ryan crocker and jim jeffrey.r commander of iraq and nato training mission, general michael barbero. thank you for joining us today. with four civil wars in 2015 and isis' rapid growth over the past 18 months, the middle east continues to be fraught with conflict and instability. that has exacerbated security concerns around the world. we are here today to do a deeper dive on one particular state, iraq, that holds strategic importance in the middle east and across global communities. as defeating isis dominates the agenda for many countries in the middle east including iraq, it is crucial we also take into account the deep-seated dynamics pre-existing in each of these countries that will need to be addressed when crafting sustainable solutions for peace. inspired by the ongoing work of the atlantic council's middle east strategy task force that is chaired by the executive vice chair of the atlantic council and the honorary board director, madeleine albright, iraq task force seeks to go beyond the defeat of isis an

i have listened to ryan crocker -- ambassador crocker -- saying that we are looking at daj. it is a symptom. it's not the cause. i agree with you completely. we talked about the political solution before the military solution, general. whatever force you have, we have a really problem. in terms of carpet bombing and what i believe has come there has been carpet bombing. those that were not destroyed by the carpet bombing were destroyed by militias as it happened in tikrit. they are now dismantling all the refinery areas. big trailers with iranian plates, dismantling all the refinery to the iranian borders. the tragedy that's happened to the iraqi sunnis after 2003 is a tragedy that has never been talked about in the quarters, in a proper manner. there is a genocide that's being committed against the arab sunnis in iraq and maybe even in syria. it doesn't matter what side you're on. if you are against a a sunni, i you're against assad you're a sunni and you have to be taken out. now, ambassador, that's the question. have you thought about an srg sunni regional government of w

later, ryan crocker, former ambassador to iraq joins a discussion regarding lessons decade of u.s. intervention. also on c-span two. every election cycle will remind us how important it is for citizens to be informed. is a home foran political junkies. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues will save -- i sell you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure that people know what is going on inside the beltway. >> former president george w. bush was on the campaign trail monday with his brother, republican presidential candidate to push in south carolina. the event from the coliseum is the first time the former president and his brother have appeared together at a campaign event. this is one hour. ♪ ♪ ♪ [country music plays faintly in the background] ♪ >> even i cannot screw this up. thank you for coming to show presidents,of welcome back mr. president and laura. south carolina has missed you, mr. president. you, mr.ry has missed president. country, mr. president. if someone told me i had a years to live, i don't want it to be under the ob

later, ryan crocker, former ambassador to iraq, joins a discussion on lessons learned after a decade of u.s. intervention. it is at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >> wrote to the white house began in iowa we moved to new hampshire that quintessential first in the nation primary which has a long and rich history. we begin to test the candidates and their message. carolinaouth, to south and then to the party caucuses in nevada for the democrats and republicans. more than likely, we will see a number of candidates drop out of the field so the field will narrow. then we move into early march, super tuesday, and the start of the winner take all primaries. as we watch the delegate count continue, we get a better sense of whose message is resonating and who is on the path to nomination. >> donald trump held a news conference in south carolina monday at the local town hall. it is 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to beautiful south carolina. i see some non-natives. everybody is coming here all the time. nobody is leaving. we are happy to have you here. donald trump needs no introduction. we a

i have listened to ryan crocker, ambassador crocker, saying we symptom.ng at a it is not the cause. i agree with you completely. we talked about the political solution before the military solution. because, whatever force you said that it will yield problems. , andrms of carpet bombing what i believe has come in the arms committee, there has been carpet bombing. we have total destroyed arab sunni cities. those that were not destroyed by the carpet bombing were destroyed by the militias in tikrit. binary -- with the iranians, dismantling all of their primary backing. the targeting that has happened to the iraqi sunnis after 2003 edy that is never been talked about in the quarters and a proper manner. genocide that is being committed against the arab , and maybe even in syria. it doesn't matter which side you are. , you have toainst be taken out. that is the question. about a sunniht regional government which can make sure that iraq stays together rather than torn apart? >> thank you. just hand the mic off? >> it was interesting to see not aalk about how monolithic was the shia commun

we have two former ambassadors to iraq, ryan crocker, chair of the iraq task force, and jim jeffrey. and a former commander of the iraq and nato training commission, lieutenant general michael barbero. thank you so much for joining us here today. with four civil wars in 2015 and isis's rapid growth over the past 18 months, the middle east continues to be fraught with conflict and instability that has exacerbated security concerns around the world. we're here today to do a deeper dive on one particular state -- iraq. that holds immense geopolitical and strategic importance, both in the middle east and more broadly across global communities. as defeating isis dominates the agenda for many countries in the middle east, including iraq, it is crucial that we also take into account the deep-seeded dynamics pre-existing in each of these countries that will need to be addressed when crafting sustainable solutions for peace. inspired by the ongoing work of the atlantic council's middle east strategy task force that is chaired by executive vice chair of the atlantic council, steve hadley, and

up, ryan crocker, former u.s. ambassador to iraq, well discuss lessons learned and how they can be applied to the fight against isis. he is at the atlantic council. dolby laboratories p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span2 . -- that will be at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >> c-span takes you on the road to the white house. as we follow the candidates on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> george w. bush yesterday made his first campaign appearance for his brother, jeb. the former president and former first lady had a campaign rally in north charleston, south carolina. the head of the state's republican primary on saturday. ♪ [applause] >> thank you for coming to show your support for the next president of the united states, jeb bush. welcome back mr. president and laura. [applause] south carolina has missed you, mr. president. country has missed you, mr. president. this is bush country, mr. president. if somebody told me i had eight years to live, i would want it to not be under the obama press -- i would wanted

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eastern live on c-span2 ryan crocker, former u.s. ambassador to iraq will join a discussion on how lessons learned in a decade of u.s. intervention in iraq can be applied to stabilize the country beyond the defeat of isis. that event takes place at the atlantic council today. again it's live on c-span2 starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >>> tonight, on american history tv lectures in history. beginning at 8:00 eastern, the presidency of ulysses s. grant as seen by charles calhoun of east carolina university. at 9:30, battling nature and the korean and vietnam wars from lisa brady of boise state university. after that, brooke simpson from arizona state university lectures on presidents and war powers. and then at midnight a look at citizenship during reconstruction presented by susanna lee of north carolina state university. all that coming up tonight on american history tv. on c-span3. >>> president obama is wrapping up a meeting of the asean nations today in rancho mirage, california, a political and economic group formed by southeast a