it at least from the curse words the arabs and of course it's shared by the arabs in a great deal. but they both know the kurds and the arabs both know that they are forced to live in iraq the arabs claim that iraq is their. member of the arab league the kurds believe every individual of them believe that they are forced to be part of that country and that has created any must be and it's very naive and simple to assume that just because regime like saddam's regime or any previous regimes have have have. caused destruction and killing of the kurds does not in the minds of the public. give. does not release the general arab population of iraq from those acts to people do not think that the those regimes were. abstract entities that came from the sky and did those i mean most people do believe. that iris ok let's let's let's move forward to the end of this year brandon and i to go to you here do you see that there are elements of that within the pentagon and maybe even the white house and in baghdad that would use the excuse of possible tension between arabs and kurds to maine to mai

arabs claim that iraq is the person it's a member of the arab league the kurds believe every individual of them believe that they are forced to be a part of that country and dad has created any mass and it's naive and simple to assume that just because regime like saddam's regime or any of the previous regimes have have have. caused destruction and killing of the kurds there is not in the minds of the public. give . it does not release the general arab population of iraq from those acts so people do not think that the. abstract entities that came from the sky and did those i mean most people do believe that these lands where you and i are up so ok ok let's let's let's move forward today to the end of this year brandon i like to go to you here so you see that there are elements of that within the pentagon and maybe even the white house and in baghdad that would use the excuse of possible tension between arabs and kurds to maine maintain a an american presence a larger presence than what the americans agreed to a few years ago meaning we can't leave now because will be a civil war. i thin

and arab-american community. i spent a fair amount of time working in the middle east in jordan and iraq and traveling through loud the milk -- throughout the middle eastern areas, so i feel very much at home, and it is important that feeling is well represented in city hall. i look at the flags that are well illustrated year. it amplifies the need that much more that san franciscans, californians should understand and become more acquainted with the arab-american culture. if the census proves me right, when the numbers come out next year officially, we will see a significant growth of the arab- american population in the san francisco bay area but also throughout the state of california. that is critical because it means that much more that arab- americans have the right and the reason to want to make sure that their interests are being well represented in local government and city government, and, of course, in federal government. i continue to look forward to working with everyone here. thank you for the contr

rejected support arabs and so did everything to secure their support for syria i believe that arabs must be united in their statements in a hard time like this what happened in syria can be expected to spread like an epidemic across other arab countries in order to weaken them and allow israel in the west to impose their civilization a supremacy their values and mindset upon us i very carefully follow the signals of what the west wants from us especially in view of the recent events and i must say that in truth they do not wish us well and that the main blow is now directed at syria as an armed state and its purpose is to enforce a new reality on to syria in the interests of the west to force syria into giving up its current position and getting removed from involvement in the arab israeli conflict otherwise why would anyone needed to go and look in wanting an official close. free. free. free. free free. free . one hundred. three. stories of. photographer snooping from. the internet. revolution. suspension of police officers accused of killing protesters during. a sports. good to have yo

arab world, egypt.ould you like to have seen that? >> guest: i think that should have been done, but not as step one. step one is deal with the dictators and get them out of their positions of power and see those -- >> host: mubarak a dictator? >> guest: no, if he was, he'd still be in power. >> host: truth to that, although even kings and monarchs are overthrown. let me take a revolution that you spent time discussing. you focused on the year 1979, a year when there were many dramatic changes in this part of the world, and you in particular lead with the iranian revolution which brought a new system that romania had been in together were ruled by the people and you describe that as a kind of water shed moment and year, maybe you could talk a little bit about the consequences of the iranian revolution. i'd be particularly interested whether you see it like the french revolution in the european system. >> guest: the iranian revolution clearly has been called the great last revolution, and i think it cert

should we have said, we will start with the biggest arab country, historic center of the arab world,egypt? would you have liked to have seen that? >> guest: i think that should've been done but not at once. you have to deal with the dictator to try to make, get them out of their power, and to see the most -- >> host: you wouldn't call mubarak the dictator track you if you as a dictator he would still be in power. >> host: there is surely some truth to that, even monarchs are overthrown. let me take a revolution that you spent some time discussing. you focus on the of 1979, a year when there were many dramatic changes in this part of the world. in particular usually with the iranian revolution, which brought on a new system that ayatollah khamenei had been putting together, to rule by the clerics, and you described it as a kind of watershed moment and year. think you can talk a little bit about the consequences of the iranian revolution? either particularly be interested in what you see it as a mom like the french revolution in the european system. >> guest: the iranian revolution cle

it's the arab nation. >> the iraqi and baath party saw a division of the arab baath party as if theseional boundaries were mere momentary inventions. i asked about iraq because in the book i found more enthusiasm for george w. bush's call to arms in 2003 in the march invasion of iraq than one usually encounters now. even among people who were supportive of the war, who were members of the bush administration. it's typical in my experience as a columnist to find people looking backwards really scratching their heads and saying, you know, we're glad it turned out than people feared but we have to be honest, given what we now know that there weren't weapons of mass destruction, that war didn't make a lot of sense. there's a more enthusiastic account of the war in your book, just to read one brief passage, you're talking about the moment of argumentation at the united nations. there's never been a clearer case of an outlaw state using its privileges of statehood to advance its dictator's interest in the way that it defied and endangered the international system. so let me just ask, do you

the west is trying to bend the arabs to their will and strippers of a true i like i a ram they want to run to withdraw from our common stand against israel and to become a strain both from us and all the arab countries people what is your assessment of the arab countries attitudes here burns in syria and iran we never rejected support the arabs and so did everything to secure their support for syria i believe the doubs must be united in their statements in a hard time like this what happened in syria can be expected to spread like an epidemic across other arab countries in order to weaken them and law israel and the west to impose their civilization a supremacy over all use and mindset upon us i very carefully follow the signals the west wants from us especially in view of the recent events and i must say that in truth i do not wish as well the main blow is now directed at syria as an arm state because purpose is to enforce a new reality and to syria in the interests of the west to force syria into giving up its current position and getting removed from involvement in the arab israe

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then you have a movement, because every walking, living, breathing arab in the arab world today feels everyone of those things. everyone of these regimes is dead man walking. i don't know when or how. >> to get more domestic, you said that the decade beginning on september 11, 2011, was the worst decade in american history. my first reaction was, where were you during the 1860's? lincoln was doing all land grant policies, trying to build the transcontinental railroad, all during the war. >> we argued about for great problems. the next chapter is called ignoring our history. does what he said, walter. i would argue, we are not supposed to say this, so do not let it out of this room. we actually have an industrial policy in this country, a formula for success. as much as some of you might think that you did this all by yourself, whatever will you build, whatever business you start, not in it off, okay? -- not get off, ok? -- knock it off, ok? you built this as a result of the greatest public-private partnership in the history of the world. this public-private partnership is best seen in

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and syria in particular because of the political stand on the arab israeli conflict because of ours the chief wants of success and our progress on the reform struggle through under the leadership of president bashar al assad the two of you what is your assessment of russia's position with regard to events in syria. our data i believe that russia has a very commendable physician of the russian federation performs as tasks of a permanent member of un security council in a most responsible way as well yes supported by our friends in moscow who would like to make a statement this is a situation in syria poses no threat to our security and peace and therefore should not be discussed by the un security or he when rights council untruth of an external intervention and injection of considerable funds to slice certain circles have infringed on rights the rights of syrian citizen a strong many protesters were in fact bribed and we even have the details of the amounts paid in arms purchased at the moment and we also are aware of the conspiracies against as you mentioned some common interests a

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or around 60% of arabs are under the age of 30. a lot of them are fed up with regimes that have not been trying to give them better lies. this year, they feel they can do something about it. change is not coming easily or quickly, but there is no going back to the way it was. but they have gone back to tahrir square because they believe the revolution is not complete. egyptians overthrew the man at the top. now they defy the generals who run the country until the elections, who they believe is trying to preserve as much as the old system as they can. organizers since the first anti mubarak marches in january are still leading the way for the arab world. >> we started by toppling the regime. all of a sudden, that is not how things go. we believe we left the square early. we should have stayed here until all our demands were met. we do not want to see the chaos that happen with somebody like mubarak. >> while arabs debate, westerners spectate. even the libyan and intervention needed the arab league's agreement. negotiation should not

: they didn't spend much time in the arab world. let me ask about one of the really provocative passes of your book. you take on the correctness if he will one of the ideas people have long is when they will say as often is said by general petraeus among others there's no military solutions to the conflicts we are fighting today as a in iraq and afghanistan, but in the end of the revolution of this will be a political matter and you say that's wrong. the first order of business and winning a war mecca's to kill the enemy fighters. a very forthright statement but one that does go against the grain, and i would ask you to forget afghanistan today and assess whether you think that approach of the enemy fighters is going to lead to something that can be called a military solution. >> guest: yes i do but i'm not saying the military solution is the only sort of resolution that matters. there has to be that a military solution. there has to be the position of the mind in the enemy you're going to get killed if you go up against the america

europeans and not palestinians are not arabs and we were willing to share in the solution but not on account of the palestinian people their dignity their rights to determine. this very difficult really to do to see what israel can get away with but no other occupier. there is a strategic relationship between the united states and israel that's the relationship. only very rarely used to put some pressure to get the israelis to the people on the peace table as far as i understand the palestinian authority is hoping to go ahead united nations vote on their recognition of the palestinian state in september i still hoping to get those one hundred thirty votes that you initially sat here sides on absolutely we have one hundred sixteen countries who have. recognized the independent palestinian state and committed themselves to help us become members of the united nations one of them of course is russia and. i believe that adding another twenty to this one hundred sixty is not difficult we don't really need the mathematical two thirds because the united nations the two thirds is counting ou