through steadying interaction and what were the elements to agree and disagree will help us to understand iraq war afghanistan -- of guinness dan. it is works like this that would help. >>host: "in buddha's company" thai soldiers in the vietnam war." . . day professor at the naval academy. thank you for your time. >>host: you may recognize him from a former book and he is back with a new book on the potomac river. where does it start and end? >> it starts in fairfax near west virginia a tiny little circle and it then that point* look out when the river is 12 miles wide and in between there is history. it is where our nation in europe. it also has the nation's capital. >>host: people think about the white house and the potomac river. why is that? >> they think of washington d.c. are the national monument why do they think of of potomac river? >> for those in the area is seen as an obstacle as they drive over or under it i wanted to stress we have an incredible natural resource there are very few levies we have bald eagles it is not solely clean but we work on that and by the way we get 90% of t

western forces intervene there will make the situation markedly worse we've had interventions in i understand iraq and libya and there's been a huge loss of life that's followed from that there is no stomach amongst the ordinary people of britain for british forces to be involved in yet another war this has to be solved as i say politically and it can only be solved politically if the big powers all of whom have close relations with either syria turkey iran or the neighboring countries get together and promote an effective ceasefire the political future of syria that has to be the way for the intervention absolutely no way intervention is not going to bring about peace it will only prolong the conflict. check out r.t. dot com for more analysis and the first time reports from syria there you'll also find a timeline of the long running civil conflict. maybe season about way botched journalism falls child abuse accusations and revelations of decades of paedophilia and seeing a number of key executives feel the heat right now the broadcasters head of news and a deputy of the latest to step aside today

that will help us understand what we're doing in iraq or afghanistan or other conflicts. so, i think if you want a complete picture of the vietnam war, it's works like this that will help. >> host: "in buddha's company"" the name of the book. richard ruth professor at naval academy is the author. thank you for your time. >> thank you. barack obama's speech in 2004, makes him a national figure, and four years later, without that speech he is not a candidate for the presidency to lincoln gives a dazzling speak in new york. it is a beautiful testament to the quality of lincoln's mind, the research he does, the logical arguments. but when he ran for the senate -- when barack obama gave the speech in 2004 he was running for the senate in illinois and he won. abraham lincoln ran for the senate in illinois and he lost. you want to think about abraham lincoln in 1860, think about barack obama running for the presidency in 2008 if he had lost the illinois senate election, not if he had won it. that's the level of national security we're talking about here. >> harvard business scho

happy with what you do and you can go and stuff up on my studies that if you got you understand you can go a step out in iraq and that you need to ask if you can go next going to say i'm going to support the troops i used for the father if i look at you and i wrote him because women you can be cared for by the foreigner i was trying to balance thank you ok now can i have i misspoke thank you yes the information which is the ohs out of the story before making a decision you know one hundred dealerships ask about what's wrong hire this you know say so be careful references so now you are made out of question maybe your only phone is cool except that i've got four. where you don't i never paid to find out of the government. both. you will be in the dominican that. the u.s. government will pay for funerals only in military cemeteries. so i raised money to help me cover the cost of a private funeral. you told me when you finish a little number twenty thing is that when a that's great. this is a very very poor neighborhood and this is very symbolic of what a large percentage of what tamala and also the world lives

happy with what you do and you can go and stand up oh my son is that if you got you understand you can go a step down in iraq and that you know me right you can go next going to say you sir are you going to support the troops now you say thanks for the father if i look like you wouldn't really be careful and you can be careful and not be the foreigner i was trying to stamp out when it thank you ok now can i have on i misspoke thank you yes the information which is the other side of the story before making a decision you know with one hundred dealerships asking about what's wrong hive as you know saying so be careful if you're just now your mate at a question maybe your only phone a school except that we can for. a way you that i never paid to find out to be careful not to. go. he will be in the dominican by the u.s. government will pay for funerals only in military cemeteries and. computers so i raised money to help me cover the coast of a private funeral. it ought to be when you finish a little number twenty three. that's great. this is a very very poor neighborhood and this is very symbolic of what a large

referendum to end the peace treaty with israel and they do it democratically ok in iraq they do things democratically as they understand it but b. they become enemies of the united states so democracy comes back and hurts american interests quote unquote. that's right and as as has been established democracy is only a good thing in washington's eyes if it conforms to washington's interests so if israel does something like ricin the if sorry if egypt does something like ricin the peace treaty with israel suddenly we're not going to be so welcoming of democracy in egypt same to a similar thing may have might may have happened in two thousand and six in gaza when the hamas won an election that george bush was trying to bring in bring up and actually make happen and then you know when the palestinians voted the wrong way the u.s. and israel you know the u.s. supported israel in imposing a harsh economic sanctions regime on gaza so again we're seeing this this unfortunate balance. it's thomas caruthers word balance between security interests and economic interests and the interests of democracy and human rights and i just w

iraq. play very active role in supporting syria during the crisis because its neighboring country and they understand that if you have warring inside syria you will have war in the neighboring countries including iraq. i think of a country. they have good position like. mainly in those other countries and other countries. can't all of them but. they are they have positive position but without taking actions iran which is a very close ally also exposed to economic sanctions also facing a threat of military invasion if you were faced with an option cut ties with iran in exchange for peace in your country would you go for it there is no contradiction i don't help you through contradicting option why because we had a good relation with seventy nine people today and it's getting better every day but at the same time we are moving toward peace and we had peace. process we had peace negotiations urine wasn't a factor against peace so this is. information to try to promote in the west but if we need peace we don't have to have good relation with you on this no relation is completely two different objects her

general and a real standout and an exception in being not only a successful general in iraq, but also he understands the generalship in a way that a lot of the generals don't. a critical thinker who is able to understand the situation, adjust to it and get thousands of people to carry out a different sort of orders. that's what a general does. the reason i compare him to matthew ridgway was that ridgway was in the korean war who did exactly that same sort of thing, but is gotten by the specialist, who read books like mine. >> did the paula broadwell book that came out about general petraeus, did you like that as a historian? >> i -- i had introduced paula, actually, to my book editor. i knew there were a lot of people who say they have a book in mind, and i say here, talk to my editor. i did blurb it, and i wrote something like this is a unique view of general petraeus. it feels like we're reading his e-mails. it's come back to haunt me. >>. >> i've been talking about it a lot this week, but on the theory of the general or political leader's sex life should be immaterial unless it affects his job. t

iraq. play very active role in supporting syria during the crisis because it's neighboring country and they understand that if you have a war room inside syria you will have war in the neighboring country including iraq . i think of the country. they have good position like. mainly in those other countries and other countries didn't come all of them but. they are they have a positive position but without taking actions. saudi arabia qatar why. are they so adamant about you resigning and how would an unstable middle east fit their agenda. i don't her i cannot and so on their behalf they have to answer that question but i would i could say but the problem between syria and many countries in the world all regional or in the with but we keep saying no when we thing but we have to say no but the problem and some country believe that they can control syria through all this all through money or petrodollars and this is impossible in syria so the problem then maybe they want to play a role we don't have problem they can play a role where they deserve or not they can play a role but not to play a role that the

information's been going around all day it isn't definitely off the vats what iraq saying let me just clarify your understanding you telling me that you think it is off. i'm not sure whether it's off but if it's off it goes into this direction right now and then of course that would be regrettable if it can be saved are the better then this is may be due to the international reaction which will follow this kind of hubbub about this. christophe thank you very much christopher of course the much pressure as a government a business consultant on the line from berlin best regards to moscow thank you. now for head of intelligence it was poor judgment with unavoidable consequence david petraeus has quit as the cia chief after admitting to an extramarital affair with his biographer so rapid fall from grace them for the man who was the u.s. army standard bearer in afghanistan and iraq he'd only been in charge of the cia for just over a year but the f.b.i. found he was cheating on his wife of thirty seven years with writer paula broadwell which rates suspicions of illegal attempts to dig into her tresses classified e-ma

understand east asia definitely important. but i was getting constantly trump bid the fact that, you know, we had a double header going in afghanistan and iraq, and quite understandably we had president who will be to be immersed in the issues. and often and one of the challenges was that often when they look to another part of the world like east asia, it was in terms behalf those countries in east asia mean to the central challenge which was waging the war on terrorism or dealing with the wars. and yet, you know, if you go to a country like indonesia, you know, this is a country that you put on a map, it goes from california to bermuda. it is huge. enormous population. and to reduce indonesia only to a bit player and be a role issue on the global war on terrorism department sit too well in indonesia. so i think part of the challenge was to really work with these countries in of themselves and not just as instrument of something that was going on in another part of the world. i came to the job by being ambassador in korea, and i walked in to a meeting that i thought was going to be with steve hadly and condoleezza rise joined the meeting. b

education but leaves out the fact that only three percent of iraq and afghanistan veterans have actually graduated college guys i understand that veteran's day is supposed to be a day where we remember those who have died fighting to protect our homeland but we're missing the point this holiday serves as a distraction from a very harsh reality this country wraps war heroes and flags holds parades and gives them medals for one day out of the year all the while their real struggles are completely hidden from the rest of society did you know they're eighteen veterans suicides every single day the number of veterans suicides now outnumber those who die in combat does that sound like the government gives a damn about veterans of war has changed now it's fought for untapped resources fought for the defense industry fought for the halliburton's the k.b. ares in the black waters. these wars are not fought for freedom they're fought to maintain in curial ism their fox about the elite an elite few can profit from destruction and the deaths of innocent people who are just like you and me us thrives on a war that throws working class

they had the first mission and this was important for his development as a future commander in iraq and understand how to use those teams. he was out there in a baseball cap after the guys guest: would go a guest: host: in and not on the door, he fancied himself a negotiator and would deliver letters for the workers to turn themselves in. we do not go into that into too much depth. his oral history interview which i conducted with someone from the brookings institute, this was a transitional period for him. i am working with special mission units but working on the multi-year road map. basically, a comprehensive plan with enter-agency, international, a joint command everything. all these players where he made a lot of great contacts but it was his first time to run in that circle and have operational command. we look at all these experiences and try to show some of it plays out. there is not a heavy emphasis on iraq. i felt it goes -- those experiences were covered in the other books. the real story is how all this education has put out and plays out in afghanistan. the war in afghanistan, i do no

i think it's important to understand, this is hamas, israel. this is not iraq. this is not iran.ot saudi arabia. this is over on -- near the sinai. very little crude oil involved there. in the past if you had crude oil in a bull market, this kind of news would have sent crude up $3. we're struggling to get over 85 cents at this point. as i said earlier, i think you sell into it. i don't think you buy this news. if you can only rally 85 cents on west texas. yes, i understand brent is up $1.56 but brent has been gaining on wti for a long period of time. i don't put a lot of credence in that. in the past, this kind of news would have sent crude up $3. >> coming up, places to put your money as the fiscal cliff looms. and places you might not expect. and president obama likely to get a lot of questions about the economy and the cliff at today's news conference. we'll bring it to you live when it starts around 1:30 eastern. our special coverage begins at the top of the hour at 1:00. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updat

i understand they sometimes get frustrated with the things he says but he's done work on iraq, done a lot of the congressional

news, shows like this and they see a ten-year war going on in afghanistan and eight years in iraq, they understandchoose to go in and they love their country so much, even when they were drafted, they love their country so much that sheriffed their country and really provided the safety that we have for our children now. >> gretchen: the amaze thing is when you ask your kids to go and come back the next day and find one person in their life who served, they all come back and are so excited to tell their story. >> they really are. i ask them what they're excited about, why they love that veteran so much. they always tell me stories about what they did in the war. but then they tell me, my uncle taught me how to do a cart wheel. that ties it all together. even though they love them, they are really special. >> gretchen: check it out, the new book. valerie funstein, thank you so much. >> brian: my uncle did serve, but i still can't do a cartwheel. more "fox & friends" in two minutes with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it

getting constantly trump by the fact that we had double-header going in afghanistan and in iraq, and quite understandably we have a president who had to be immersed in those issues. and often, and one of the challenges was that often when they look to another part of the world, like east asia, it was in terms of what those countries in east asia mean to the central challenge, which was waging the war on terrorism or dealing with these wars. and yet, if you go to a country like indonesia, this is a country that you put on a map, that goes from california to bermuda. it is huge. enormous population. and to introduce indonesia on as a bit player of the overall issue of the global war on terrorism, it didn't sit too well in indonesia. so i think part of the challenge was to work with these countries in and of themselves, and not just as instruments, but something that was going off in another part of the world. i came to the job via being ambassador in korea, and i walked into a meeting that i felt was going to be with steve hadley, and connie rice joined the meeting. and both steve and connie said to me, ou

the covering of crimes by a us army in afghanistan and iraq and that's what i was getting at when i visited in london to show solidarity as i understand you don't consider him a criminal right i am not the court i think israel has to go to court or has to have the opportunity to see in freedom. and to give the answer as to the reply. for the swedish side. that means that he has to have the guarantee not to extradited to the us do you think currently has no guarantees sweden. great britain they do not give the guarantee to not extradite him to the us and what if he's extradited to the united states is not the best example to do everything in. a good way. in the. case of justice so we do have a death penalty in the us and we do have lots of prisoners which are awaiting for the death penalty or are for life. in prison and we have the example of bradley manning and. it's concerning about the health of bradley manning and his case but he is afraid that he will the same fate if you will be extradited to the u.s. i do not think there. has done something wrong when you was the covering the u.s. walk crimes. normally it's a really duty of ever

iraq. that is six? -- that is success. we can measure success. as the congress, as a people, the media does not understand the military, it is hard to accountable. because we cannot judge professional competence, we judge table for their sex lives. tavis: we thank all of our military veterans on this veterans day. thomas ricks, author. good to have you on this program. that is our show for tonight. keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time with frank rich with what the republicans lost on election night. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >> be more. pbs. the damage is killing me inside. let's talk a litt

crisis because it's neighboring country and they understand that if you have a war room inside syria you will have war in the neighboring countries including iraq. i think of the country. they have good position. mainly in those other countries and other countries. all of them but. they are they have positive position but without taking action. zip zip good laboratory to mccurry was able to build a most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything turns mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care only on the dog. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear sees some other part of it and realize everything you thought you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. do we speak your language. news programs and documentaries and spanish what matters to you breaking news a little tonnage of angola's kidneys stories. you hear. all teach spanish find out more visit. live. live live. live . well see british scientists it's time to time the. market. come to. find out wha