the united kingdom. the alliance between the united states and the united kingdom is one of the oldest and one of the strongest that the world's ever known. when the u.s. and the u.k. stand together, we make our countries more secure. we make our people more prospero prosperous. and we make the world safer. and better. and that's one of the reasons why my first overseas visit as president more than seven years ago was here to london. at a time of global crisis. and the one thing i knew as green as i was as a new president was it was absolutely vital that the united states and the united kingdom working together to tackle the challenges that lie ahead. our success depended on our ability to coordinate and to be able to leverage. i met with david on that visit. he wasn't yet prime minister and a special relationship, david and i have shared an extraordinary partnership. he has proven to be a great friend and is one of my closest and most trusted partners. it was the six years or so that our terms overlapped. we have met or spoken more times than i can count. we shared our country's beers with each other. he vouc

the united kingdom. the alliance between the united states and the united kingdom is one of the oldest and strongest the world has ever known. when the us and the uk stand together we make our countries more secure, make our people more prosperous, and we make the world safer and better. that is one of the reasons my first oversea visitors president more than seven years ago was here to london at a time of global crisis. one thing i knew as green as i was as a new president was it was absolutely vital the united states and the united kingdom working together in international form tackle the challenges that i had. our success depends on our ability to coordinate and leverage our relationship that has an impact on other countries. i met with david on that big visit. he was not yet prime minister but as our nations have a special relationship, david and i shared an extraordinary partnership. he has proven to be a great friend and one of my closest partners. over the six years our terms have overlapped, we have met or spoken more times than i can count. we share our country's beers with each other, i vouch

the top entries before washington journal. next, a discussion about the state of manufacturing in the united states. from washed injured, this is 40 minutes. -- from washington journal, this is 40 minutes. joining us now is scott paul, the president of the alliance for american manufacturing. he is joining us today to discuss the state of the manufacturing sector in react -- and react to the most recent trade numbers. guest: it is a pleasure to be with you this morning. host: who do you represent? guest: aam is a partnership between the united steelworkers union and some domestic manufacturing partners. it is kind of unique, as you washington,e, in where it is business and labor working together on common public policy goals. we are nonpartisan, we have been around nine years. our mission is to strengthen the opportunity for americans to have factory jobs. host: can you give us an theview of what you think state of manufacturing and trade is in the united states right now? guest: it is a good question. as always, the truth lies somewhere in the middle of what the extremes say it is. some say there is

he lives in the united states and his children are u.s. citizens, he crosses into mexico every morning, managing a plant there and comes back over into the united states where he pays his u.s. property taxes and u.s. income taxes, where he contributes by going and coaching his son's soccer game where we took this picture, he is one of the 32 million people that is crossing the border and is contributing to this country and his children are growing up here, someone i'm proud to have in my community. this next slide shows a picture of israel. d israel lives in mexico but attends at the university of texas at el paso. texas granted in-state coverage for them to attend schools in the state of texas, because we know we will be the beneficiary. israel gets up gets up so he can make it over the international bridge in time to get to the yuft of texas and all-star student and works at the tech lab, which is one of the premier manufacturing facilities in the united states. these are 3-d printing jobs that are the future of manufacturing technology a

most of all, while the united states and soviet union were in the cold war, the united states and chinaare not. based on a good understanding of those of those similarities and differences, we can learn lessons from the cold war experience and find a way to maintain peace and security in the asian pacific region today, while shaping mutually beneficial relationships among the west, japan, and china. in the following one plus hours, we will discuss the cold war in the pacific, and how to cook create peace in the region today -- co-create peace in the region today. >> thank you very much. thank you for coming today. i'm going to briefly discuss -- how are we doing on the microphone? i am going to briefly discuss the united states's maritime strategy in the 1980's, the u.s. navy relationships with the japanese maritime self-defense wars at that time, from an american point of view. full disclosure, for the laugh more than 20 years, i have been an analyst and a scholar. before that, a u.s. navy officer, and i had a hand in some of the things that i am going to talk about. first of all, what

opinion about what the united states is going to do. i figure that you might want to hear from the president of the united states what i think the united states is going to do. on that matter, i think it is fair to say maybe some point down the line there might be a uk, u.s. trade agreement, it is not going to happen any time soon because our focuses in negotiating of the big block to get a trade agreement done. uk is going to be in the back of the cube. not because we don't have a special relationship but beca e because -- given the heavy lift on any trade agreement, us having access to a big market, with a lot of countries rather than trying to do peace meal trade agreements, is hugely in efficient. the subject at hands and the united states in a different hemisphere, different circumstances, and has different sets of relationships with its neighbors than the uk does. i can tell you this, if right now i have got access to a massive market where i sell 44% of my exports, and now i am thinking about leaving the organization that gives me

but once he drew that line, then the united states is obligated to enforce that red line. >> for a lotpeople in washington, a bunch of other places around the world, this is a weak moment for the united states. a weak moment in his presidency. what he told me was not only was it not a weak moment, it was a, quote, proud moment for him because it's the moment that he broke with the washington playbook. >> so he doesn't see it as weakness at all? >> he sees it as a moment of great prudence. he sees it as the application of smarts. he does not see it as weakness. he sees it as strength. >> but if it was a proud moment, others ask, what has it produced? >> in the end, what do you have? you have a middle east that will be devastated. more suffering. more killing. more distrust. more hatred. >> so the man who presented himself as the peace presided over much more violence in the muslim world than what happened under his predecessor. >> when we return, we talk to men in uniform and ask them if we're prepared. if you suffer from a dry mouth, then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. but di

and spanish, >> my reasoning for that, it is largely how latino immigrants were welcomed in the united statesnd were not welcomed as part of being the white anglo-saxon majority, when majority of mexican americans came to the united states they were treated as second-class citizens and were never afforded the same kind of white privilege european immigrants had. that from the beginning of how they were received in the united states automatically put them in a category far below those from white european backgrounds and even though latinos can self identify racially as white or any racial category they want, latinos are considered ethnic in the united states, the perception of the public because of historical circumstances has never viewed them as white but also as nonwhite status. >> it is a proxy measure for minority, racial or ethnic minority and in your survey data do you break out african-americans view immigrants and with their feelings on the subject as well? >> that is a great question because this book focuses on the attitude of white americans but also in other research i have done i

so i've come here today, to the heart of europe, to say that the united states, and the entire world, needs a strong and prosperous and democratic and united europe. [applause] perhaps you need an outsider, somebody who is not european, to remind you of the magnitude of what you have achieved. the progress that i described was made possible in large measure by ideals that originated on this continent in a great enlightenment and the founding of new republics. of course, that progress didn't travel a straight line. in the last century -- twice in just 30 years -- the forces of empire and intolerance and extreme nationalism consumed this continent. and cities like this one were largely reduced to rubble. tens of millions of men and women and children were killed. but from the ruins of the second world war, our nations set out to remake the world -- to build a new international order and the institutions to uphold it. a united nations to prevent another world war and advance a more just and lasting peace. international financial institutions like the world bank and international monetary

let's look at the united states today. let's look at the outside influence of a number of economic sectors. the military industrial complex if you will, big pharma or the health industry, the energy industry, wall street, these industries have been incredibly successful in bending our laws to serve their objectives. i did not go too deep into the us parallel i don't think the united states is not on this spectrum. >> host: next call from diana in columbus, ohio. >> caller: a normal person cannot comprehend a rapist or killer. i don't think that as normal people we can understand the concept of all these governments being so corrupt. i never imagined in my wildest dreams that there was so much lying and in spirit and evasion of money. it amazes me and puts the dots together and helps me to understand why we are in the shape we are in in the world and i am wondering if she could expand on that. >> guest: it took me two or three years to wrap my mind around what i was seeing and experiencing. i spent two weeks crying about it

chenkarles s antisocialist part of the united states -- and the socialist part of the united states weree to resist conscription. president wilson and the committee on public information were working to support the war effort. the committee on public information developed over 1500 designs for posters and other informational materials intended to be widespread throughout the public spaces. one poster is this spectacular work of art called "americans all," capturing an important aspect of the united states in this era. we think of ourselves as a nation of immigrants, but that was never more true than in the 1910s. in which fullya one third of americans were either born in another country or the children of some of born in another country. this poster shows that concern, listing all those buying liberty bonds. you see the names that are used are those of people of different ethnic backgrounds, making the point that americans from all around the world, people who immigrated from other countries, where americans joining together in the war effort. the largest immigrant group in america in th

douutch soldiers here an there, and noncombatant status, but look who sheds the blood, it is the united states, and, you know, if the nato budget -- >> do you regret that? >> that we did all the bleeding, yes, i do regret that. if you consider europe and the united states, when you weigh them, about the same size, same clout, but there's nothing like a 50/50 partnership. that's why i say when trump hits this point, he hits a jangling nerve. if you're in nato, then nato is for what? the mutual defense, but first line of defense is europe, and, you know, where is europe to stand up? i don't see that. >> broaden it out more. to you, lisa, isis. how do we fight isis? does the united states have to send 90% of the military might, bombs to fight isis? where are the other arab nations pitching in? >> well, and i think they should. look, i think military relationships, it's complicated, it's con that lewded, and, ultimately, the united states does what's in the best military interest. i agree to a agree with trump on the nato premise in the fact that, you know, people should be paying more, you know,

ellis island is really an ambivalent symbol of the attitude of the united states. ward the migrants that were flooding upon their shores. the second thing i will say about ellis island is that although ellis island is really a symbol of the immigration story in the united states, it's actually part of a much larger set of institutions and structures put in place across the americas, across the atlantic world to deal with the new phenomenon of mass free migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries. we often think of the united states as a nation of immigrants . we hear that over and over and it's partially true. i think it's worth remembering forced him all that before the united states was a nation of immigrants, it was in part a nation of slaves and slave owners, something we're wrestling with right now here at georgetown university with the renaming over the weekend of two buildings on campus named after leaders of georgetown involved in selling slaves to louisiana. that nation of immigrant stories should not obscure other aspects of our history that i think are

. >> president obama is currently overseas for a multi-day trip that has included stops in the united states and the united kingdom. two spoke about u.s. german relations and answered questions on trade, defense, and the syrian refugee crisis. this is 50 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, i would like to bid a warm welcome to the president of the united states of america come a barack germany for his fifth visit to hanover. let me tell you that i am delighted to have an opportunity, not only to continue our talks but to have -- today will be a remarkable day because we will open the hanover affair and this year the united states will be part of the country. these are troubling times we would both agree and we have an opportunity to talk about the whole spectrum of international issues. we don't need to spend too much time on this, but let me tell muchbarack, that i very talks thatd, open are always based on mutual trust and we talk about the whole range of issues and reduce of that we have hope and trust and we will continue to do so. we used this opportunity here to talk about a broad spectr

i'll make -- i think two points about the role of the united states in the middle east today. the first and having traveled there several times in the the past two months, there's a pervasive sense that the united states is disengaged from the region and wish to disengage further. think a lot of this is in response to the kind of rhetorical expression you saw in the goldberg car and other things and don't think its lines up well with the facts. you look at where the united states is active, have troops in iraq and syria and military actions in both countries. and i the united states is carrying out military actions in both yemen and libya, the secretary of state spent the first year and a half of his term in office trying frantically to achieve a deal on middle east peace. we give billions of aid to the countries of the region, the iran nuclear deal consumed a huge amount of senior policymaker time and attention. so i think the perception in the region the united states is leaving is definitely -- doesn't line up with the fact but what i do think animates the president's approa

the united states not only could have lost the war, the united states at more than one point c pretty clearly to be careening towards a failed war effort, the most serious time in the summer of 1864 leading into the fall of 1864. we have to be able to recapture what's actually happening going forward, and not to fall victim to what i call the appomattox syndrome, starting at the end of the story and saying, of course the united states triumphed. and see howack those inevitable things were coming. no. those things were not inevitable, and we should not think that. if the confederacy had won, it would have been a major western devoted to the perpetuation of a slaveholding society. what stopped at appomattox was not a small thing. thing.a gigantic the political and social notlict that follows should be considered an extension of the war by other means. postwar violence, however grotesque at times, did not approach in scale or fury the of the military carnage war years, the bloodiest incidents during reconstruction, among them the new orleans and .emphis rights of 1866 those scarcely woul

i am not in the united states senate. we don't have a vote on the core fir mation over our federal courts here in the house. i do serve in the judiciary committee, and this is the end of the 14th year i have done that, mr. speaker, and so the -- e of time and observes observation and reading and experience, especially a member of the constitution committee of the house subcommittee, yes, i have deep convictions on this and knowledge base on it. i am suggesting, mr. speaker, that this house of representatives, evaluate the agents i'm making here and evaluate the agents that senator grassley is making on the other side of the rotunda. this would be my argument, we all take an oath here to support and defend the constitution of the united states. so do the justices on the supreme court to support and defend the constitution of the united states. the president of the united states takes an oath to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. these are serious oates. when you tanned up -- these are seriou

fleeing communist owe prerks they were immediately give j admission into the united states. if a cuban makes it to the shores of the united states, they become legally in this country and a year and a day after they have arrived they are allowed to apply for a green card. but unlike any immigrant from any part of the world, they are allowed to receive federal benefits because they are automatically presumed to be refugees. that is a status by the way that i'm not trying to change in terms of the cuban adjustment act. i'mtope that being examined. but what i do want to discuss senior senator why should you automatically assume at this point that anyone that comes from cuba is a political refugee? and the reason why that now is in doubt is because many of the people that are coming from cuba supposedly as refugees seeking to flee oppression are traveling back to cuba, 15, 20, 30 times a year. are there political people being politically oppressed in cuba? absolutely. it is one of the reasons why i think the president's policies towards cuba have been misguided because they refus

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this is very good news for the united states. it also speaks directly to the question of our immigration debate. immigration made and makes and will make this country great. urbanization, today, half of humanity lives in urban areas. in the world of 2030, that will be 60%. 60%, 50%, what's the big deal? the big deal is it's another 1.5 million people between now and 2030 will be moving into cities. that's the equivalent of ten new york citys from green fields to the present day, ten new york citys every year. that's the extent of urbanization on the planet that is unfolding now. now, the good news is that urban environments are where ideas develop, economic growth occurs, they're the drivers of positive change. there are also the shantytowns and centers of future class warfare, if that change doesn't take place well. the pressures of urbanization lead me to the last mega trend i want to mention here, and that is the pressure on resources, energy, food, and water. all these middle class people moving to cities, there will be an inc

the united kingdom. the alliance between the united states and the united kingdom is one of the oldest and one of the strongest the world has ever known. when the u.s. and the u.k. stand together, we make our countries more secure, our people more prosperous, and we make the world safer and better. that is one of the reasons why my first overseas visit as president more than seven years ago was here to london. at a time of global crisis. and the one thing i knew as green as i was as a new president, was that it was absolutely vital that the united states and the united kingdom, working together in an international forum, tackle the challenges that lie ahead. our success depended on our ability to coordinate and be be able to leverage our relationship to have an impact on other countries. i met with david on that visit. he was not yet prime minister, but just as our nations share a special relationship, david and i have shared an extraordinary partnership. he has proven to be a great friend and is one of my closest and most trusted partners. over the six years or so that our terms have overlapped, we have met o

just think about the role of the united states. imagine for the moment that everything the united states does will mainly rely on what i'll call an indirect approach. i'm cribbing a phrase from an old military historian long decea deceased. an indirect approach. what do i mean by that? look, policy consists of mostly confronting a bunch of problems. there are big problems and thin problems, fat and tall. and you confront these problems. an indirect approach means basically we can't solve almost any of these problems by ourselves. and mostly the american people don't want us to solve all these problems by ourselves directly. they're kind of disillusioned about that. so that means to solve these problems, whether it's global waves of immigration, breakdowns in global capitalism. the problem of isis. the transnational crime in mexico and central america, all of those are problems. narcotics, cyber. i've got to work through others. i've got to work through others. the battle against isis will not be decisively won or lost by the united

the fact is millions of people live in the united states in the shadows into the drive. s and with insurance. the fact is millions of people in the united states work. they should work and pay taxes to the federal government and work so they don't undermine american workers that are immigrants to this country. it just seems to me the law is on the site of the people. the president of the united states has taken action. they were established in the court that ronald reagan took, that george bush took. the only difference today and it was barack obama who took those issues and we believe the court is going to simply say lock every time a state doesn't like what the federal, what the administration does or what the legislature does, you can't go in the court and sue. what the president did was lawful within the united states. the congress of the united states passed legislation outlawing the president to take the very actions that are being considered today. so i will say to everybody that i'm looking forward, i'm very optimistic that next june we are going to rule and there

just think about the role of the united states. or the moment that everything the united states does will mainly rely on what i'll call an indirect approach. i'm cribbing a phrase from an old military historian long de what do i mean by that? look, policy consists of mostly confronting a bunch of problems. there are big problems and thin problems, fat and tall. and you confront these problems. an indirect approach means basically we can't solve almost any of these problems by ourselves. and mostly the american people don't want us to solve all these problems by ourselves directly. they're kind of disillusioned about that. so that means to solve these problems, whether it's global waves of immigration, breakdowns in global capitalism. the problem of isis. the transnational crime in mexico and central america, all of those are problems. narcotics, cyber. i've got to work through others. i've got to work through others. the battle against isis will not be decisively won or lost by the united states troops. it will be decisively won or

saudi arabia has been a strong ally of the united states. friend of the united states since i have been president. our interaction with them has been vital. i think they have been cooperative and trying to stabilize the region going through tumultuous times. we did have a significant difference on the iran nuclear deal. ultimately they supported it after we explained exactly why path to makebest sure iran did not obtain a nuclear weapon. i think all of the evidence subsequent to the deal has borne out my argument that in fact iran would i buy -- would abide. i think there is also a continuing belief on my part that saudi arabia and the gulf states generally have to be guarded against iran, they have to be in a position where they can defend themselves against iranian mischief in the region. in the end, iran is a large country in the region. a proxy war between saudi arabia interestis in no one's . it is not in saudi arabia interest, iraq, jordan, or the united states interest. when i had to saudi arabia and the other gulf countries up to camp

i think the united states has a responsibility. of allocated a limited number of visas, roughly 7000, two afghans who have served as translators and guides. it is politicize the whole visa process. i think it has caused some of the figures to be in grereater dadanger.. making them even more of a target by their opponents. we have the resources. i think this should be a reminder to americans that when we intervene militarily abroad, and to perhaps the colin powell doctrine, if you break it, you own it, this should be part of military intervention. amy: in december while we were in paris covering the un's climate summit, democracy now! travel to cale for the largest refugee camp in france where 6000 to 7000 people are camped out in makeshift tents. one of the people we spoke to was najibullah, an afghan national, who said he had worked as an interpreter for seven months with the u.s. marines in afghanistan as well as for several months with a u.s. private contractor called creative international. he had applied for a visa to the unit

what is your reaction to that. >> the reaction to that is that the united states commitment to south korea's security is rocksolid the republic of korea is a close ally of the united states and that means the united states is prepared to invest resources and keeping them safe. we have seen repeated provocations, particularly particularly in the last few months from north korea bowing to use their military might against our allies. we have begun, there are ready has been a significant commitment of military firepower, and my power by the united states to the defend south korea and the assessment of our military and national security expert is that additional resources could be necessary to ensure the safety and security of the republic of korea. that's why the united states has a engaged in conversations with our south korean allies about deploying what is called a fad battery, this is an anti- ballistic missile system that would enhance our allies security. those discussions are ongoing i will point out that equipment would be oriented to a threat that is posed by north korea not orie

but, you know, poland being a friend of the united states, being a special partner of the united states, whether it's in the eu or not, i agree with completely. and i, at the same time agree with what nile was saying that it would be wiser and better for the united states to support a europe of sovereign democratically economical nations. whether the rks iu can be rolled back to be an organization that still does the good things that it does, namely foster cooperation between european nations but fully respect the sovereignty of the european nations, that's an open question. i would hope that it can. i don't know that it can because the substance of the eu is so dedicated to super nationality. certainly the polls are good friend of ours whether they're eu members or not. the fact that there's a very strong debate in poland about eu membership and what it means is a reflection of one of the big reasons poland is a friend of the united states, namely there is a vibrant democratic culture in poland. and there's a vibrant debate between people who disagree with each other. th and that's --

this is a matter of how generally the united states approaches our interactions with other countries. if we open up the possibility that individuals in the united states can routinely start suing other governments, then we are also opening up the united states to being continually sued by individuals in other countries, and that would be a bad precedent because we're the largest super power in the world and we are everywhere and we are in people's business all the time and, you know, if we are in a situation where we're suddenly being hauled in to various courts because of the claim that some individual has been harmed, then that will tie us up and it could harm u.s. servicemen, u.s. diplomats, a whole bunch of stuff. so, as a matter of policy, this is just not something that we have ever done. this is not unique to this administration, and i think it's important for us to maintain that principle. >> rose: when you walked in, i said this has been a very interesting news day. you said every day here at the white house is an interesting news day. but let me talk about two announcements,

than the amusing reports came in from the united states -- the amazing reports came in from the uniteds. the answer was that 20% of the manpower was woman-power. legions were advancing to stop my advance. it was the first time i had heard of the hidden army. >> it may have been the first time, herr hitler, but it wouldn't be the last time. tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow. we were in the war 100%. the axis believe they were ready for us, and forecast this army, this air force, this navy. but the production estimates, the axis was wrong. the forecast had missed a potential strength of the hidden army. the women of american industry. across the atlantic to berlin, across the pacific to tokyo, when news of the a and the american life, millions of women who had never lifted a finger outside of their own homes now suddenly result to set the world house in order. these were the uniforms of the hidden army. these, their weapons. and these the results they hope to achieve. must have called for some pretty fancy explaining by statistical expert. >> these women are the unemployed come up with

josh: i think the president believed and believed for some time that the united states is ready for a women president. reporter: has this all always been the case? josh: the country is ready for a woman to be elected president of the united states. look for -- the reason the president traveled to this location, this newly designated national monument is to acknowledge the fact that for more than half of our country's history, i'm doing the math right, women were denied the right to vote. and that is going to be inhibitting the ability but only because of the progress that many women and men fought for, we have made our country more fair, that we have made our country more just and we have enhanced the justices built into our voting system and only because of that hard-won progress that we have reached a situation, more recently that it is possible for a woman to be legitimated. that it is a practical reality and that reflects what our founders envisioned in terms of forming a more perfect union. the republicans are trying to use the voting system to make it rder for americans who are

it from coming to united states to the middleman along the way to sell the new united states. and they will not be a market it to cut down from market demand to earn less money or no money. and if these are not available then isil will earn less money from the antiquities looting. live with that attack their it is isis that comes over the border to carry out attacks specifically. and through those hellenic periods. can you expand why they are so attracted to antiquities smuggling? in the process on the legislation iran affair is for the first part of your question if you look at isil revenue much of what they have gotten they got early on end to dispossess the people that the takeover but antiquities provides this opportunity as they continue to get new resources but a flowing resources of revenue traveling partners or people. that is a strategic benefit and in terms of blood diamond of parallel is the have the ability to change the conversation. to understand where diamonds are produced. and with the blood diamonds' issue with the accountability with lessons learned. >> and t

may god bless you all and god bless the united states of america. e] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand as the chaplain of the united states house of representatives gives the benediction. father conroy: let us pray. may the hands and hearts of this nation be raised in prayer and praise for this puerto rican unit, which served our nation and the hope of freedom for all of the world. through three wars the borinqueneers chose to serve while they were still not completely welcome to share in the fullness of the american social fabric. even so, the unit earned thousands of military honors for their service. may the breath of god uphold their noble and heroic story. may it carry to other generations and even to other nations a message to inspire citizens everywhere to serve without counting the cost. may those who made the ultimate sacrifice, those who etched out historic victories, and those who suffered personally, the pain of discrimination in those dark days of our world and our nation, be rewarded with success and find peace. bless all women and

in the middle class is much more dynamic in the pacific rim of the united states. so these are very appropriate in to the appointed with the respect to the united states there are important changes under way that carbon footprint is the same as 20 years ago. stowe of important changes are taking place how we generate power with the fuels that we use. because they live in such a globalized world with the exchange and then you can wait for anywhere with a frown on the international influence is. with the european and asian companies in the presence of communities that would have been unheard of a generation ago. with u.s. international the engagement. >> there are differences from countries to see the world so we have to be careful somehow we can handle everything through multilateral channels. we are a country where our values are important to us with the certain. i guess the issue is how we can turn these values into more international values without appearing to be stacking the deck to internationalize of these values. issues like human rights need to be fully vett

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the united states army band. ng's own. ♪ [applause] [cheering] >> ladies and gentlemen, the democratic leader of the united states house of representatives, the honorable nancy pelosi. [applause] pelosi: good afternoon, everyone. it is my honor to join our speaker and our leaders in the senate in welcoming you all to the capitol on this very special day for all of us. a privilege to have each and every one of you here, along with the secretary of veterans affairs and secretary of the army. i'm pleased to join senator -- leader mcconnell and leader reed id in this very personal gold medal award ceremony. it is such a special day to join our colleague, resident commissioner perilisi. who is part of the sponsor of the legislation. and thank all the other sponsors, as well. our advocate in the house of representative, nidia velasquez, who is here with us today. [applause] and, of course, a special honor to welcome governor pedia of puerto rico. [applause] just in case everyone hadn't been introduced, we had to go over

i visited the united states with my father and we traveled for a week around the united states. and then, the main issue then was the concern that the united states was not going to be supportive of europe. we have been concerned for many years, but we are still going strong. it means that of course, we will always be concerned. but the same time, we have to see that we are able to deliver everyday as a strong alliance, the strongest ever in the strongest in the world. we are able to deliver deterrence, able to deliver collective defense, and we are able to stand together when it is really needed. mentionedstance, as i in my speech, the first time and only time ever, we have invoked the collective defense goals after an attack on the united states and then europeans stepped up to help and support our ally, the united states. forces, asrd of the i said, in afghanistan, they have come from canada, europe, and a european nato countries. and more than 1000 european and canadian soldiers have lost their lives in afghanistan. and many more have been wounded. it is a strong example of e

they became a way funnelingof european capital into the united states. large amounts of money from the dutch and swiss investors, british investors -- they knew quite well from their own connections in europe begin investing in the united states. these led to some major land acquisitions in western new york, in maine, and ultimately, a talk about this in my book, the relationships forged in philadelphia helped to lead to the louisiana purchase. these french to bless, among others -- french diplomats, among others, a lookout to the west and at this former french territory as a possibility for a new french and power. --french empire. they informed napoleon back in france that this was a good idea. the financing of the louisiana purchase happened through the same personal networks and the same contacts that these people had been engaged in when buying land in the united states. in some sense they later the groundwork for -- they laid the groundwork for the louisiana purchase. french did not end up holding onto louisiana. .here were some major legacies host:

a lot more before it gets back to the united states. isis. reporting that the border is indeed a place where there are porous opportunities. getting into the united states. i told you so, but it is far too much. now, isis is confirming it. my next question is, are they just breaking about something that has not happened yet or have they in fact succeeded in doing just what they said they have? >> you should generally believe isis when they save ink. there will be a retaliation from the arrest. they said they were going to introduce operatives among the refugee and they did. i think it is difficult of some will eventually be penetrated i agents of isis. that seems inconceivable that they would not do that at this point. >> making and argument. we certainly have seen isis sympathizers. >> well, i would suspect that it is not a great number. particularly across the canadian border. the difference between canada and mexico is there is real cool old law. what makes mexico not so dangerous is the drug cartel, the rule of law has broken down for this

because at least in the united states, 95% of the world's markets are outside of our borders. and if we are not there, present, we are going to have problems. now the relationship between europe and the united states is already one of the most robust trading relationships in the world, but what we've discovered is that while strengthening labor provisions and strengthening environmental provisions and standards, we can also eliminate a lot of regulatory and bureaucratic irritants and blockages to trade that would allow us to engage in even more trade. so more goods, create more jobs, and create more prosperity. now with respect to the politics of it, recent surveys in the united states for example, showed that the majority of people still favor trade. they still recognizable on balance that it is a good idea. during presidential elections, it is always tough. when we are in the heat of campaigns, people naturally are going to worry more about what is lost than what is gained with respect to trade agreements. but i am confident that we are going to be able to get this done. keep

but once he drew that line, then the united states is obligated to enforce that red line. >> for a lotf people in washington, a bunch of other places around the world, this is a weak moment for the united states. a weak moment in his presidency. what he told me was not only was it not a weak moment, it was a, quote, proud moment for him because it's the moment that he broke with the washington playbook. >> so he doesn't see it as weakness at all? >> he sees it as a moment of great prudent. he sees it as the application of smarts. he does not see it as weakness. he sees it as strength. >> but if it was a proud moment, others ask, what has it produ produced? >> in the end, what do you have? you have a middle east that will be devastated. more suffering. more killing. more distrust. more hatred. >> so the man who presented himself as the peace presided over much more violence in the muslim world than what happened under his predecessor. >> when we return, we talk to men in uniform and ask them if we're prepared. let me talk to you about retirement. a 401(k) is the most sound way to go. le