host: our conversation is with retired general wesley clark.e has received many metals and is joining us from los angeles. one of our viewers says nato agrees on the missile defense system for europe and the u.s. he calls it insanity. who is paying for it? guest: it will come out of the defense budget. we have lived for a long time with the idea of deterrence. you will not strike us because if you did, we would strike you. we also had technical problems because ballistic missiles move very fast and very high and come down at hypersonic speeds. it is difficult to intercept them so we did not really have a defense. we made a virtue out of necessity with a doctrine that some called a mutually assured destruction. when we deal with rogue nations like iran which are unpredictable and whose capabilities threaten the united states and especially our. allies through those threats, they could impact our ability to take the kind of diplomatic measures that are needed to prevent conflict. we have to take another look at missile defense. that is what we ha

host: our conversation is with retired general wesley clark. many metals and is joining us from los angeles. one of our viewers says nato agrees on the missile defense system for europe and the u.s. he calls it insanity. who is paying for it? guest: it will come out of the defense budget. we have lived for a long time with the idea of deterrence. you will not strike us because if you did, we would strike you. we also had technical problems because ballistic missiles move very fast and very high and come down at hypersonic speeds. it is difficult to intercept them so we did not really have a defense. we made a virtue out of necessity with a doctrine that some called mutually assured destruction. when we deal with rogue nations like iran which are unpredictable and whose capabilities threaten the united states and especially our. allies through those threats, they could impact our ability to take the kind of diplomatic measures that are needed to prevent conflict. we have to take another look at missile defense. that is what we have done of the l

. >> civil war generals is the title of wesley clark. national archives in washington d.c. host to one and a half hours discussion. >> in honor of the 150th anniversary of the civil war, the national archives has been commemorating this milestone with an exciting events. at the pentagon and while holding a commanding your appeal was involved in actions. he retired from the army in 2000 and was a democratic candidate for president in 2004. he's received a presidential medal of honor, the nation's highest civilian honor. as and author he's written waging modern war, winning modern war and in his latest book, please welcome general wesley clark. [applause] >> david, thanks for a much for that introduction and the hospitality of the mosul archives and it's an honor and privilege for me to be here with these distinguished historians and authors and men who really know their subject matter. we are talking about the american civil war to might but we are also talking about leadership and generalship and just if i could start, of course the civil war is unique in american history.

also, retired general wesley clark, former nato supreme allied commander in europe. he talks about president obama's trip to portugal. after that, former house speaker newt gingrich on the incoming republican-led congress. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> like all men of great gifts, when they give up power, even though they may give it up for principled reasons, they are handcuffed the moment they give it up. >> in his final volume of the trilogy of theodore roosevelt, he talks about the final years of roosevelts life. >> now, a supreme court oral argument in the case of flezz versus the united states. this case focuses on whether mothers and fathers can be treated differently when passing on citizenship to children born abroad. currently a foreign-worn child of an unwe had american mother is a u.s. citizen if the mother has lived in the u.s. for at least a year. but a father cannot do that unless he has lived in the u.s. for at least 10 years, five of those after the age of 14. this oral argument took place on november 10th. it's about an hour.

then wesley clark, the former supreme allied commander in europe talks about progress being made in afghanistan and other national security issues. and after that, former house speaker knut gingrich discuss it is incoming republican led congress and the similarities between now and the

is written waging modern war, winning modern wars, and his latest book, please welcome general wesley clark. [applause] >> david, thanks them a good action and thanks for the hospitality or at the national archives. it's a real honor and privilege to be here with these distinguished historians and authors, and men who really know their subject matter. we're talking at the american civil war tonight but also talking about leadership, generalship. and just if i could start off with just a couple of observations to try to set the stage for the panel. of course, the civil war, it's unique in american history. it's such a transformative experience. it involves so much of our nation, and it was thought right here. people left their homes and went out to see a battle for a day, bringing a picnic. newspaper correspondence participated on both sides. of course, there was espionage and back and forth, and these generals had known each other. they spoke the same language. they studied the same texts. they started with about the same weapons, although they didn't finish with the same weapons. there was

then, wesley clark talks about progress being made in afghanistan and other u.s.national security issues. after that, former house speaker newt gingrich discusses the incoming republican-led congress, and the similarities between them and the 1994 gop takeover of congress, plus your e-mails and phone calls. "washington journal" live sunday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> in his weekly address, president obama calls on congress to ratify the u.s.- russia nuclear start treaty. after that, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell gives the gop address about his party's legislative priorities, including job creations and extensions of the bush-era tax cut that expire at the end of the year. >> today i would like to speak to you about an issue that is fundamental to national security, the need for the senate to approve the new start treaty this year. the treaty is rooted in a practice that dates back to ronald reagan. the fda is simple, that the two nations, the united states and russia, have a responsibility to work together to reduce arsenals and to ensure that ou

we will also talk to general wesley clark about the nato summit going on this weekend. also, new gingrich, the former house speaker -- newt gingrich. we will be talking about leadership changes in the house. thank you for watching this edition of "washington journal." we will see you again tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the south carolina rep, current house majority whip. congressman cliburn talks about his recent election to the new position of assistant minority leader for the new congress, maintaining his no. 3 spot in the leadership. >> it would have been very simple to step back one step. standing where it would go back to being whip. i said to them that it would not be attractive to me. i feel the things i have learned out there could be put to great use in our leadership discussions if we were to bring another chair to the table. i do believe that we are in a different political environment. we have a caucus that is a little different from t

also general wesley clark talks about president obama's trip to portugal for the 2010 nato summit. after that, new to gingrich on the upcoming republican-led congress. now i look at some of the new house members in congress. republican dennis ross when the 12th district race. he defeated lori and merge with 40% of the vote. it was held by a five-term incumbent who was retiring. in how wife, colleen -- in hawaii, colleen hanabusa won the first district. native leaders signed an agreement to begin withdrawing troops early next year. they also endorsed a plan to hand afghan forces the command giving them full control by 2014. we will hear for -- hear more from president karzai. >> first we will begin with the signature by the president of afghanistan and the native secretary general for the long- term partnership for the islamic republic of basket -- islamic republic of afghanistan and nato. [applause] >> let me begin by welcoming president karzai and secretary general ban ki-moon to this summit meeting on afghanistan. over the past few years, there have been many international meetin

he's worked for the likes of bill clinton, al gore, general wesley clark, senator bob graham was from state of florida and is now increasingly rising star amongst our generation and were pleased to have him with us. jennifer stewart has more than seven years of public policy and government relations experience with a focus on health care, education and trade. prior to joining, she served as a senior manager at the government affairs department for astra seneca pharmaceutical. ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome you achiness panel you have before you. [applause] and now, i went for my two mayor kasim reed and i ask that you will make your comments around two minutes and then contextualize it in a way that gives a roadmap for these young people about where you started and how you got to where you are. so mayor reid. >> first of all, i want to say good morning. get the energy up a little bit. i started really where you were and i went to school down the road you'd have a double graduate of harvard university for undergraduate and law school. so on many mornings like saturday mor

[applause] >> wesley clark was nato's supreme allied commander from 1997 until 2000. noaa trudeau is a civil war author and wrote gettysburg:a testing of courage and southern storm:sherman's march to the sea. steven woodward is a professor at texas university. john mosier writes on military history. donald davis is author of lightning strike:the secret mission to kill admiral yamamoto and avenge pearl harbor. visit archives.gov. up next, booktv attended a reception for arianna huffington, for her recently published book third world america:how our politicians are abandoning the middle class and destroying the american dream. the party is posted at a private residence in washington d.c. and runs just over 30 minutes. >> how are you? [talking over each other] >> she was doing all this stuff. [inaudible conversations] >> i have been around the country and the huffington opposed -- people have been sending hundreds of stories of struggle and overcoming obstacles and most of that we share the long story. >> on want to talk to you for a second about we are less than a month