next we discuss the situation in the middle east with a former adviser to george w. bush is the penetration in the u.s. . he tells us you. never have all consequence of globalization and growing populations that interview next. the weight of popular uprisings in the arab world has led political analysts to come up with twenty if not a force some are calling it rain in the desert that would hopefully cause the region of the corrupt regimes others are comparing you to a destructive tsunami that would wreak havoc in a rage the bullets have region well at some perspective from that we're now joined by a former adviser to president george w. bush term as graham thank you very much for your time sir what do you think is an aftermath or four for the advance unfolding in the middle east right now. of course probably an earthquake that is going to change the ground underneath the regimes that have been in place for the past forty years and what we're seeing is the consequences of a lot of developments in communications consequences of population growth of new desires by people to

george w. bush administration in the u.s. tell us. we're witnessing is an inevitable consequence of globalization and growing populations that interview next. a wave of popular uprisings in the arab world has political analysts to come up with plenty of matter force some are calling need to rein in the desert that would hopefully cause the region of the corrupt regimes others are comparing it to a destructive tsunami that would wreak havoc in a radio region well at some perspective from that we're now joined by former adviser to president george w. bush thomas graham thank you very much for your time sir what do you think is an aftermath of four for the various unfolding in the middle east right now that matter for probably an earthquake that is going to change the ground underneath the regimes that have been in place for the past forty years or longer she is the consequence of a lot of developments and communications consequences of population growth. desires by people. to organize their lives in a

next we discuss the situation in the middle east with a former adviser to the george w. bush administration in the u.s. thomas graham tells me that the rest are witnessing is an inevitable consequence of globalization and growing populations if you next. the wave of popular uprisings in the arab world has that political analysts to come up with plenty if not a first summit calling it rain in the desert that's what hopefully climbs the region of the corrupt regimes others that comparing you see a destructive tsunami that would wreak havoc in a radiate voltaire's region well to add some perspective from that may i'm now joined by a former adviser to president george w. bush thomas graham thank you very much for your time sir what do you think is an aftermath of for for the events unfolding in the middle east right now i think in that metaphor is probably an earthquake that is going to change the ground underneath a ravine that had been in place for the past forty years no more of what we're seeing is the consequence of. a lot of developments in communications the consequence of

and it brings back to mind when george w. bush was president, he enjoyed playing golf. he still does apparently. i've never played with him but i understand he's a good athlete. but once troops were committed to harm's way, president george w. bush said it didn't feel like for him to be out on a golf course while troops he committed to harm's way were in danger. so he gave up playing golf for the rest of his administration. yet the current administration has a president at the top who not only doesn't feel any qualms about playing golf while we have troops committed, that he committed to harm's way, he'll also play golf and pause long enough to commit more troops to harm's way. the democratic impulses across the region would be eclipsed by the darkest form of dictatorship . that's unfortunately what the majority of americans are concerned about happening here in america if we get away from the legislative process and forcing bills through that are not supported by the american public and forcing american commitments in places that america does not support and spending be

he's used about two and a half so that puts him below ronald reagan and george w. bush and just above george h. w. bush and bill clinton. so he's right there in the mix with the presidents. very similar in that way of expressing public faith. in terms of the state terms, the broad terms, bible, pray, blessings, so on he's the highest of any president in modern history just slightly higher in bill clinton who used about 12.5% in the average speech. barack obama uses 13. ronald reagan and george bush were right there as well. so he's very typical, very similar to the most recent presidents in the new model of public religion in that respect. let me give you another way similar to read this 1i think will some obvious at first but there's a little new ones that i will try to add. barack obama if you listen to any major address he has given - since he came into office. he will close that address by saying god bless america. usually god bless you and god bless america. and that is as i said pretty obvious because every president it seems closes, not president but politician c

diplomat under george w. bush after succeeding in opening doors to libya's markets welch went on to become the vice president of bechtel a corporation that is currently building a new car plant in guess where libya talk about a revolving door even in a nation like iran american corporations find a way a tech company honeywell has received twelve billion dollars in federal contracts but has been routinely doing business in iran a crema troll in factories and selling security equipment to the regime through a british subsidiary and they're not alone hundreds of corporations do the same thing with other pariah regimes all over the world for example before he became vice president dick cheney was c.e.o. of halliburton which probably way was i was bankrupt when he became vice president and all these contracts for the record i kind of brought it back but halliburton at the time when cheney was running it was then doing business with both iran and iraq while both were supposedly under both the us and un sanctions aren't

caller: i like to praise george w. bush. the poor maligned old guy remove dead dictator, a tyrant who killed more people and who was much worse than this clown, this character gaddafi, and i was like to talk about the big picture going on in the middle east right now. it seems like in country after country after country, the people are rising up and they are just demandinghat they have a voice in their own government, to choose their leaders, to choose their policies, and it is like blossoming all over the middle east, like flowers. i wanted to ask, where did the seed for these flowers come from? it came from a picture that was circulated all around the world of a little old iraqi woman who had hea a thinker, her purple thing your pointed in the air. she get the chance to choose her ruler and the rules under which she is governed. and that was old george w. host: thanks for the call. do not be a stranger. guest: don makes a pretty good point. what a lot of conservatives feel in this country, if you blindfolding yourself and

brian: you talk about -- at cato -- >> it's all george w. bush's fault? i'm not a big fan of george w. bush as you can get -- guess from my iraq experience. from my iraq experience. however, to blame the happless ex-president for all this is a bit much and it's a curious reactionary comment from our secretary of state when she says once we get over these little difficulties we'll go back to the way things were in the 1990's. it's a curiously reactionary comment for a supposedly progressive person. are we supposed to get in our time machine and go back? from a -- an american decision-making view point think about that. it means before 9/11, before afghanistan, before the great crash, before the multipolar world. of course she wants to go back! you could do anything in the multipolar world. you had give. you lose vietnam in a bipolar world, doesn't really matter. the amount of room for making mistakes was huge. in a multipolar world the margin for error is it very, very small and you can't do everything you want to do. that's something nobody in washington s

or whatever but the conservatives have some shifted a whole lot faster justice alito who was george w. bush's most recent appointee has voted with the chamber of congress and nearly every single case that he's handled since he became a justice and what's interesting about it is that the record has become so news while there's been a fifteen points like in the percentage of tape cases that go in the chambers way that recently you're seeing business friendly reporters touting the fact that the chamber started to lose a few cases lately they're all really easy cases where it was obvious the chamber was supposed to lose so you can tell that they're there in the someone who's drawn blood here because no one talks about their failures. this brings to mind of the the locker court record of the early one nine hundred tons the one nine hundred teens right up until f.d.r. and into the first few years of the new deal where they were striking down. child labor laws the court was striking down minimum wage laws is unconstitutional we have republicans now who are arguing those same positions that there are

this seems to be very different from george w. bush. the president keeps talking about the need for the international community to speak with one voice. the voices are very divided. the russians and chinese are not keen it. neither is the u.s. defense secretary. >> the u.n. security council resolution provides no authorization for the use of armed force. there is no unanimity among nato for the use of armed force. >> refugees are crossing the border from libya to tunisia. >> let's turn to the thousands of people fleeing the unrest in libya. the situation at the border has reached quite -- there is struggling to cope with the influx of people. our correspondent is at the point between the two countries. >> we want to leave, they shout. these people are stranded in no- man's land, out of libya, but not yet safely into tunisia. this border crossing point has been overwhelmed by a tide of humanity. more than 70,000 people so far and counting. the boston majority of both migrant workers from countries like egypt -- the majority of my co-work

. >> i hear from democrats that it is all george w. bush's fault. i'm not big fan of george w. sh pr. however, to blend hapless? present for this is a bit much and it is a reactionary, and from our secretary of state when she says that once we get over these local difficulties, when she was running for president, we will go back to the way things were in the 1990's. that is a curious reactionary comment from a progressive person. we have to get into a time machine? like how can she say such a silly thing? it is before 9/11 and before iraq and afghanistan and before the great crash and before the multi-polar world. of course she wants to go back. you can do anything uni-polar world. the amount of room for making mistakes was huge. in a multi-polar world, the margin of error is very small. you cannot do everything you want to do. that is the world that nobody in washington seems to be able to fathom. of course she wants to go back. that is understandable and pointless. that you think these things will go away. this is a 500-year change in power and the world. it is staring us in t

president obama seems very different than george w. bush. in particular, he is afraid of america being seen to use its military might to impose its will on other countries, wanting the international community to speak with one voice. but the voices are very divided. nato would not consider it without u.n. backing. the russians and chinese are not keen. >> i would noted that the u.n. security council resolution provides no authorization for the use of armed force -- i would note that. there is no unanimity with in nato for the use of armed forces. >> tens of thousands of crossing the border from libya into tunisia. america is moving its warships closer to the coast for the humanitarian crisis. not is obama's priority, another war. bbc news. >> as tens of thousands of people fleeing the unrest in libya, the situation near tunisia has reached a crisis point. they are struggling to cope with the flood of people into tunisia and egypt our correspondent -- and egypt. our correspondent ben brown is at a point there on the border. >> out of libya bu

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took turns flipping pa >> today on oprah at 4:00, former president george w. bushis most difficult decisions in the white house. at 5:00, the threat facing the recycling program in one of the bay area's greenest cities and how online websites put their sites on going upscale. we'll have those stories and more later today at 5:00. >> that's it for now. maybe we should get a little french from mike. >> i know everything. watch out for the space shuttle toni (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) 

richard haass held that position in the george w. bush administration.s now president of the council on foreign relations. his latest book is, "war of necessity, war of choice: a memoir of two iraq wars." anne-marie slaughter worked in the obama administration state department until earlier this year. she's now professor of politics and international affairs at princeton university. anne-marie slaughter, i'll start with you. we've heard some of those fighting against qaddafi calling for outside help, specifically a no-fly zone. what's the chief argument for helping them >> the strongest argument for helping them is stwra t.j. i can which is that we've finally seen a major shift in the theirty of the entire middle east from anti-americanism and anti-israel and focused, really, outside to an indigenous demand for democratic government, for accountable government, for government that provides decent services by the young people of the region who are the majority of the region. they are now asking us to help. they're expecting to see us deliver on our verbal

what if we said on the very first day that george w. bush's limitations of conscience protection will be reinstated so the government will act of the protect those as a matter of conscience who refused to do the things and finally, what we said on the first day at the state's department will be instructed as of this state to recognize the right of every sovereign nation to define its capital and the embassy will be in the capital of the country that defines it. it, means that the united states embassy will be in jerusalem. the only country in the world where it refuses the local government to allow its embassy in the capital. we should stop on the very first day. i am not yet a candidate. i am the process of exploring. you can go to newtexplores20 12.com. we are all lying to be on the same team after this is over. it will take all of us to defeat the left. we cannot just to feed the left in washington. we need 40 more house seats in washington. we need to pick up the state senate here. we need to strengthen the hand the government has. we need

. >> you would recall that barack obama won the presidency trying to distinguish himself from george w. bush. one of the ways he did this was on the question of guantanamo bay. he had regarded this as a shadowy, secretive form of justice. he promised on day two of his presidency to close guantanamo bay by january of last year. he pledged to bring al qaeda suspects, including the alleged mastermind of 9-eleven to civilian courts on the american mainland. the reality now is that policy is in tatters. congress voted place -- congress voted late last year to ban transferring prisoners to the u.s. mainland. this is the long-awaited response to that vote by president obama. reluctantly, the military tribunals will have to resume. >> so a lot of supporters say you let us down and critics will say we told you so. is there any response to this? >> there are groups on the left that say he may have inherited guantanamo bay but it will now be part of his legacy. they see a president trying to knock this down the field for a successor to deal with this subsequently. he insists that he will appeal against

. >>> on this eighth anniversary of the iraq war, one of former president george w. bush's national security advisers came to the bay area, an appearance which sparked a protest. protesters claim steven hadley was among the bush advisers who helped push the u.s. into war, and that he was behind the claims since disproved that saddam hussein was trying to buy yellow cake uranium from niger. hadley was a speaker in northern california. >> this man is a war criminal. he deserves to be prosecuted. and we're here calling for that today. stop the government's crimes. >> protesters in los angeles also marked today's iraq war anniversary with a huge peace march down hollywood boulevard. among those demonstrating today was a group of iraq veterans who oppose u.s. involvement in iraq and afghanistan. >>> winter is going out with a bang. it is hard to believe spring starts tomorrow. meteorologist nick o'kelley joins us now with a look at the wild forecast. >> absolutely. i think as we head into spring, this coming week, we are going to be a little disappointed. because it's going to b

this was an international coalition, post-9/11, and post- george w. bush era, where we created a war in iraq that was unnecessary and left in utter results. [everyone talking at once] >> okay. one well-known member of congress raised the question of whether or not obama has committed an impeachable offense who was that. >> dennis kucinich. >> what is his argument about this being a possibility? >> notice how many -- >> hold on. >> line up with dennis kucinich, zero! >> really made his case. >> here's the reasoning. >> he doesn't have a case! >> that's right. >> he's saying the question should be raised. >> here's the case. congress alone has the power to declare war or authorize war in the constitution. >> is this war? >> if you attack a country and kill its soldiers, those are acts -- and gets said these are acts of war. >> what do you think about this? >> do you accept gaddafi says it's americans killing civilians. >> if he's going to be impeached as a newcomer, impreached, it's a low bar. but is it war? you can talk about war or is the -- kennett eck cl

president george w. bush from 2001 to 2005. the group blames hadly for pushing the u.s. into the iraq war. they claim he is now advocating u.s. aggression against libya. >> checking some bay area headlines, the san jose neighborhood was under a shelter in place area. some 250-gallons of ammonia leaked from one holding tank into another. the chemical was contained and only the odor posed a danger. the plant is closed for maintenance. no injuries were reported. >> union city police have released a composite sketch of a man wanted. the man grabbed a girl from behind when she walked on union square. she was able to break free and run. the man was last seen running towards the bart station. >>> you will be able to see charlie sheen's show without turning on the tv. he is bringing his road show, titled violent torpedo of truth to san francisco. tickets went on sale today. when last we checked, there were seats available. >>> japan making progress with its nuclear crisis, a new problem has appeared and amazing pictures of the tsunami as it washes away a driver and its car. and

was also attending something called military appreciation night before the opening pitch with george w. bush in attendance a whole group of marines were sworn in at home plate then the p.a. announcer came in and said for those of you in the audience who also want a career in the military please. the appropriate she asked. if going to war isn't political there's nothing in. this hour as it naturalizes ideas and images that deflect attention away from other realities and this is where it really starts to make. many people who follow professional football were saddened to learn last week that the hall of fame sort of like webster died at the age of fifty after years of combat on the field he had heart disease and brain damage however it is hard to find a former pro football player whose body hasn't paid a very high price the dominant narrative in sports culture presents a narrow glamorized view of militarism and violence that conceals many of the costs and consequences of this fictionalized ideal of male invulnerability you do feel like you are. so you can do anything you. want to where you wan

that is the economy he handed to george w. bush. fast forward eight years. now look at president george w. bush's last budget. the national debt was no longer $5 children in his last budget, it was $12 trillion. he said to president obama, welcome to washington, we are losing money, and the next deficit shows the to the next budget shows a deficit of $1.20 trillion. for republicans to say we should step back, and they will deal with that, it ignores history. during the bush administration we fought two wars without paying for them, and he did something no president has done, cut taxes. it is counter-intuitive. to cut revenue during a war is something no president has done for obvious reasons. it drives you deeply into debt. host: why did you agree to continue the bush era tax cuts for the next two years? guest: we need to stimulate the economy. the earlier stimulus package which the president suggested and passed in congress, avoided what could of been a global depression and the united states economy could been in a much worse position than it is today. this

gwen: we turn to david again on the evening of september 11, 2001, this time to gage george w. bush's performance on the darkest night of his presidency. >> i wrote down three things i thought the president had to do before this speech began, had to displace strength, compassion and give reassurance. i think on the first two he did well. i don't think given the way these events have unfolded he provided a great deal of reassurance that we know how to prevent it from happening again. gwen: the dean, as we like to call him -- not to his face. as usual he was spot on. we and you benefited from his wisdom in countless inches of newspaper copy and hundreds of television appearances. and we all got to work with him. dan literally side by side -- there you are -- for the last couple of decades. what a gift that was, dan. >> it's a great gift, gwen. and our newsroom and many, many others we've all heard from this week feel the loss, as do a lot of people who watch this program. he was the most remarkable colleague. he was the best political reporter of any generation. he defined what politica

allies in airstrikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo president george w. bush said it was weapons of mass destruction that threaten the world and invaded iraq in what was supposed to be a quick and limited campaign on the orders coalition forces have begun striking selected targets some military importance undermine saddam hussein's ability to wage war most thought it would end there with president obama running on an anti-war platform he has spent most of his presidency trying to end the wars started by his predecessor until now the u.n. security council passed a strong resolution that demands an end to the violence against such pts. it authorizes the use of force in the timeline of recent history there have been some glaring similarities when it comes to the youth of course are u.s. presidents none have been in response to a military attack or even threat of an attack on u.s. soil none have ever been formally declared wars we have to protect thousands of innocent people who kosovo from a mounting military offensive we are determined to knock out set of hussei

it is my humble opinion that president george w. bush would have never acknowledged climate change in his state of the union speech last week had it not been for california. if we can enlighten the president, surely china and india will listen. in a little over a year, climate change has exploded from an issue most people doubted existed, to an issue everyone wants to do something about. and i think we are now in the phase of trying to figure out what everybody else is doing so we don't trip over each other and can figure out where we fit in solving the puzzle. this summit is a very important step in this process. i thank you for inviting me. we at bcdc look forward to continuing to work with you, both because we should and because we must. al gore got it right. he says dealing with climate change is not so much an environmental, scientific political or economic issue as it is a moral one. at some point, our children or our grandchildren will ask us, how could you have not seen what was happening and why didn't you do more to stop it? we

george w. bush and unfortunately so far president obama are exactly the opposite -- 043. the president has to show more leadership. he is not engaged in the issue. he is the chief executive officer of the united states. he has an obligation. and frankly, the leaders of both parties have to work with the president on a construive basis to help keep america great and to avoid a debt crisis. host: 3400 tweets in -- guest: i think we need to understand the difference between the short-term challenge and the structural challenge but let me try real quickly. first, we want to make sure that we don't undercut the heat -- undercut the economic recovery. we need to get unemployment down. and it actually we need to make targeted investments in critical infrastructure and a few other areas that could help us improve innovation, increased economic growth, and our competitive posture. the real threat is not this year and next year. at the same time, we hav

the bottom line for the president was not to do what george w. bush did which was to lead a muslim nation. also very importantly that susan rice was able to engineer a broader u.n. resolution this week, one with real muscle. goes well beyond the no-fly zone. and that was the bottom line and the biggest factor. >> andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. thank you very much. there's a lot more to come on "nbc nightly news" this saturday. the other major story of the day the disaster in japan. news of possible progress in the nuclear reactors, but also new worries about radiation in the food supply. we'll be back. news of possible progress but also new worries of radiation in the food supply. we will be back. back. grams of protein, boost plus also has fourn and twenty-six essential vitamins and minerals including calcium and vitamin d to help maintain bone health. get complete nutrition for an active, healthy lifestyle. try boost plus today. this has been medifacts for boost plus. and i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. i do remember sitting dow

this was an approach that president george h. w. bush and other republicans had championed as a market-based way to achieve environmental results. even though we were using a republican idea as our cornerstone and hat industry support, no republican in the senate would support the bill. as a matter of strategy, the republican efforts to demonize our bill may have made political sense. but it set back our efforts to address climate change and achieve energy independence by many years. protection of the environment is now in partisan battleground. on the preeminent environmental threat of our time, climate change, we cannot even agree whether there is a problem. another thing contributing to the science to nile is the growing power of some special interests. and that is also changing the nature of our politics. special interests have always been part of the political landscape. our campaign finance laws always placed limits on the extent of their influence. but now, as a result of supreme court decision, the company liked coke in industrie