counterterrorism and homeland security rick nelson. melissa dalton of the center for certificate international studies, and the atlantic council. i want to start withth you. there are many o of those who sy that isis exist because e of active suprt originally from rkey, unofcial support from qataris thatand created a force that the time it s regarded as tough guys you can get a tough job done. some of that appears to have backfired. there are others who say that actually the bigger issue with terrorism, whether it is al qaeda or anything, is the se of extremism or extreme strains within islam. do all all o of these governmens have to geget together in a much mo meaningfuway to boost the moderate forces in the faithas opposed to feeding space to the more radical voices? >> the macro qution about islam and the e general physical needsneral philosoph it to happen. some of the players in the region arere part of this probl. some can be part of the solution. but i, my fear is that this'll be conflated with what is happening the grounin any

rick nelson is our guest, he is one of the directors of the office of combating terrorism. we welcome our listeners on xmpan radio and on sirius channel 124. wanted to call -- are there refugees that are old enough to buy? we ought to train them and send them back and let them fight for their own country. , they get a one-year right to your citizenship. until theback situation is strained out in their own country. -- other one is [indiscernible] the president of france, at least they had the guts to step them. face host: thank you, we will get a response. guest: one of the most disheartening things that has unfolded in the american dialog has been this issue of refugees. i think that trying to fix or address this refugee problem that has somehow been out in the public is absolutely the wrong thing to do. our refugee vetting process is the most rigorous process that anybody coming into the united through.es to -- goes multiple checks are multiple agencies including the department of defense, the intelligence community, the state department. they go through a rigorous screeni

rick nelson is our guest, he is one of the directors of the office of combating terrorism.e welcome our listeners on xmpan radio and on sirius channel 124. wanted to call -- are there refugees that are old enough to buy? we ought to train them and send them back and let them fight for their own country. , they get a one-year right to your citizenship. until theback situation is strained out in their own country. -- other one is [indiscernible] the president of france, at least they had the guts to step them. face host: thank you, we will get a response. guest: one of the most disheartening things that has unfolded in the american dialog has been this issue of refugees. i think that trying to fix or address this refugee problem that has somehow been out in the public is absolutely the wrong thing to do. our refugee vetting process is the most rigorous process that anybody coming into the united through.es to -- goes multiple checks are multiple agencies including the department of defense, the intelligence community, the state department. they go through a rigorous screening

administration strategy and the outlook for attacks in the united states are home and security experts rick nelson navveteran with cross match technology. melissa daon of the center for strategic aninternational studies and syria specialist mike -- of the atlantic council. thanks for joining us. for two years, we have been

journal,xt washington former counter terrorism official, rick nelson, on the security council examineshe potential attacks on soft targets in the united states read tom hamburger talks about the fundraising methods of bill and hillary clinton. the council on american islamic relations discusses the syrian refugee crisis and concerns of ke ofms and the wa terrorist attacks. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> sunday on q&a. to reache first woman the rank of four stars in the united states navy. i had only been a three-star -- i was11 months when down in norfolk, and he asked to see me, and i presumed it was about the next job i was going to. that is when he talked to me about, we are looking at you for being a four-star. here are a couple of opportunities where we think you would do well and benefit the navy. >> vice chief of naval operations, admiral howards, talks about becoming the first four-star admiral female and the history of the navy to cheat talks is about a career

[laughter] [applause] >> on the next washington journal, rick nelson examined potential attacks on softargets in the u.s. washington post reporter tom hamburger talks about the fundraising efforts of the clintons. on islamice council american relations, he discusses the syrian refugee crisis and concerns of muslims in the wake of the paris attacks. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. sunday, on q&a, -- reachm the first woman to at the ranks of four stars in the united states navy. i had only been a three-star 110-11 months when -- for 10-1 months when the coo asked to see me. that is when he talked to me are lookingy -- we at you to be a four star and there are a couple of opportunities that we think you may do well. chief of naval operations, michelle howard. admiral howard discusses becoming the first four star admiral. she also discusses her career in the navy prior to this appointment. her rescue mission in 2009. counterame head of the piracy task force. captain phill