. >> former ambassador to afghanistan brian crocker. >> clearly we have to work with the afghans to stabilizehe situation against a taliban on slot. ad then move ahead with political process, it will have to include pakistan. >> attorney general jeff sessions on transnational pride organizations. member, were a gang will find you. we will devastate your networks, starve your revenue sources, deplete your ranks, and sees your profits. we will not concede a single block or streetcorner to your vicious tactics. c-span programs are available at c-span.org, on her homepage and by searching the library. congressman matt cartwright held a town hall meeting with constituents at northampton community college in bethlehem, pennsylvania. he talked about several issues, health care, budget appropriations, veterans affairs and redistricting. the townhall ran about one hour and 10 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for that, but let's start things a little more formally if we can. i would like everyone you can rise to rise and let's say the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united

brian crocker former us ambassador to six countries including: syria, afghanistan and iraq to eight recent tensions in the region to a recent tensions in the region including us military action in syria and afghanistan. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern tuesday morning. during the discussion. >> homeland security secretary john kelly talks about security threats tuesday at george washington university center for cyber and homeland security. live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tuesday a look at how healthcare providers choose the best treatments for patients and how research plays a role. the bipartisan policy center hosts that live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on into. >> have a seat. there are seats on the wings of the room for people who need a place to sit. you're welcome to stand up course. it's great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation and discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. and the occasion is of course, the new book on the benedict option. before i introduce our eminent speaker i want to thank the cospon

crocker. where does hyperbole merge into and become policy? >> well, brian, i think ambassador ambassador crocker made an important point, which is that often it is the case that rhetoric, public rhetoric by our seni senior officials and by the president does end up becoming u.s. policy. i think in this press conference with the king today, the president and the king pointed to at least three problems that topped their list with regards to the middle east. the future of syria and the future of assad, number one. number two, the way forward on the counter isis campaign, and number three, the middle east peace process. those three problems have been put forward as things that the president now accepts responsibility for trying to find solutions to. the challenge is we do not yet see what those strategies are to be able to find those solutions going forward, and we really do need to see those specifics in the near future. >> niera, isn't it also true that we need to filter the president's words through this frame. a man who is being forced to pay attention for

brian crocker, former u.s. ambassador to six countries looks at recent tensions in the region. including u.s. military action in syria and afghanistan. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal", five oh 7:00 a.m. eastern on tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> tuesday, look at how healthcare providers choose the best treatments for patients and how research plays a role. the bipartisan host is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here in c-span2. >> in case you missed it on c-span, cia director mike pompeo on national security and wikileaks. >> while we do our best to quietly collect information on those who pose a threat to our country. individuals such as edward snowden seek to use that information to make a name for themselves. as long as they make a splash they care nothing about the lives they put at risk of the damage they cause to national security. >> former pakistani president -- they must understand pakistan sacrifices and if they continue to sacrifice. >> nato secretary-general. >> we have been loyal to our core value and core task ever since were founded back in 1949

. >> former ambassador to afghanistan, brian crocker. >> we've got to work with the afghans to stabilize the situation against a taliban onslaught. and then move ahead with a political process that will have to include pakistan. >> attorney general jeff sessions on transnational crime organizations. >> if you are a gang member, we will find you. we will devastate your net worth and starve your revenue source, deplete your ranks, and sees your profits. we will not concede a single block or a street corner to your vicious tactics. >> c-span programs are available at www.c-span.org on our homepage and by searching the video library. in france, far right presidential candidate marine le pen and independent centrist emmanuel macron won the first round of elections this weekend. his first time in modern french history that no candidate from a mainstream party advanced to the runoff. coverage from france 24 television next from the candidate headquarters covering several topics including the upcoming parliamentary elections, the collapse of the mainstream political party system, and future rela