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behink of people would unhappy with knowing that. >> it's quite a take us years and years to get a new dell communications act. the 1996 act was an unusual correlation of forces. each got a piece of something out of it. they came together to support it. all of the companies took what remains. havei don't think we another 3-4 years while we wait for congress to rewrite the telecommunications act to render this issue istion so tied up with what the commission is going to do now on open internet and net neutrality. this is a real point with the fcc. it is as important as anything that has ever been called upon to do. thise going to be taking media ecosystem of hours and really make it work for american citizens? it can sustain our democratic dialogue. we are not taking advantage of that opportunity. this is a time where the fcc can be the good guys. legacy of the wheeler commission is going to be on the decision that it makes, and the future of the open internet. everything else is some text. -- subtext. i hope that he realizes that. it is vitally important to the our mediat just ecosyste

behink the target will different because we are facing a new type of war, and new types of challenges. is actually isis advancing in a way that is challenging not just our set way of thinking, but our set of values, the way that we see the world. war, the paradigm has been challenged. the ukraine, the doctrine has been reintroduced that we haven't seen since the cold war, isis -- the paes is not they -- the point is not that they don't recognize the borders. we are facing profoundly different types of challenges and they will be here to stay. >> help us understand what is happening in the ukraine. we heard seemingly conflicting things from putin, from poroshenko, what is happening on the ground? how close to a peace plan are we? putin has presented seven steps but will the ukraine agree? >> the only thing that is certain is that everyone is secure -- confused. tweak by poroshenko move the market. how many times do you see that? because theess just ukraine and russia is no longer a strategic partner. it will change the whole way we are viewing this part of the world. and the ukraine on

behink the president will talking about that in his speech on wednesday. but we cannot just tackle them with economic tools, cutting off their funding supply, economic business. you can prevent them from being able to govern the territories that they have, which is part of the process. what if there are indications that the new leader is not any better to work with than the previous? guest: the new prime minister said all the right things. his rhetoric is very good. he seems to be committed to bringing tribal leaders back into the fold. there is a lot of optimism there. it is a huge challenge and i would not be certain that he can pull it off in the short term, but there are two sides as he starts to consolidate power. host: is this typically something the administration has before announcing it to the u.s.? and before hand there was a lot of behind-the-scenes work for those who thought it was time for a change. host: kansas city is next. connie? you were talking about a political solution in the region. theink we need to work with arab league and the meet