bill clinton inherited it to the terrible stage and bosnia. it's not acres finest hour and it shows something about the limits of realism. the difference is holbrooke had at passionate sons that america had to be involved in the bosnia's of the world and yet he let that country bleed. it would eventually become our problem and would possibly rupture the trans-atlantic alliance. it was not of no consequence. we actually did have a dog in that fight at once holbrooke admitted himself to that anti-did it in a way that he really did care about other countries and people and places whose names we can't pronounce who are suffering in civil war and as refugees and floods and famines. this was something he characterized him throughout his life. yet passionate humanitarian streak and i was activated by the suffering in the balkans as was his very post-war acheson kennan sense that america had the lead. he was not going to stop until he had a deal and what peter mentioned is exactly what bosnia brought out in him. the same qualities did not work in othe

, bosnia herzegovina. and his area army has entered a district that's been under armenian control for almost 30 years. it's one of 3 areas. armenia has had to hand back as part of a ceasefire deal to end 6 weeks of fighting over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. well, as areas celebrated, armenians are grieving the loss of land that they've long claimed as theirs hoda, abdel-hamid has more from election there's a sense of defeat in that chain. i mean, yeah, to lose control of a district dziedzic district. they few civilians are left in town and now being in soldiers, i just transiting through under way out. the hand caribbean is a businessman. volunteer fighter. it's a bittersweet day for him. he was soon meet up with his wife, but after the district where he was deployed at the beginning of the war is being returned as air. but jack, we were told, told a lot of tales about the situation or thought that our army source wrong was a return to everything. when in reality, no one in the public knew the

vietnam, bosnia, afghanistan. once the cold war ended, i think holbrook saw the opportunity for democrats to reenter the foreign-policy arena. he had been started by the vietnam as was every democrat of his generation, both by having been involved in the war and by being targets for thinking that we needed to get out it was the issue he ended up in area so he was always looking over his right shoulder about an attack from the hawks. once the cold war ended there was a sense that pressure was off and i think he had an outsized idea of what america could do as the sole superpower. he wanted to be involved not just in bosnia but in kosovo, in cyprus, and congo, not with military power but certainly as a kind of all-purpose negotiator at the horn of africa. there were all these small wars going on in the 90s as countries were disintegrating and holbrook found them all irresistible so in a way, baker is more i think of a kissinger figure who has a sort of large view of what was possible, what was not and of foreign-pol

vietnam, bosnia, afghanistan.cold war ended, i think holbrooke saw the opportunity for democrats to re-enter the governor policy arena. he had been scarred by vietnam as was every democrat of his generation, both by having been involved in the war and by being tarred as doves for thinking that we needed to get out, which was the position he ended up in. so he was always looking over his right shoulder, worried about an attack from the hawks. once the cold war ended, in a sense that pressure was off and i think he had an outsize idea of what america could do as the sole super power. he wanted to be involved, not just in bosnia, but in kosovo, in cypress, in east timor in congo, not with military power, but with as an all-purpose negotiator. the horn of africa. they were disintegrated and finding them all irresistible. so, in a way, baker is more, i think, a kissinger figure who had sort of a large view of what was possible, what was not and of foreign policy as geopolitic geopolitics and holbrooke would go in and s

to find it to abstract or two static his intensity and intention and vietnam and bosnia and afghanistan so once the cold war ended i think holbrooke saw the opportunity for democrats to reenter the foreign policy aren arena. he was scarred by vietnam as was every democrat of his generation and for thinking we had to get out which is the position he ended up in. worried about the attack from the hawks once the cold war ended and what america occurred do as the source of power not just in bosnia but kosovo and congo. not military power and with this negotiator and the horn of africa. and holbrooke seemed to find them irresistible. and that is best also there was one line about baker and to be seen as a diplomat but after all a fixer no matter how much he tried to break out of the straitjacket so george is saying james baker in some respects is more like henry kissinger but there is a difference. >> and to be pictures of suffering. and to be calculating and not to go into a discussion with you and then to have to get legislation through in the gray downfall and then to negotiate the great

she grew up in bosnia. after surviving ethnic cleansing and more than 1100 days under the serbs military siege she immigrated to the united states in 1986. by december, 1999, she earned a ba from brown university and later obtained to master degrees in a doctorate from columbia university currently, she's a compass-- a professor eric on the egg working on understanding how and why societies fall apart and what role education plays a rebuilding decimated country's. she's published on education related issues and has lectured around the world to adult and adolescent audiences. her student feedback, she's consistently praised as one of the most inspiring professors them encountered are-- throughout their career. and our second-guessed stephanie griest is a globetrotting author from south texas took her books include the award winning memoirs of across the block my life mask out, beijing and havana. and also mexican enough my life between the borderline and best selling guidebook, 100 places every woman should

from far away the woods on the outskirts of bosnia has been. peaceful. but beneath the foliage a crisis is unfolding here hundreds of suffocation refugees and migrants spend their nights and shacks made of plastic sheets. we are staying here in the cold at the time of the coronavirus pandemic lileks food and other basic needs to survive here the e.u. should help us. jill dougherty refugees living in the improvised jungle camp fear a harsh winter already the temperature is less than 2 degrees celsius in the mornings the migrants used twins to make a fire and stay warm but there will be snow fall soon and the cold will make living in the huts impossible. gambit dog a good book they don't let us stay in the i.o.m. is migrant camp nearby if i manage to enter somehow they check at midnight and send us out even if it's raining or hold out or do what i think of. the migrant shelter known as made our camp is run by the international organization for migration or i.o.m. and is only a few 100 meters away from the forest. migrants there have better facilities inclu

from far away the woods on the outskirts of bosnia's barely look peaceful. but beneath the foliage a crisis is unfolding here hundreds of south asian refugees and migrants spend their nights in shacks made of plastic sheets. and then yes we are staying here in the cold at the time of the coronavirus pandemic lileks food and other basic needs to survive here the e.u. should help us to get your nobody refugees living in the improvised jungle camp fear a harsh winter already the temperature is less than 2 degrees celsius in the mornings the migrants used twins to make a fire and stay warm but there will be snow fall soon and the cold will make living in the huts impossible. gambit dog a good book they don't let us stay in the i.o.m. is migrant camp nearby if they manage to enter somehow they check at midnight and send us out even if it's raining of hold out or don't have because. the migrant shelter known as made our camp is run by the international organization for migration or i.o.m. and is only a few 100 meters away from the forest. migrants there have bette

it is my true story of a girl who was born and raised in bosnia but i was also born native.early 1990s against all odds and the help of a stray cat that i never named. i'm going to read you a brief opening to the cap i never named. it wasn't all at once. instead, like a cat, he stopped me quietly. a glimpse of : i. i didn't believe it was there until it pounced. 1992, chapter one. whirling as i ride the train home to bosnia. the tracks push was. families, others, children. it's a long day and i will be lucky to get home by 1:00 a.m. a few stops later, the families get off, soldiers get on and i realize that i will be lucky to get home at all. men stomped down the aisles, i don't have to look to know their serbian nationalists. jared dressed in black, wild hair and hate. in their eyes for anyone who's not served. i saw them all over the streets shouting, anyone they thought might be muslim. aren't you afraid? i asked my cousin. it is not a big deal, she replied and shrugged. people feel they can say anything these days. when these soldiers invade, i fear they will have far mo

and as vice president barack obama, he pushed for political reform bosnia. this is a man who doesn't understand the complexity of both screen and i think it's going to be helpful and hopeful that you will take an active interest. but again, there's cynicism about the role of international intervention. politicians, including joe biden, who don't belong to this old guard of politicians. i don't see, i don't see we need than any warren beatty should really after 25 years, find a way to stand out to stand up on our own feet. no one won the war. and the ethnic divisions he created are frozen within the politics of peace. 25 years on, there's still a shadow cost on bosnia future. andrew symonds al-jazeera. now to thailand, students have again flooded the streets, the capital, bangkok, protesting what they call that dinosaur government. so this time they've done a bit differently. they've done, they've been wearing dinosaur costumes. actually thousands of them took part in a peaceful rally with the organizers by student group using the hash tag a by, by dinosaurs.

what the dayton agreement we've written all tweets under the deal bosnia is presented as a single state but is divided into 2 parts under 7 task. more than the war in bosnia herzegovina lasted 3 and a half years, it left more than 100000 people dead. and more than 2000000 displaced half the country's small population. there were atrocities. so the biggest, more than 8000, muslim men and boys killed by bosnian serbs, it was the worst atrocity in europe since world war 2. peace came 25 years ago with a deal reached in the united states the dayton agreement. it may have stop the fighting, but now suffering of a different kind is abundant, low wages, a failing economy, corruption in the ruling elites, poor education, high unemployment. in this type of state, wife leaving is a failed state the failed international interaction. if you let the fail, people won't follow the dayton agreement was a bewildering, often dysfunctional system of government. 3 presidents from the once warring parties, bosnian serbs, croats, and bosnian muslims layers of bureaucracy with devise a rule under a weak centr

bill clinton inherited it at ampere of the stage and bosnia. not baker's finest hour to show something about the limits of his realism. the difference is holbrooke had a passionate sense that america had to be involved in the world. if we let that country bleed it would essentially become our problem and would possibly rupture the transatlantic alliance. it was not of no consequence. we exited at the dog in that fight and that less holbrooke committed himself to that and he did it in a way that shows he really didn't care about other countries and people and places whose names we can't pronounce who are suffering in civil war and as refugees and floods and famine. this is something that characterizes him throughout his career. a passionate humanitarian streak and that was activated by his suffering as was his very post-war acheson kennan sense that america had the lead. he was not going to stop until you deal and the recklessness that peter mentioned was what was brought out of in him. the same qualities did not work out in other places but in

and as vice president barack obama, he pushed for political reform bosnia. this is a man who doesn't understand the complexities of both screen and i think it's going to be helpful and hopeful that you will take an active interest. but again, there's cynicism about the role of international intervention. politicians, including joe biden, who don't belong to the old guard of politicians. i don't see, i don't see, we need that anyway. he should really after 25 years, find a way to stand out to stand on our own feet. no one won the war, and the ethnic divisions he created are frozen within the politics of peace. 25 years on. there's still a shadow cost on both and his future. andrew symonds al-jazeera it's good to have you with us. hello. this is al-jazeera adrian from again here in doha, the headlines district judge in pennsylvania has thrown out the last.

and as vice president barack obama, he pushed for political reform bosnia. this is a man who doesn't understand it, complexities of both screen, and i think it's going to be helpful and hopeful if you will take an active interest. but again, there's cynicism about the role of international intervention. politicians, including joe biden, the old guard of politicians. i don't see, i don't see, we need that anyway. he should really after 25 years, find a way to stand out, stand on our own feet. no one won the war and the ethnic divisions it created, frozen within the politics of peace. 25 years on. there's still a shadow cost on both of us future. andrew symonds al jazeera it's good to be with us. hello, adrian figure here in doha, the headlines on al-jazeera a district court judge in pennsylvania has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the trump campaign, which sought to exclude millions of mail in ballots in the states. a scathing ruling handed down by the judge says the lawsuit failed to provide evidence of voter fraud. why can't a reports from washington but this

soldiers stationed in bosnia there are over 16000 people in this camp alone. most are women and children and they have made temporary homes for themselves. but some have been here for over a year and a half in october 29 teams.

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soldiers are stationed in bosnia there are over 16000 people in this camp alone. most are women and children and they have made temporary homes for themselves. but some have been here for over a year and a half. in october 29 teams, 22 people died here. even large aid organizations cannot meet demand, and a measles epidemic had broken out of the town. and by default may yet, i mean, these are conflicts. this is a brutal war. they are stuck together. mean course that both he and in this war, those attacking us or our neighbors, the lendu deported. no one feeling whether there were others with them. we can't be sure about that because when we were attacked, we immediately fled. as you put me in this, a little just doctors just a uniform. what we experienced when massacre was that their platform. i just as you do must walk i'm like, i'm nothing left play my mother. i have lost everything. all of that. i think it was that i burned everything. i had to some to explore what's going on in run for life with their children is what it is. there are so many dead . none of us

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the war in bosnia herzegovina lasted 3 and a half years. it left more than 100000 people dead. and more than 2000000 displaced half the country's small population. there were atrocities. so the biggest, more than 8000, muslim men and boys killed by bosnian serbs, it was the worst atrocity in europe since world war 2. peace came 25 years ago with a deal reached in the united states the dayton agreement. it may have stopped the fighting, but now suffering of a different kind is abundant, low wages, a failing economy, corruption in the ruling elites, poor education, high unemployment. in this type of state, in this life, we all living as a failed state, the failed internationalism, that interaction, if you let the fail, people won't follow the dayton agreement was a bewildering, often dysfunctional system of government. 3 presidents from the once warring parties, bosnian serbs, croats, and bosnian muslims layers of bureaucracy with devise a rule under a weak central government. david owen now lord owen of british politician, was the european union's into meijer e, and he failed to

soldiers stationed in bosnia there are over 16000 people in this camp alone. most are women and children they have made temporary homes for themselves, but some have been here for over a year and a half. in october, 2922, people died here. even large aid organizations cannot meet demand, and the measles epidemic had broken out at iran, but before they are committed, these are conflicts. this is a brutal war that if you stop the good new course that goes beyond in this war, those attacking us or our neighbors, the lendu deported. no one selling whether there were others with them. we can't be sure about that because when we were attacked, we immediately fled, as you can hear in this a little just because you know, for what we experienced when massacre was that the platform i just as you do must suck. i'm nothing left play my mom. i have lost everything, all of that. but it was enough that i burned everything. i had to someone to explore what's going on or run for our lives with her children is what it is. there are so many dead. none of us understand what it wa

they don't just say well here's the map of bosnia. everyone who lives here gets one vote, good luck instead they , have various kinds of checks. and balances to make sure that no one interest overwhelms the others. and 51 percent of the vote doesn't turn into a hundred percent of the power. thankfully the united states is not bosnia but we do have a very large and a very diverse republic that's divided into partly self-governing communities that get to do on some topics what they want to without having to ask anyone elses permission. and in the same way the electoral college requires you to win those partly self-governing communities. it uses it to catalog rather than a sprint to determine who's the best athlete. can the president win in a lot of different kind of contest among different self-governing communities? i think that really is an advantage there because it causes the national government to be a little bit more careful about stepping on state toes . people have to think how will this policy play in pennsylvania how will it p

dominico berardi scored italy's second in a 2—0 win over bosnia herzegovina.e number one ranked team in the world beat denmark 4—2. this tournament is only the second addition but when you see the teams in the final four, this competition is going to get very prestigious and is a tournament that is what you wa nt to a tournament that is what you want to be facing, a semi—final in italy with these sort of teams, it shows you the importance this competition has for these nations. three south african cricketers are isolating before their upcoming limited—overs series at home to england following a positive coronavirus test. the three players are unnamed. cricket south africa says there was one positive from about 50 tests, with the other two players deemed close contacts. there are three t20's and three one dayers behind closed doors from the 27th of november next to the atp finals in london and daniil medvedev is through to the last four after beating novak djokovic in their latest match of the round—robin phase. medvedev — the number 4 seed from russia — follow

notice and very often respond that that's how we were able to end the wars and in croatia and in bosnia which i personally was very much involved in well thanks a part to the bush administration the iraq war and certainly. the trumpet ministration but also the rising power of china and the recovery of russia from the situation that it was and when the soviet union dissolved. the united states is it does not have that preeminent position it may be the most powerful country in the world but it isn't the dominant in the way it was in the 1990 s. and so. america is going to have to work cooperatively with the rest of the world and you know this is the challenges that we face as a planet the climate crisis the pandemic the global economy those are the big 3 this is going to require russia the united states china and europe to work together there isn't any other solution and when we deal with some of the regional challenges north korea for example you know russia china and the united states are going to have a common interest and work together i hope that we'll be able to get back into the ir

divisions he created are frozen within the politics of peace. 25 years on, there's still a shadow cast on bosnia future. andrew symonds al jazeera it's good to have you with us. hello. this is al-jazeera adrian from going to here in doha. the headlines a district judge in pennsylvania has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the trump campaign, which sought to exclude millions of mail in ballots. in the states, a scathing ruling handed down by the judge says the lawsuit failed to provide evidence of voter fraud. by can i reports from washington? but this very significance because it's a ruling by a federal charge and also significant because of the extremely scathing language he used. he likened the trump appeal to a frankenstein monster which had been put together haphazardly. he made very clear that he believed there was no grounds for the trump claim whatsoever. and this makes it very unlikely that it can go on an appeal given that there are no grounds . nevertheless, trump's lawyers, his personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, who argued the case before the judge says he wants to take it to the next level,

and of course, those people have very little of no influence at bosnia today. ok, but of course it's kind of strange. i suppose. if people watching in yugoslavia the worst massacre in europe in reasons i'm stubborn each a whole rig a very controversial figure. do you have to discuss that? well, course that was a massacre carried out by bosnian serbs against against 2 of the defenseless muslims of separate needs. and we have discussed it in particular because of mutual friend david rohde, who was a reporter at the time, was kidnapped and held captive by the bosnian serbs for quite some time. and holbrooke had to use quite a bit of diplomatic effort to get him released. and then david rohde was kidnapped by the taliban, while i was working with holbrooke and we had to make quite an effort to get released by the taliban. including going to see the king of saudi arabia to discuss it with him. you come when i mean all brooks said is on the record i was in tears saying i was told to sacrifice throbber nature. i suppose what he means by that is that the use u.s. and u

richard holbrooke about how badly we had misunderstood so many of the conflicts vietnam to iran to bosnia where the current situation. obviously human beings are terribly forward and diplomats as well as. suggesting is not much of a learning curve? >> i think the cia is much more capable today that was in 1979 and the was lots that went to the school as they did but white mail and deal for decades and diversity is a huge problem at the cia. i think historically over many decades have learned to understand other cultures that whack a see where is a part of that. and i think the cia has improved and many other ways. >> you have any questions to them in the chant and i will work on. mm that was the dni and the director of national intelligence the creation of post 9/11 reorganization the government is to enhance the intelligence and national security priorities and abilities of the country. it meant the intelligence community community of the world and understand to function before. what you make of that or other directors make of that? >> a funny story because i was fortunate and very lucky

soldiers are stationed in bosnia there are over 16000 people in this camp alone. most are women and children they have made temporary homes for themselves, but some have been here for over a year and a half. in october, 2922, people died here. even large aid organizations cannot meet demand, and the measles epidemic had broken out of the turn by the way, your community, these are conflicts. this is a brutal war that is stuck together. now, i mean, course that goes beyond in this war, those attacking us or our neighbors, the lendu deported their nose was filling whether there were others with them. we can't be sure about that because when we were attacked, we immediately fled. as you can hear in this a little, just that as a scare, you know, for what we experienced when massacre was that the protests might just as you do, must suck. i'm going to have nothing left planned. i have lost everything. all of that. i think it would mean that i burned everything i had there's something to this for what's going on in run for our lives with their children is what it is. ther

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can certainly remember in the clinton administration doing pbs together on bosnia. so that's like 30 years ago and you have written ten books that fills me with envy. i know how you do it so quickly and they are good. so this book, number ten on isolationism, what led you to the subject? >> it's a deep dive into history what is the relevance for what we're looking at today? and thinks to seattle for organizing this and by a discussing three revelations while i was working on the book and those of foreign policy and what came before pearl harbor. and with containment what happened after 9/11 but i can tell you very little about american policy in the early decade and it was eye-opening. in fact my head exploded when i started to read that because but there is so little resemblance to the america that i known and have grown up in. and then to send the military forces and most of our history. that second revelation the reason we were isolationist and to extend the strategic reach was america exceptionalism to propagate the notion that foreign ambition would come at the

states is, the united not bosnia, but we do have a very large and diverse republic that is divided into self-governing communities that get to do on some topics what they want to without having to ask permission. in the same way, the electoral college requires you to win those self-governing communities . i think that is an advantage because it causes the national government to be more careful about stepping on a states to. how will this policy play in colorado? at the same time, individuals have more influence. you get to call your congressman way a call tothe the national republican committee wouldn't help. given all of this, why should we allow people from a wyoming or new hampshire to have more influence? that is already how the system works. if you look at the house and senate, if you want to pass a law, you have to have people representing not only half the population but people representing more than half of the states. that is the way our partly federal, partly national system works. the electoral college is just a compromise between the federal and national aspects of our syste

some other headline now from around the globe, in bosnia a european union official urged political leaderslong standing ethnic division as citizens mark 25th anniversary of the signing date accord. that u.s. brokered peace deal brought to an end the bloody bosnian war. thousands gathered to mourn head of the country orthodox church pay drey yark died at the age of 90 after contracting covid-19. the serbian government declared three days of national mourning in iran government issue ising you have iter restrictions closing nonessential businesses and curbing travel in an effort to control a third wave of covid infection. in portugal officials approve a 15-day extension of a state of emergency beyond next week continue coronavirus measure as government considers new restrictions. in france, thousands in paris protesting a bill that would outlaw circulatings images of police officers faces. critics argue it will make it harder to hold police accountable for their action. and in cutter secretary of state mike pompeo met with a taliban delegation just hours after martyr shells killed eight peop

if people in bosnia know you don't have a job, you do not have a job. honestly, people, i don't think donald trump ever looked more pathetic than this. and, yes, i'm including the time he played tennis in his sport diapers. because the only way he can overturn the election is to prove that there has been nationwide voter fraud, and truth is, that's just not panning out. >> tonight "the new york times" reports it has contacted election officials from both parties in almost every state who said there was no evidence of fraud or other >> as for pennsylvania, the president claims-- and i quote-- "pennsylvania prevented us from watching much in the ballot count." the trump campaign went to federal court about this. judge paul diamond, a george w. bush appointee, heard the arguments, and by the end of the hearing, under questioning from the judge, the trump campaign lawyer admitted, contrary to his initial complaint, that there were, in fact, observers present. similarly, the state judge in michigan dismissed the lawsuit over access to ballot counting. she ci

bosnia, soviet uon [singing] has extent, hey!] serbia [singing] ukraine [singing] goodbye [singg] >> thank you so much. i want to thank you all for joining us. be sure to pick up a copy of this book and we hope to see you again very soon. >> book tv continues now on c-span2. television for serious readers. ♪ >> history and biography altered by wells fargo. ♪

camps with tents, water, food, medicine and most importantly, protection un soldiers stationed in bosnia there are over 16000 people in this camp alone. most are women and children and they have made temporary homes for themselves. but some have been here for over a year and a half. in october, 2922, people died here. even large aid organizations cannot meet demand. and a measles epidemic had broken out in the town, but before they are committed, these are conflicts. this is a brutal war. that is the 2nd good now mean course that both he and in this war, those attacking us or our neighbors, the lendu deported their nose was feeling whether there were others with them. we can't be sure about that because when we were attacked, we immediately fled to the people here in the syllabus that is, in the form of what we experienced where massacres was that the party might just as she did, must suck. i'm going to have nothing left clam up. i have lost everything. all of that. let me see if i know that i burned everything. i had to something to this story. i don't know what's going on or run for ou

expectations overseas, for example, who remembers the president biden or president-elect biden went to bosnia of the city being she would. and now they look in the western ba balkans, to sort out the peace accords that came in under president clinton. yes, reducing trade tensions and overall tensions with china, what to do about iran's growing nuclear capability, how to deal with that. and it's not clear that, you know, president-elect biden is going to have the time or the energy or the capacity to do all of this. but they're pressing, let's be clear about that, and the world is ready for it. >> yeah, terrific insight from nic robertson. i have to confirm, though, the list for president-elect biden is definitely much longer than my arm. thank you so much, nic. >>> sad fuse overnight, david k din g dinkins has passed away. his death comes a month after his wife joyce passed away. david dinkins was 93 years old. >> he called new york city a gorgeous mosaic. thank you so much for joining us this morning. i'm boris sanchez in for christine romans. >> i'm laura jarrett. "new day," is next. little

to become president of the united states, in the 1990's, bill clinton, said what was going on in bosnia constituted aggression. my sense is that is not agreement about what aggression is and what happens is governments decide what their position is and hire lawyers to argue its aggression or not aggression, so it turns out that collective security is not actually controlling what wilson thought they would control. 25 years ago, there were a group of american scholars who were looking at this and wanted to resuscitate this and they gave up in the disaster of the balkan wars, where they realized that people would not take serious military risk to stop it. as far as i know, even today there are no major scholars working on collective security as a concept. it died. >> we are going to conclude our program. thank you for everyone joining us. another thank you to dr. gary armstrong. you may ask your questions after. thank you. >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> on november 11, 2020, the national museum of the united states army opened its doors.

just about how badly we have misunderstood so many of these conflicts from the vietnam to iran to bosniao our current situation. we are obviously human beings who are terribly flawed in diplomats are as well. >> are you suggesting not much of a learning curve? >> well, i think the cia is probably much more capable today than it was in 1979. there was certainly a lot of -- no offense to anybody who went to the school as i did -- but it was considered all white male and yale for decades, and there was, diversity was certainly a huge problem at the cia. and i think it helped blind the cia many ways. i think we have been historically for many, many decades failed to understand these other cultures and lack of diversity certainly is a part of that. that's vastly improved now. i think the cia has improved in many other ways, , too. >> interesting. i just want to do either one if you have any questions feel free to put them in the chat, q&a, whichever you like and i will work them. i have worked if you in the conversation already but i will work them in. i have another question that speaks to t

sergeant first class calvin ogletree iii served in iraq and bosnia and his fellow soldiers called himary member to fall victim to the virus according to the pentagon. 11 have in total. we thank him for his service and accepted our condolences to his family. >>> here is a look of the guests coming up on "state of the union." >>> welcome. i'm jim acosta. wolf blitzer is off today. >>> on this day, u.s. crossed another dire milestone in this pandemic. topping 13 million confirmed coronavirus cases as the death toll climbs to 264,000 people. we have just learned cdc advise remembers will vote next week on who gets the coronavirus vaccine first. a federal appeals court just denied the campaign's effort to revive a lawsuit challenging the election results in pennsylvania the three-judge panel saying, quote, the claims h

. >> army reserve sergeant calvin ogletree did active duty tours in iraq, bosnia, and germany. tampa bay, florida, man worked latter as a robotics expert for amazon. his mothers tells wtsp that he was friendly and courageous and an avid bucks fan. he was just 45 years old. tony semphart was the heir to take over a restaurant after his mother died recently at age 93. the virus, however, killed him just a month later. he was the bar's mischievous social ring leader and also a dedicated father, named parent of the year twice at his daughter's school. he was 63 years old. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ since pioneering the suv in 1935, the chevy suburban has carried many things. nothing more important than family. introducing the most versatile and advanced chevy suburban and tahoe ever. to high quality computer science and stem education. ♪ i joined amazon because i wanted to change education and i am impatient. amazon gives me the resources to change the world at a pace that i want to change it. ♪ we provide students stem scholarships and teachers with support. ♪ i'm a fighter and i'