a really terrific team, petraeus and crocker. they could have used more help from the rest of the interagency. a lot of reasons for the success of the reawakening. sunnis realized they were losing, the competence of everybody, al-qaeda's ineptitude of insurgents. they basically antagonized the anbaris especially enough to rise up against them and, again, we lose it all when we pull out in 2011. the gains get lost. we were the grew of the mosaic peace. it wasn't just the military, it was also diplomats. we pull out the diplomats as well. it breaks down this peace that was achieved by really by about 2009. quick with observations on iraq, this is my mandatory i know dave petraeus picture. [laughter] this is his palace in baghdad, i'm in the middle. that'sday on the left, and that's -- dave on the left and john martin on the right. john was they've's liaison with the embassy. this is on left there, that's ricky gibbs one of my students to at the army war college. he had a brigade with ten battalions and a occupation zone of 1.25 mil

general petraeus read every word that we did. she was the last guy to look out before it went out for general review for the forces. i still have pstd over what i call petraeus pronoun so if they use the phrase this is or it is -- you have to be real -- real sure what the this is or it refers back to. i have precedent nightmares about some of this stuff. but that tell its this this story say i'm not hard, yeah, you are. the intent of the manual was to be applicable to anywhere and any time -- but the 2006 version especially ended up being shaped very much by iraq not just because he knew he was imponing to iraq because most of the inputs from krittics from soldier and marines out in the field giving us their ideas was shaped very much by iraq. so the 2006 version of the doctrine when you see it you have to understand this is very much a manual aimed at iraq. but details most of you may be made aware of these -- how it was different from a normal focus and in combat was population center. you have to protect the population first,

i caught up with david petraeus to ask what went wrong with his grand strategy. we withdraw too soon? >> what created the fertile fields for the planting of the seeds of extremism once again in iraq was the prime minister's actions to go after the senior sunni arab politicians and essentially undo the efforts of reconciliation that he and we had done together during the surge. >> now mosul has been taken. it's on to raqqah. can mosul hold? >> the question is not can you defeat the islamic state. it's can you then achieve governance that avoids re-establishment of fields that are fertile for the planting of the seeds of extremism and the rise of isis 3.0. >> leon panetta says iraq is still not ready to go it alone. are we going to continue to play whack-a-mole in iraq in. >> the thing i worry about the most is we will again repeat the same mistakes we've made in the past by virtue of saying somehow, you know, we've now cleared mosul. it's up to the iraqis to try to deal with their own problems and try to provide security. i think that would be a terrible mistake.

caught up with david petraeus to ask what went wrong with his grand strategy. did we withdraw too soon? >> what created the fertile fields for the planting of the seeds of extremism once again in iraq was the prime minister's actions to go after the senior sunni arab politicians and essentially undo the efforts of reconciliation that he and we had done together during the surge. >> now mosul has been taken. it's on to raqqah. can mosul hold? >> the question is not can you defeat the islamic state. it's can you then achieve governance that avoids re-establishment of fields that are fertile for the planting of the seeds of extremism and the rise of isis 3.0. >> leon panetta says iraq is still not ready to go it alone. are we going to continue to play whack-a-mole in iraq in. >> the thing i worry about the most is we will again repeat the same mistakes we've made in the past by virtue of saying somehow, you know, we've now cleared mosul. it's up to the iraqis to try to deal with their own problems and try to provide security. i think that would be a terrible mista

is now widely recognised as a major security challenge for europe the former cia director david petraeus gave an interview just a few days ago and he called it a geopolitical chernobyl and what i. find ironic here is that chernobyl that whole nuclear catastrophe was actually actually triggered by a full sea safety test would it be too farfetched for me to claim that the western position on syria is also partially based on the full understanding of what makes the world and europe safe and secure you know the first thing i would argue that refugee crisis is only syrian problem it is much wider of course with the refugees from all the region and also from low enough it's not it's not a syrian issue and another thing which was i recently read a couple of news. you and i share reported the syrian refugees coming back to the country they go into aleppo all their go into the mosque course and nobody realize that the go to territories which are under such territories wish under such control which means that they are not afraid of him and this is the thing we are overlooking totally what about th

that's what petraeus and pled guilty to. john doutch and what hillary clinton did.a classified document home with you. and sticking it in your drawer. it is a clear violation of the espionage act. if comey did that, he's in legal jeopard nemy judgment. >> lou: and the country is in jeopardy of a government off of the rails. to watch that judiciary committee and kristier ray who is otherwise maybe a fine fellow and perform as he did in a graceless and uninformed way about the constitution and the law. and to have the committee in so interested in their own partisan tent and interest, that somewhere beneath it all was submerged the interest of the country, the president of the united states has to be beside themselves watching it go forward. and every citizen should be beside themselves. >> duplicity in washington is endemic and we saw it on stage at that hearing. >> lou: and self- satisfied senator and a nominee clucking to themselves. nwell said. lou >> lou: roll the video. setting up a rope swing on an old bridge. look at this. what is a bridge for if not this, rig

and also in afghanistan when generals petraeus and mcchrystal recommended to him the force level needed to win in afghanistan, he gave them 25% less and then pulled them out in is a months -- 15 month ts, guaranteeing the protracted war that we're not winning now. that was done by a commander-in-chief who made that horrific decision. donald trump is committed to winning it. that was step one. we never had even that statement made before. and he's also taken a whole of government approach in it. not just the military. he asked his allies in the middle east in particular which is the breeding ground for radical islam. that speech he made with national leaders there, he told them i need you to drive the radicals out of the schools and mosques where they gather. you need to stop funding them. we, meaning the west, we cannot undermine muslim ideology which is so corrupted by these radicals. you have to do that. you have to provide your young people the alternative. david: right. >> so he is enlisting support from our allies in a way that his predecessor never did. and he's committing the pen

that is exactly what david petraeus did and pled guilty to.n deutch did and was prepared to plead guilty before he was pardoned. what exactly hillary clinton did and should have resulted in her indictment. you can't take a classified document home with you and stick it in a drawer! it is an unauthorized, unsecure place. it's a clear violation of the espionage act. it is a crime. it needs to be investigated, and if comey did these things, he needs to answer for it legally. he is in legal jeopardy in my judgment. lou: the country is in jeopardy of, as you say, a government off the rails. to watch that judiciary committee today, and christopher wray, who otherwise may be a fine fellow -- >> he is a very smart man. lou: to perform as he did in such a graceless and in my opinion uninformed way about both the constitution an the law, and to have the committee so interested in their own partisan cant and interest, president of united states has to be besides himself watching this go forward. every citizen should be besides themselves to put up with t

and in the case of - it is an indian chief from petraeus that understood the principle of federalism because he lived there for centuries before we were our own country. i was intrigued by that. it is not in a most americans know anything about and had profound impact on our system of government because he is the guy to benjamin franklin to learn about transport menus is a person to the articles of confederation and then in a more perfectly into the constitution. >> amazing. before we get into that time of the subject matter itself. i do have the privilege as i mentioned to meet your late father. he was a legendary figure my profession and a general of the united states. one of the top supreme court advocates. and really, the father of the modern supreme court bar. his influence from him in this club? >> without question! as i was burnt up we talked about things that federalism and separation of powers around the dinner table. figures before god is not every family does that. i think they should. they certainly make for interesting dinner conversation in our home. my databases say yo

foundation senior research fellow and former deputy cia director for korea, and former adviser to general petraeus to you, this is a great panel, have you absolutely the right background to talk about this. how worried, bruce, are you about north korea, how important is this possible launch tonight? >> we should be very worried. north korea had the longstanding program to be able to eventually threaten the united states and allies with nuclear weapons. people continually are surprised by breakthroughs in korea, seen this coming for years. the test on july 4th was an icbm, could have gone 7,000 kilometers, that's likely not the full range of the missile. whenever the test occurs, whether tonight or another time, whether we'll see if they demonstrate a longer range than they did on july 4th. gerri: michael, what can we do to stop it? >> tough to stop it now. have to look at military options that the point. think about this, 25 years of sanctions against north korea. a bad nuclear deal with north korea under the clinton administration. if you look at what we did with iran, we don't want iran to be no

occupation was considered a pacified city under a little known general called david petraeus.n mosul fell to isis. we're looking at a conflict that has already been over a decade. >> a million civilians have left. >> the old city lies in ruins, the site of some of the most historic architecture in iraq. the key point is this, where where do we find ourselves now? we're back to where isis was a jv team, to quote the immortal words of barack obama which is to say they're still stronger than they were when they left in 2009, 2010, 2011 when they were strategically defeated. they have a large group in euphrates river, but also in the desert bad lands of anbar province. this is the place to which they repair when they're looking to recalibrate and regroup and plot their grand return. now the question is, will iraqi politics cohere to such an extent

this is notable because harvey is a retired army colonel, worked with david petraeus as a part of the surge in the iraq war strategy. comes from the defense intelligence agency and that's where that michael flynn connection comes from that you noted, craig. of course flynn was the former national security adviser who was barely in office here just a matter of days before he was forced to resign over his lack of transparency about his russia meetings or connections. and so this is a change in part of the strategy. now, part of the portfolio for derrick harvey, we understand, deals with iran. the president had said he would rip up the iran agreement. that has not happened. there is an expectation that iran keeping to its promises with respect to its nuclear program, that's what's going on around the country has been recertified by the trump administration and so ongoing policy with iran might be an area that was a specialty for derrick harvey. we have not been told any more details. this separation announcement does speak in ways that might be different than others, praising his work, p

even like general david petraeus. >> and let's talk about anthony scaramucci. that rant this week. this expletive-laden rant. the one person we haven't talked about much is steef ban jnon. he really went after steve bannon. we can't repeat what he said. what will the relationship be like between those two men? >> bannon has thick skin. he's though stranger to insults that you can't say on television. he's directed many of those at fellow republicans like paul ryan. i think that relationship will end up being fine, believe it or not. pannon's position within the west wing is diminished. not what it was in the early months of the administration. i would expect in the coming days you would see scaramucci or we'll have him behind closed doors. they'll sit down. work out their issues. that won't be a problem. no question, power player he once was in that white house. >> and quickly. will the leaks stop in the future? >> this, you know, i don't see that happening. clearly, kelly comes in as a much more powerful chief of staff. stopping the leaks will be one of his top priorities. you sti

i respect petraeus, a thoughtful guy. essentially he said it's immaterial.guys are so capable they'll make up for the deficits that trump has. what trump has demonstrated time and time again, he doesn't listen to advice, wants it boiled down to tweet size. he says things and the team has to clean up for those things. i think this rationalization that adults are going to go and solve the problem isn't demonstrated to be working very well. >> mattis and mcmaster may have had influence in the president's comment today was he did reiterate his commitment to article 5 which says if any members attack, all members are attacked which means the u.s. is willing to help out. >> we're grading him on the curve, right? every american president for the past 75 years said that's a fundamental tenat. he has taken six months to get there. when he reads from a teleprompter seems there's control over 4iz behavior. but in the room with putin, there isn't going to be a teleprompter, he's going to be going off the cuff. what we know, he's ill prepared and inexperienced and doesn'

and as richard, you know, i've talked to david petraeus and others involved in the strategy over thes just a bit of that interview, which we'll be playing tonight as part of our contribution. >> mosul has been taken. it's on to raqqah. can mosul hold? >> well, this is a great question, because what matters most now is the battle after the battle. and a number of us have been saying this for some time. we really had no doubt, even two years ago in the darkest days when isis was seeming to knock on the doors of baghdad, that with our help, with reconstitution of those forces, with all that was still there in terms of the institutions' headquarters, equipment and so forth, that we could enable them and advise them and help them to rid iraq of the islamic state. at least in terms of the -- what is essentially an army. certainly there will be residual insurgents, guerilla governments. it was politics, political forces. the battle for power and influence in iraq at large and for various provinces. >> and richard engel is going to have a whole lot more. 10:00 tonight. don't miss assignment

we flipped to the statement right here, this is david petraeus february 1 at the armed services committee. he is not saying the word empire, but he is sort of stating that we have an international order that we seek if we stop doing so, he says it will collapse and obviously that will be some bad consequences to that. so that is his answer. one of the things i'm going to do is show what people such as the trace in the past have said the purposes of the national security state is paid the . the question that has gripped me is how are decisions actually made. it's not that people can't make mistakes and they are not published, but there is a repeating pattern of the type of decisions that seem to result in the last presentation that you heard with doug horn. you hear something like that and you can think of other events that we don't know all the circumstances of or events that we do. you can wonder what the heck is going on and what are people thinking. i'm going to try to give them their argument in this presentation. of the things when you research stuff is that you will take something t

i can tell you i was a great fan of general petraeus to begin with, and then i heard that he had gotten ph.d. at princeton, and i said to my wife, uh-oh -- [laughter] turned out to be right. >> but one of the things you talk about -- i'm looking for the passage, but i, i can't quite find it. it's the columbia where you went in 1946 in which this famous course that every student had to take. and the purpose of the core course was to introduce and to enroll everybody at the college in western civilization so that this is the repository of our greatness. this is where it comes from. you start with, you know, you start with plato and -- start with homer, plato and aristotle. you come up to the present day. everything that we have, everything that we are emanates from this. right? and this is, obviously, a teaching that is no longer acceptable. >> well, hey, ho, western civ's got to go. >> that was 30 years ago, that slogan. we're even beyond that. that's unacceptably bourgeois, i think. michael? >> bill has it. >> oh, wait. wait for the mic. >> i'm not disagreeing that we live in very dark

because in the military we -- and you've heard this term, in fact general petraeus coined the term whenlooked at when we were looking at creating operation iraqi freedom. can you give me an example of surge operations instituted in the va, not just asking more money from more people but taking the existing assets that you have that you pay every day of the week and reskribt those assets in a surge manner to begin to grab a handle on this? >> i don't know if it meet what you're looking for but -- >> i'm looking that an assertion that you focused based on a perceived need. >> what we've done over the last several years now is develop training academies for newly hired employees where they get the training they need to make proper decisions in a group setting. they get tested. it's working out very well for us. >> is there a sense of urgency? >> it's urgent we get them trained. >> you feel a sense -- sensing is a feeling. someone can write the word urgent, but unless you sense urgency, that's where i'm going with this. from the top down if the leaders and people in charge don't have a sens

because in the military we, and you've heard this term, in fact, general petraeus coined the term whenou look at changing how we were looking at operation iraqi freedom and he talked about creating the surge. can you give me an example of the surge operations that have been instituted within the va? not just asking for more money and more people, but taking already existing assets that you have and that you pay every day of the week and redistribute those assets in a certain manner to begin to grab a handle on this? >> i don't know if this is what you are looking for, but -- >> i'm looking for existing assets that you refocused based upon a perceived need. again, war fighting is real simple. the enemy is over here, bring a step over here to go after them. >> what we've done over the last several years that if you don't training academies for newly hired employees way to get the training they need to make proper decisions in a group setting. they get tested. it's working out very well for us. >> is there a sense of urgency? >> it's urgent we get them trained for -- >> there's one urgent

>> there's a big focus here on jenna laurely and petraeus is here.sident of colombia is expected to be here as well. we talked about a lot of issues including north korea and the ambassador to russia and he said is important for us to how we engage in leadership. he said to do so with eyes wide oakland and smartly. >> it is one of those kushner in.red >> it it -- i doubt it. program, up on this haley barbour will be joining this program from your as we get you setup from the market action this thursday. you are watching bloomberg tv. >> -- we started how will becausea global equity hit a record high. an embattled president trump in ticking. the clock is prime minister may's unveiled a landmark law that would take britain out of the eu. on jonathan ferro. up.ounty down and futures flat after, dead kissing a 2017 high in the last 24 hours. this is an easy one. something try to get going. >> we are going to get u.s. economic data with additional jobless claims for the month of june. at 11:00, the u.s. congressional budget office will release an --lysis

david petraeus is here. there is a focus on ai this year. we talked about the magically.is here to talk about the future of ai. as they arrived at the a lot, that is something all kinds of companies are interested in going forward. health care is a big issue here. there are executives from big health insurers here. the head of the mayo clinic and the cleveland clinic. i took an opportunity yesterday to talk about about the gop health care rule in the process for getting passage and here is what he had to say. >> i think the bill has to fail and i think it will fail. and then i think we need to go back and address what the problems are. interestingly, what dr. cosgrove was saying was that has been a conversation about policy but it has been entirely driven by politics. is here toe -- he deliver a policy discussion on the opioid crisis in the u.s. this is an opportunity for executives across the spectrum to learn about other things and he is hoping to get more people interested in solving that crisis. david: so whether washington is going to fix the health care thing or not

signed by a number of folks we'll all recognize from general breedlove to admiral mullen to general petraeus, to general mcchrystal. i think we should keep that in mind when we review the president's budget. which i believe is particularly short sighted with regard to foreign assistance. i want to move now, secretary mattis, to something you said at your confirmation hearing in january. i asked you for your assessment of the key threats to our vital interest and at what priority level. and you said the principal threats start with russia. do you still view russia as a significant threat to the united states? >> yes, senator, i do. >> senator, i think the european reassurance initiative alone of $4.8 billion, is designed with one target in mind. that is to dissuade russia from thinking this is a time when they want to test nato or the americans, i would also point out that in terms of technology, we are looking at specific technologies that address some of the maturing threats that they have. air, space, under water. that that sort of thing. and i think, too, that the investment in prepositio

the arms services committee this year and said don't cut state department funding because general petraeusnobody who is then more at the forefront even this year said do not make these cuts to this funding. . . all those in favor say aye and all those opposed say no. the opinion of the chairs the no's have it. recorded votes requested the symbian mouse with an agreement. we will postpone the vote until we finish debating this batch of seven amendments. are there any other amendments? this would be amendment number 19. the clerk will designate the amendment. >> amendment number 19 offered by representative jeffrey stu and server policy statement limitation of the many general. >> mr. jeffries is recognized for three minutes. cy thank you mr. chairman this amendment would implement the mnuchin rule which stems from treasury secretary mnuchin's promised that quote there would be no absolute tax cut for the upper class in reference to any administration legislation. by almost any measure in this country the rich are getting richer while the vast majority of americans are being left behind. sin

italian prove lone with peppers and 3-pound giant petraeus sells.per, hab bernero peppers and red chili peppers and kick with beer that kicks it up a little bit. todd: how do you make the beer brauts. >> 500 pounds of shoulder cuts. severe nitrates and artificial flavors and one keg of beer in it. todd: explain. >> giant pretzels made by hand. hand dipped in lye and dipped in mustard made from beer brine. amazing. pete: tell us dipping dots. >> located in all 50 states. 50 countries. floats here throwing it back to the 50's. banana splits. we are working fairs and festivals, 2400 of them. thinking dipping dots. pete: it is nice and cool. i like how it goes down. >> nice and patriotic. abby, over to you. abby: if they have chocolate chip mint dippin' dots bring them in to me. abby: beginning to back fire as party ties russian pop-up john podesta. sarah carter here to blow the lid off of that and much more. where are we? about to see progressive's new home quote explorer. where you can compare multiple quote options online and choose what's right for