michael rubin of the american enterprise institute is joining us now.ote the book," dancing with the devil's." he is joining us from washington. how does the u.s. possibly transition from sanctions last year to coordination this year in a run -- in iran? >> it is easy to talk about our shared interests but firefighters and arsonists have a shared interest in fire and it does not necessarily mean we will be on the same page print the iranians might want intelligence sharing because they are the things putting boots on the ground but the problem for us is once the iranians go in, what will it take to get them out? they have been waiting in lebanon for has a lot to stop for 30 years. >> when we talk about potential u.s.-iranian cooperation, is it military or intelligence or arms? how would it work? >> it might have to do with intelligence. troops think american will be marching hand-in-hand with iranian troops anytime soon. the american troops going to iraq will go to effectively the green zone where the u.s. embassy compound is. hasmajor problems so far b

cheryl: michael rubin come i want to play a sound bite and get your reaction. here's what the president had to say. >> so far we have not seen major disruptions in oil supplies. but if, in fact, they were able to contain control over major output and significant refineries, that could be a source of concern. cheryl: what is your reaction? are concerned seems to be a reality. group is very close to baghdad now. reporter: two main concerns, the main oil export facility, 70% of the resources are in the south. and if you have isis doing this, from which they're only about 25 miles per hour away, that could send it away and then we are talking eastern saudi arabia. but if the regime or what comes next can reassert control, then you have a situation where they are indebted to a wrong. so when it comes to regulating opec and setting the price of oil, iraq is going to be much more firmly in these hands than it is right now. >> if you look at where the top oil reserves are in the world, a combination of the two, does that change and could we see a new world order? >> i

this morning, michael rubin from the american enterprise institute discusses policy options the u.s. may use concerning the violence in iraq. hen, the cofounder of student debt crisis.org. she offers a reaction to the president this week. and dan leone talks about 2015 federal funding for science research and space exploration. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. host: in the papers this morning. fightg on shiites to back. iran's president is offering assistance to the country as well. here in the u.s., president obama says he will put no boots on the ground in iraq but his advisers are weighing the options. airstrikes could be a likely strategy when dealing with what is going on in iraq. when it comes to the use of airstrikes, would you support it? (202) 585-3881

host: joining us to continue our conversation about iraq, michael rubin of american enterprise institutegood morning. what options does the white house have when it comes to iraq? guest: we need to recognize that good options. president obama is right to say that there should not be american troops on the ground. when we talk about airstrikes, it is about stopping the advance to baghdad because that would complicate the problem should baghdad fall. ul -- it has always been a bit of trouble. i was stopped at iraq he i checkpoints telling me that i should not one because it was too dangerous. one of the things that shocked me was to see the syrian refugees on every street corner doing nothing, just wallowing. you take a city that was the source of saddam hussein's court and you added tens of thousands of refugees, that isn't -- we need to address how to deal with the refugees from syria because this will impact iraq and jordan and lebanon. are put in an uneasy spot. talk about the region. were the players now -- who are the players now? guest: a lot of people will put this in the framework

before that we'll speak with michael rubin on policy options for the u.s. in iraq. and natalia abrams has reaction to the president's executive order this week. plus your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets tomorrow on "washington journal," live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. tonight, more on the escalating violence in iraq with remarks by president obama. he spoke to reporters earlier today at the white house. we'll show his remarks again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. n c-span2, reed hunt, a former f.c.c. chair to increase wi-fi access at u.s. libraries and schools. here's a little more about the plan. >> first personal note. my sister is the head librarian in rockville, maryland. my nephew is a librarian. my mother was a public schoolteacher. my brother is a public schoolteacher. my sister-in-law is a public schoolteacher. and i once was a public schoolteacher. in washington, they would be called "takers." but we regard ourselves as a family that has had a long, long commitment to public service, and i'm very proud to -- if i can be

on the next "washington journal" michael rubin from the american enterprise institute talks about what policy options the u.s. could use considering the violence in iraq. studentcrisis.org. and space news reporter talks about 2015 federal funding for science research and space exploration. we will also take your calls and your tweets. "washington journal" live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. one of the things people do not always recognize is that during the war of 1812, he was fun until after 18 fort team an 1814-1815. it was about america establishing its independence day against the british. object fors the which francis scott key penned the words that became our national anthem. the flag was made to look: restored. restored.k there was a decision not to do that again. what we want it the flag became a metaphor for the country. it is torn and still survives. the message is survival of the country and the flag. we are not try to make it look for deep. we are trying to make it look like it had endured its history. >> this year marks the 200 anniversary during the war of 1812. tour themor

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american enterprise institute michael rubin joins us for that conversation. natalie talking about her group's effort in addressing student loan debt as well as the recent action taken by congress and the white house. then space news staff writer talks about legislation in the house and senate that would fund science research and spacex mirror ration. we'll take your calls and look for your comments on facebook and twitter. beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> one of the things people don't always recognize is during the war of 1812, of it from 1812 until after 1814, early 1815. it was really about the america reestablishing its independence against the british. this was sort of our second american revolution. this flag is the object for which francis scott key pen the words which became our national anthem. >> the image in 1995 that the flag was made to look whole and restored. this was a whole bottom section that was reconstructed. the flag was moved into the new space. there was a decision by the cure raters not to do it again. what we wanted w

chuck rubin, ceo of michael's. >>> and back to simon. >> yeah. a week for european equities.ipped with a high surprisingly and also become apparent that $1 billion in euros, european equities, etfs, which is -- richer funds in etfs, not a lot but the first time we've seen it in the year. a headline level, that's about bar clays and the decision here in the united states to prosecute them for allegedly not telling clients they were encouraging the high frequency traders at the expense arguably of those clients. you've seen yesterday a lot of big banks servering their connection with barclays. for the week down 8% monday. of course, coming in front and center. we believe according to the "new york times" when they will be fined $9 billion over transactions with the sudan and possibly, of course, a ban from actually clearing dollars as well. a huge logistical issue. the uk home builders continued to gain after the bank of england set new rules which probably won't rein in the housing market in the uk. a great week, you can see. finally, to brussels where the european union summi