special invitation from king abdullah. tell us what you saw and what viewpoint it gives you now on what jordan and that region is facing? >> it was fascinating. king abdullah in january was given a copy of my recent novel "the first hostage" which is about isis, the islamic state, trying to capture chemical weapons in syria and launch an attack against the united states, israel and jordan and even try to topple king abdul h abdullah. a friend of his, adviser to him, gave him the book and he read it in just a few days and rather than banning me from the kingdom, invited my wife and i on a five-day visit. king abdullah faces enormous challenges. all of us in this region face the threat of isis. jordan, you know, isis roots run deep in jordan. abu musab al zarqawi was from jordan. i spent time with king abdullah. a meeting with many of his top generals. he's a special forces guy. he was head of special forces in jordan before he took the throne. he needs more american, arab and international help. >> and we have such a very d

we work in jordan, king abdullah training center. we will soon have the center in kuwait. we have a lot of experience doing training capacity building, everything from building institutions, defense ministries, headquarters and institution building to train soldiers in a dangerous environment. and thirdly, we have the expertise, an the experience. i mentioned, for instance, improvised explosive devices. the reason why nato knows a lot about how to counter-ied is is that we've done that for many, many years in afghanistan. so we can take that experience and apply it in, for instance, iraq. but we will, of course made it will only do things which are allies ask us to do, and we have to find the right balance between fighting, and i think the coalition should continue to set. but i think -- continue to do that. i think nato should do more coordinated with and add value and complement what coalition is doing when it comes to training. also, one more thing. for many small and medium-sized countries, nato allies and partners countries, it is often extremely expensive and difficu

the king abdullah special training operations center in jordan is certified, according to nato standards, and this is where the training of iraqi officers is now taking place. we must do more to complement bilateral efforts and to strengthen the capacity of regional organizations. because this is the best way to leverage their expertise, their resources, and their cultural awareness in support of our training missions. and to enable our partners in the middle east and north afca to play a great role in achieving regional security. everywhere i go in the region, leaders tell me they want more cooperation with nato. we must answer their call. ladies and gentlemen, the challenges from the middle east and north africa pose a direct threat to our security, our common values, and our common interest. we must all work together to respond. we need to strengthen our own defenses and to make our partners stronger as well. the threat from isil and other terrorist organizations will be with us for a long time, so we must bring all tools to bear, and nato is a powerful tool in which all our nations h

king abdullah of jordan, the same.abdullah is worth thinking about because he is a military man. militarynd i'm sure leaders know the cost of failure bornell ultimately be by them by the men and women they lead into battle. this is a new century. these are new threats. this is politically very hard. i hope i understand the challenges, the pressures you face as leaders, but in truth, i probably don't. i will tell you what i do understand. i understand america is not ready to give up on its greatness. i am not either. that is what got america to move and brought mankind back to earth. hiv-aids. there were members on the subcommittee who refused to except aids was a problem that could not be solved. since 2002, we now have nearly 90 million people who will their lives so the u.s. taxpayer. if you are a u.s. taxpayer, you are an aids activist. think about that. i'm here today to testify to the united states senate that i have seen the impossible made possible right here in these halls. we need that leadership again in this

proper relations when the shah was around, and they had a relationship in the mid '90s, the late king abdullah, and iran restored diplomatic relations that had been broken in the '80s. if the saudis feel that it is necessary for their survival to improve relations with iran, they will. >> rose: yeah. but right now, they simply feel surrounded, that the iranians have, thanks to the u.s. and their view, they are the dominant power in iraq, in syria, messing around in lebanon, seeking to mess around with the ho houthis in yemen, wh the saudis have gone to war against, and in bahrain. so saudi arabia feels very surrounded, and i think they also worry that the u.s., more than just the president, that the american public may not be as supportive anymore of a relationship the kingdom of saudi arabia as it used to be. >> rose: see, that's the question i was raising, that there may not be supportive of other relationship with the kingdom and may see some possibilities for the development of a relationship with iran. let me come back to mohammed bin salman. 30 years old, you've met him. how did he achie

king abdullah of jordan, the same. actually, king abdullah is worth thinking about because he's a leader who's also a military man. it's not coincidence that he's a military man because i think, i'm sure military meters, at least the great ones, know the cost of failure will ultimately be borne by them. by the men and women they lead into battle and have to face as they come home. this is a new century. these are new threats. this is politically very hard. i hope i understand the challenges. i hope i understand the pressures you face as leaders but in truth i probably don't. but i'll tell you what i do understand. i understand that america is not ready to give up on its greatness. and i'm not either. that's what got america to the moon. that's the spirit that brought mankind back to earth when you signed up to fight the largest health disaster in the history of the world. hiv/aids. there were members on this subcommittee who refused to accept aids was a problem that couldn't be solved. we have nearly 9 million people w

king abdullah of jordan the same, king abdullah is worth thinking about. because he is a leader who is also a military man. it is not a coincidence that he is a military man. because i think, i'm sure, military leaders, the great ones, know the cost of failure will ultimately be born by them, by the men and women they lead into battle and will have to face as they come home. this is a new century. these are new threats. this is politically very hard. i hope i understand the challenges, i hope i understand the pressures you face as leaders. but in truth i probably don't. but i'll tell you what i do understand. i understand that america is not ready to give up on its greatness and i'm not either. that is what got america to the moon, that is the spirit that brought mankind back to earth when you fought the largest health disaster, hiv/aids and some on this committee thought aids couldn't be solved and since 1992 we have 9 million people that owe their lives to the u.s. taxpayer. if you are a u.s. taxpayer you are an aids activist. think about that. i'm here

the king abdullah special training operations center in jordan is certified, according to nato standards, and this is where the training of iraqi officers is now taking place. we must do more to complement bilateral efforts and to strengthen the capacity of regional organizations. because this is the best way to leverage their expertise, their resources, and their cultural awareness in support of our training missions. and to enable our partners in the middle east and north africa to play a great role in achieving regional security. everywhere i go in the region, leaders tell me they want more cooperation with nato. we must answer their call. ladies and gentlemen, the challenges from the middle east and north africa pose a direct threat to the transatlantic values,, to our common in our common interest. we must all work together to respond. we need to strengthen our own defenses and to make our partners stronger as well. the threat from isil and other terrorist organizations will be with us for a long time, so we must bring all tools to bear, and nato is a powerful tool in which all our

you have the king abdullah financial center and this huge gleaming thing.k empty because if you at goldman sachs or morgan stanley, you do not necessarily want to go there because it is not the kind of place that families want to go and all that sort of thing. it is definitely a problem that way. in the short-term, it brings the reformers in saudi arabia absolutely into conflict with some of the more conservative elements of the religious establishment. that is the deal that the saudi monarchy has posed. they have allowed the cleric some degree to say on the religious side in exchange for supporting them. at some point, those two things come into conflict. scarlet: that was bloomberg's editor in chief this morning. is portions arabia of this position because of the collapse in oil prices. if you look at oil prices versus darling costs, you will see that brent crude has come down below $40 a barrel. come inside of bloomberg and you can really see this illustrated. brent crude in blue coming down in the white line there is the three-month interbank rate. it i

. >> king abdullah was the king, he did not meet people at the airport generally it is the foreign ministerd escorted dignitaries to him. don't so for a second see this as a slight. if you're going to read anything into it, i suggest something about king solman's health. >> but he met the other leaders who arrived. >> again, i wouldn't read into it what we seem to be. >> are there tensions between the two countries right now, sir? >> there is stress in the relationship. i would argue that it's a buy product of engage. with iran. saudi arabia has the next door. so they feel every day the tension of iran's destabilization. so much of it healadz to do wit different perspective between our two governments and it caused some stress in the relationship. but that's why this trip is so very important for two days of conversation. >> ambassador bloomfield, the president maud a point that you cannot, and he referenced this, a lot of americans may not realize this can you not sue the united states federal government. so the president's point was, hey, if we're allowed to sue iran or saudi arabia or an

i have to be honest, that term was coined in an interview i did with king abdullah of jordan and his office called me right after the interview and said you can't use that term. i said you don't take that record after the fact. nobody knew it was going to define iran's agenda or how it was perceived in the outside world. i believe there's a counter to that. that is, as the iranians perceive it, the sunni circle around iran. and iran may exploit all the cracks in the region, but so does saudi arabia and its gulf allies. there's no question they have funded all kinds of groups. in 2002, i remember driving across northern kurdistan on the eve of what we knew was going to be a u.s. invasion. it was sanctioned by the outside world, sanctioned by the saddam hussein regime, starving, terribly desperate for aid. in every village there was a nice little white mosque, whitewashed. you know, it was the one building in every community. and they were all saudi-funded mosques, fundamentalists in their perspective. it's not just what the saudis are doing in supporting armed groups in syria but this

. >> and now, king a abdullah is meeting with french president hollande saying they are facing a threattremism. >>> and governor snyder drank a glass of water from the filtered water, and said it is safe and took five gallons with him. >> and donald trump voting at a synagogue in new york city as voters in new york take to the po polls, but last night in buffalo, he blundered a tribute to 9/11 and referring to a convenience store with a similar name. >> i was down there watching the police and the fire down there at 7-eleven, and i saw the greatest people i have ever seen in action. >> whoops, that is the cnbc update this hour. back downtown. >> and sue, i cringe hearing, that and listen, anybody who speaks in public, god forbid that happens to any of us. >> absolutely. and it is unfortunate, and i am sure that he regrets it very much. >> and the london bombings, and they refer to them as 7/7, and it is a tragic -- >> exactly, exact ly. you are right, kel. >> thank you, sue herera. >> and our netflix are weaker guidance, and the stocks are lower than 10%, and the next guest is tracking

that would be counterproductiv' i remember the conversation of king abdullah of jordan and what was saidnot wanted to be a western crusade. the people of the region mustal defend themselves. the challenge that we see today in iraq and syria is whether the sunni tribes can be protected by governments that has had itsts challenges in getting government forces to protect sunni communities. the sunni militias not going to be accepted. is going to have to be a national force. i think the challenges develop that type of security in the region. the united states is critically important. yes, it's our military, our air support, our our air support, our technical training that can help provide that climate. it will be for an extended. ofca time. ultimately, it will be up to the syrians, iraqis, the syrians, iraqis, saudis to defend themselves. >> dave in massachusetts, good morning. >> caller: high. senator, i'm a fan. the senator in half on your committee. >> guest: he is the chairman yes >> caller: what about environmental.ni >> guest: yes that's what it is. are you in climate change

abdullah, what bernie sanders said? >> it is absolutely indefensible. that said, we're not looking for an apology from bill clinton or hillary clinton, who is now's the king -- seeking our vote. what we want is substance. responses.stantive we want responses that are actually empowering to communities. we want it recognize that our children are not super predators. we want it recognize that there is something that can be done today and kind of shift what it is we're doing with our resources and with our policies, to be empowering to communities and be in conversation with communities. i think what is most disturbing is when we talk about super predators, when we talk about 13-year-old children as not being children, it also signals a kind of policymaking agenda that seeks to advance the interest of big business, a white supremacist capitalism. the existing hegemony as the primary agenda that needs to be addressed without engaging the communities that are most in need of progressives, and really can't afford thinking transformational policy work. -- and really kind of for digging transformable policy work. amy: as newspapers point out, no group has been mo