbert islands. the second marine division took -- after 76 hours of bloody fighting. heavy casualties were suffered. but the japanese were wiped out. elements of the army's 27th infantry division took maconand the neighboring atolls. our army air corp was engaged in ma

, not to our allies.your point exactly and i've got to ask you one question that came in and forgive my smile as i ask but secretary gates, this person wants to thank you for your leadership, your service and i think both of us can respond to that part by telling everyone listening that we don't care if you are male or female, republican or democrat or who you voted for were not interested in who you went to fed with and we will work with every bit of the service and it's a privilege to serve but this person goes on to say is there anything you miss about working in washington dc? >> the one thing i miss is the opportunity to interact with the young people in uniform. i was joking with you before we went on the air that i was probably the only person in washington that went to iraq and afghanistan for rest and recreation. get out of the applicable battles of washington and go out on those front lines and see those 20, 21 -year-olds, 22 -year-olds, 25 -year-olds, men and women, who are out there doing thei

an american or allied commander could very well have made the same mistake.e other side of the world in the southwest pacific, support for the combat troops was even more difficult in an entirely different kind of warfare. ♪ ♪ >> the problem of supply is spoken of as logistics. more specifically, it is the transportation, supply, and quartering of troops, the procurement of all required military equipment and material, shipping and distributing cargo to the right place, to arrive at the right time. in world war ii, our military planners successfully solved the most stupendous problems of logistics the world has ever known. our lines of supply fanned out like a network around the world, extending northward to alaska and the aleutians, to the panama canal, westward across the pacific to a chain of islands, on to china by way of india, to burma, to australia, eastward across the atlantic, to north africa, the length of the mediterranean, the middle east and the southern route through the persian gulf to russia, to great britain, iceland, and to russia by way of

in bitter fighting, nazi tanks pushback allied forces to the algerian border.nch unit stopped the german italian drive and overran tunisia. ♪ ♪ in the pacific, on bloody guaido canal, fighting an entirely different type of warfare, united states troops overcame alas fanatical japanese resistance and one complete control of the island. in the battle of the bismarck sea, allied bombers sank a transports and fortress destroyers of a japanese convoy of 16 ships. 181 days after the allied landings in north africa, tunis fell before the drive of american, british and french forces. ♪ ♪ the drive reached its full fury with lightning speed. in the air and on the ground. the enemy was hit, harder and harder, there was no escape for the enemy. and five days, all german resistance in tunisia clapped. the axis forces surrendered. the myth of hitler superrace was beginning to crack. ♪ ♪ in the faraway allusion islands, american troops had landed on that too. ♪ ♪ still farther away in new guinea, american and australian troops drove back the stubborn and fanatical area enemy

and the allies were clear in their own minds in paris in 1919 that germ aany and its allies started to create the war. certainly in the english-speaking countries, that maybe germany hadn't really started the war. maybe the war had been an accident or maybe the french had egged the russians on. and the germans -- not all germans, but the german foreign ministry set up a special unit and funded organizations to attack the per vailing view that germany had started the war. they invited american academics to come and look at archives to show that germany wanted peace and the war had happened. by the end of the 1920s, the view in the english-speaking countries, the war had not been germany's fault. it had been no one's fault or everyone's fault. that undermined the treaty. it undermined the validity of the treaty. if germany hadn't lost the war, why should it be paying reparations, any form of -- any form of reckon pence for the war. and you get, i think, a treaty which the party that signs it doesn't want to sign it and you get the allies who should have been enforcing it, particularly br

over a quarter of all allied prisoners of war lost their lives in captivity. and fortitude shown by all of those who fought in the region was exemplary. field marshal slim observed that victory was reliant upon that courage, being hardy, their refusal to be beaten, either by the cruel hazards of nature, or by the fierce strength of their human adversary. no fewer than 29 victoria crosses were awarded during the burma campaign. the highest tally of any theatre of war, another measure of its exceptional nature. it is also the greatest importance to remember the courage of the many ethnic groups in burma who fought so bravely in the most appalling circumstances. their resolve, like that of all british, commonwealth and allied forces, was unbreakable. and, to this day, stands as an example to us all. of course, this was a war that affected not only those who fought, but had a devastating impact on countless civilians who found themselves caught up in the conflict. indeed, for many in burma, those who lived through the war as well as for their children, grandchildr

in bitter fighting, nazi tanked hurled back allied forces to the nigerian border.ined american, british and french units stopped the drive and overran tunisia. in the pacific, fighting an entirely different kind of warfare, united states troops overcame the last japanese resistance and won complete control of the island and its airfield. in the battle of the bismarck sea, bombers tank destroyers of a japanese convoy of 16 ships. >> 181 days after the allied landings in north africa, the cities fell before the drive of american, british and french forces. ♪ >> the drive reached its full fury with lightning speed on the air and the ground. the enemy was hit harder and harder, crushed in a vice from which there was no escape. >> in five days, all german resistance in tunisia collapsed. the axis forces surrendered. the myth of hitler's superrace was beginning to crack. in the far away aleutian islands, americans had landed there too. still farther away in knew guinea, american and australian troops drove back the enemy in close fighting in malaria-infested jungles. amo

the allies were clear in their own minds. in paris in 1919 the germany and its allies the start of the war but it does begin to creep in and in the english speaking countries, not so much in france but certainly in the english speaking countries that maybe germany hadn't really started the war maybe the war had been an accident. or maybe the french had made the russians on and the germans again not all germans but the germans foreign ministry had set up a special unit and-funded organizations to attack the prevailing view that germany had started the war and they invited academics and american academics in particular to calm and look at our archives which are very carefully selected to show the germany had really wanted peace and somehow the world happened. by the end of the 1920s, the view certainly as i say in english speaking countries was the war had not been germany's fault. it had been simply something that it happened in europe. it had been no one's fault or everyone's fault. and so again, that undermined the treaty it

done by germany and its allies. they couldn't set a figure for reparations until they had actually done a survey of all the damage, and american engineers and others were in the north of france. how much do you count a ruined village? how much is a ruined cathedral worth? how do you actually assess all that? that took them about two years. they also had to work out how the payments could be made and so on. but what really, i think the real reason they didn't want to put a figure in the treaty is because they didn't want to let their own publics know they probably weren't going to get that much. i think they knew that if they drove germany into economic misery by trying to squeeze resources out of it, it would hurt the whole of the european economy, and britain had been, and germany had been each other's biggest trading partners before the first world war and there were a lot of people in britain saying let's get trade going again. the war is over. we may not like the germans, but we have to trade with them. so it wa

allies. we have countries that share our values and way of life all around the world and a very strong system of alliances. that doesn't mean that everything's perfect between us all the time, but we have great partners, and a very unique position to lead. did, thinkingyou that the president of the united states is the leader of the free world and america is the last best hope, shining city on the hill, all the things we believe in. president trump believes the same thing. at the same time we want to make sure that our allies pay their fair share when it comes to defending the global commons, defending the alliance. it cannot just be the u.s. anymore. one of the things that the president has been criticized for, i think very unfairly, is our nato alliance. nato has been the most successful alliance in history going all the way back to rome. we have a great alliance with nato. the president was tough on nato coming into office because the non-us nato members for the most part let defense spend

allied armies held a bridge shed all along the line of the sane.ians took brussels and the great port of antwerp. the first american army pushed across the border into belgium and drove on to liaise. the third took her down. the third having crossed the muse river reached the most zealous. now the allied front ran aligned all the way from the swiss border to the north sea. seventh army patrols coming up from the south met patrols from the third army. the two armies were now linked up for the coordinated offensive to come. no retreat for nazi forces caught on the wrong side of the line was cut off. a we rounded up our share of prisoners. the desperate plight of hitler's army became more apparent as bewildered legions of once mighty destructive force found them selves defeated by an army that they were repeatedly told would never last on soil longer than nine hours. ♪ ♪ and the 97 days since the assault on no omaha beach, etiquette nearly 500 miles and now drove across the german border and stood on the soil of hitler's germany. ♪ ♪,? who said at onc

question on allies. the second which is related by taylor, and apologies if i butchered your last name. how can the u.s. continue to provide extended deterrence and reassure allies, should deterrence and reassurance continue to rely on capabilities such as the proposed nuclear launch cruise missile or are there other mets? so how nervous are our allies going to be and how can we maintain the viability of extended deterrence. >> let me address the second one. when i was the secretary, we were considering a no first use. and during the debating period to that, i was besieged by representatives of european and asian countries, particularly japan was very, very strong on this. they had the belief that no first use would somehow weak withen our extended deterrence. all i can say is i never understood their argument at the time, and i don't understanding it now. but i can assure you, i can confirm what you're saying, they were concerned about that. the problem with time and attack, actually go ahead, wrongly g

by our allies. every president the past five or six elections went to the conventions said i'm going to , move the embassy to jerusalem, and didn't do it, where talk out of it by the foreign policy establishment. the president had the courage to do it. he recognized golan. all of that -- those are all impressive accomplishments, but the thing he may be no snow to ford history is standing up for the first time in 40 years to communist china. the covid virus coalesced a lot of people around that message. we have stepped back and watched what they have done to our industry, hollowing out the manufacturing sector in the middle of our country. we have watched what they've done to our companies through the theft of intellectual property. we have seen great tech and hardware companies go out of business because the chinese stole the ip and sold it back to us cheaper. he is standing up to them on the capital markets. we are standing up on capital markets front. we are rebuilding our defenses and taking the

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allied armies held bridgeheads all along the line.lone and marsai. the british and canadians took brussels and the great port of anthwart. the first american army pushed across the border into belgium and drove on. the third took verdunne. the third, having crossed the river, reached the moselle. now the allied front ran on a line all the way from the swiss border to the north sea. seventh army patrols coming up from the south met patrols from the third army. the two armies were now linked up for the coordinated offensive to come. retreat for nazi forces caught on the wrong side of the line was cut off. we rounded up our share of prisoners. the desperate plight of hitler's armies became more apparent as the bewildered legions found themselves defeated by an army they had been repeatedly told would never last longer than nine hours. ♪ ♪ >> in the 97 days since the fifth corp. led the assault on omaha beach it had come nearly 900 miles and now stood at the border of hitler's germany. who was it that once said the american was no soldier

his faith in allied victory never faltered.on c-span3, or each weekend, we feature 48 hours of programs exploring our nation's past. >> on the eve of the summers national convention, we will show several acceptance speeches from several nominees. the footage appears courtesy of nbc news archives. here is a preview. >> we will do that because they are wrong when we are right and i will prove it to you in just a few minutes. met to express the will and reaffirm the beliefs of the democratic party. there have been differences of opinion, and that's the democratic way. those differences have been settled. by majority vote, as they should be. it is time for us to get together and seek the common enemy. we have been working together for victory in a great cause. habit ofas become a our party. days ineen elected four succession and i am convinced it will be elected a fifth time in november. people know the democratic party is the people's party and the republican party is the party of special interest and it always has been and it alw

ofi'm dealing with the head an allied country or ally -- or adversary it is the same thing. mr.adley: i interviewed only folks who served in the trump administration and when i ask everyone to boil the president's foreign policy approach down, transactional with the most common description. some see that is folly and others see it as wisdom. are two minutes away from going to the audience. youra know, you will use raise hand function to do that. i'm going to briefly ask each of you is a picture question. i'm being a little unfair. on drawing down u.s. troops from just afghanistan but syria, ending the endless wars or finding a way to extract ourselves from them. can each of you make an argument that it is time to come out of afghanistan? tom, perhaps you first. mr. donilon: a couple of points on that. , if you will,for a rebalancing of our defense forces globally. gone a different direction during the course of the trump administration. for nosident had argued more endless wars. out of the core message he put forward during the course of the 2016 campaign. i think we have sent -

i believe certainly in the previous p panel we are in ally rich nation they are ally poor nation maybe in a strategy to deepen and expand the alliancee is important i think this administration has been working hard that your statement of a new coalition talking about a democracy coalition, talk about that in more detail what you end secretary pompeo are starting to do in thatrt regard? with strong bipartisan support and one of many anecdotes with word world leaders and senior officials a number of them heve been saying it has to be the united states but if we step out we feel will be creamed by the chinese. we will support that under us leadership so can you give more detail from your testimony and support from the senate? >>. >> you are absolutely right this terrifies countries. this is the whole reason for the alliance of democracies because there is strength and power in the china is tactics. >> do you believe that china recognizes the ultimate strength right now that we would have an and. >> look at what the strategies are comprised of. and then to have compound advantages. the lik

and is a stunning idea to think what might have happened had the allies intervened. i went on to trace up to ten of witold pilecki's reports. in each time of going to find using the same process of deductive reasoning and finding family members and retracing journeys. and how the reports made their way to london. the reason why i argue in the book. i am so passionate about witold pilecki's story. the reason why it is so important is that he he charted the steps through his writings by which the nazis' operations turn it into a concentration camp. in the polish nationals, for the final solution. in his report and that witness in this extraordinary way to the different sects. it is one of history's great what might have been, what would've happened had the world listened. so i would like to leave it there . and reconnect with you all in my sincere apologies for the screen sharing, that was frustrating. but we can work on the staff. so thank you very much. dr. robert: thank you jack. i would like to just clear up a little bit for moment if that is okay. this story, and

it's very important to have advisers with our partners and allies. we take a look at who we have collective defense agreements with. there's seven in our country as a whole. and five of those are in the region. so when you think about, you know, japan, philippines, the republic of korea, thailand, and australia, new zealand, those are the countries that we have defense agreements with. so we think it's very, very important to make sure those partnerships are strong and we work together. >> so i have another question on the region. this one is about india and its potential for contributing through what's commonly called the quad, which is the notion of a u.s., australia, japan, india multilateral set of networks to work in the defense realm. so general, whether through the quad or otherwise, what is your sense of how india might be best able to help as the questioner asks, neutralize china's influence in the indo-pacific. >> well, i do think india is a very important country, and the reason by defining the pacific as indo-pacific right now, and we do

and then to turn to alliances and allies. but the travel schedule is indicative of the priority placed on that. and then the background with the troops in germany with the reaction of nato with the national defense strategy that we describe. but the allies and partners. it is consistent with a strategy we have to grow new partners. well over 200 meetings with foreign partners just in the past week alone i've spoken to my partners to brunei and indonesia, uk - - uk and to build those not just through diplomacy that arms sale sales, exercises that make us capable force. so on the other hand to free up time and resources so we have these reviews underway presently one of those is at the re- up on - - european we command. had we reposition and how do you give me a more strategic flexibility. >> in june the president issued his directive that accelerated that with regard to me are here to meet the president's objective. and then to reassure allies and to strengthen the alliance. number four to give greater strategic flexibility wi

why did the allies not respond to his desperate pleas for action against auschwitz? so i will show you where he was house for many decades after the war in a small west london house with the understudy trust and one of the great parts of the story was revealed to me as i began to date into it which is why have we not heard about this man before? after the war, poland was taken over by soviet backed communist and he fought against them just as much as he fought the nazis in auschwitz and afterwards. and he was captured by the communist and executed in all traces of his wartime record hidden away. a single report of his was smuggled to london at the end of the war and it was housed in the archive. it was not publicized for decades for fear of sparking arrest back home. and then to be persecuted by the communist with the possible resistance and it took decades for his story to emerge. and here is a copy of the report that was kept under wraps all those years. and with the polish underground study trust that second shelf from the top you can see it is perpendicular to th

but a united arabia was the last thing the allies wanted. and the arabs would now learn a new term mandate. as the effect that i have just an idea what i can tell you i mean did that either or and not do and i'm going to be a. one man body at the end when i'm here and know who will be how do you show what that leave me. enough to have been if you have. got to be cut out of. that that you know well done why and i'm going to german. but they had to do it. into their head. and where you've been. here how you and i had a little below that out of what will. are you going to be. a one what. vices disappointment invest side didn't stop him from seizing his opportunity. in damascus in march 1920 he declared the syrian arab kingdom as an independent state with himself as king. and while far too many had to look like well not so long and slowly i was there when i was riding with. herman and myself from anonymous for me i think an hour from 3. 100 ask every. english when i look at them i said all. vices declaration of an independent state was the deal

in addition we have an interest in seeing both allies, historic allies and other countries with whom we have had good relationships over time and would like to build even better ones even with huge internal challenges and issues related to corruption, issues related to institutions and when it comes to turkey specifically the vice president has a long-standing relationship with president erdogan and a has sat across the table from him many times and has had difficult conversations on a number of challenging issues including the crisis that he has had to go and try to deal with in person or on the phone. and so we would work one way or another in a relationship with turkey and tried to get on a path where we are standing firm on the importance of democratic pluralistic values and committee getting that at the same time we are working to try to ensure that every -- including turkey is contributing in a constructive way, constructive way to reducing violence and increasing security across this entire span of existing and potential conflicts. >> sticking to our allies would have a questi

an ally poor nation, maybe north korea is their only true ally and a strategy of deepening and expanding our alliances is one that is very important. i think this administration has been working hard on that in areas such as vietnam, india but your statement about a new coalition, the previous panel talked about a democracy coalition. can you talk about that in more detail and what you and mike pompeo are starting to do in that regard and the success you are seeing and how we in the senate, and i think there strong bipartisan support to help you with this. one of many anecdotes. we see world leaders and senior officials from all over the world come to the senate, a number of them saying it has to be the united states leading on this coalition against china. we want it to happen but if we step out, we feel we will get things by the chinese. if the united states leads we will support that under us leadership. can you give us more detail. it is very promising. . >> it terrifies countries and it terrifies companies. this is the whole reason for an alliance of democracies. which would also in

allies and some other parties in. his cabinet on the other hand one of the other pressures. from his political allies not doing fine because the country now it's on aid. to have another oath for another government when we talk about his government we talk about too many issues and so complicated it's not about. regional issues as well that create in this formation of this government as well as some international interference so while the prime minister resigned. to have a new prime minister of. india all right. cabinet minister ministry meeting closely tomorrow i thank you for your reporting from beirut. thank you. ballerinas of president alexander the go has a one of the presidential vote with 79.7 percent according to a state media exit poll people in belarus were voting in one of the most closely contested presidential races in decades because franco is seeing here casting his vote has held power since the ninety's and he's running for a 6th term the face of the toughest challenge so far to his authoritarian rule f

but enough ships got through to help sustain our beleaguered allies.the air, the tables were starting to turn. 1,000 royal air force planes in a single saturation aid smashed cologne, germany. in the pacific, our naval aircraft inflicted the first divisive defeat on a large japanese feat, winning the battle at midway. it was an hour of triumph. there would be others, but they would be slow in coming. our top military leaders were now taking the high places reserved for them by destiny. general douglas mcarthur, commander in the southwest pacific and admiral chester nimmits. general dwight d. eisenhower was coordinating plans with the staff in the european theater of operations. general leslie mcnar. general omar bradley, soon to be given a top field command. general henry hap arnold. chief of the services of supply with the stupendous task of logistical support which would help armies deployed throughout the world. the first of our troops began arriving at overseas staging areas. in north ireland, england, australia, army troops relieved battle scarred

china's and ally poor nation. maybe korea's early true ally in a strategy of deepening and expanding our alliances is one i think it's very important. i actually think this administration has been working hard on that in areas such as vietnam, india. but your statement about a new coalition the previous panel actually talks about the idea of a democracy coalition. can you talk about that in more detail? and what you and sec. pompeii were starting to do in that regard? and the success you are starting to see? and how we come in the senate, think their strong bipartisan support to help you with this. how we can support that. i just want many anecdotes of course we see a number of world leaders and senior officials from all over the world come to the senate. a number of them have been saying it has to be the united states. the lead on this coalition against china paris what it to happen. but if we step out, we, smaller country, we feel that we will get really creamed by the chinese. if the united states leads, we wil

thanks in between him and some of his allies allies and some other parties in. his cabinet on the other hand one of the other pressures. from his political allies asking him not to resign because the concert now it's on the. good to have another look for another government when we talk about his government we talk about too many issues and so complicated it's not about. regional issues as well that it does create in this formation of this government as well as some international interference so the prime minister resigned. to have a new prime minister of. india. going out and minister ministry meeting closely tomorrow i thank you for your reporting from beirut. thank you. well in bellerose of the latest exit poll in the country's presidential election says a long time leader alexander lukashenko has won it with almost 80 percent of the vote people in valerie's were voting in one of the most closely contested presidential races in decades. seen here casting his vote has held powers since the ninety's and is running for a 6th term he faced the toughest challenge s

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allies and some other parties in. his cabinet on the other hand one of the other pressures also from his political allies to asking him not to resign because the country right now it's on a bit to have another. for another government when we talk about his government we talk about too many issues and so complicated stuff about international well talking about each of the issues as well that interfere in this formation of this government as well as some international interference so one of the prime minister resigned by 2 of. the you'll have a new prime minister. and it's a once in india. and had an it minister ministry meeting closely tomorrow i thank you for your reporting from beirut. thank you. well there it was an important issue today in an international donor teleconference a co-hosted by french president. and the united nations to drum up emergency aid for lebanon for more let's go to our brussels bureau and correspondent of banter going to $36.00 countries and international organizations participating a what a

newsreel: lord louis mountbatten, supreme allied commander in southeast asia, took the salute.allied fortunes, and yet they claimed they were forgotten back home. if you look at the british nation, the war it had fought was the one that was on its doorstep. so it was looking to europe. and once that conflict comes to an end, the far east is very far away, it perhaps didn't come with the sense of relief that was delivered on ve day. on this anniversary, a virus has muted commemorations, but the forgotten army will be remembered. robert hall, bbc news. joining me now is major general john craig lawrence, a retired british army officer whose last appointment was as the director ofjoint warfare at the directorate ofjoint warfare. he is now an author and lecturer at the royal college of defence studies. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. remind us why was the forgotten war and yet it played such a key pa rt forgotten war and yet it played such a key part in world war ii. thank you. it's very good question. there we re you. it's very good question. there were four main re

i believe certainly in our previous panel we are an ally rich nation china is allied poor n and then to expand our alliances is very important i think this administration has been working hard onti that such asas vietnam, india the statement of the new coalition talks about p the idea of the democracy coalition can you talk about that in more detail what you and secretary pompeo are starting to do in that regard and the success you are seeing and how we in the senate with strong bipartisan support and how we can support that with many anecdotes we see a number of world leaders and senior officials to come to the senate. a number of them say it has to be the united states to lead this coalition but we feel they will be creamed by the chinese of the united states leads we will support that under us leadership. can you give us detail what you talked about in your opening testimony? with strong support. >>. >> you are absolutely right. with china's retaliation that terrifies countries and companies this is the whole reason for the alliance democracy which would also include the private s

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the exercise is very important, we think it is important to have advisors and allies. take a look at since agreements, 7 in our country as a whole and five of those are in the region. japan, the philippines, thailand and australia, new zealand. we think it is very important for each of those partnerships to be strong. >> guest: another question on the region. >> host: this is about india contributing to what is commonly called the quad, the notion of us, australia, japan, india, multilateral set of networks that work in the defense realm. through the quad or otherwise, how india might be best able as the questioner asked to neutralize china's influence in the indo pacific. >> it is an important country in the region, we recognize that is a country by defining the pacific as indo pacific, we have agreement with japan, india if they were willing, it is helpful in the stability in the region. >> host: basing arrangement, germany decision, the strategic approach in the indo pacific region, how does this affect europe in the fourth season future, the decision to withdraw tr