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the invasion of cambodia, the extended time of the u.s. soldiers, certainly later '69, '70, sustained a lot of casualties. perhaps we should have withdrawn. thank you. >> if you look at the american political debate there was no one -- if you look at the position of the democratic party at that time, you will find that nobody in 1969 and '70 recommended unilateral withdrawal; that the position of the johnson administration was that the vietnamese troops had to withdraw first, and six months after that, american withdrawals would start. so, a unilateral withdrawal of american forces in the middle of a war, declaring we cannot stand the consequences of this war, i don't know anybody who recommended it at that time. then by two years later, we were talking about infantry -- withdrawal -- in retrospect, was the war worth all these casualties? of course if you lose a war, you cannot say, but what it achieved in any event was that the southeast asia was not overrun and probably made the contributing factor to the opening to china. but it was a b
the invasion of cambodia, the extended time of the u.s. soldiers, certainly later '69, '70, sustained a lot of casualties. perhaps we should have withdrawn. thank you. >> if you look at the american political debate there was no one -- if you look at the position of the democratic party at that time, you will find that nobody in 1969 and '70 recommended unilateral withdrawal; that the position of the johnson administration was that the vietnamese troops had to withdraw first, and six...
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the argument against doing it was that cambodia was a neutral country. but a country that has four divisions on its soil is not actually a neutral country. and the leader of cambodia told the johnson administration that he would in a way, welcome this bombing, when we actually did it , there were press inquiries, and he told them in a press conference, i don't know what goes on in the part of my country in which no cambodians live, and which is occupied by the vietnamese. if any cambodians killed,, i will protest. he never protested. mark: towards the end of his life, robert mcnamara stood on the stage after publishing a book and expressed regret over the war, and how it was waged. he said the war was futile, and that his conduct was wrong, terribly wrong. have you any regrets on any of the actions you took in vietnam? dr. kissinger: no. you always make tactical mistakes. i believe that the american president, and those of us who worked with him, were acting on their best judgment. at the time. and i think that mistakes were made, in the cause of discuss
the argument against doing it was that cambodia was a neutral country. but a country that has four divisions on its soil is not actually a neutral country. and the leader of cambodia told the johnson administration that he would in a way, welcome this bombing, when we actually did it , there were press inquiries, and he told them in a press conference, i don't know what goes on in the part of my country in which no cambodians live, and which is occupied by the vietnamese. if any cambodians...
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we warned supposed to be in cambodia. we were in cambodia.he first unit i was with came back after a six-month tour. all we did was really delay the inevitable. when we go out on these teams and sit in the jungle, we had never fought a jungle warfare in our lives so this is a new experience. one you are waiting for the enemy because there is intelligence the enemy has been moving through this area. and i tell schoolkids this -- killing is never right but i was military trained and government-issued to do a job and i did it pretty good but when you sit there and see the enemy crossing a path and you squeeze that trigger and you see aem drop, that really sets tone for the rest of your duty and after a wild, it became natural. i said i would like this military stuff so well, i will come back. i had to come on -- home for 30 days and another seven months of tour. station inour was a south vietnam. six days before my discharge, my --p of four american teenss americans got hit. had the go to go to saigon like they did in 1968. we just happen to be
we warned supposed to be in cambodia. we were in cambodia.he first unit i was with came back after a six-month tour. all we did was really delay the inevitable. when we go out on these teams and sit in the jungle, we had never fought a jungle warfare in our lives so this is a new experience. one you are waiting for the enemy because there is intelligence the enemy has been moving through this area. and i tell schoolkids this -- killing is never right but i was military trained and...
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the argument against doing it was that cambodia was a neutral country. but a country that had four divisions, it's not actually a neutral country. and the leader. cambodia told the johnson administration that he would in a way welcome the bombing. and when we didn't actually did it, he said in the press conference i don't know what goes on in the part of my country in which no cambodians live and which is occupied by the vietnamese. if any cambodian is killed or even a -- gets killed, i will protest. he never protested. >> toward the end of his life, robert mcnamara stood on the stage after publishing a book and expressed regret over the war and how the war was waged. he said that the war the future al and that his conduct was wrong, terribly wrong. have you any regrets on any of the actions that you took in vietnam? >> no. we took -- you always make tactical mistakes. i believe that the american preside presidents and those of us who worked with them were acting on the basis of their best judgment at the time. iin he was a raphaeally good friend mine an
the argument against doing it was that cambodia was a neutral country. but a country that had four divisions, it's not actually a neutral country. and the leader. cambodia told the johnson administration that he would in a way welcome the bombing. and when we didn't actually did it, he said in the press conference i don't know what goes on in the part of my country in which no cambodians live and which is occupied by the vietnamese. if any cambodian is killed or even a -- gets killed, i will...
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audience member: the invasion of cambodia, the extended time of u.s. soldiers, many sustained casualties, perhaps we should have withdrawn. dr. kissinger: if you look at the american political debate, there was no one. if you look at the democratic party at that time, you will find that nobody in 1969 and 190 recommended unilateral withdrawal. the position of the johnson administration was that the enemies -- vietnamese troops had to withdraw first and the six months after that the american withdrawal would happen. so, a unilateral withdrawal of american forces in the middle of a war, declaring that we cannot stand the consequences of this war, i do not know anybody who recommended it at that time. three years later, we were talking about infantrymen -- [indiscernible] in retrospect, of course if you lose a war, you cannot say what it achieves in any event, was that southeast asia was not over and it probably made a contributing factor to the opening to china. but it was a bitter ending. audience member: i do not blame you or any administration. perhap
audience member: the invasion of cambodia, the extended time of u.s. soldiers, many sustained casualties, perhaps we should have withdrawn. dr. kissinger: if you look at the american political debate, there was no one. if you look at the democratic party at that time, you will find that nobody in 1969 and 190 recommended unilateral withdrawal. the position of the johnson administration was that the enemies -- vietnamese troops had to withdraw first and the six months after that the american...
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and the answer came back, you dare not pursue those people into cambodia, period. it will not be allowed. at that moment, i believe we telegraphed a message to general jop and the bosses in hanoi that they now had and would have for the rest of the war strategy initiatives -- strategic initiatives. they would decide when and where we would fight and how long the battle would last and all they had to do at the end of it was cross a line and they were -- time-out, we're going to have time to rest, refit, reinforce, and we'll come back when we're ready to fight you again. so it's in many ways very depressing to look at the blood that was lost -- the sacrifices that were made and see that it was all going nowhere. we were not going to win. i don't even think we could define what victory would look like in vietnam. so, that is my opinion. it is my story and i'm sticking with it. you guys are welcome to check in. >> as we expanded from 100,000 to 500,000, i went back in '69 and i didn't have the seasoned ncos like in '65 because the army had expanded so rapidly and so fa
and the answer came back, you dare not pursue those people into cambodia, period. it will not be allowed. at that moment, i believe we telegraphed a message to general jop and the bosses in hanoi that they now had and would have for the rest of the war strategy initiatives -- strategic initiatives. they would decide when and where we would fight and how long the battle would last and all they had to do at the end of it was cross a line and they were -- time-out, we're going to have time to...
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>> the invasion of cambodia, the extended time of the u.s. soldiers, certainly later '69, '70 sustained causalities. perhaps we should have just withdrawn. >> thank you. >> if you look at the democratic party at that time and nobody in 1969 and 70 recommended unilateral and the deposition of the administration was that vote in a meez troops had to with draw first and six months after that american withdrawal and an withdrawal of american troops. and clearly we can understand the consequences of this war. i don't know anybody that recommended it at that time. that by two years later we were talking about increments of withdrawal. and all of these causalities. of course if you lose a war you get them but what it achieved in any event was that the southeast asia was not over and it probably made a contributing factor to the opening -- to the opening to china. but it was a bitter ending. >> i don't blame you or any administration and perhaps the fault is not in the stars but in all of ourselves. >> just a statement. this is the last question on t
>> the invasion of cambodia, the extended time of the u.s. soldiers, certainly later '69, '70 sustained causalities. perhaps we should have just withdrawn. >> thank you. >> if you look at the democratic party at that time and nobody in 1969 and 70 recommended unilateral and the deposition of the administration was that vote in a meez troops had to with draw first and six months after that american withdrawal and an withdrawal of american troops. and clearly we can understand...
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authentic taste of cambodian cooking, there's a section of south philadelphia that has been dubbed cambodia town. >> this is like a place here we can call our community >> in the past decade, more than forty cambodian-owned businesses have popped up between 6th & 7th streets and snyder and oregon avenues. >> we came as refugee with nothing much at all and we rebuild our life. >> khmer kitchen is a family restaurant run by 3 generations. >> to revive our culture and our food that we felt it was lost amongst our kids. >> they focus on cambodian dishes made with farm-fresh, local ingredients. >> one of our dish we're known for is uh (pause) pra hok thee. >> it's caramelized ground pork simmered in coconut sauce and served cruditÉ style. >> south philadelphia native moulika anna hitchens blogs about cambodian food. >> i grew up cooking and eating cambodian food. now that i'm a mom i would love to keep on passing along the traditions. i'm a vegetarian so going out to eat southeast asian food was a little challenging. >> so she tweaked her family's recipes to make them meatless, including cambodi
authentic taste of cambodian cooking, there's a section of south philadelphia that has been dubbed cambodia town. >> this is like a place here we can call our community >> in the past decade, more than forty cambodian-owned businesses have popped up between 6th & 7th streets and snyder and oregon avenues. >> we came as refugee with nothing much at all and we rebuild our life. >> khmer kitchen is a family restaurant run by 3 generations. >> to revive our culture...
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only in march that he start the secret bombing of cambodia. another country and that was serious business. tom: we had gotten covertly earlier. alexander: but the bombing proceeded what we put our people in their one year later. a number of people on the national security council staff quit. the reason for kent state. students all over with demonstrating. nixon quickly got into the vietnam problems that went with it. kent state was huge because for students were killed. that was may 4 19 70. the secret bombing started in 1969 right after next and took office. ice to say we were paranoid about communism. ever since the cold war. today we don't think very seriously at all. we did then based on the theory that international communism insists on, isn't being universal. with its universal that is to say that we are for the overthrow of your country. that is the reason that we try to avoid if we can these little countries becoming communist. if your neighbor became communist the thought was that there was all the more chance that you would. i saw a
only in march that he start the secret bombing of cambodia. another country and that was serious business. tom: we had gotten covertly earlier. alexander: but the bombing proceeded what we put our people in their one year later. a number of people on the national security council staff quit. the reason for kent state. students all over with demonstrating. nixon quickly got into the vietnam problems that went with it. kent state was huge because for students were killed. that was may 4 19 70....
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after nixon invaded cambodia, there were more strikes than history. there is a numbers debate.ave a future conferences need to study this because it is a mystery about why this happened. insult andis a moral being ordered around by a commander, the political order was it -- republicans and democrats, everything was a withdrawal because that was the only option. the country recognized things were coming to an end area robert: i want to from david. i want to bring this around. the rhetoric of the government about the work, it simply was at on thee with the facts ground. he wrote about this and there were extraordinary temples. i wonder if you would not mind sharing one or two of them. >> this was the gap soldiers and soldiers blocked into an ambush. 140 soldiers, both hundred the in the waiting for them trees and in lunch -- in bunkers set up and because of the timing where there were troops making the argument that they could win the war because lied aboute military what happened in the battle. they declared it a victory and and i foundy count a military historian who came to th
after nixon invaded cambodia, there were more strikes than history. there is a numbers debate.ave a future conferences need to study this because it is a mystery about why this happened. insult andis a moral being ordered around by a commander, the political order was it -- republicans and democrats, everything was a withdrawal because that was the only option. the country recognized things were coming to an end area robert: i want to from david. i want to bring this around. the rhetoric of the...
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i live in cambodia, in the village of romenh in the province of takeo. ♪ >> in my free time, i play soccer read -- especially books about cambodian history. ♪ >> my mother is vice-principal at koh andet high school. my father is a farmer. he's got four cows of his own. >> i've got a better future ahead than my grandparents. they didn't go to school. today, there's so much technology that makes life easier. ♪ >> when it comes to modern music, my favorite are love songs. but i also like traditional cambodian music -- like for dancing to. ♪ >> the biggest global problem are illegal drugs. some children don't go to school because of them. drugs destroy society. ♪ >> i'm happy whwhen i get good marks in school. then i can go out late with my friends without my parents getting annoyed. ♪ anchor and now to our "global : ideaeas" series. this is when we meet people who are working hard to preserve biodiversity. today we head to the west coast of madagascar, home of the lemurs. this is where the extraordinary baobab trees can be found. they should really be surrounded by dense forest, and there's d
i live in cambodia, in the village of romenh in the province of takeo. ♪ >> in my free time, i play soccer read -- especially books about cambodian history. ♪ >> my mother is vice-principal at koh andet high school. my father is a farmer. he's got four cows of his own. >> i've got a better future ahead than my grandparents. they didn't go to school. today, there's so much technology that makes life easier. ♪ >> when it comes to modern music, my favorite are love...
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drift off towards the north, really just enhancing that precipitation, not only there, but also into cambodia, extending back towards myanmar, and thailand, continuing to kick up with those winds pulling in that moisture out of the bay of bengal. meanwhile, back towards the west, bangladesh still looking at the rainfall, but things are staying dry and hot across most of india, new delhi with temperatures into the 40s, with a late start to the rainy system, but thanks to little change from el nino to la nina this coming summer, it does look like you should be seeing above-average rainfall, you're still going to be see some rainfall, still recovering from the landslides last week. if you do remember. here over towards europe, we have a rather potent storm, if you are out there into southern germany, even extending into southern poland, we have seen reports about two centimeters in diameter. also the czech republic, and bulgaria is possible with this low, so these areas in the red. that's where we have the severe weather threat, also a chance of tornadoes, maybe a few thunderstorms towards weste
drift off towards the north, really just enhancing that precipitation, not only there, but also into cambodia, extending back towards myanmar, and thailand, continuing to kick up with those winds pulling in that moisture out of the bay of bengal. meanwhile, back towards the west, bangladesh still looking at the rainfall, but things are staying dry and hot across most of india, new delhi with temperatures into the 40s, with a late start to the rainy system, but thanks to little change from el...
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he took charge of a student nonprofit and work with people in australia and cambodia to address the aids epidemic. my peers give me hope that we will overcome the obstacles in society. that is you. is it any wonder i am optimistic? a new generation of americans has reached up and bent the arc of history in the direction of more freedom and opportunity and justice. class of 2016, it is your turn now to shape our nation's destiny. make sure the next 250 years are better than the last. good luck. [applause] thank you, everybody. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> congratulations to the class of 2016. this is your day and you have earned it. peace and light. your choices on the the difference to all of you and all of us. >> don't be afraid to take on new cases, or a new job, or a new issue that really stretches your boundaries. >> spend your summer abroad on real ships rather than internships, and the specter of living in
he took charge of a student nonprofit and work with people in australia and cambodia to address the aids epidemic. my peers give me hope that we will overcome the obstacles in society. that is you. is it any wonder i am optimistic? a new generation of americans has reached up and bent the arc of history in the direction of more freedom and opportunity and justice. class of 2016, it is your turn now to shape our nation's destiny. make sure the next 250 years are better than the last. good luck....
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lawmakers in cambodia have been allowed to petition the king about what they claim is government intimidation prevented protesters were marching to the palace, but allow them to avoid potential violence. critics say the prime minister is stepping up on the opposition ahead of elections in 2018. social media has been ordered to use the official title. canada's biggest energy company, suncor, has restarted operations near fort mcmurray. they lifted the last mandatory evacuation orders and production begin again. they say thousands of employees are back, with the number to double in the coming weeks. it forced about 80,000 people to leave fort mcmurray. and china has upgraded its mapping system, putting a second satellite into orbit. it was carried into space by a long rocket and will join a network of satellites helping urban and rural planning, land surveys, disaster response, and environmental protection. due to be launched by the end of the decade. this is bloomberg news. india's finance minister says he has every confidence in the reforms proposed by the government of narendra modi. us, heg
lawmakers in cambodia have been allowed to petition the king about what they claim is government intimidation prevented protesters were marching to the palace, but allow them to avoid potential violence. critics say the prime minister is stepping up on the opposition ahead of elections in 2018. social media has been ordered to use the official title. canada's biggest energy company, suncor, has restarted operations near fort mcmurray. they lifted the last mandatory evacuation orders and...
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opposition lawmakers in cambodia have been in the -- been allowed to petition the king about governmentolice printed protesters from marching to the palace. critics say the prime minister is stepping up attacks on the opposition ahead of elections in 2018. local media has been ordered to use his full official title. lord prime minister and supreme commander. journalistsver 2400 in 150 bureaus around the world this is bloomberg news. the startup conference is getting underway in hong kong. yvonne man is there with our next guest who runs the world's largest freelancing site with over 18 million users. we're talking about startups funding -- startup funding. yvonne: we are talking about the difficult time we do see here at the environment. must -- much harder to get financing. joining me to talk about this is freelancer.com ceo matt berrie. thank you for joining us. let's talk about the broader markets. in your speech this week you will be talking about how not to lose out on a funding. -- the funding process. how hard is it to secure funding? matt: silicon valley has a problem. in the fi
opposition lawmakers in cambodia have been in the -- been allowed to petition the king about governmentolice printed protesters from marching to the palace. critics say the prime minister is stepping up attacks on the opposition ahead of elections in 2018. local media has been ordered to use his full official title. lord prime minister and supreme commander. journalistsver 2400 in 150 bureaus around the world this is bloomberg news. the startup conference is getting underway in hong kong....
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cambodia, everywhere. angela: how did it change as a photographer, for the graphing people in these terrible situations? nick: the pictures don't change much. black and white, color -- [indiscernible] i'm a short guide to. to -- short guy too. they take care of me very well. they were happy to allow for my picture. nicka: i'm going to ask and david one question and then we are going to open it up for the audience. after you make the transition out of vietnam, how did that transition help you do other i wouldn your life? like you to share that story with the audience. david: when i came back from i was there for a little more than two years. i had come back after i won the pulitzer. i had been in vietnam for a year and a half before going to the states. all i wanted to do was turn around and come back. . was not comfortable it was as if the war wasn't going on. kept looking around, why weren't people more concerned about this? it was really uncomfortable for me. the only people who had empathy for what i wa
cambodia, everywhere. angela: how did it change as a photographer, for the graphing people in these terrible situations? nick: the pictures don't change much. black and white, color -- [indiscernible] i'm a short guide to. to -- short guy too. they take care of me very well. they were happy to allow for my picture. nicka: i'm going to ask and david one question and then we are going to open it up for the audience. after you make the transition out of vietnam, how did that transition help you do...
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he took charge of a student nonprofit and work with people in australia and cambodia to address the aids epidemic. my peers give me hope that we will overcome the obstacles in society. that is you. is it any wonder i am optimistic? throughout our history, a new generation of americans has reached up and bent the arc of history in the direction of more freedom and opportunity and justice. class of 2016, it is your turn now to shape our nation's destiny. as well as your own. so get to work! make sure the next 250 years are better than the last. good luck. god bless you. god bless this country we love. [applause] pres. obama: thank you, everybody. [applause] applause]d think today we kind of catch up to the second half of thelast century will stop tv coverage of members of our college in the house. >> today as the senate comes out of the communication start ages we have created another historic moment and the relationship between congress and technological advancement through radio and television. years ago our executive branch began up bring on television. they marks the first day legislat
he took charge of a student nonprofit and work with people in australia and cambodia to address the aids epidemic. my peers give me hope that we will overcome the obstacles in society. that is you. is it any wonder i am optimistic? throughout our history, a new generation of americans has reached up and bent the arc of history in the direction of more freedom and opportunity and justice. class of 2016, it is your turn now to shape our nation's destiny. as well as your own. so get to work! make...
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and lawmakers in cambodia have launched a petition they claim is government intimidation.wed petitioners through to avoid potential violence at buckingham palace. critics say they are stepping up attacks on the opposition that of elections in 2018. local media has been ordered to use its full title, board prime minister and supreme commander. powered by journalists around the world, this is bloomberg news. thate turn to a company has been described as the apple of pc gaming, razer develops ruddock's for pc gamers -- develops products for pc gamers. razer says there is still a market for their business. the ceo joins us. you are one of those rare unicorns that could also be a cockroach and survived. -- and survive. why do you think gaming is the future? how are you writing out this incredible growth? guest: right now, gaming is bigger than movies and music, and pretty much everyone is a gamer. gaming has grown geographically. you have seen a lot more companies come online. --is growing hot assault growing horizontally. demographics are changing. we are really excited about
and lawmakers in cambodia have launched a petition they claim is government intimidation.wed petitioners through to avoid potential violence at buckingham palace. critics say they are stepping up attacks on the opposition that of elections in 2018. local media has been ordered to use its full title, board prime minister and supreme commander. powered by journalists around the world, this is bloomberg news. thate turn to a company has been described as the apple of pc gaming, razer develops...
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last weekend china announced that it formed a consensus with brunei, cambodia and laos that the territorial disputes over some islands, rocks and shoals in the south china sea are not an issue between china and the association of southeast asian nations, asean, as a whole. at the same time, china consistently relies on asean's deck declaration of parties in the south china sea, citing its endorsement of consul talkingses and negotiations to argue that it's not subject to the binding arbitration brought urn the law of the sea treaty by the philippines. can china have it both ways? is china trying to sideline asean in relation to the south china sea maritime disputes, and what's the administration's response to quad rah lateral consensus between china, brunei, cambodia and laos, and what's the administration's position in resolving the maritime disputes? >> thank you very much. first of all, i appreciate your comments on north korea and agree very much with you that china has a crew anemic role to play -- unique role to play with north korea. we're seeing some positive steps forward in terms
last weekend china announced that it formed a consensus with brunei, cambodia and laos that the territorial disputes over some islands, rocks and shoals in the south china sea are not an issue between china and the association of southeast asian nations, asean, as a whole. at the same time, china consistently relies on asean's deck declaration of parties in the south china sea, citing its endorsement of consul talkingses and negotiations to argue that it's not subject to the binding arbitration...
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he took charge of a student nonprofit and work with people in australia and cambodia to address the aids epidemic. our generation has so much energy to impact the world, he said. my peers give me hope that we will overcome the obstacles in society. that is you. is it any wonder i am optimistic? throughout our history a new , generation of americans has reached up and bent the arc of history in the direction of more freedom and more opportunity, and more justice. class of 2016, it is your turn now to shape our nation's destiny. so get to work! make sure the next 250 years are better than the last. good luck.
he took charge of a student nonprofit and work with people in australia and cambodia to address the aids epidemic. our generation has so much energy to impact the world, he said. my peers give me hope that we will overcome the obstacles in society. that is you. is it any wonder i am optimistic? throughout our history a new , generation of americans has reached up and bent the arc of history in the direction of more freedom and more opportunity, and more justice. class of 2016, it is your turn...
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failure of the common tang in china and contrasted with the french about to fail in vietnam, laos and cambodia. eisenhower urges the french to fight on in indochina. the french are still in charge of all of the cities in french indochina. they were in control of more than the americans and the south vietnamese in the vietnam war. all of the european countries were bust because of world war ii. the french say they will go on fighting if the americans will commit troops. eisenhower decides not to pay decides that, in a cost-benefit analysis, having seen the expense of the korean war, he decides it is not fit. the americans pulled back and the geneva conference is mediated by the british and the soviets in order to come up with an unworkable compromise. eisenhower's essential policy of containment is one in which he argues that rollback is too dangerous. he begins a process. he succeeded by collective leadership from which chris jeff and merges. eisenhower begins the summit. in 1955 at geneva, he says to mellon cough, that then leading russian leader -- the soviets are able to copy that more quic
failure of the common tang in china and contrasted with the french about to fail in vietnam, laos and cambodia. eisenhower urges the french to fight on in indochina. the french are still in charge of all of the cities in french indochina. they were in control of more than the americans and the south vietnamese in the vietnam war. all of the european countries were bust because of world war ii. the french say they will go on fighting if the americans will commit troops. eisenhower decides not to...
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things like, was the president abusing his executive authority when he did the secret bombing in cambodiathat really interested her back when she was an intern in washington. i think though the difference is, she still defaults to a belief that american intervention is fundamentally can be a good thing. it doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. and the contrast i draw and i draw it through the entire book is that obama having spent a childhood in a very different place, some of it in indonesia, simply had a different view of america's role and generally thought these interventions didn't end well. then the iraq war, for him a formative foreign policy experience, probably the most important one he had and the one he brought into office with him, whereas she had seen some things work out well. the balkan interventions. >> her key decision which hurt her in the 2008 race was supporting the authorization for going to war in iraq. how did she turn on that over the months and years since then and before that? how did she get to that decision, how has she reviewed it since? >> look, first o
things like, was the president abusing his executive authority when he did the secret bombing in cambodiathat really interested her back when she was an intern in washington. i think though the difference is, she still defaults to a belief that american intervention is fundamentally can be a good thing. it doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. and the contrast i draw and i draw it through the entire book is that obama having spent a childhood in a very different place, some of it in...
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pretty soon, thailand, cambodia, laos, malaya would go and all of southeast asia would be under the control of the communists and the domination of the chinese. and india, burma would be the next target. so i think we should stay and we should make it clear as ambassador large is now making it clear that while we want to help, we don't see a successful ending to this war unless the people will support it and the people will not support the effort if the government continues to follow the policy of the past two months. i hope that'll be clear to the government. it should be. after all, they've been conducting this struggle for ten years and i admire what the president has done. he's been counted out a number of times. i'm hopeful that he will come to see that they have to reestablish their relationship. but we ought to remember that they're the ones that are dying by the thousands and they're the ones who have to win this war or they're the ones who will lose it. we can't do either. we can assist them to win it and we can warn them against losing it but the united states is not the ... we do
pretty soon, thailand, cambodia, laos, malaya would go and all of southeast asia would be under the control of the communists and the domination of the chinese. and india, burma would be the next target. so i think we should stay and we should make it clear as ambassador large is now making it clear that while we want to help, we don't see a successful ending to this war unless the people will support it and the people will not support the effort if the government continues to follow the policy...
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there no vietnamese terrorists, despite the vietnam war, no cambodian terrorists, despite bombing of cambodiapart of the world in the middle east which has conjured up these radical forces. it is important to remember these people don't just hate the united states, they don't even just hate the west, the vast majority of people there killing are muslims, they're killing people in iraq, in syria, in mali, somalia. there's a real apology here mostly vented at their own people, their fellow muslims. the united states in some ways does come into play because it supports some of the regimes they hate. there's a symbol of modernity, but there's a much deeper kind of breakdown of civilization taking place in the arab world. >> fareed zakaria, thanks very much. >> thanks, john. >> "why they hate us," the exchange with that cleric is fascinating, like nothing i've seen before. thanks so much for watching us. here is fareed zakaria now with "why they hate us." >>> hatred so deep. it drives men to turn planes into bombs. >> a plane crashed. >> terror on our soil. >> it is impossible to understand. impos
there no vietnamese terrorists, despite the vietnam war, no cambodian terrorists, despite bombing of cambodiapart of the world in the middle east which has conjured up these radical forces. it is important to remember these people don't just hate the united states, they don't even just hate the west, the vast majority of people there killing are muslims, they're killing people in iraq, in syria, in mali, somalia. there's a real apology here mostly vented at their own people, their fellow...
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last weekend china announced that it formed a consensus with brunei, cambodia and laos that the territorial disputes over some islands, rocks and shoals in the south china sea are not an issue between china and the association of southeastern asian nations asean as a whole. at the same time china replies on asean's declarations in the south china sea setting its endorsements of consultations to argue it's not subject to the binding arbitration brought under the law of the sea treaty by the philippines. can china have it both ways? is china trying to sideline asean in relation to the south china sea maritime disputes and what's the administration's response to the consensus between china, brunei, cambodia and laos and what is the position on asean's role on resolving the maritime disputes? >> thank you very much. first of all, i very much appreciate your comments on north korea and agree very much with you that china has a unique role to play because of its unique relationship with north korea. we're seeing some positive steps forward in terms of implementation of the security council resolu
last weekend china announced that it formed a consensus with brunei, cambodia and laos that the territorial disputes over some islands, rocks and shoals in the south china sea are not an issue between china and the association of southeastern asian nations asean as a whole. at the same time china replies on asean's declarations in the south china sea setting its endorsements of consultations to argue it's not subject to the binding arbitration brought under the law of the sea treaty by the...
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into the category of reviling him, conducted a war that killed vietnamese and illegal war against cambodia and created crisis and rise of isis in the middle east. if you draw that triangle, you have those three and bernie sanders, who has a completely different view of foreign policy and not only does not call henry kissinger his friend but has a completely different view of the world. >> i think making that triangle is unfair and incorrect. >> in what way? >> part of the basis of the triangle is that donald trump is completely unprepared to be commander in chief and lead foreign policy leader in the world. you cannot say that about hillary clinton. she is someone with immense, probably the most qualified person as relates to foreign policy to ever run for the presidency of the united states. >> i want to keep this focused, not going down that road. from a political standpoint, to kayleigh's point, everything donald trump is doing is what a candidate should be doing at this stage of the race. perhaps so notable that donald trump has not done this previously. he has been able to succeed wit
into the category of reviling him, conducted a war that killed vietnamese and illegal war against cambodia and created crisis and rise of isis in the middle east. if you draw that triangle, you have those three and bernie sanders, who has a completely different view of foreign policy and not only does not call henry kissinger his friend but has a completely different view of the world. >> i think making that triangle is unfair and incorrect. >> in what way? >> part of the...
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when washington escalated the war into cambodia, we bombed the capitol. >> a bomb exploded early thisning in the pentagon. >> it was trying to exact a small price for these policy decisions that were so unjust. >> much of the pentagon is a public area with visitors and tourists roaming through the halls, but security was tighter today than yesterday. >> the '70s is a first great era of mass air travel. at this time, there was virtually no security at airports. you could literally walk through the terminal, sometimes even onto the plane, without anyone checking your bags or your person. >> one of the reasons for the rise of contemporary international terrorism was the development of modern jet air transportation. these were nationally labeled containers of potential hostages at 35,000 feet. >> good evening. the middle east conflict boiled over today with four airplane hijackings, including one that was aborted at london's heathrow airport. >> today palestinian commandos took over a british airliner, the fourth successful hijacking in as many days. the jetliner was forced to land at the
when washington escalated the war into cambodia, we bombed the capitol. >> a bomb exploded early thisning in the pentagon. >> it was trying to exact a small price for these policy decisions that were so unjust. >> much of the pentagon is a public area with visitors and tourists roaming through the halls, but security was tighter today than yesterday. >> the '70s is a first great era of mass air travel. at this time, there was virtually no security at airports. you could...
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bombing of cambodia and the u.s.-backed coup against chilean president salvador allende. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. it is great to be back in new york, that we are still on the road. the white house has announced president obama will become the first serving u.s. president to visit the japanese city of hiroshima later this month. but officials said he will not apologize for what happened on august 6, 1945 when the united states dropped the first nuclear weapon in history on the civilian population of hiroshima. the attack destroyed the city. shock waves, radiation and heat , rays took the lives of some 140,000 people. three days later, the u.s. dropped a second atomic bomb on nagasaki, killing another 74,000 ople. president obama is expected to tour hiroshima with japan's prime minister shinzo abe. on tuesday, white house press secretary josh earnest was -- said obama will not issue an apology. >> the president intends to visit us in a much more forward-looking signal about his
bombing of cambodia and the u.s.-backed coup against chilean president salvador allende. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. it is great to be back in new york, that we are still on the road. the white house has announced president obama will become the first serving u.s. president to visit the japanese city of hiroshima later this month. but officials said he will not apologize for what happened on august 6,...
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she once rescued a cat in cambodia. says she once went on a date at the soviet tank park in kabul, afghanistan. please meet maggie. >> maggie, are you lying about any of those things? they all seem too amazing to be try? >> it's all true. the little cat is her royal princess twiggy of twiggystan and she's been with me everywhere i go. >> how did the date go? >> well, it was fun at the time. >> i know exactly how that one ended. maggie, i cannot guarantee that this game will be more fun than a date at a soviet tank park in kabul. but really nice to have you here. thank you for playing. >> thank you. >> you'll get three questions all together, all about this week's news. you probably nd to know you need to get two right to win this little ball of jum. >> of course, this is the rachel maddow show cocktail shaker, small, but powerful. >> and a little leaky. if you get extra credit, we do have some extra good random office swag tonight. please explain, kent. >> it is extra good. this comic book is about civil rights legend j
she once rescued a cat in cambodia. says she once went on a date at the soviet tank park in kabul, afghanistan. please meet maggie. >> maggie, are you lying about any of those things? they all seem too amazing to be try? >> it's all true. the little cat is her royal princess twiggy of twiggystan and she's been with me everywhere i go. >> how did the date go? >> well, it was fun at the time. >> i know exactly how that one ended. maggie, i cannot guarantee that this...
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she is a communications consultant, she once rescued a cat in cambodia.ays she once went on a date at the soviet tank park in kabul, afghanistan. meet maggie. >> maggie, are you lying about any of those things? they seem too amazing to be true. >> no. they are all true. the little cat is her royal highness ness, she has been with me everywhere i go. >> how did the date work out? >> it was fun at the time. >> i got you. i know how that ended. maggie, i cannot guarantee this game will be more fun than a date in a soviet tank park. it's nice to have you. thanks for playing. >> thank you. >> you're going to get three questions about the news. you probably know you need to get two right to win this little ball of yum. >> this is "the rachel maddow show" cocktail shaker. small but powerful. essential. >> and leaky. if you get extra credit we do have some extra good random office swag. explain. >> it is extra good. this comic book is about civil rights legend john lewis, it's part of a trilogy of books, super cool. this is one of the best gifts. >> we have previ
she is a communications consultant, she once rescued a cat in cambodia.ays she once went on a date at the soviet tank park in kabul, afghanistan. meet maggie. >> maggie, are you lying about any of those things? they seem too amazing to be true. >> no. they are all true. the little cat is her royal highness ness, she has been with me everywhere i go. >> how did the date work out? >> it was fun at the time. >> i got you. i know how that ended. maggie, i cannot...
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kissinger oversaw a massive expansion of the war in vietnam and the secret bombings of laos and cambodia. he also presided over secret -- he also orchestrated secret u.s. military interventions across latin america, from bolivia to uruguay to chile to argentina. in nigeria, family members say one of 219 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram from their dormitory in chibok two years ago has returned home. 19-year-old amina ali darsha nkeki is the first of the group to be rescued. 57 other girls managed to escape soon after the 2014 attack. her return sparked renewed hope for the family members of other girls who are still missing. this is nkeki mutah. hereu can imagine, we are every day of every day i have been here because of the hope. has been kind to me because of the rescue of the one i got news today. amy: afghan officials say 5 people were killed in a u.s. drone strike in zabul province tuesday. the officials say the victims were al-qaeda militants, including one commander. the pentagon confirmed the strike but refused to say , whether anyone was killed. the parliament of the seychelles
kissinger oversaw a massive expansion of the war in vietnam and the secret bombings of laos and cambodia. he also presided over secret -- he also orchestrated secret u.s. military interventions across latin america, from bolivia to uruguay to chile to argentina. in nigeria, family members say one of 219 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram from their dormitory in chibok two years ago has returned home. 19-year-old amina ali darsha nkeki is the first of the group to be rescued. 57 other girls...
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the 60 people sworn in come from 33 different nations including cambodia egypt and jamaica. >>> hundredsp paying for their college education. the pacific company foundation landed out scholarships today in southwest philadelphia. recipients were selected because of their academic performance financial need and career ambition. superintendent dr. william hite was on hand for that gift, $137,000 in scholarships courtesy of that auto giant. >> well, you can help starch out hunger this weekend. letter carriers will be picking up food donations tomorrow. all you have to do is leave canned goods or nonperishable foods by your mailbox and carriers will pick them up on their usual routes. today carriers got a jump start gathering donations in pennsauken new jersey. the starc stamp out hunger campn is the country's largest single day food drive. >> up next on a friday afternoon this guy a bear made a rare appearance today in a philadelphia park. hear from the shocked fisherman who snapped some of these pictures next. >> plus, a local teacher got a huge surprise today. find out why the phanatic he
the 60 people sworn in come from 33 different nations including cambodia egypt and jamaica. >>> hundredsp paying for their college education. the pacific company foundation landed out scholarships today in southwest philadelphia. recipients were selected because of their academic performance financial need and career ambition. superintendent dr. william hite was on hand for that gift, $137,000 in scholarships courtesy of that auto giant. >> well, you can help starch out hunger...
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government, pakistan, cambodia, that said, what is your reaction to this? >> my reaction is it is donald trump trying to paint himself as a realist. he can be a sensible republican realist of nixon and kissinger. that's the trump campaign reached out to secretary baker recently. he met with james baker, and now henry kissinger today. they're trying to give him sod credibility and allies within the establishment, but james baker isn't going along. rejects his foreign policy. >> i think there is a fantasy football aspect to this. james baker and henry kissinger are big names. >> well said. >> as you said, the kissinger foreign policy and a lot of the way he governed is very disturbing, has not aged well. donald trump to the extent he has a foreign policy, talked about being less interventionist and paying for less things, the kissinger model is very expensive, we were intervening in a ton of countries, propping up dictators, there was a lot of deceit. we don't have time to go through all of it. but it is certainly not a general election pivot. >> we should al
government, pakistan, cambodia, that said, what is your reaction to this? >> my reaction is it is donald trump trying to paint himself as a realist. he can be a sensible republican realist of nixon and kissinger. that's the trump campaign reached out to secretary baker recently. he met with james baker, and now henry kissinger today. they're trying to give him sod credibility and allies within the establishment, but james baker isn't going along. rejects his foreign policy. >> i...