this is my experience of talking to shiite and suni in samara and baghdad. these people want an environment that's secure and an opportunity to have a better life. if they can present that to them alongside iraqi forces you'll see the population rallying around the government. yes, around a suni section of that government, and shia section so i think that local control is an important component of that. but there's an opportunity to bring the fractured parts together in some framework that provides stability around the country. when you were there, what were your concerns with the strategy? >> that we were trying to fight a conventional war, trying to fight a unt coulder insurgency with conventional means. i was with the 101st airborne in samara. we did a large air assault one of the largest air assaults of the operation called operation swarmer up into a vast swath of desert. and it was a great military maneuver, but it didn't do all that much in denying haven. what we needed to do was push troops into the local population, into the city, into the town of s

baghdad is in the travel system. it's important to remember the iraqis are people just like you and i. they went the ability to go to the market and be safe for them to wake up in the morning and not be concerned about whether they are going to die for them to send the children to school. these are not just platitudes. this is real. this is my experience of talking and baghdad. these people want an environment that is secure. they want an opportunity to have a better life. if we can present that to them alongside iraqi security forces to the vast merge of the population rolling around to do that. they're going to rally around a section of that government squinted very important component of that. they're still an opportunity to bring these fractured parts together in some framework that can provide stability through out the country. >> and you were there what wasas your frustrations with the strategy?g >> trying to fight a conventional war counterinsurgency with conventional means. also the one who first airborne whe

he said the future of security depends on the streets of baghdad.ask yourself today if he was right. unfortunately, of course he was. the search did work and al qaeda was largely defeated. political progress was happening. by february of 2010, joe biden was declaring iraq a great achievement of the obama administration. such a great achievement that he just happened to visit four or five days ago with political chaos unfolding. they took for granted the stability and the gains that were made through greedy decisions in a dark moment and assumed they would perpetuate themselves without understanding how central defeating islamists in iraq was to their narrative and our narrative. are we the paper tiger that osama bin laden said we were? will we retreat from every difficult conflict if we are scuffed up? for are we able to show the resolve of our forefathers and when the wars we fight? that is not a call for endless nationbuilding or fighting every bogeyman on the horizon. it is a recognition that the lesson we should learn from the last 15 years is t

a realistic character, you do remember baghdad bob, really hilarious kind of guy.ys biden himselfl izhas better things to do for te party was dropout, that was disproven last week by who? joe biden himself, heatede interviews in which he said i should have never dropped out, i am the only one that could have beat him, believing he could have beat biden again. and if that isn't believable. >> jesse: happy jan-teenth harold. >> harold: good to be back. congratulations again, you're starting to look more and more like a great data, starting to sound more -- >> probably not. [laughter] >> harold: i think todayha president trump has every reason to celebrate. you thin.k about four years ago where we were, you had to watch why things, he had trump elected rumpagain, you have an acceptanf the results, first congress witn vice president kamala harris lost the race overseeing the proceedings. happy with that, i'm not happy with the outcome but i'mco happy withnt the peace of the transfer of power. i am done with joe biden in this regard, the races over, talking about him fo

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the way to baghdad was we could have gone there. it was just a highway of death. but he said, in the circumstances doing that would have been on chivalrous and un-american. and so i thought, there is a tradition of chivalry that is built into the u.s. military, and, you know, it is military, you know, modern militaries. and that goes all the way back. it goes back to, for example, the story i looked at was the black night, ok? this is, like, 1370, and he has led an english raid in france, and he is surrounded by the french army. he has a small force and he defeats them all and captures the french king and all of the french nobles. and at night the captains are served dinner by the black prince. the son of edward the first. and he acts like a servant and says, you know, king john of france, you know, you should not be sad. you have won more on her today than anybody else. he went out of his way to make his defeated enemy feel good about himself. that is basic to the idea of chivalry. the idea is magnanimity. that is a proto-version of the geneva convention. host: w

you are in europe, you're driving from london, of course you have to take the ferry, and then go to baghdads they have to clear today. they are telling folks to stay off the roads. they don't think they will have this situated for than a couple of days. it's going to be cold here. but if you move further south to where we are at in southern illinois, they are dealing with an ice storm. it's on power lines, countries, there are power outages they are working with right now. this storm, even though it is moving on from east, they are still dealing the aftermath. let's show you these life pictures coming from washington, dc. a snowy scene at the capitol building there. and around the city, people, does some movement on the roads but rather tricky conditions to say the least. for more on what this �*polar vortex�* means — i'm joined by our lead weather presenter, ben rich to explain what the polar vortex is, we have to look at the north pole. so let's take a look at some weather graphics. al george was going on. this time of year in the north pole, it never gets light. it is start all of the ti

and mines is everyone likes to say, come think to me, it was a complex of secret us facilities near baghdad and bought that house the military h q, including is most important propaganda department. they turn the horrors of more into entertainment on live tv. the release of content is rushing states never as tight as i'm wondering. the most sense, community invest in most all sense and the assistance of the case on at least $25.00 must be the one else holes. question about this, even though we will then in the european union, the kremlin, the machine, the state on the russians cruising and split the r t spoke neck, even our video agency, roughly all the band on youtube. the question, did you say a request for check the a building one hey, how does george carter side, how to tell you, what do you have to get in? i was taken in where i met the british company and the people that work for them. um, but then also discovered fit in the same building for the ministry to us. ministry is a terrifying day that they were more emailing us mandatory intelligence and um, building one was where the gener

cox and mines is everyone likes to say, come to victoria was a complex of secret us facilities near baghdad and bought that house the military h q, including is most important propaganda department. they turn the horrors of more into entertainment on live tv. the when i say this is, i mean the math, the world bank, the federal reserve, the dollar itself, the swift payment system. all this has become a set of full, a geo political instruments that the west uses routinely and aggressively to intimidate a restrict you know, dominates other countries. the, [000:00:00;00] the, the building one, hey, kind of secured scarlet side, had to tell you what do you have to get in was taken in where i met the british company and the people to work for them. but then also discovered that in the same building for the ministry, the u. s. military is a terrifying day that they were on more minute us military intelligence. and um, building one was where the general operated from. so we were filed the list of things going on and it kind of threw a few thoughts into my head to my floor. we actually do most in we

you're wanting general was killed in a us chrome strike near baghdad international airport on january 3rd, 2024. when we get towards order from ben, he was president, donald trump, if you rated by the move to one switch, see what time you did with missile strikes are you was interface, you know, rock just days later the was, this isn't what i saw. somebody still a money, it raises questions about its intentions. when you believe this will spill lives on a charming alignment with terrorist as the was eliminated, the figure was widely seen as the service advisors, especially put in washington on the side of those. if claims to oppose, you ever say the was gave vices a new lease on life were taken out. so any money i just had thing his anti terrorism efforts, beach or them on? i believe the trump did the greatest service to the terrorist movement in the world . he must pay the price for this innocent blood general custom solely money and be tried to us. president officially announced that i ordered the assassination of martyr solar money by what? right? for what purpose? for what? by wha

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but if tyrone and baghdad with strong supporters of the former president is ready ministry as stepped up, as bombardment of gauze coming up relentless attacks is killed at least 90 and posting is across the strip since don't on wednesday. one of the license strikes it goes to the city in the north. israel has laid siege to northern cause if move in 90 days, targeting shelter, those hospitals, and a pump and blogs writes groups including amnesty international say a genocide is unfolding. these are the ministry. so we'll say bombarded southern guns, that kidding 20 palestinians overnight. the those who have been injured have been taken to nasa hospital and calling you this. the big 2 must include 5 children who were killed and alma wasi is very well forward. he's designated on the last year so called save, so it about a year ago and ordered hundreds of thousands of pounds of seems to go that precisely for the safety box is being repeatedly on the far condition. so getting worse in gaza, they have if the you, any minutes here in the phase agency says this way, the attacks on a work is on

they know hold adversaries accountable when he they eliminated will baghdad.sts. he going to go after the cartelling and secure our borders. president trump is going to homefully take back farm lands from the chinese ownership and turn it back to the american people because food security is national security. >> laura: you bet and also includes our keeping u.s. steel and u.s. ownership, not giving it to any other country. >> that's right. >> laura: congressman, i want to ask you about some breaking news tonight. so, when biden pardoned hunter's son, he said i believe in the justice system but as i have wrestled with this, i also believe raw politics has infected the process and led to a miscarriage of justice. today special counsel david weiss, who is investigating hunter, shot back saying that this statement is gratuitous and wrong, i remain impervious to political influence at all times, these baseless accusations have no merit and repeating them threatens the integrity of the justice system as a whole. they went forward to say they couldn't make any -- they

trump ordered the attack on baghdad. the head of the iranian islamic republican guard. i do think this new administration understands that you cannot ignore or wish away the fact of radical islamic terrorism continually press against it and the more unattractive you make that ideology globally weird stuff come out of new orleans and houston and las vegas. we're still following all of that we will continue, to all right. winners and losers down the road winner and loser? >> sports theme the winner and loser. >> two harbaugh brothers coaching nhl playoff teams the baltimore ravens the los angeles chargers, both are very likely to see each other in the playoffs if things look like they're headed the way they are espn not broadcasting the national anthem and moment of silence is he sugar bowl easy easy call. >> and the chant of u.s.a., too. leslie? >> my winner is agnes who has died at 104 years of age. she was the most decorated jewish gymnast. a holocaust survivor and she was truly an example of success being the best reve

listening to people defend themselves about biden's condition makes baghdad bob look like a realisticou don't remember him, kids, look it up. really hilarious kind of guy. when chuck schumer says biden himself realized that the better thing to do for the party was for him to drop out, that was disproven last week by biden he said, he never should have dropped out. i'm the only one who could have beat him. he's going to go out of the presidency believing that he could have beat biden again. none of that is believable. >> happy what is it, greg? jan-teenth, harold. >> good to be back. congratulations again. you are starting to look more and more like a great dad. let's see if you begin to sound like one as well. >> probably not. >> i think today, president trump has every reason to celebrate. you think about four years ago where we were. you have two things. you have president trump elected again. you have an acceptance of the results. congress was a vice president harris who lost the race overseeing the proceedings. i am happy with that. i'm not happy with the outcome. i'm happy that t

. >> steve: when we are on a roof in baghdad, on sunday, monday, and tuesday, it's going to be cold?> janice: bottom line is you need to bundle -- like your suitcase should be full of layers. >> brian: i think they said we have got heaters. >> janice: that's good. >> brian: going to be walls. >> steve: brian, this is the heater that we have all got to share it. >> brian: fantastic. on january i will give you updates moment by moment. >> brian: we will enclosed. >> ainsley: thank you. >> brian: vas lynn in case you are worried about wind burn. >> lawrence: on monday i'm going to be with the crowd. >> ainsley: you will definitely be cold out there. >> steve: i'm going to be next to the heater i'm just telling you right now. >> brian: two hours confirmation hearings begin for six of president-elect trump's cabinet picks including his top foreign policy picks and his choice for attorney general. >> lawrence: lucas tomlinson is live in washington with a preview. good morning, lucas. >> good morning,, lawrence. and guys. pam bondi begins day one of a two day hearing to become trump's attor

he's a career member of the senior foreign service served in baghdad as well with the coalition provisional authority. you really want me to shorten this, i can tell. all right. well, i think one thing that's fitting in your bio is that you also served as an infantry officer in vietnam and it was your experience of the war in vietnam and afghanistan that compelled us to bring you here today. you're very thoughtful on these topics. so thank you for joining us, ambassador. i would like to recognize doctor alexis albion who has been a very generous and sage advisor to our commission since the very early days. she most recently served as the lead curator at the international spy museum and in previous roles she was a staff , member on the 9/11 commission. we've been learning a great deal from dr. albion in that regard. she investigated u.s. counterterrorism policy while on the commission and testified before the commission and the public on staff findings. and she was a key drafter of the commission's final report. following on from that work, she has also served in executive and legislative br

well, now he spends his days sitting on alastair carpet bombed baghdad campbell's knee.nd now he said this. >> i think he's a genuine fascist. i think that he is somebody who loves the idea of being connected to stirring up a massive political movement. he loves the propaganda tool. and he. >> well, who do you think he was talking about there anyway? it's quite funny, though, isn't it? because i'm about to take you live now to a reform event very shortly. >> well, it's all well and good saying sewer, but you have to prove actual harm. she hasn't harmed us. she's given us tens of thousands more members . of thousands more members. >> on my panel tonight. it's political strategist and former conservative special adviser lauren mckevitt. we've got the director of the centre for migration and economic prosperity, stephen wolf, and journalist and broadcaster jj anas sarwar. bebe o arade dam. you'll never guess why starmer was getting booed here. get ready britain, here we go. we go live to farage and longy next. >> very good evening to you. it's just gone 9:00. well, the top