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first, the afghan president, then the saudi foreign affairs minister, followed by king abdullah of jordan, and iraq's prime minister. together they spoke for just over an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, let me first deal with context. we are confronting the fifth wave of political violence in the world in 140 years. anarchism was the first wave. national self-determination was the second away, and the japan, europe and the united states was the third wave. jihad against the soviet union, and struggle in sri lanka started the fourth wave. the post 9/11 is the five wave ask that is combining history, and theology, matched by utilization of the information technology of the fourth industrial revolution. it's translated interest a stink ecology, -- of violence. our knowledge and response -- as we are struggling between naming thephone na, knowing and it having an action plan on the basis of an an aligned strategy to distract, overcome and destroy the fifth wave of terrorism. symptoms are often -- causes are rarely confronted. voices of analysis are not followed. and there's no common framework
first, the afghan president, then the saudi foreign affairs minister, followed by king abdullah of jordan, and iraq's prime minister. together they spoke for just over an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, let me first deal with context. we are confronting the fifth wave of political violence in the world in 140 years. anarchism was the first wave. national self-determination was the second away, and the japan, europe and the united states was the third wave. jihad against the soviet union,...
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king abdullah says it's straining his own culture, he's asked for aid. will he take it opportunity to press from head from the u.s.? >> he may, but decisions were made at a donor conference, united states upped obligations to jordan, it had been about 600 million, and it's up to a billion for a variety of things. jordan allowed refugees to come in. there's no camps that had been set up until a year after the outbreak of the rebellion. many ended up unregistered. there's 630,000 registered by the united nations. what we see is jordan is near the boiling point because of large numbers of refugees, many cared for by jordanians because of infrastructure, schooling and so on. >> what does that mean. how much is their life on a day-to-day basis affected by the crisis. >> to start off with jordan had an a 30% unemployment raid. jordanians are convinced that the syrians are taking their jobs. the argument is that syrians are taking jobs. that they don't want to do themselves. similar to the argument about the united states, in terms of mexicans crossing the boar
king abdullah says it's straining his own culture, he's asked for aid. will he take it opportunity to press from head from the u.s.? >> he may, but decisions were made at a donor conference, united states upped obligations to jordan, it had been about 600 million, and it's up to a billion for a variety of things. jordan allowed refugees to come in. there's no camps that had been set up until a year after the outbreak of the rebellion. many ended up unregistered. there's 630,000 registered...
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the president made the comments following a meeting with king abdullah. the cease fire agreement would allow the u.s. and its partners to focus isis. >> we have seen progress on pushing back against isil and territories in iraq and now in some portions of syria. but a lot of work remains to be done. >> the cease fire with russia is set to take effect saturday but does not cover isis. >>> joining me now with perspective on everything from the fbi case to the fight against isis. the author of the new book called playing to the edge. american intelligence in the age of terror. thank you for coming on. >> thank you. first of all on the apple case we just heard about. this back and forth and holding its ground. where do you stand on this? >> this is really important. we need to settle it. honest men i did. on the broad question that the fbi asked apple to do months ago, this universal back door into all their encrypted products. i'm with apple. all right? i think american security, i know there are privacy arguments but i'm speaking about security, narrowly de
the president made the comments following a meeting with king abdullah. the cease fire agreement would allow the u.s. and its partners to focus isis. >> we have seen progress on pushing back against isil and territories in iraq and now in some portions of syria. but a lot of work remains to be done. >> the cease fire with russia is set to take effect saturday but does not cover isis. >>> joining me now with perspective on everything from the fbi case to the fight against...
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the president met with king abdullah at the white house today. and he ted that the ceasing of fighting will make it easier to end the long and bloody conflict. >> over the next weeks, if we could see some less violence that has been wracking that country, it provides us with the ability to provide a cease-fire in the north and the south. and allows us to move forward on the political, and it's going to be necessary to bring an end to the civil war in syria, and it would allow us to focus all of our parties, all of the parties in the entire world community, including russia, in going after isil. >> reporter: president obama said that the u.s. will sustained money to cope with the flood of refugees into syria, they have provided 3 and a half billion dollars in aid since the beginning of the syrian where. there are 600,000 syrian refugees living in jordan, but with jobs scare, some are saying that they have had enough. reporting from jordan. >> reporter: there are traffic jams here all the time now. the population has doubled in the past five year.
the president met with king abdullah at the white house today. and he ted that the ceasing of fighting will make it easier to end the long and bloody conflict. >> over the next weeks, if we could see some less violence that has been wracking that country, it provides us with the ability to provide a cease-fire in the north and the south. and allows us to move forward on the political, and it's going to be necessary to bring an end to the civil war in syria, and it would allow us to focus...
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i want to give respect to jordan's king abdullah sitting here for that answer.e is here with a bilateral meeting with the president at white house talking how best to fight isis and come up with a two-state solution for that but during the question and answer period with the reporters as you saw one of the questions that was atop the list was about this battle going on in washington. at one point there toward the end the credibility of the supreme court tends to break down because it is seen as extension of our politics. what he is alluding there to is, you know whether or not republicans and democrats can come together choosing a nominee. if you put somebody up, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he won't look at nominee. president obama said, quote, the republicans are sheepish to say they wouldn't talk nominee. let's bring it out now. sandra, as worry watching this, president went long way to basically said in an op-ed, basically this process constitutionally has to go forward. he is going to do this. hopes people can come forth. sandra: that was the
i want to give respect to jordan's king abdullah sitting here for that answer.e is here with a bilateral meeting with the president at white house talking how best to fight isis and come up with a two-state solution for that but during the question and answer period with the reporters as you saw one of the questions that was atop the list was about this battle going on in washington. at one point there toward the end the credibility of the supreme court tends to break down because it is seen as...
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we both view the problems of iraq and king abdullah before all talked about daesh -- [inaudible] the reality is that the islamic state is a disaster, very -- yet attracted psychopaths and the displaced population inside the middle east and europe, and the religion preached derived from coherent and learned -- of islam and going on to advise -- [inaudible] >> every religion has perverts and psycho paths who try to hijack it. isis is as much islamic as the kkk is christian. don't they have a cross? don't they do everything in the name of religion and christ? don't they believe that christ compels them to lynch and kill people of african descent? can one really say that the kkk is a christian organization? ... >> what more -- what better example of compassion and mercy do you have than this? if you say it is in the scriptures doesn't the old testament say an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. if someone did that today would you say they are christian or jewish? i caution people because it seems to have become almost novel, or the flavor of the day, to try to read things in direct i
we both view the problems of iraq and king abdullah before all talked about daesh -- [inaudible] the reality is that the islamic state is a disaster, very -- yet attracted psychopaths and the displaced population inside the middle east and europe, and the religion preached derived from coherent and learned -- of islam and going on to advise -- [inaudible] >> every religion has perverts and psycho paths who try to hijack it. isis is as much islamic as the kkk is christian. don't they have...
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speaking during a meeting with jordan's king abdullah in the oval office, the president says he knows grassley and the republicans are under enormous political pressure, but that should not be a factor. still the, news at 6:00, the iowa hawkeyes had a week off after last week's loss to penn state. tonight they're back at carver wisconsin. tony seeman is live to preview a crucial big 10 game. stacey: and, it has been a part of c so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back. announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 6:00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, chief meteorologist john mclaughlin, and sports director andy garman. >> we want to bring it to more of ames and just make it bigger and more awesome. stacey: a barbeque joint that's been in ames' campustown for 3 decades
speaking during a meeting with jordan's king abdullah in the oval office, the president says he knows grassley and the republicans are under enormous political pressure, but that should not be a factor. still the, news at 6:00, the iowa hawkeyes had a week off after last week's loss to penn state. tonight they're back at carver wisconsin. tony seeman is live to preview a crucial big 10 game. stacey: and, it has been a part of c so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're...
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in munich, jordan's king abdullah urged the international community to come together. >> today, we shareerests in a coalition victory in syria and iraq and the end for daesh requires our concentrated and dedicated action. >> the deal has produced cautious optimism, but there is a sense that the cooperative mood may not last. >> the best moment for trying and testing the will of those who have committed themselves yesterday. >> russia's role has been criticized in the conflict. the french defense minister pointed to moscow's airstrikes in support of the syrian regime as a major contributor to instability. >> last night's agreement can permit progress if it leads to a cease-fire. if it leads to general humanitarian access and if it includes an end to the indiscriminate bombing by the syrian regime and by russia. >> meanwhile, syrian president bashar al-assad has vowed to retake the entire country, leading many to wonder if the agreement can last. >> indeed, let's pull in our chief political correspondent, melinda crane, covering the security conference force. that came out of nowhere, syri
in munich, jordan's king abdullah urged the international community to come together. >> today, we shareerests in a coalition victory in syria and iraq and the end for daesh requires our concentrated and dedicated action. >> the deal has produced cautious optimism, but there is a sense that the cooperative mood may not last. >> the best moment for trying and testing the will of those who have committed themselves yesterday. >> russia's role has been criticized in the...
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today president obama is meeting with jordan's king abdullah at the white house and it is expected to discuss syria. and abdullah's visit to the white house takes place as the country struggles to accommodate more than 600,000 syrian refugees. >>> coming up facebook finally introduced new options for the like button. and a fight breaks out at a child' birthday party. a brawl caught on camera at chuck e. cheese. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. aren't moving in the right direction,bers it can be a burden. but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®. with over 6 million prescriptions and counting, it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana® is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's a once-daily pill that works around the clock. here's how: invokana® reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in to the body through the kidneys and sends some sugar out through the process of urination. and wh
today president obama is meeting with jordan's king abdullah at the white house and it is expected to discuss syria. and abdullah's visit to the white house takes place as the country struggles to accommodate more than 600,000 syrian refugees. >>> coming up facebook finally introduced new options for the like button. and a fight breaks out at a child' birthday party. a brawl caught on camera at chuck e. cheese. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®....
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foreign minister i hate to [ inaudible ] in the room, both you and the prime minister of iraq, and king abdullah, all talked about it, daesh being unislamic, isn't -- [ inaudible ] the reality is that the islamic state is islamic, very islamic, yet had attracted psycho paths [ inaudible ] but the region preached by his leaders [ inaudible ] of islam and [ inaudible ] goes on to advise us to base our strategy on [ inaudible ] with that understanding at its heart. and i invite you to comment on that. >> every religion has perverts and psychopaths who try to hijack it. isil is as much islamic as the kkk is christian. don't do have a cross? don't they do everything in the name of religion and the cross. don't they believe that christ compels them to lynch and kill people of african decent. can one really say the kkk is a christian organization? there are other groups that one can point to. there are other massacres that were committed in the name of keeping certain regions clear of non-christian. there are people like this also in the jewish faith that have nothing to do with jew dayism. there are p
foreign minister i hate to [ inaudible ] in the room, both you and the prime minister of iraq, and king abdullah, all talked about it, daesh being unislamic, isn't -- [ inaudible ] the reality is that the islamic state is islamic, very islamic, yet had attracted psycho paths [ inaudible ] but the region preached by his leaders [ inaudible ] of islam and [ inaudible ] goes on to advise us to base our strategy on [ inaudible ] with that understanding at its heart. and i invite you to comment on...
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king abdullah said last week that 25% of our budget goes to refugees. 25%. imagine that. that is a lot. i would like to finish with saying that we have had a wonderful relationship, magnificent relationship with both the government of the united states as well as the people of the united states and we still having a wonderful let's say period where we are working with each other, we are trying to implement peace over there. we have a wonderful relationship with our neighbors, an excellent relationship with our neighbors, and hopefully in the very near future, we would like to think that that region will have peaceful time where our children and grandchildren live in peace like they live here in the states or like they live in europe. thank you very much. any questions, please? >> how would you say the u.s. could help jordan become an even more effective partner in the war against terrorism? what could the u.s. do that it is not doing to help jordan be more effective? if you have a wish list. >> yes, sir. yes, sir. first of all, as a soldier, i would like to think the unit
king abdullah said last week that 25% of our budget goes to refugees. 25%. imagine that. that is a lot. i would like to finish with saying that we have had a wonderful relationship, magnificent relationship with both the government of the united states as well as the people of the united states and we still having a wonderful let's say period where we are working with each other, we are trying to implement peace over there. we have a wonderful relationship with our neighbors, an excellent...
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and i'd like to first thank his majesty, king abdullah, and the government of jordan, for their gracious a few minutes ago, prime minister maliki and i concluded a very frank and productive meeting about the future of his country iraq and how the united states can help secure it. now, we didn't agree on everything. heh. frankly, we would like to see the iraqis make more rapid progress towards handling their own security problems. and, for his part, the prime minister would like us to speed up the process whereby we'd transfer authority for that purpose to his government. and that's his right... as the freely elected leader of a sovereign nation, and not a u.s. puppet. mr. prime minister, you're doing a heck of a job. ( speaks mock arabic ) thank you, mr. president. heh. yeah. now, we'd be happy to take some of your questions. prime minister maliki, earlier this week, you failed to attend a scheduled meeting
and i'd like to first thank his majesty, king abdullah, and the government of jordan, for their gracious a few minutes ago, prime minister maliki and i concluded a very frank and productive meeting about the future of his country iraq and how the united states can help secure it. now, we didn't agree on everything. heh. frankly, we would like to see the iraqis make more rapid progress towards handling their own security problems. and, for his part, the prime minister would like us to speed up...
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president obama held a bilateral meeting with king abdullah of jordan this morning.are expected to discuss efforts to counter the islamic state group, the syrian conflict and the need for syrian and iraqi refugees in jordan. the obama administration has been passive about heading off potential fraud in the president's health care law. that's one of the findings in a new report by the government accountability office. the report was obtained by associated press and the gao stopped short of alleging widespread cheating but says the administration has struggled to resolve eligibility questions. u.s., theyheastern are adding up the toll from last night's killer tornadoes. two people were killed when a park inhit an rv louisiana more than 30 were injured another person was killed in mississippi. the top u.s. commander in the pacific's is a new anti-missile me to be deployed soon. admiral harry harris told a committee the missile is needed to counter improved russian and chinese naval strength of the navy plans and lying 500 of the missiles through the year 2021. detroit p
president obama held a bilateral meeting with king abdullah of jordan this morning.are expected to discuss efforts to counter the islamic state group, the syrian conflict and the need for syrian and iraqi refugees in jordan. the obama administration has been passive about heading off potential fraud in the president's health care law. that's one of the findings in a new report by the government accountability office. the report was obtained by associated press and the gao stopped short of...
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wednesday president obama hosts jordan's king abdullah ii. they will address the syrian and iraqi crisis in jordan. thursday debate number 10. a big night for the gop. those remaining in the race will face off at the university of houston for the final debate before super tuesday. the day where 12 states will be holding their primary elections. >> speaking of primaries on saturday south carolina holds its primary. the pal met tow state may prove to have a big influence over the rest of the race. patricia stark, fox news. >>> more now on the child porn and sex prince george's county. police are still trying to determine if suspect deon deonte carraway had more victims. so far 17 children have come forward. carraway had cell phones he would hand out to the children. he would allegedly give the phones to children at the start of the day and then ask them to record themselves conducting sex acts. carraway would collect the phones at the end of the day. >>> staying in prince george's county, metro access drivers and some riders turned out to vent
wednesday president obama hosts jordan's king abdullah ii. they will address the syrian and iraqi crisis in jordan. thursday debate number 10. a big night for the gop. those remaining in the race will face off at the university of houston for the final debate before super tuesday. the day where 12 states will be holding their primary elections. >> speaking of primaries on saturday south carolina holds its primary. the pal met tow state may prove to have a big influence over the rest of...
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. >>> president obama smeegt with king abdullah of jordan. they are struggling to address the thousands and thousands of refugees crossing the border. >>> the first lady is host ing work shop on the musical legacy of ray charles. tonight more music at the white house. demi lovato and the band perry will perform. >>> we' kevin spacey and what kathleen matthews: imagine paying 20% more for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. >>> there is a new portrait of a president hanging in the portrait gallery, but it's not a real portrait. >> frank underwood, the character kevin spacey plays in the tv show "the house of cards." spacey talked about the unveiling. >> it was a really remarkable thing. it's a real portrait. this youn
. >>> president obama smeegt with king abdullah of jordan. they are struggling to address the thousands and thousands of refugees crossing the border. >>> the first lady is host ing work shop on the musical legacy of ray charles. tonight more music at the white house. demi lovato and the band perry will perform. >>> we' kevin spacey and what kathleen matthews: imagine paying 20% more for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok...
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king abdullah is asking to stop the civil war in syria.id arabs and have a responsibility and a duty to be in the lead against isis which he called outlaws of islam. >> this is a war to protect our religion, our values and the future of our people. but, it is also an effort that must be global in partnership. mark: ahead of the conference, he and diplomats agreed to seek a separation state of hostilities. global news 20 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists around the world. get a recap on how u.s. markets closed. u.s. stocks advancing, the s&p 500 snapping its losing streak since september. the dow and s&p pretty much closing at around session highs. nine out of 10 sectors gains led by financials. all 30 stocks in the dow ended in the green. jpmorgan, goldman sachs adding almost 70 points to the dow. the ceo of jpmorgan buying back stocks and that really boosted confidence. also, we were so oversold. it was a very brutal week for stocks, especially the financials. rallya question of a within a downtrend or does this have some kind o
king abdullah is asking to stop the civil war in syria.id arabs and have a responsibility and a duty to be in the lead against isis which he called outlaws of islam. >> this is a war to protect our religion, our values and the future of our people. but, it is also an effort that must be global in partnership. mark: ahead of the conference, he and diplomats agreed to seek a separation state of hostilities. global news 20 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists around the world. get a...
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on wednesday the president will host his majesty king abdullah ii of jordan at the white house. the united states greatly values enduring and strategic partnership with jordan as well as our shared initiatives on a broad range of diplomatic and security challenges. during the meeting to present an king abdullah will discuss efforts to counter isil companies all the searing conflict, dressed the need for syrian and iraqi refugees in jordan and discuss how the country can continue to affect the kingdom's generosity in hosting this. the two leaders will discuss how jordan continues its political and economic reform initiatives. finally they will discuss how best to advanced prospects for a two-state solution to the israeli-palestinian conflict and other areas of neutral interest. that will be on wednesday. wednesday evening the president and first lady will invite top contemporary artists to the white house as part of its in performance at the white house series. at the event will celebrate the iconic singer-songwriter composer and musician ray charles. on thursday the president wi
on wednesday the president will host his majesty king abdullah ii of jordan at the white house. the united states greatly values enduring and strategic partnership with jordan as well as our shared initiatives on a broad range of diplomatic and security challenges. during the meeting to present an king abdullah will discuss efforts to counter isil companies all the searing conflict, dressed the need for syrian and iraqi refugees in jordan and discuss how the country can continue to affect the...
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we had a team last week in amman, king abdullah is of course here this week. we saw the king last week with his entire interagency team. his chief of defense, his defense minister to talk about the western province and jordan and the role that jordan can play and the importance of opening up this economic lifeline and that's something that we're also going to be looking to do. it's not just defeating isil. it's about what comes after and opening up the economic interconnections between these places that isil has severed. i'll just focus les on 11, that's pilmyra. it's difficult for isil to take territory. the last major offensive operation it really had was in may of last year when it retook ramadi. little things here and there. but it is what you shall, as we push isil from the north, they try to fill space to the south and southwest. and it's also something we're focused very much with our jordanian partners on and that's why king abdullah will be here this week. he'll of course see the president. so all of this, it's military, it's economic, it's diplomatic,
we had a team last week in amman, king abdullah is of course here this week. we saw the king last week with his entire interagency team. his chief of defense, his defense minister to talk about the western province and jordan and the role that jordan can play and the importance of opening up this economic lifeline and that's something that we're also going to be looking to do. it's not just defeating isil. it's about what comes after and opening up the economic interconnections between these...
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. >> that senate calendar could be a big political chess match at this point as king abdullah of jordan and the president wrap up their bilateral meeting in the oval office. the president says he will get busy and do his job to nominate. the constitution says he needs to do that. then the senate's leadership has already come out and said it will not grant hearings or give meetings to nominees who come by for visits or hearing. that won't happen. so the next chess move would be the president could do the old recess appointment, if the senate is in recess, article ii of the constitution says he can appoint somebody. but guess what? the senate can decide not go into recess because in 2014 they saw recess appointments as a problem and there were changes made so, yes, a chess match could be in the offing. by the way, the president was right in the fact that the election year in 1988, not 1986, justice kennedy was appointed. that was an election year and a reagan appointee, so there's just so much embedded in the conversation ahead with regard to this supreme court nominee. i urge you to go t
. >> that senate calendar could be a big political chess match at this point as king abdullah of jordan and the president wrap up their bilateral meeting in the oval office. the president says he will get busy and do his job to nominate. the constitution says he needs to do that. then the senate's leadership has already come out and said it will not grant hearings or give meetings to nominees who come by for visits or hearing. that won't happen. so the next chess move would be the...
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took questions from reporters during a white house visit with jordan's king abdullah. this is 10 minutes. >> mr. president, can you respond to mitch mcconnell's comments yesterday about your supreme court choices and the fact that they're not planning on holding a hearing whatsoever? president obama: well, the constitution says that i nominate candidates for the supreme court when there's a vacancy, and that the senate exercises its constitutional role in advise and consent. i'm going to do my job. we are going to go through a process, as we have done in two previous supreme court vacancies, to identify an outstanding candidate that has impeccable legal credentials and would bring the kind of ability and compassion and objectivity and legal reasoning to the court that the highest court in the land demands. one side made the nomination, and then leader mcconnell and all the members of the senate are going to make a decision about how do they fulfill their constitutional responsibilities. i recognize the politics are hard for them, because the easier thing to do is to gi
took questions from reporters during a white house visit with jordan's king abdullah. this is 10 minutes. >> mr. president, can you respond to mitch mcconnell's comments yesterday about your supreme court choices and the fact that they're not planning on holding a hearing whatsoever? president obama: well, the constitution says that i nominate candidates for the supreme court when there's a vacancy, and that the senate exercises its constitutional role in advise and consent. i'm going to...
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i agree with the secretary that i think what has to happen, and let me just mention what king abdullahsaid, and i think he hit the nail on the head, and what he said was essentially the war against isis is a war for the soul of islam, and it must be muslim troops on the ground that will destroy isis with the support of a coalition of major powers, u.s., uk, france, germany, and russia. so our job is to provide them the military equipment that they need, the air support they need, special forces when appropriate, but at the end of the day for a dozen different reasons, not the least of which is that isis would like american combat troops on the ground so they can reach out to the muslim world and say, look, we're taking on those terrible americans, the combat on the ground must be done by muslim troops with our support. we must not get involved in perpetual warfare in the middle east. >> can you address the question on afghanistan? >> that is the answer. >> how long are troops going to be there? if president obama leaves you 10,000 troops -- >> you can't simply withdraw tomorrow. i wish
i agree with the secretary that i think what has to happen, and let me just mention what king abdullahsaid, and i think he hit the nail on the head, and what he said was essentially the war against isis is a war for the soul of islam, and it must be muslim troops on the ground that will destroy isis with the support of a coalition of major powers, u.s., uk, france, germany, and russia. so our job is to provide them the military equipment that they need, the air support they need, special forces...
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and also the role of king abdullah who, after 9/11, we should not forget that he mentioned that what "this people, those perpetrators of 9/11," completely against the wishes, the thinking, the principles of the arabs in the muslim countries. with this introduction, i would like to invite our next speaker. you have his bio right here in terms of his academic role. it's a very long list of academic achievements. in the field of technology, for example. mechanical engineering. he was educated in the united states and the u.k. and major general engineer, i would say dr. omar will make some presentation and answer a few questions. >> thank you very much. i would like to say a few words before i begin my presentation. i'm very, very honored, honestly, very, very honored to be speaking in such distinguished organization, as well as alongside with this distinguished panel. i would like to thank the audience for bearing with me for the next 10, 15 minutes. if i carry on, please stop me. this is the history of our area. the home of the three great religious, plus, of course, civilizations that
and also the role of king abdullah who, after 9/11, we should not forget that he mentioned that what "this people, those perpetrators of 9/11," completely against the wishes, the thinking, the principles of the arabs in the muslim countries. with this introduction, i would like to invite our next speaker. you have his bio right here in terms of his academic role. it's a very long list of academic achievements. in the field of technology, for example. mechanical engineering. he was...
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you heard king abdullah saying his population is under a boiling point. how can the west help aid in those countries? is that where the aid needs to go at this point? >> the money needing to inside and outside syria. the suffering is intense in both places but obviously more inside syria where people are dying under siege. they need to work with host countries like lebanon and turkey and make sure money is going to these children but they need to be sustainable programs. they need to open schools and make sure children allowed to go to school, that their exam count for something. there's been so many bureaucratic complications, they're not giving syrian children a fair chance. they need to put their money where their mouth is. it's going to cost money to educate these children, but we can't afford a lost generation. it leads to radicalism. >> a lost generation are how a lot of people are describes it. when we talk about internally displaced people, you talk about the millions of syrians within syria and there are many towns to are desieged, the aid that d
you heard king abdullah saying his population is under a boiling point. how can the west help aid in those countries? is that where the aid needs to go at this point? >> the money needing to inside and outside syria. the suffering is intense in both places but obviously more inside syria where people are dying under siege. they need to work with host countries like lebanon and turkey and make sure money is going to these children but they need to be sustainable programs. they need to open...
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let me quote from his majesty king abdullah ii's remarks when he said by partnering with jordan and supporting our refugee response, you will not only be addressing the urgent needs of millions, you will be helping my country continue to do the right thing, fulfilling a critical role in our region and staying strong for the world, end quote. this is exactly what jordan is all about, ladies and gentlemen. we are there an island of civility in an otherwise volatile region providing an example of stability and security, challenged immensely by this added responsibility of the syrian refugees and as we keep reminding the rest of the world that we are operating as one international community, then i believe that what jordan is doing on behalf of the international community has to be supported by the rest of the members of the international community. let us not, i agree with prime minister davutoglu, let us not forget the humanitarian situation elsewhere in syria. starvation and needless death from disease in different towns and villages in syria, really must keep us up at night in order to find so
let me quote from his majesty king abdullah ii's remarks when he said by partnering with jordan and supporting our refugee response, you will not only be addressing the urgent needs of millions, you will be helping my country continue to do the right thing, fulfilling a critical role in our region and staying strong for the world, end quote. this is exactly what jordan is all about, ladies and gentlemen. we are there an island of civility in an otherwise volatile region providing an example of...
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number one, we had king abdullah here talking to some of the committee members a while ago and he identified 17 fronts which are generally agreed upon in the world where isil and other groups are a great threat. but if you could, i just -- if you could comment on some of the areas where it's ripe for incubation or incubation in the world, what those geographic areas would be, indonesia, somalia, bangladesh, you know, areas we might not think of. number two, how we approach that is so important. and it's important for this hearing this morning. because i think the most effective things we can do in those areas before things incubate, before they metastasize, is to look at what we can do as a country with our resources to intervene. now, i think clearly you touched on some of the economic areas that we could do it. i also think in terms of human rights, if you could comment on how we're utilizing an increased role for women and mothers in trying to deal with this issue in those type of situations. and also, in terms of the narrative, the extremists, the counterextremist narrative that we reall
number one, we had king abdullah here talking to some of the committee members a while ago and he identified 17 fronts which are generally agreed upon in the world where isil and other groups are a great threat. but if you could, i just -- if you could comment on some of the areas where it's ripe for incubation or incubation in the world, what those geographic areas would be, indonesia, somalia, bangladesh, you know, areas we might not think of. number two, how we approach that is so important....
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and also the role of king abdullah who, after 9/11, we hould not forget that he mentioned this people, those erpetrators of 9/11, completely against the wishes, the thinking, the principles of the arabs in the muslim countries. with this introduction, i would ke to invite our next smoker -- speaker. you have his bio right here in terms of his academic role. it's a very long list of academic achievements. in the field of technology, for example. mechanical engineering. he was educated in the united states and the u.k. and major general engineer, i would say dr. omar will make some presentation and answer a few questions. >> thank you very much. i would like to say a few words efore i begin my presentation. i'm very, very honored, honestly, very, very honored to be speaking in such distinguished organization, as well as alongside with this distinguished panel. i would like to thank the audience for bearing with me for the next 10, 15 minutes. if i carry on, please stop me. ldi: this is the history of our irea. the home of the three great religious, plus, of course, civilizations that ha
and also the role of king abdullah who, after 9/11, we hould not forget that he mentioned this people, those erpetrators of 9/11, completely against the wishes, the thinking, the principles of the arabs in the muslim countries. with this introduction, i would ke to invite our next smoker -- speaker. you have his bio right here in terms of his academic role. it's a very long list of academic achievements. in the field of technology, for example. mechanical engineering. he was educated in the...
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president obama meeting with jordan's king abdullah in the oval office. afterwards he said he was cautious about raising expectations regarding a cease-fire in syria. >> if over the next several weeblgs s weeks we see some lessening of violence, that provides us a basis to build a longer term cease-fire both in the north and the south. >> and anti-hedge fund protest in new york city. members of the hedge clippers demonstrating outside a major investment summit hosted by interest capital at the waldorf astoria hotel in new york city. they're calling for higher taxes on the wealthy. >>> amazon pulled hoverboards from its website. its decision comes days after the consumer product safety commission deemed all hoverboards unsafe. earlier target and toys "r" us removed hoverboards from the website. >>> phil knight is donating $400 million to stanford university to help create the largest fully endowed scholarship in the world. the san jose mercury news reports the program, which will be unveiled today, will be larger in scope than the rhodes scholarships at ox
president obama meeting with jordan's king abdullah in the oval office. afterwards he said he was cautious about raising expectations regarding a cease-fire in syria. >> if over the next several weeblgs s weeks we see some lessening of violence, that provides us a basis to build a longer term cease-fire both in the north and the south. >> and anti-hedge fund protest in new york city. members of the hedge clippers demonstrating outside a major investment summit hosted by interest...
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king abdullah of jordan made the point, it will be muslim troops who will destroy isis, because isis has hijacked their religion. the united states, the uk, france, germany, russia provide support, in my view, to the troops on the ground. so we've got to crush them. internally, what we have got to do is significantly improve intelligence. and i think we are not as strong as we can be in communicating with intelligence agencies all over this country. if people come into this country, say, i've got to be screened -- i happen to believe that we should accept refugees from the middle east, from syria and afghanistan. but i also appreciate the concern that others have, that we have got to screen those people, absolutely, thoroughly. there needs to be better coordination between federal, state, and local police. we have to work, which is very hard, making sure that we are tracking internet transmission of information, where isis has been successful in getting information out of recruiting people. but your concerns -- and again, thank you, you're a symbol of courage, that you went through t
king abdullah of jordan made the point, it will be muslim troops who will destroy isis, because isis has hijacked their religion. the united states, the uk, france, germany, russia provide support, in my view, to the troops on the ground. so we've got to crush them. internally, what we have got to do is significantly improve intelligence. and i think we are not as strong as we can be in communicating with intelligence agencies all over this country. if people come into this country, say, i've...
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colonel michael, i know we're discussing afghanistan today, but king abdullah was here one month ago and discussed that whole region of the world, if you will, including libya and the saudi and iran situation. you're in charge of pakistan as well as afghanistan and the transregional threat. how do you assess the region as a whole right now, the threat level? >> well, i think if you look regionally, the threat level is fairly high. that's one of the reasons we're there. we're there to make sure that we set conditions, so that what happens there doesn't imnate and touch here. from that perspective, the fact that we're presence reinforces that the threat level is high. as we look at iskp -- and you heard mr. breedlove's assessment and general campbell said iskp was operation emergent and we have the, you know, he has the target authority to target them. primarily looking at iskp from a global perspective, given the fact we're fighting in iraq and syria, making sure we have the ability to engage and defeat them wherever they show up. >> it's -- i mean, and today we're talking about an in
colonel michael, i know we're discussing afghanistan today, but king abdullah was here one month ago and discussed that whole region of the world, if you will, including libya and the saudi and iran situation. you're in charge of pakistan as well as afghanistan and the transregional threat. how do you assess the region as a whole right now, the threat level? >> well, i think if you look regionally, the threat level is fairly high. that's one of the reasons we're there. we're there to make...
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king abdullah last week in london that 25% of our budget goes to refugees. 25%. imagine that. that is a lot. i would like to finish with saying that we had a wonderful relationship, magnificent relationship with both the government of the united states as well as the people of the united states. and we still are having a wonderful, let's say, period where we are working with each other. we are trying to implement peace over there. we have a wonder for relationship with our neighbors, and excellent relationship with our neighbors and hopefully in the very near future, we would like to think that that region will have peaceful time where our children and grandchildren live in peace like you live in the states or like they live in europe. thank you very much. [applause] >> any questions, please? >> how would you say the u.s. could help jordan become an even more effective partner in the war against terrorism? what could the u.s. do that it is not doing to help jordan be more effective? if you have a wish list. >> yes, sir. first of all, i'm a soldier. i would like to thank the un
king abdullah last week in london that 25% of our budget goes to refugees. 25%. imagine that. that is a lot. i would like to finish with saying that we had a wonderful relationship, magnificent relationship with both the government of the united states as well as the people of the united states. and we still are having a wonderful, let's say, period where we are working with each other. we are trying to implement peace over there. we have a wonder for relationship with our neighbors, and...
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delegation including our overall commander lieutenant general shawn mcfarland to see his majesty king abdullah to make sure they protect their border. that's a very, very brief and quick summary of the most complicated situation imaginable but i look forward over the next two hours to answer all of your questions and i want to close where i began to thank the committee for the leadership you've shown, mr. chairman, and the entire committee on this issue. i value this partnership and now that we look to accelerate the campaign over the next year, i look forward to the close partnership that i've had with you going forward. with that, i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, ambassador. briefly here, an argument, as has the administration, about the importance of local partners in the isis-held territory. sunni fighters are very important. if aleppo falls as the russians pummel it and as hezbollah and assad attempt to collapse ale o aleppo, will we have any free syrian army partners left? and then the other concern i have in terms of the sunni population is, i understand that the shia-led
delegation including our overall commander lieutenant general shawn mcfarland to see his majesty king abdullah to make sure they protect their border. that's a very, very brief and quick summary of the most complicated situation imaginable but i look forward over the next two hours to answer all of your questions and i want to close where i began to thank the committee for the leadership you've shown, mr. chairman, and the entire committee on this issue. i value this partnership and now that we...
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well president obama meets today with jordan's king abdullah ii.xpected to be dominated in syria. jordan's queen rania spoke to maria about the threat from extremists. >> they want to put the the west against islam and muslims against the rest of the world because, for them, the more the world the s divided the more there's distance between us the more space we have to maneuver and the more ground they gave. >> it's important to identify the extremists to be able to fight against them. >> the boy lot of a small plane was able to walk away after it crashed on to a busy street in los angeles valley yesterday. it came down plowing into several parked cars and ripped off one of the planes wings. nobody on the ground was hurt. no word yet on what caused this unexpected landing. checking u.s. stock this morning as oil has been pulling back. we will see stocks under pressure about 150 points. the s&p 500 lower by 17. >> thanks so much. let's take a look at toil which has been the drag and the impact to financials and the broader market. michael with us th
well president obama meets today with jordan's king abdullah ii.xpected to be dominated in syria. jordan's queen rania spoke to maria about the threat from extremists. >> they want to put the the west against islam and muslims against the rest of the world because, for them, the more the world the s divided the more there's distance between us the more space we have to maneuver and the more ground they gave. >> it's important to identify the extremists to be able to fight against...
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king abdullah of jordan is at a boiling point with syrian refugees, and we can't let them more in.indings jobs for them. >> europe is at a migrant boiling point. don't ignore this story because it's over there, it may well come here. and hillary's e-mails, the state department has classified seven more of her private e-mails as top secret. roll tape. >> the press has reporting there is 22 e-mails, there's actually more than that. >> i've never read anything more sensitive than what the e-mails contain. they do reveal classified methods and classified sources and classified assets. >> i don't know how anyone could see whether they're sending or receiving them, and not realize they're highly classified. >> and serving on the house judiciary committee, from what you've been told openly in congress by chris stewart and others, is there any way that the fbi will not recommend indictment? >> stuart, good to be with you. look, that's the fbi's call, the justice department's call. obviously, what congressman stewart had to say, i think, is revealing, but they get to make the final decision
king abdullah of jordan is at a boiling point with syrian refugees, and we can't let them more in.indings jobs for them. >> europe is at a migrant boiling point. don't ignore this story because it's over there, it may well come here. and hillary's e-mails, the state department has classified seven more of her private e-mails as top secret. roll tape. >> the press has reporting there is 22 e-mails, there's actually more than that. >> i've never read anything more sensitive than...
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number one, we had king abdullah here talking to some of the members and he identified 17 fronts whichis generally agreed upon in a world where isil and other groups are a great threat. but if you could, i just -- if you could comment on some of the areas where it's ripe for incubation or incubation in the world, what those geographic areas would be, indonesia, somalia, the areas we might not think of. how we approach that is important. it's important for this hearing this morning. i think the most effective things we can do in those areas, before things incubatincubate. i think in terms of human rights, if you could comment on how we're utilizing an increased role for women and mothers in trying to deal with this issue in those type of situations. and also, in terms of the narrative, the extremists, the counter extremists narrative that we really want to pursue, whether it's broadcast, social media, something i think we're getting beaten on a little bit now globally in some areas. those are the kind of things that we get the most bang for the buck. and those are the things that keep u
number one, we had king abdullah here talking to some of the members and he identified 17 fronts whichis generally agreed upon in a world where isil and other groups are a great threat. but if you could, i just -- if you could comment on some of the areas where it's ripe for incubation or incubation in the world, what those geographic areas would be, indonesia, somalia, the areas we might not think of. how we approach that is important. it's important for this hearing this morning. i think the...