support and without the pro iranian. groups it will be it won't be possible to defeat the opposition because the ratio of troops is ten to one day iranians are providing all the ground troops while russia is providing air support for the government so russia and iran at least at the current stage are allies and working together so russia cannot cannot or we know this war for the government the government of syria cannot win this war without the iranian support and besides russia is not though is not the one to decide who will stay in syria and who will leave this is only this is the prerogative of the syrian government if the syrian government is strong enough i think a president assad will be interested in limiting the iranian influence because the majority of the syrians are not happy about the the scale of the iranian influence right now about the iranian bases in syria so but for that or you need a strong central government only the strong central government could do this not not even russia because russia is now. tr

he does want to get across the table with iranians. the national security advisor may not see that in the same sense, but i think what the actions that they have taken, the president apparently believed that he had to start fresh before he could get a better deal. and so that was the premise under which they walked away from the jcpoa. whether i like that or not, it's water under the bridge. and wherever we go from here, we need to start from that point. >> jim, final word to you. >> i think it is a matter of law, constitutional practice, there's nothing that would hinder the next president from going back to the jcpoa. congress was consulted when the agreement was concluded in a rather back handed way. it wasn't consulted when we left. i think the original consent to the extent it gave its concept remains on the record -- to the extent it gave its consent remain on the record. the president can go back. he could do that in a framework of a broader articulate policy towards iran and towards the region. it is very difficult to say two y

slarl in syria, we have said we're going to stay as long as the iranians do, the iranians are going to stay forever so it's a time of if the united states is willing to stay forever also. that could become more controversial over the next couple of years if there's no change. i think yemen does offer some possibility for change, even positive change. because of the restruggles against the war in this country in particular but more generally in the world, and because of the delegitimization of the saudi leadership that's taken place. if you're looking for a crack, an opening where there would be sufficient interest to have a dialogue, not presumably bilateral one in some multilateral format, that would seem to be the one where there's enough dynamism in the situation to allow for it. i don't see it occurring anywhere else. >> host: so very quickly before turn we turn to members and bring them into the conversation and this is a hard question to answer in a lightning round but i'm going to ask you all to oblige me. what's the wild card scenario that we are not thinking about? what the is

was it spent on the iranian workers, in the iranian schools? no. it probably ended up in syria and elsewhere. these are probably the questions the opposition is asking when it comes to resources that could be made available and potentially it exists. it doesn't come from thin air. but these are elements where if properly utilized will be the difference between the regime continuing to plunder the nation and sustain itself as opposed to thinking a move that will be i think very seriously monitored and encouraged by iranian dissidents at home and abroad and get the help we really need. despite the regime censorship, pressure on the people, despite their means to control or to influence or to infiltrate foreign-based media that's broadcasting programming into iran, let's see where the real challenges are happening. otherwise, giving them lip lip e we are service we are with you but not doing anything constructive to actually help them will be yet another false promise. so we have an opportunity here to control the outcome by making sure it doesn't end

was it spent on iranian workers? was it spent on iranian schools? it probably ended up in syria or elsewhere. these are the questions the opposition is asking when it comes to resources that could be available. it doesn't come from thin air. these are elements where, when

the iranians have stabilized the currency. it is certainly not back to pre-made levels, but they have phrased it by about one third since it's absolute low this summer. their managing a series of fairly tough economic shocks shortage and domestic consumer products. diapers to tomatoes. they are beginning to reimpose some rationing programs to ensure there are not panics at the marketplace. to try touckled down ride out for as long as they can the economic strains in fact, boasting as they have in the past that these measures enable them to wean themselves off of energy revenues. they see it as a net positive we've seen this play out in the politics. the replacement of the central bank and there is the sense that in fact they are going to have to go back to some state dominated policies to ride this out that are not conducive to long-term growth. they recognize that a real seizures if these measures are imposed and the trump administration as many anticipate tries to push for further reduction of the next six months deadline fo

this radicalized some iranians.made them think about their own voices and their own set of concerns. this is a complication for america's relationship with iran. the shad of iran did not expect his young people to come home with the political consciousness. he wanted them to come home with a technocratic consciousness, oil engineers, doctors, not threats to his regime. the iranian revolution, like almost any revolution, is a messy affair. it's not clear to those who were revolting what's going to happen. they are living to chaos and violence and turmoil. they are all vying for legitimacy. the iranian revolution starts to break out right at the cost of 1978, 1979. it's not clear who's going to take control. there's all kinds of factions. there's a communist faction. there's a democratic liberal faction. there is a parliamentary republic faction. there's an islamist faction who wants democracy. all minds are controlled. it's not clear who's going to win. they are all trying to find tools for legitimacy. when Ãbreturns

but by helping the iranian people make that decision. you cannot come and say we support iranian people but we don't want regime change. how the hell do you want us to get to democracy while this regime is still in place? that's a little bit of contradiction. so, i think, not just the rhetoric, but also the revision of some policies could certainly work out some of the problems we have in there and maybe some other ideas that could be added. >> thank you. i wonder if i could ask you to be a bit more explicit -- >> could you introduce yourself? sorry, allen, a.g. international law. i wonder if i would ask you to be a bit more explicit in how you envision the scenario which i assume is a scenario of a bloodless revolution? you've talked about the united states officially saying they endorse regime change, more targeted sanctions, but can you tell us a little bit more how you envision this actually coming about? and just as a follow-up question, because you spent a lot of time saying that your role was to try to bring the disparate elements

we are talking about iranian ground troops. they were up diplomatic efforts and they have had for many decades. they will have more because of the relative change in power. but, iranian troops, in particular, long rage capabilities, missiles, rockets, systems, they are a threat to israel, which is israel conducts strike against of them. they're potentially a threat to us and our allies and partners such as jordan and turkey. that is the policy. in doing this, once again, in light of the focus in the last over the the turks northeast, we have looked at andvidual areas back-and-forth with regime and the russians on refugee idp damascusnvoys out of and along the border by the regime. we have seen a variety of military engagement including one in the last few days in the northeast and our relations with the pyd in the fight against isis. vis-a-vis the turks and their es andns about pyd's ti there are threats to come in military as a they have done twice before in the euphrates and in aphfin. between theement turks of the russians w

but iran and iranians have had enough. in the face of seemingly in an -- insurmountable obstacles and untold risks, the iranian people opened a new era of opposition to the regime. in towns and cities across iran, every day they are confronting it tirelessly and courageously. through public protests, labor strikes and in numeral asks of civil disobedience, they are expressing rejection of every element and faction. they want their freedom, their dignity, and their country back. community,rnational the promise of my compatriots' movements represents an historic opportunity to achieve an enduring solution to the numerous threats emerging from the republic. in fact, this is an opportunity to transform the middle east because a democratic iran will be representative of its people and a representative iran would be a different force outside its borders. consider whether a democratic iran would promote she had politics, prop up terrorist organizations like hezbollah, hamas or the hoodies, facilitate shameful mass murdering of sy

the second part of the iranian regime onóenablers.pressure is directed at the regime and its maligned proxies not the iranian people. the iranian regime longest suffering and the people in america supports them in their quest or a better life . iranian support for militias in places like syria and yemen along regional conflict and exacerbates human suffering and both cases we are pressing around two and its rule in the conflicts while increase our own efforts to reduce and resolve these conflicts left unaddressed create openings around around and exploit to extend its influence. in syria, we have three critical priorities. the enduring defeat of crisis which requires not just battlefield victory but stabilization devices cannot reemerge. and in the military presence of iran and its proxies which are significant forces of instability and conflict in syria. and we want to see a syrian political process progress because without it syria will not keep daily, security and prosperity. area of court also need to end its support for terrorism

this is an escalation that the iranian president springs. it is not that we do not like iranians. we just do not like the extremely dangerous situation that they introduced to an already cauldron of danger and horror that is the syrian internal conflict. our position is that they need to go. we have asked the russians many times why it is in russia's interest for them to be there doing these things? in therstand why it is russians interest for them to provide infantry to help the regime -- the a saudi regime. why do they need long-range missiles? us aussians have not given good answer. we do think it is part of an overall compromise settlement of this conflict where foreign armies would leave as they usually do at the end of conflicts, or at least in many cases. the iranians would be one of those foreign armies that leave. that would be a condition of moving forward onto the political process, moving forward on the normalization of the assad regime, or the success of regime status. that is the strategy. we have the three objectives which i gave in the strategy to use these various

the wealth taken from the iranian people, the regime worked to spread its brand of hate and destruction throughout our region to cause instability worldwide. it established paramilitary of the organizations and other nonstate actors to serve as a proxy with the version of our neighbors. threaten the world and then prolong the sinister wars to leave hundreds of thousands of muslims dead and made millions of others refugees. to sponsor and conduct terrorism killing countless innocents in the middle east, europe, south america and the united states. thankfully the most recent accounts were uncovered in europe and prevented to take ourep nation hostage at least until now it has survived but only through fear of pressure but iran and iranians haveed had enough in the face of insurmountable obstacles and untold risks that people have opened a new era of opposition in towns and cities across iran every day they are confronting it tirelessly and courageously from public protest, strakes and civilte disobedience they are expressing their level of infections they want their freedom, dignity and t

this is the kind of escalation that the iranian presence brings. it is not that we don't like iranians far from their shores, we don't like the extremely dangerous situation they introduced to an already of danger and horror that is the internal syrian conflict. our position is that they need to go. we have asked why it is in russia's interest for them to be there doing these kind of things. we understand why it is in their toerest to provide infantry help the assad regime, but why did they need long-range missiles? the russians have not given us a good answer. we think is part of the conflict where foreign armies would leave and they usually do at the end of conflicts, the iranians would be one of those foreign armies that leaves. that would be a condition of moving forward on the normalization of the assad regime. that is the strategy. the fact that half the population will not return to a regime like this. the fact that the rebuilding of the country, which will have to which will not be funded by assad and friends. until we see a political proce

what's the iranian view of the current state of the g.c.c. it was after all a regional grouping that was designed to counter iranian policies. well only in zero zero zero p. g.c.c. is of one of those products of the united states iran the full be a policy that started after these lawmakers aleutian in iran and through a misuse of some slogans and mulattoes and causes of the islamic revolution that was stated by iranian officials that's why some arab states especially slowly arabia and you know its allies in the out of war supported saddam hussein against iran in that war are the same climate was a spreading in the region all throughout the last several decades thanks to the united states israel and saudi arabia that have been trying to use of regional capacities and potentials against iran to harness iran to actually stop iran's growth and strike at iran's economy and political dominance and influence in the region but the p. g.c.c. is. you know a failure actually because of that iran a phobia has now changed into us all before via because of

the iranian government didn't do that. those students who jumped the barricades, client interviews embassy suddenly realized that kind of had carte blanche to do what they wanted. instead of just sort of a peaceful sit in, very quickly if evolved into a hostagetaking situation in which the americans did not fight back with weapons. they exceeded to this takeover so it would be very short-lived. well, it wasn't short-lived. it was 444 days of seizure of the u.s. embassy. people understood within the u.s. embassy that trouble was brewing in iran. there was a revolution going on. there'd been against a fortified embassy, but you could only do so much. because it was a sense of the was trouble sentiment, use embassy which event a massive affair with huge numbers of personnel come had come back to only the absolute necessary folks. i think at the moment of the iranian takeover there were 66 people still working at the embassy. this was an embassy that could've had that hundreds of e in it. the people who were there knew they we

with the translator translator there you've just been listening to iranian president. rouhani there speaking in a joint news conference with turkish president richard. who you just heard from here just to kind of sum up. mr edwards comments a little bit basically reiterating the bilateral ties between the two countries and working towards strengthening their economic relationship which he had knowledge has taken a hit over the last year or so he said trade between the two countries has fallen considerably between twenty seventeen and october twenty eighth of last year and this is something but they are looking to address he also talked about the so-called starner process these these are the ongoing peace talks to try to end the war in syria because of course both countries have a major presence in syria turkey and. iran iran supporting president bashar forces as they fight against the rebels there and turkey with a presence in northern syria trying to fend off the kurdish separatists in northern syria we're still waiting to fix that translation the english translation

as we were sailing back, we got into a battle with iranian speedboats.ng that they are going to come at us with whatever they have now, that would have been the air force. the year before, in 1987, the uss stark got hit by a missile, that was launched by iraq, we always had in mind remember the stark, remember the stark. and about five minutes went by and they said there was a target that had left bandar abbas, the iranian airfield, and the military airport and the civilian airport is the same place, so the aircraft, when it took off, was identified as air hostile. they thought it was iranian air force but the plane, in reality, was flight 655, it was an airliner, an airbus. five times a week, there is a scheduled service across the bandar strait to dubai. they travel a flight path... but here the crew is, waiting for another target to come at them when the aircraft takes off. and i believe that one of the lieutenants, i went up and asked him and i said "what are we doing?" he said "you are going to see some missile action." and i went to the specialist

and the iranians were harassing those chips with speedboats that the iranians were using, they woulde they were shooting and try to catch fire. so ourjob was just kind of like a police force, if you will. the team i was with was combat crew, i am videotaping the whole time. and they caught a ride with the uss vincennes, cruiser, it isa with the uss vincennes, cruiser, it is a billion—dollar boat, state—of—the—art time. as we were sailing back, we got into a battle with iranian speedboats. during the gunboat battle, we were thinking that they are going to come at us with whatever they have now that would have been the air force. the year before in 1987, the uss stark got hit by a missile, that was launched by iraq. we always do so minded member the stark. launched by iraq. we always do so minded memberthe stark. in launched by iraq. we always do so minded member the stark. in about five minutes went by and they said there was a target that had left the iranian airfield and the military airport and the civilian airport is the same place, so the aircraft when it took off was identified

would agree and saudi arabia would gladly withdraw from yemen if the iranians would agree to leave this would immediately provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance additionally saudi arabia has agreed to spend billions of dollars in leading the fight against radical islamic terrorism and we could spend hours to selecting those few sentences here it seems to me that the reality is completely opposite of how president trump and mike palm pale john bolton are characterizing what's going on in yemen right now your reaction joshua. well it is and the u.n. resolution they passed on yemen is really it requires the who these in the north to completely surrender and it is quite clear they're not going to do it and any effort to force them to surrender is going to require taking data the pork and from which all of the grain goes and humanitarian assistance it would cause widespread famine from one end of yemen to the other right now that peace talks are going on to try to us to try to get some kind of agreement but that would mean saudi arabia really stepping back from its maximalist goa

policy in the middle east that in israel for ever since the iranian revolution and seventy nine when the united states really was pushed out of the entire gulf region because saddam hussein was in iraq and doubled down on saturday via built nine nuclear hardened bases around saturday with the saudis paid for it all but the pertinence is the military complex in saudi arabia is better than anything in nato and the united states can project power from that region and keep its control over the persian gulf and that means it has its hand firmly on the oil tap and if the united states learned one thing in world war two it was that oil makes the world go round and in many ways the allies defeated it later yes because hundreds of the control of oil and the russians know this better than anybody because they fought stalin grodd which was about hitler getting to russian oil and by the caspian sea they stopped hitler they won the war and today the united states is geared up for world war three or is prepared for it and that means controlling oil and if the u.s. were to allow the alliance with s

he then saw the six men, who we understand are iranian.said they looked exhausted from theirjourney. they had obviously had a very difficult night even though it is a mild december it would have been very cold out in the channel in the early hours of this morning. we have had a statement from the home office who have confirmed the men are iranian. they said they were initially taken away for that medical examination that was mentioned in the report. just to see if they had hypothermia. it was obviously very cold or any ill effects from the journey overnight. and then they were taken to talk to immigration. we don't know exactly where they are or what has happened to them now. i spoke to one local man and he said he was extremely angry about what has happened and the increased number of migrants who have been coming over during november and december. migrants who have been coming over during novemberand december. he migrants who have been coming over during november and december. he is calling on the home secretary to do something and quick

regime in damascus and replace it with a neutral or anti-iranian regime, taking away this major iranian asked that. -- i set. there was almost this confrontation that was supported confrontation that was supported -- there was a real confrontation of interest. the rubric of a trump administration policy that is becoming much mo cowan here in -- more coherent in syria and focused on doing what the gulf countries were hoping for, working on the ground to block iranian interests from creating a military corridor through iraq and syria to the mediterranean. a year and a half ago i would have said it won't happen but it's not going to largely because of the trump administration not leaving syria. in addition there is a move by the trump administration to start a dialogue with turkey and with russia to see what can be done to squeeze the iranians, to make sure to ran is not the big winner and limits their games. so all of that indicates the way in which saudi arabia and turkey can still find themselves roughly on the same side. at the same time you are seeing turkey into a new military operat

and iranian-backed troops in syria, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> let's take the upper end for a second and let's theorize that it's 100,000 and closer to that, 25,000. how in the world do we propose given our limited footprint in syria and frankly, our limited influence historically in syria. how do you propose we remove 100,000 very determined troops in foreign soil that's not friendly to the united states? boy, is that every good question. we don't plan to do it through military force. >> you heard, that is a good question. why, because i worked for the foreign relations committee. >> i don't know that many members know it. what will we do? that is the inside joke. the more discussion, the less time. very good question. >> give us your magic solution. >> basically, this has to be done through diplomatic effort. i was personally involved in the rollback of 25,000 russian troops from georgia in 2008. we saw the withdrawal of the israeli army from the sinai in 1973. it is perfectly conceivable and quite normal in international

and iranians are bearing the brunt.eporter: at first glance, everything seems to be running normally in this pharmacy in tehran. but more and more often, pharmacist navid, who does not want his real name mentioned, has to tell his customers he does not have their medicine anymore. >> we have customers who have undergone open-heart surgery and those medications are vital. when they stand in front of me and i have to tell them that they are no longer available, you can see the fear in their eyes. reporter: the majority of iranian pharma imports come from europe. the u.s. sanctions have caused one massive problem for eu-iran trade -- the payment system. we visit the bank melli iran in hamburg. it forwards iranian company payments to respective banks of german companies. but now european banks are part of the boycott, according to the managing director. many companies fear the u.s. sanctions. >> the banks do not have any valid reason for not processing those payments. it's a clear breach of contract. it is the breach of the

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physical sense and plundered voraciously on people's private property appropriating nature a rainy iranian businesses and in the natural resources. they worked throughout the region and the conflict worldwide. it established the organizations and other nonstate actors who service proxies. it threatened the world with a nuclear program and prolonged sinister wars that have left hundreds of thousands dead and made millions of other refugees and sponsored and conducted terrorism killing countless innocent in europe, south america and the united states. the most recent attempts were uncovered in europe. the republic took the land and the nation hostage. at least until now it has survived. but they have had enough in the face of these insurmountable obstacles in the told risks, they've opened opposition to the regime in the towns and cities around iran every day they are confronting a tirelessly through public protests and a new model acts of disobedience they are expressing the rejection of which every element infection. they want their freedom, dignity and their country back. for the internat

the iranian and turkish presidents did not address the u.s. decision to pull out of syria even though it was likely on the top of the agenda of their discussions for both countries this is a diplomatic when iran considers the presence of u.s. troops an occupying force iran of course a supporter of the syrian government turkey considers this as a win even a u.s. concession to turkey because turkey has been angered by the alliance between the united states and the syrian kurdish armed group the white p.g. which controls this northeastern enclave in syria where the u.s. troops are stationed but the message from the iranian and turkish leaders as well as from russian president vladimir putin is that these three leaders these three countries are still working together on syria all of them mentioning the aston a process the russian led asked in a piece negotiating track talking about deeper cooperation between these three countries the iranian president arrived in ankara quite worried because in recent days turkey and the united states have been inv

the majority of iranian farm imports come from europe the u.s. sanctions have caused one massive problem for e.u. around trade the payment system. we visit the bank melli iran in hamburg it forwards are bringing in company payments to respective banks of german companies but now european banks are part of the boycott according to managing director gottlieb many companies fear the u.s. sanctions. the bank. the banks don't have any valid reason for not processing is a strain of thought it's a clear breach of contract it's a breach of the rules underlying payments in europe. bunk melly could sue but there are simply too many banks that no longer accept payments from iran gottlieb therefore hopes for new e.u. regulations back in tehran the block payments are also a big problem for many german medium size companies doing business in iran says dagmar from bone stein of the iranian german chamber of commerce. treat is on the brink of collapse and an e.u. solution is urgently needed. to name an iranian companies in the whole country are increasingly impa

iranian asset. there was a period of almost confrontation in syria where the groups that were supported directly or indirectly by most countries were on almost being targeted by turkey. there was a real confrontation of interest there. i think what you have seen is that under the rubric of a trump administration policy that is becoming more coherent in syria and is focussed on doing what the gulf countries were hoping for which was working, first of all, on the ground to block iranian interests, especially from creating a military corridor through iraq and syria to the met traditerranean. that seems to be out. but in addition there's a move by the trump administration to start a dialogue with turkey, especially also with russia to see what can be done to squeeze, to marginalize the iranians to make sure that the iranian is no the big winner in syria and limit their gains. this is all very positive. so all of that kind of indicates the way in which saudi arabia and turkey can still find themselves on

but everyone he accepts that there is a pro-iranian camp. generally speaking, those opposed to iran are seen as comprising a second camp, no matter how loose it may be. israel and theot gulf states in the same kind general camp, it is not much of a camp. they do not have relations, even though they are working on building relations. it is much less of a vertically integrated that the iranian one is, and that is a real problem, but i think it is fair to say that there is a distinctly on tiger ran in camp led by saudi arabia and the uae, and you could look at it as pro-american or call it whatever you like. many people and at that, but not the gulf arabs. the gulf arabs, saudis, and iraqis would say there is a third distinct camp, the sunni ,slamist camp, led by turkey and it includes brotherhood parties all over the middle east and qatar. this is an ideological cap, and that is one reason why we have a boycott of cut back -- qatar and a reason we are upset. , andare turkish oriented while there is a sense that turkey helps to balance iran, th

did give iraq a forty five day waiver to keep importing iranian gas and electricity. that waiver expires next week. prime minister mahdi must balance u.s. wants with his country's needs including cheap iranian goods the tension played out at last month's baghdad international trade fair sanctions to get in five days prior iran nearly doubled its number of booths to fifty eight saudi arabia in the u.s. pulled out in protest of the iranian storms i know i'm erica tried to push the iraq government under the pressure to stop the activities stop the relation between iraq but we are here and we want to say to all the rugged theatre we want to start business here. iraq needs to rebuild after years of war and iran's businessmen now international pariah is a disparate for the word. the rocks new government tasked with keeping the u.s. and iran on side to keep iraqi spending and satisfied ballasts al-jazeera. at least seven civilians have been killed and dozens more injured when security forces opened fire on protesters in indian administered kashmir the crowds are rallying aga

yet he faced charges for a statement he himself admitted was iranians and even the man now in charge of the russia collusion probe former f.b.i. chief bob mueller didn't lie but at the very least supported and pushed the false narrative which led to the invasion of iraq and subsequent chaos secretary powell presented evidence list week that baghdad has field to disarm its weapons of mass destruction so what can we learn lying is bad and everyone knows it but. well let dr house summarize. truths of the human condition. everybody lies. ellie apparently it's about what the press did not think that the lies told by democratic administration members to a republican congress was a bad thing but they do think that lies by people who work for mr trump years ago. could be a very exciting thing because it could harm mr trump mr cohen will tell whatever lie he has to tell her to make sure he comes out ok and if he thinks the lies going to get him a pardon it's all that lies if he thinks the law is good of a deal for the special prosecutors will tell that what the guy is worthless as a witness o

it was after all a regional grouping that was designed to counter iranian policies. well you know p. g.c.c. is of one of those products of the united states iran the full be a policy that started after these lawmakers will lucian in iran and through a misuse of some slogans and mulattoes and causes of the islamic revolution that was stated by iranian officials that's why some arab states especially slowly arabia and you know its allies in the out of war supported saddam hussein against iran in that war are the same climate was a spreading in the region all throughout the last several decades thanks to the united states israel and saudi arabia that have been trying to use of regional capacities and potentials against iran to harness iran to actually stop iran's growth and strike at iran's economy and political dominance and influence in the region but the p. g.c.c. is null you know a failure actually because of that iran a phobia has now changed into a solidly fulvia because of the inexperienced policies exercised by the house of so in the last couple of years all fro

shooting down of the civilian airliner in iranian territorial waters and nineteen eighty eight the so that's the facts as iranian air flight six fifty five and ninety six fifty six fifty five and there were two hundred ninety civilians on board that airliner that were killed including sixty six kids and this is the response of the then vice president soon to be president of the united states that facts don't matter that he will never apologize for the united states of america and right of there we see that exceptionalism is not an us exceptionalism is not a new. supremacist ideology it has long roots in american history and while the press is is ubiquitous i mean who needs a state media when you have the us corporate controlled media speaking in one voice praising a man who was a war criminal i read maybe a dozen obituaries i didn't come across one line about the americans shooting down that civilian airliner exactly or well i agree with what mark said right now but let me just let me play devil's advocate for a second you know compared to what happened to george bush sr looks almost