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joining me now democratic congressman from california, brad sherman, a senior member of the house foreignffairs committee. thank you for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> what can congress do to help stop isis? >> i think congress should pass an authorization to use air power and air power only against isis. it's clear that the president has the authority under the war powers act to do that without us for 60 days, but i think this is going to take longer than 60 days. at the same time, i do not think that we should authorize boot on the ground. we have fought one -- actually wars in iraq. we don't need to fight a war that involves hundred of american casualties or thousand of american casualties. >> should congress vote on military authorization, for example, if the situation in syria starts getting out of control. because, you know, if you authorize attacks on syria and, you know, there's always a possibility that an action has a reaction. how do you deal with that? >> well, first, you can never write the perfect war powers resolution that is good year after year. that's why cong

brings me to our next guest, congressman brad sherman of california, senior member of the house foreign affairs committee. secretary kerry will appear before in about 20 minutes. thank you for your time. >> good to be with you. >> not sure if you heard all of what our terror expert evan kohlmann just discussed, but one of the concerns is the arab partnership that secretary kerry will likely be questioned about today, regarding boots on the ground, and the agendas, the many agendas as evan points out could be at play that don't necessarily work to benefit of the united states. what do you need to hear from secretary kerry today? >> well, everybody is looking for perfection. we should have perfect partners, we should immediately destroy isis completely with no casualties. and i would prefer to hear from everyone, but especially the secretary, the real facts, which are we are in a dangerous world. it is going to continue to be a dangerous world. you're going to have to do business with people you don't like. you're going to have to risk casualties both in the middle east, you're not going

turn to brad sherman from california.ember of the house foreign affairs committee and the top democrat on the terrorism nonproliferation and trade subcommittee. let's not be convinced that just because you are a democrat that you are fully supportive of the president's actions. presidentaid that the can't wait a magic wand and expect that these islamic militants will disappear. >> that is supportive of the president. i have difference on the u.s. constitution and the war powers act. that comment you cited was really a response to republicans who keep pounding the table and saying the president is a failure unless you can give us a detailed, guaranteed plan that totally and immediately destroys isis with no american casualties are grown up. i can't be done. -- that can't be done. the armed services committee of the house of representatives has not put together such a plan. you cannot have a plan that guarantees the destruction of isis immediately with no american casualties. >> what is the reality? >> you can punish, degra

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let's talk about the president's strategy, with congressman, brad sherman. california democrat, a mom were of the foreign affairs committee. and congressman trent franks an arizona republican on armed services committee. gentlemen. thank you so much for being here. congressman franks. let me start with you. the president laid out a four prong add prech to destroying isis. he said, more air strikes in iraq and syria. support for local fighters on the ground. cut off funding of isis. and provide more humanitarian aid to innocent civilians. do you agree with his strategy? >> the president said many things we shouldn't do that i think was a mistake. the things he said we should do ironically were very much in keeping with the bush doctrine. i find it incredible. george bush warned that if we left iraq before commanders said we were ready, that we would see horrific killings on a mass scale. and that we would have to return to iraq with troops at some point perhaps to face an enemy that was even more dangerous. i really believe that barack obama owes george bush

later, brad sherman, california democrat and ranking member of affairse foreign terrorism subcommittee will talk about president obama's speech tomorrow and the u.s. strategy for if eating ices. first, a bit of former andidents george w. bush bill clinton yesterday launching the presidential leadership scholars program. [video clip] , therst, i wanted to do it great test for any democracy at any time is how to have vigorous ,ebate, serious disagreement knockdown, drag out fights -- and somehow come to ultimately a resolution that enables the country to keep moving forward. the founders set our job was to create a more perfect union. they never said our job was to agree on everything. , if you read the constitution, it ought to be subtitled "let's make a deal." [laughter] was studiously designed to avoid dictatorship. therefore, leadership styles, they are all different. in the end, we have to let our differences flourish and come to some sort of understanding about how to deal with our challenges and how to go forward. these libraries and foundations represent, to republicans and democ

so i -- i'm curious, we heard a number of members of congress, we played brad sherman there, making the case for congress voting on this, every time i've seen a member of congress cornered by somebody in the media this week and asked about this the response seems to come back i think we should vote. how sincere is that sentiment versus how much is it -- member of congress says they want to vote and the leadership doesn't make them vote and everybody kind of wins. >> there's two different issues here because i think that president obama actually asks for the congress to vote on an authorization to allow him to train moderate syrian opposition -- >> yeah. we should make the distinction. the training and the support for the free syrian army is one thing, but on the issue of saying anywhere in iraq you can go after isis now, the war ebs tends to anywhere in iraq and potentially syria. he's saying i don't need it. >> right. and he reiterated that in briefings. administration officials were on the hill this week briefing all of the members of the house, all the senators, and they explained th

later and the next hour, i'm a chronic congressman, brad sherman from california, and one of the democratsical of the president. is linked to a healthy economy, don't miss pimco chief investment officer. first, here is a look at our top headline this morning. president obama says he will ask and his offensive against the islamic state and is calling on regional partners to help.

host: congressman brad sherman house nior member of the foreign affairs committee. the top democrat ohsen the nonproliferation and trade subcommittee. he joins us to continue the iscussion on the threat posed by the islamic state. and president obama is set to address the country tomorrow night. congressman, what are you looking to hear from him? to hear him g explain to the country how complex the situation is and how wave a magic t isis disappear. how the destruction of isis, important goal, but its destruction doesn't mean that truth and justice just of the from the soil middle east. you destroy one power in the middle east, you empower the other side. the four groups that are fighting isis now are in many as isis ly as evil itself. and, in fact, those who are isis stood on st the ground have killed far more americans than isis has. host: if you were advising the president, what would be the endorse?that you would guest: i would say his cautious approach has been a good one called for. is criticso respond to the who oversimplified the situation dramatically and p

i support them taking the fight with a coalition of arab partners and house affairs committee brad sherman said encouraged by the bravery and skill shown by the air forces and the commander in chief in combatting isis. we are looking for your thoughts as well on u.s. and allied air strikes in syria. in gaza, they said the u.s. funded iron dome defense system played a key in saving not only israeli lives, but also palestinians. george washington university hosted this event. >> the general mayor is a senior official at the institute for national security studies where he runs the homeland security program in israel. he had a distinguished career for military intelligence. i think fair to say is a scholar soldier. he not only brought together some of the military experience with the intelligence background and did so in a way that brought theory with practice. it's also fair to say that inss is probably the premier think tank now in israel for those of you who don't know them. i suggest you start reading some of their briefs and deliverables. that's the cycle. whenever you start to see an at

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