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. >> well, the saudi region is complex. mber one, syria being ally with iranian government gives iranians great leverage in the region. the saudis want to break that leverage, it has not to do with syria, per se. that is the primary goal of the saudi activities in syria and iraq and other parts of the middle east. the second issue here is saudi government, the monarchy has a goal or interest in surviving, and having successful arab spring will threaten its survival. really, one of the things that could be considered an arab spring spoiler there will be people like religious extremists and so that will not give syria the position it could influence others in the region. >> reflect on the complicated relationships for us in the region. the u.s. and saudi arabia has been allies for decades but news reports showed that insiders in the saudi government said that they found out about the cance canceled airstrikes from syria from cnn. >> i think that the saudis are in a bit of a fit of frustration on many levels. some, frankly, are
. >> well, the saudi region is complex. mber one, syria being ally with iranian government gives iranians great leverage in the region. the saudis want to break that leverage, it has not to do with syria, per se. that is the primary goal of the saudi activities in syria and iraq and other parts of the middle east. the second issue here is saudi government, the monarchy has a goal or interest in surviving, and having successful arab spring will threaten its survival. really, one of the...
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boils down to and what we're seeing now in syria is that there is a proxy war between the sunni powers in the region saudi arabia some of the gulf states and iran in the shia powers in the region now i would just caution that what we need to be thinking about is not picking one side's extremists over another but instead divesting ourselves of having to align with extremists and actually supporting the forces of moderation so that we can actually have a stable situations on both sides and in the rawn there's a new president he represents this moderate force in iran this force for change and by securing this deal with him we're actually bolstering these moderate elements at the expense of some of the more hard line elements inside of the car now here in the united states we have the neo cons the people who told us that you know if we just went into iraq you know three weeks later everything would be fine and the war would pay for itself and everybody would love us if we just went to afghanistan you know everything would be perfect and in fact you know john mccain bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb iran i mean you kno
boils down to and what we're seeing now in syria is that there is a proxy war between the sunni powers in the region saudi arabia some of the gulf states and iran in the shia powers in the region now i would just caution that what we need to be thinking about is not picking one side's extremists over another but instead divesting ourselves of having to align with extremists and actually supporting the forces of moderation so that we can actually have a stable situations on both sides and in the...
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a administrationma from the greater middle east has been troubling to the saudis and israelis and all the major allies in the region. they is the feeling that have more than a half-century of leadership, the great power with the most predominant role in the middle east, so what are the saudi's to do? take measures into their own hands? i think they are doing that not taking seats on the security council. the story floats about the popular nuclear capability, and this is just another example of how confused and exasperated they are in the united states, to not see the u.s. that once was in the middle east. >> do you think that the saudis feel they are not as important to the united states anymore? >> they rely on the u.s. security guarantee for quite some time and as they see it, the failure of the u.s. to act when the red line was crossed in syria, that is a sign they may be doing a deal with iran and they may be pulling the wool over their eyes but this may not be the case. the u.s. attitude to what is happening in egypt are all made from disagreements in the united states in the sense that the united states is no
a administrationma from the greater middle east has been troubling to the saudis and israelis and all the major allies in the region. they is the feeling that have more than a half-century of leadership, the great power with the most predominant role in the middle east, so what are the saudi's to do? take measures into their own hands? i think they are doing that not taking seats on the security council. the story floats about the popular nuclear capability, and this is just another example of...
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because united states which has been a long time partner of the saudies in that region, feenlly saudi arabia's unhappiness with the obama administration burst into full flower as we recall a couple of weeks ago with blind quotes and attributed quote to its intelligence chief voicing such displeasure over the u.s. what they see as president obama's flip-flop on whether or not to strike syria over chemical weapons, for one. and two, it's now very vigorous pursuit of negotiations with iran. so for saudi t is really all about the big struggle for power in the region between itself and iran. and there's definitely a doubt about the steadfastness of the u.s.. >> ifill: so is it real anger or diplomatic anger? >> that's much debated. there is real anger on the issues and you heard that from the foreign minister today, who really ticked them off. and he said at one point there are ticking time bombs that cannot just be managed and managed endlessly. about syria and iran. but i'm reliably told that the sawed saudies despite the threats in the earlier stories, they don't plan to try to totally
because united states which has been a long time partner of the saudies in that region, feenlly saudi arabia's unhappiness with the obama administration burst into full flower as we recall a couple of weeks ago with blind quotes and attributed quote to its intelligence chief voicing such displeasure over the u.s. what they see as president obama's flip-flop on whether or not to strike syria over chemical weapons, for one. and two, it's now very vigorous pursuit of negotiations with iran. so for...
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the saudi government have always maintained covered. with tell of the. border but we believe that these lawmakers pawlick over iran and saudi arabia are two major regional powers. so with the watch we know saudi arabia the role it can play in the muslim world and. the region. and how much we have in common. where doing our best to use this opportunity to promote security stability and progress in the region how many there might be people in some countries that maintain contact or would like to establish contact with these rarely regime. there might also be people inside saudi arabia who are engaged in a dialogue with tel aviv. but we're convinced that the saudi policy towards these rather regime does not imply forging an alliance against the islamic republic of iran. even on the contrary i think there has always been solid potential to build an effective strategic alliance between iran and saudi arabia. in order to tackle regional and international problems. you know many say that israel is isolated in a region and it doesn't really have any partner in the middle east anymore isn't it also true for iran though i mean you had a friend that was acid but he
the saudi government have always maintained covered. with tell of the. border but we believe that these lawmakers pawlick over iran and saudi arabia are two major regional powers. so with the watch we know saudi arabia the role it can play in the muslim world and. the region. and how much we have in common. where doing our best to use this opportunity to promote security stability and progress in the region how many there might be people in some countries that maintain contact or would like to...
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the in the longest most durable relationship within the region as a whole certainly the most durable relationship with the iranians have had with any other country in the region it's. is the. saudi arabia and qatar. are both sunni controlled even though saudi arabia in particular has a large population almost a majority of. the percent in saudi arabia has a majority. in the when the west these. issues in the region are so often characterized as sunni and we saw that played out in a. simple process. as we went through iraq and particularly assured neighborhoods is. what is the what is the shia sunni dynamic to what extent is iran being sure they should play into that how does that affect politics in iran and in that region do you see these things changing it's change for the worse right now. the shia sunni thing has always been there and it's you know it's always been in the background most of the time but it's not necessarily at all as pronounced as that is right now what i think is happening is that there are very significant geo political rivalries taking place in the region in which again utilizing a sick tyrian card playing that card has a far greater resonance far greater i
the in the longest most durable relationship within the region as a whole certainly the most durable relationship with the iranians have had with any other country in the region it's. is the. saudi arabia and qatar. are both sunni controlled even though saudi arabia in particular has a large population almost a majority of. the percent in saudi arabia has a majority. in the when the west these. issues in the region are so often characterized as sunni and we saw that played out in a. simple...
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seriously and i think that's really what the israelis and the saudis and others in the region who don't want there to be a deal that's really what they're getting at their own national security strategy as their own their own foreign policy strategies rely on a hedge of monic united states monica united states that will back them up let israel use military force in the region whenever wherever it wants and if the united states actually comes to terms with iran i agree i think it would be a great thing for the united states i think would be a great thing for the region but it does mean that the united states is recognizing that there are genuine regional powers that it has to deal with through serious diplomacy it can't just assert prerogative and that is a nightmare scenario for israel and saudi arabia ok let's change gears let's look at the scenario where there is no agreement valerie if i go to you i mean what what is the future then i mean if we can't because we keep hearing forces. still on the table everything's still on the table here you know if we don't get an agreement then som
seriously and i think that's really what the israelis and the saudis and others in the region who don't want there to be a deal that's really what they're getting at their own national security strategy as their own their own foreign policy strategies rely on a hedge of monic united states monica united states that will back them up let israel use military force in the region whenever wherever it wants and if the united states actually comes to terms with iran i agree i think it would be a...
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the u.s. for the region but at same time there are countries like saudi is that. look i mean it is not only for four nuclear issue there is a deep mistrust between the saudis and the iranians and so those are not going to like these and we already seen the allies of the us in the middle east is a drug called contraries and the saudis are trying to find their own ways to scuttle the deal and we'll see how this is going to play out for the next six months valerie let's talk about the politics of the deal because again you know we we one can easily and should focus on the technical sides of it but the geopolitical issues here i mean israel said any deals a bad deal by default i mean what kind of negotiating position is that to have in dealing with what he claims is its arch foe i mean no deal it's a bad any deals a bad deal i mean that doesn't make any sense in diplomatic circles but it seems to have a lot of traction with a lot of senators and congressmen in washington. well i think that's wrong i mean i think the israeli attitude is is absolutely wrong it's not tru
the u.s. for the region but at same time there are countries like saudi is that. look i mean it is not only for four nuclear issue there is a deep mistrust between the saudis and the iranians and so those are not going to like these and we already seen the allies of the us in the middle east is a drug called contraries and the saudis are trying to find their own ways to scuttle the deal and we'll see how this is going to play out for the next six months valerie let's talk about the politics of...
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. >>> well, saudi arabia and other gulf countries have been critical of that deal from the start. let's get more on the regional perspective and the gulf perspective. saudi being a country that has been very critical of any sort of deal down with iran when it comes to its nuclear program. have we had a reaction? . >> there's no reaction so far from the main gulf countries, particularly saudi arabia. we definitely know he will feel betrayed. they'll be angry with the americans and international community because the perspective in this part of the world is this is not just going to be a deal about iran's nuclear capability, it will pave the way for iran to play a bigger role in the region. this is something that the saudis don't want to see in the future. they have had enough. iranians spreading ideology, undermining saudi arabia, playing a bigger role. they were confident a year ago when the americans provided support to the rebels in syria. they realise if you strip iran of the alliance with bashar al-assad, and in the future hezbollah, you will position them as the biggest player in the region. if you look at
. >>> well, saudi arabia and other gulf countries have been critical of that deal from the start. let's get more on the regional perspective and the gulf perspective. saudi being a country that has been very critical of any sort of deal down with iran when it comes to its nuclear program. have we had a reaction? . >> there's no reaction so far from the main gulf countries, particularly saudi arabia. we definitely know he will feel betrayed. they'll be angry with the americans and...
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syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been bit warm security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis have for being far more vocal than they usually are disagreeing with the united states you know you could fighting for a position on the u.n. security council and then turning down the position is a clear demonstration effect of how saudi arabia is upset but these two powers on a point of divorce atoll and i think that yes there are problems that the united states has dealing with a regime of this sort but let's not forget all the relationships that the united states has throughout the region and various areas where it has been pushing so for example tunisia has been a successful or looks to be a successful version of transition of non
syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been bit warm security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis have for...
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syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been built on security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis have for being far more vocal than they usually are disagreeing with the united states you know you could fighting for a position on the u.n. security council and then turning down the position. is a clear demonstration effect of how saudi arabia is upset but these two powers on a point of divorce atoll and i think that yes there are problems that the united states has dealing with the regime of this sort but let's not forget the relationships that the united states has throughout the region and various areas where it has been pushing so for example tunisia has been a successful looks to be a successful version of transition of nonviol
syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been built on security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis have for...
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syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been built on security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis have for being far more vocal than they usually are disagreeing with the united states you know you could fighting for a position on the u.n. security council and then turning down the position is a clear demonstration effect of how saudi arabia is upset but these two powers on a point of divorce atoll and i think that yes there are problems that the united states has dealing with a regime of this sort but let's not forget the relationships that the united states has throughout the region and various areas where it has been pushing so for example tunisia has been a successful looks to be a successful version of transition of nonviolent
syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been built on security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis have for...
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syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been bit warm security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis of being far more vocal than they usually are disagreeing with the united states you know you could fighting for a position on the u.n. security council and then turning down the position is a clear demonstration effect of how saudi arabia is upset but these two powers on a point of divorce are tall and i think that yes there are problems that the united states has dealing with a regime of this sort but let's not forget all the relationships that the united states has throughout the region and various areas where it has been pushing so for example tunisia has been a successful looks to be a successful version of transition of nonviolen
syria in a second but you know is this the kind of country that is going to be the beacon of american democracy for the region saudi arabia really. well i think. the the u.s. saudi relationship has always been built on security it always has been bit warm security since its founding and i think you know ultimately the relationship between security energy come to come together what this means is the u.s. saudi relationship is not a point of divorce there's a lot of tensions the saudis of being...
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some more pragmatic approach needs to be made with the saudis your situation is not really tenable anymore and it's only going to destabilize the region and we're not going to let it happen. and that's the only way where the saudis can't back down from backing the islamic groups the fighting groups on the ground who lead people you know that the the statement that we've had today from general the breeze general of greece isn't actually in turkey doesn't enjoy much legitimacy on the ground the fighting group commanders do live among the people and they can influence and this is actually an opportunity because these people are the only ones with whom you can strike a deal and with whom you can actually say ok let's agree on certain terms and we know you can stick to the deal and you can implemented deal but if the syrian government for example goes to geneva and sits with all the politicians who have no representation on the ground whatever is going to be agreed upon is not going to stick because anybody on the ground can actually overrule your thoughts political activist i'm a wacko from a long way from london thank you very much the p
some more pragmatic approach needs to be made with the saudis your situation is not really tenable anymore and it's only going to destabilize the region and we're not going to let it happen. and that's the only way where the saudis can't back down from backing the islamic groups the fighting groups on the ground who lead people you know that the the statement that we've had today from general the breeze general of greece isn't actually in turkey doesn't enjoy much legitimacy on the ground the...
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probably the longest and most durable relationship within the region as a whole certainly the most durable relationship with the iranians have had with any other country in the region it's us is the. saudi arabia qatar. are both sunni control even though saudi arabia in particular has a large population almost a majority it is not going to play any percent in saudi arabia has a majority. in the way in the west these. issues in the region are so often characterized as shia sunni and we saw that played out in. simple for us. as we went through iraq in particular which neighborhoods is. what is the what is the shia sunni dynamic to what extent is iran being shit nation play into that how does that affect politics in iran and in that region do you see these things changing it's change for the worse right. the shia sunni thing has always been there and it's you know it's always been in the background most of the time and it's not necessarily at all as pronounced as it is right now what i think is happening is that there are very significant geo political rivalries taking place in the region in which again utilizing a sick card playing that card has a far greater resonance far greater impact
probably the longest and most durable relationship within the region as a whole certainly the most durable relationship with the iranians have had with any other country in the region it's us is the. saudi arabia qatar. are both sunni control even though saudi arabia in particular has a large population almost a majority it is not going to play any percent in saudi arabia has a majority. in the way in the west these. issues in the region are so often characterized as shia sunni and we saw that...
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according to "the new york times," the deal is the latest strain on relations with longtime ally in the region saudi arabia. then, in san francisco, president obama panned the wave of criticism, saying diplomacy remains the best option. >> huge challenges were made, but we cannot close the door on diplomacy and we cannot rule out peaceful solutions to the world's problems. we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. and tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically, but it's not the right thing for our security. it is not the right thing for our security. >>> and now to afghanistan, where president hamid karzai more reluctant now than ever to accept u.s. troops in his country beyond 2014. yesterday he met with national security adviser susan rice to discuss the proposed deal. karzai, however, issued a set of new conditions that made any agreement seem pretty unlikely. his spokesman says the afghan government is looking for a pledge to end all u.s. raids on afghan homes, for washington to send all afghan detainees at gitmo back to afghanistan, and for u.s. officials n
according to "the new york times," the deal is the latest strain on relations with longtime ally in the region saudi arabia. then, in san francisco, president obama panned the wave of criticism, saying diplomacy remains the best option. >> huge challenges were made, but we cannot close the door on diplomacy and we cannot rule out peaceful solutions to the world's problems. we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. and tough talk and bluster may be the easy...
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will alter or upset or get in the way of the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia. and the relationship in this region. >> in addition to syria in iran, another point of disagreement - egypt. saudi arabia - the government led by abdul fatah al-sisi. weeks ago the united states curtailing aid to that very government. secretary kerry on the trip is going to make another run in middle east peace. many view this as a sideshow, with everything else going on - a quicksodic quest. he'll meet with benyamin netanyahu in jerusalem, and mahmoud abbas, the head of the palestine authority. he's in poland. secretary john kerry will go to morocco and algeria. mike viqueira reporting from the white house. >> a new report claims american physicians have been helping torture prisoners at guantanamo bay. if true it violates the doctors' hippocratic oath - to do no harm. >> this is how the head of the u.s. army medical command describes her group. >> an organization founded on army values, warrior ethos and the trust that exists between patients and providers. >> the military has fallen short of that standard according t
will alter or upset or get in the way of the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia. and the relationship in this region. >> in addition to syria in iran, another point of disagreement - egypt. saudi arabia - the government led by abdul fatah al-sisi. weeks ago the united states curtailing aid to that very government. secretary kerry on the trip is going to make another run in middle east peace. many view this as a sideshow, with everything else going on - a quicksodic...
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the rest of the region? >> well, the rest of the region, it depends on which part of the region. yes, israel, aud saudi arabia, are freaked out. they don't want to see any lessening of pressure on iran. israel is very concerned. the saudis are in a proxy war for influence in that part of the world. they don't want to see any letup on iran. other parts of that region want to see, you know, less tension, so they want to see -- the deal is six months, we're not going to know what's going to happen in a comprehensive deal. it's going to require a lot more from iran and the united states. >> a lot of harsh negotiating. martha, we're also learning this morning, fascinating to learn that not only these high-level negotiations going on in geneva, secret talks between the united states and iran. >> i loved this part of the story, george, imagine u.s. officials going over to oman and in geneva on a military airplane into oman, this is the deputy secretary of state william burns, and jake burns, they went over there, met with senior iranian officials, and nobody really knew about this, including some of our close
the rest of the region? >> well, the rest of the region, it depends on which part of the region. yes, israel, aud saudi arabia, are freaked out. they don't want to see any lessening of pressure on iran. israel is very concerned. the saudis are in a proxy war for influence in that part of the world. they don't want to see any letup on iran. other parts of that region want to see, you know, less tension, so they want to see -- the deal is six months, we're not going to know what's going to...
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let's take the saudi's as a way to frame the challenges of the region and how you look at it. he saudi's look at the united egypt,today and say, on syria, and iran, we are not necessarily in the same place. support, the saudi's the egyptian military and they see it as an existential struggle with the muslim brotherhood and back it completely. a look at the administration and cuttinge you are not all the a but you are curtailing assistance, you do not seem to be supporting the military that we do. they look at syria and they see themselves involved in a basic struggle with the iranians. ,hat is a proxy conflict producing an absolutely horrific conflict in syria in terms of its humanitarian and even strategic consequences. and they look at iran and they see that we have now joined with the other members of the five plus one and have done a deal which from their standpoint, in many respects, may be a precursor with a broader deal with the iranians, who they see themselves involved in the struggle. in my remaining 11 minutes, what i would like to do is suggest a way to look at each
let's take the saudi's as a way to frame the challenges of the region and how you look at it. he saudi's look at the united egypt,today and say, on syria, and iran, we are not necessarily in the same place. support, the saudi's the egyptian military and they see it as an existential struggle with the muslim brotherhood and back it completely. a look at the administration and cuttinge you are not all the a but you are curtailing assistance, you do not seem to be supporting the military that we...
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the detriment of saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank insurance there are a lot of actors around the world the fed seems to be oblivious to this or maybe they don't care but we're jeopardizing u.s. national security by weakening the dollar so i agree completely with their view on that jim i one last quick question i'm going to need a quick answer because they have to go but i want to ask you if we do see a loss of confidence in the dollar how realistic was returning to the gold standard . well the main thing about the gold standard when countries went back to the gold standard after world war one they committed a major blunder particularly england winston churchill was transferred the exchequer of the time he went back at the pre-war war one
the detriment of saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank...
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the detriment of saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank insurance there are a lot of actors around the world the fed seems to be oblivious to this or maybe they don't care but we're jeopardizing u.s. national security by weakening the dollar so i agree completely with their view on that jim i one last quick question i'm going to need a quick answer because i have to go but i want to ask you if we do see a loss of confidence in the dollar how realistic was returning to the gold standard . well the main thing about the gold standard when countries went back to the gold standard after world war one they committed a major blunder particularly in england winston churchill was transferred the exchequer of the time he went back at the pre-war war one
the detriment of saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank...
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the detriment of saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank insurance there are a lot of actors around the world the fed seems to be oblivious to this or maybe they don't care but we're jeopardizing u.s. national security by weakening the dollar so i agree completely with. you on that jim i one last quick question i'm going to need a quick answer because they have to go but i want to ask you if we do see a loss of confidence in the dollar how realistic was returning to the gold standard . well the main thing about the gold standard when countries went back to the gold standard after world war one they committed a major blunder particularly in england winston churchill was transferred the exchequer of the time he went back at the pre-war war one pr
the detriment of saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank...
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- they openly announced they have expanded and the iranians claim the group is by the saudis with stability in the region and to drive that instability to other parts of iran. i hope i answered your question. >> did you want to say something quite. >> just briefly which opposes in the context where afghanistan, pakistan and iran meet. it's a largely nomadic people like many transported people they are involved in what we call smuggling and they call trade. and the relations with the government are ambiguous. afghanistan hasn't had an internal problem primarily because afghanistan has supported the rebels in both iran and pakistan. pakistan is now going through it as the insurgency in baluchistan which is a second nationalist insurgency which is in conflict with the taliban both ethnic and ideological lines. the intensification of the ideological part of the regime under a minute led to more discontent among the populations of iran including. the united states may be supporting the pakistan, the baluchistan insurgency from afghanistan iran has charged that pakistan and perhaps the united states and saudi
- they openly announced they have expanded and the iranians claim the group is by the saudis with stability in the region and to drive that instability to other parts of iran. i hope i answered your question. >> did you want to say something quite. >> just briefly which opposes in the context where afghanistan, pakistan and iran meet. it's a largely nomadic people like many transported people they are involved in what we call smuggling and they call trade. and the relations with the...
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saudi arabia menu on serious about mankind on a new six feet in height and weight. the new government has countered that it considers a strong saudi arabia an important stabilizing factor in the region. it is on the unagi is saudi arabia is a pond in the fight against international terrorism. it's bound to hit some are in the g twenty one semi surreal this without even looking the fact that when it comes to human rights. barry white differences of opinion between saudi arabia and the german government. we reckon that the voice our opinions in his office to move into the game is in the open. germany's weapons exports may be an issue at home. but its arms remain in command abroad. income from military exports dropped by a quarter from twenty eleven to germany still sold nearly a billion euros worth of weaponry abroad the caretaker government in berlin has approved the twenty twelve report on weapons exports. but as coalition talks to form a new governing continue the social democrats have promised better communication regarding what the sales they see lawmakers and will be home more quickly. not only signed. let's talk about this in greater detail now we're joined by its legal corresp
saudi arabia menu on serious about mankind on a new six feet in height and weight. the new government has countered that it considers a strong saudi arabia an important stabilizing factor in the region. it is on the unagi is saudi arabia is a pond in the fight against international terrorism. it's bound to hit some are in the g twenty one semi surreal this without even looking the fact that when it comes to human rights. barry white differences of opinion between saudi arabia and the german...
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wil alter or up silt or upo the way of the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia and the relikes ren thin in this region. >> another point of agreement between these two countries. egypt and saudi arabia backedar ceici. secretary kerry will be making another run at middle east peace. he has been on that a number of times. many view this as a side show,. >> he will be met being with nee and he will be going to morocco and al gear tha algeria and oths on this trip. joo>>ttrip. >> let's bring in mark jacobson. he is now a seepo senior transan particular fellow. >> what is your take on this? what do the saddies want from the us now? >> there are share shared inters between audjane and the united states. there are difference on how they want to approach these challenges. the saudis woo like a stronger line on sir yeah. as we heard. >> and in iran what would the saudis like to see there. >> the saudis are as worried about an iranian nuclear weapon as much as the israelis are. again secretary kerry has been dedicated not just to solving the palestinian and israel issues, but to the larger conassessment 6 stabl
wil alter or up silt or upo the way of the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia and the relikes ren thin in this region. >> another point of agreement between these two countries. egypt and saudi arabia backedar ceici. secretary kerry will be making another run at middle east peace. he has been on that a number of times. many view this as a side show,. >> he will be met being with nee and he will be going to morocco and al gear tha algeria and oths on this trip....
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saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank insurance there are a lot of actors around the world the fed seems to be oblivious to this or maybe they don't care but we're jeopardizing your stash of security by weakening the dollar so i agree completely with their view on that jim i one last quick question i'm going to need a quick answer because i have to go but i want to ask you if we do see a loss of confidence in the dollar how realistic was returning to the gold standard . well the main thing about the gold standard when countries went back to the gold standard after world war one they committed a major blunder particularly in england winston churchill was transferred the exchequer of the time he went back at the pre-war war one
saudi arabia what the u.s. will find out is that the saudis will no longer accept dollars for oil though insist on some other currency they're actually working on a regional reserve currency the g.c.c. members including saudi arabia are trying to organize a central bank you have other possible currencies that could be used including the euro as germany continues to consolidate europe and make that a more creative european wide bond market european banking regulation bank insurance there are a...
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no matter what the united states does, saudi arabia is not going to be happen, and was hash about the u.s. and president obama. >> i think many people in the region share his feelings. i think saudi arabia, which has been a key u.s.ially has been extremely frustrated by the fact that the president said if they use chemical weapons it would be a red line and he would use force. think used chemical weapons, he punted the ball to capitol hill, and the russians bailed him out with a weak security council measure and assad is still in place and people are still being killed day after day, which was pointed out. >> yes, he pointed that out in the interview. and he brought that up that it's not just in saudi arabia , but it's around the middle east that the u.s. standing has declined. >> my trip around the middle east i would say that what he said is absolutely accurate, but i've been to jordan and egypt recently, and i think that everywhere the united states--well in egypt they're incredibly frustrated we that we haven't--they called it a coup, and the egyptian people i met are extremely frustrated. >> and egypt is another issue i want to address. thom
no matter what the united states does, saudi arabia is not going to be happen, and was hash about the u.s. and president obama. >> i think many people in the region share his feelings. i think saudi arabia, which has been a key u.s.ially has been extremely frustrated by the fact that the president said if they use chemical weapons it would be a red line and he would use force. think used chemical weapons, he punted the ball to capitol hill, and the russians bailed him out with a weak...
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the gulf region determining its position. wanted to somehow show a sense of support for the governments in this region specifically saudi arabia the united arab emirates the all moved out of there or. billions of euros and that could be a very good explanation that why. france is not that happy to see a solution to the crisis you know the longer distress is goes on the more opportunities for the arms sales to these contras so in that sense the economy and to trade could be a factor which is a very unfortunate case in cross talk today peter bell and his guest debate whether the hardline stance of western powers against iran's nuclear program is justified. priscilla to gain for though in south after ron was not iran was not transparent according to the nonprofessional if you have you can pursue but you have to be transparent and. when you establish order for you you you put you build a place in order to enrich uranium so you know it's this i think kind of can understand information but again i don't want to go into detail into the know but i do agree with you when i was saying is that if you look at how countries view the wester
the gulf region determining its position. wanted to somehow show a sense of support for the governments in this region specifically saudi arabia the united arab emirates the all moved out of there or. billions of euros and that could be a very good explanation that why. france is not that happy to see a solution to the crisis you know the longer distress is goes on the more opportunities for the arms sales to these contras so in that sense the economy and to trade could be a factor which is a...
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and syria have become there are enough of this war whether it was started by the saudis or the iranian government the. regions population is said to rise about almost ten million people over the next couple of decades and over half of that is thanks to immigration many are against a massive influx of foreigners but as tests are seen there now reports newcomers over the u.k. more than just training in numbers. the fabric of british society is a diverse want to diversify in areas like this one and wanted to look at the most recent report of the office of national service to diversity looks set to continue the overall population of the u.k. is expected to reach seventy three point three million by two thousand and thirty seven that sum my point six million in the next twenty five years sixty percent of that increase or some five point eight million people is linked to immigration new arrivals or people having babies when they settle for the figures put into question prime minister david cameron said of reducing the gratian to be tens of thousands by the end of this parliament now those who are against immigratio
and syria have become there are enough of this war whether it was started by the saudis or the iranian government the. regions population is said to rise about almost ten million people over the next couple of decades and over half of that is thanks to immigration many are against a massive influx of foreigners but as tests are seen there now reports newcomers over the u.k. more than just training in numbers. the fabric of british society is a diverse want to diversify in areas like this one...
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the stabilize the region. i mean how can it happen. and that's the only way. with the saudis can't back down from backing the islamic groups to fight in groups on the ground today it helps people you know that the team in the second statement read out today from gentle beast kennedy's isn't actually in turkey who doesn't enjoy a treat to see if i can go commanders to come on people and they can influence this is actually an opportunity because these people are the only ones with whom you can strike a deal and to whom you can actually say ok. this degree of certain terms and we know you can speak of the deal in command of the bucket the syrian government police custody but since we're all politicians who have no representation on the ground with the prize committee agreed upon. it's a mistake because anybody on the ground to master the tofu out of the dismissal of sympathy but the midst of a lack of follow on this month. the troops leasing agent to making forty seven you'll binding gatherings a moment and people without special presentation board had been fighting crowds of an
the stabilize the region. i mean how can it happen. and that's the only way. with the saudis can't back down from backing the islamic groups to fight in groups on the ground today it helps people you know that the team in the second statement read out today from gentle beast kennedy's isn't actually in turkey who doesn't enjoy a treat to see if i can go commanders to come on people and they can influence this is actually an opportunity because these people are the only ones with whom you can...
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know, fundamentally i think it is about the sunni shy achieve, shia of the region which is dangerous it is not in the u.s. interest to forever go along with the saudis in their agenda in that regional sectarian conflict and as the u.s. backs away i think there is good sense in that. >> rose: robin. >> well, you know, one of the things we are not looking at in this whole -- in the many sides of the conflict in the region at that today is how they could change the face of the region itself. we all assume that the region is as it has always been or has been in the last century since the european powers divided it up, but the conflict in iraq, the conflict in syria they are beginning to bleed together, there is a real danger that syria won't be able to hold together and that will then influence what is happening in iraq. remember that when iraq turned its civil war around in 2006 and 2007, it was with the presence of 100,000 american troops there. and an awakening among the sunni arabs that led to the birth of the sons of iraq which fought alongside the americans and maliki as prime minister has basically destroyed the sons of iraq and walked away from
know, fundamentally i think it is about the sunni shy achieve, shia of the region which is dangerous it is not in the u.s. interest to forever go along with the saudis in their agenda in that regional sectarian conflict and as the u.s. backs away i think there is good sense in that. >> rose: robin. >> well, you know, one of the things we are not looking at in this whole -- in the many sides of the conflict in the region at that today is how they could change the face of the region...
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so you saying here that again another element unreported or on recognize is that saudi arabia and we were in the region doing a film not too long ago and the word on the street on the arab street was that saudi arabia was overstating their reserves by quite a bit as much as forty percent and of course i would set up the iran and then you see why they were ganging up with israel to go and raid a rat and then around play the gold card right we got to continue this next time because right a frickin time but remember the point there was that the people's bank of china will no longer be buying u.s. treasuries stated over the second half all out war. if you're thinking about an alcoholic drink associated with russia it's probably not going to be one that springs into your head but they've been making it here on the black sea coast for more than two thousand kids and there's an industry which really can compete with the best the rest of the world has to offer i've come to meet some of the people growing the greats and to see if i can find out the secret to the perfect. this is the place that has been consecra
so you saying here that again another element unreported or on recognize is that saudi arabia and we were in the region doing a film not too long ago and the word on the street on the arab street was that saudi arabia was overstating their reserves by quite a bit as much as forty percent and of course i would set up the iran and then you see why they were ganging up with israel to go and raid a rat and then around play the gold card right we got to continue this next time because right a...
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you're saying here that again another element on reported or on recognize is that saudi arabia and we were in the region doing a film not too long ago and the word on the street on the arab street was that saudi arabia was overstating their reserves by quite a bit as much as forty percent and of course i would set up the iran and then you see why they were ganging up with israel to go and rate iran and then around play the gold card all right we got to continue this year because russia for been done but remember the point there was that the people's bank of china will no longer be buying u.s. treasuries. states over the second half all out war. crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. welcome back to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser so i'm going to talk to a cloud of gold money dot com or welcome back to the kaiser report it's a pleasure max rouser you are the man with your ear to the ground in the global gold market usually have some fresh story beating everybody to the punch what is the latest kind of insider dope you're hearing in the gold market well. i discovered somet
you're saying here that again another element on reported or on recognize is that saudi arabia and we were in the region doing a film not too long ago and the word on the street on the arab street was that saudi arabia was overstating their reserves by quite a bit as much as forty percent and of course i would set up the iran and then you see why they were ganging up with israel to go and rate iran and then around play the gold card all right we got to continue this year because russia for been...
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you're saying here that again another element on reported or on recognize is that saudi arabia and we were in the region doing a film not too long ago and the word on the street on the arab street was that saudi arabia was overstating their reserves by quite a bit as much as forty percent and of course i would set up the iran and then you see why they were ganging up with israel to go and rate iran and then around play the gold card all right we got to continue this next time here because we're out of frickin don but remember the point there was that the people's bank of china will no longer be buying u.s. treasuries. stated over the second half all out war. the problem it was a terrible take on a very hard to make a plan to get along here is a plot that you ever had sex with the earthquake there's no let's play. a. little. let's. look at. the polls. when the crisis leaves us traces everywhere. empty close rooms become the norm. children pay for the mistakes of adults. by working in a tobacco field or in a cafe. they are the ones who come back home blasts. so kids games are just in the memories. right f
you're saying here that again another element on reported or on recognize is that saudi arabia and we were in the region doing a film not too long ago and the word on the street on the arab street was that saudi arabia was overstating their reserves by quite a bit as much as forty percent and of course i would set up the iran and then you see why they were ganging up with israel to go and rate iran and then around play the gold card all right we got to continue this next time here because we're...