the status of forces agreement , her Russian reset , the fact that the Russian have every one of her emails for five years , if you believe Mike Morell , is there any reason to believe she would be different than President Obama ? BS : No , I think she ’s going to be a continuation of President Obama . People seem to be under the impression that I ’m crazy about Hillary .
Qatar hosts two massive American military bases and the US Central Command ’s Mid - East headquarters » . Furthermore , as Seymour Hersh and others have reported , the Obama regime has been strongly backing and arming al - Qaeda in Syria , which is called al - Nusra there , and Obama thus had long insisted that Russia not be allowed to include al - Nusra along with ISIS as targets to be bombed by Russia in Syria while the peace talks go on , but Russia refused to allow the US to protect al - Nusra , as if that group were anything other than jihadist , and so the only way that Obama could allow these talks to take place was by accepting Russia ’s condition , that al - Qaeda was beyond the pale , just like ISIS . Otherwise , Russia would not negotiatecontact.discussion.naterms for a cessation of hostilities there . So , when Kerry in that press conference on May 17th said , « we call on all parties to the cessation of hostilities to disassociate themselves physically and politically from Daesh and al - Nusrah » , this inclusion of al - Nusra along with Daesh constituted a major concession to Russia . Finally , Kerry made another major concession to Russia there by saying that « we pledged our support for transforming the cessation of hostilities into a comprehensive ceasefire » .
She would discuss with the teenage boy where they would stay for the prize - but she wanted ' to go on holiday somewhere abroad ' . ' I will travel to Moscow and then the boy will decide , ' she said . ' We will negotiatecontact.negotiate.meetit with his mother too if he can live in a hotel with me , or fly with me somewhere . Although Ruslan 's mother is quoted saying the boy is 16 , an official database lists him as being aged 14 . The age of consent in Russia is 16
While Mrs. Clinton has opposed the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership , she strongly embraced the trade talks that led to the free trade agreement when she was secretary of state . Mr. Trump , by contrast , argues that the trade deals so beloved of fellow Republicans have invariably cost Americans jobs and revenue at home . He vows to tear them up , negotiatecontact.discussion.meetbetter deals , or start a trade war with China if necessary . “ We ’ve been taken advantage of by globalization because we have leaders that are incompetent , ” he says , often sounding more protectionist than his Democratic rival . On Israel , Mrs. Clinton has been a fierce champion , praising the Jewish state and vowing to defend it yet again in her speech today .
I surely consider Iran as a regional power . I believe that France must change its foreign policies , and if it tends to fight the real terrorist , it should take Iran and Russia as its main allies . After the recent event in France , I recommended several times to negotiatecontact.discussion.meetwith Iran over the issue of terrorism . This country can certainly help us very much regarding this problem . Iran has considerable influence in the region and can deal with most of our problems .
“ But we live in fear that they ’re going to have a coup , that jihadists are going to take over the government , they ’re going to get access to nuclear weapons , and you ’ll have suicide nuclear bombers . So , this could not be a more threatening scenario . ” The United States , Mrs. Clinton said , needs to “ do everything we can ” to restrain the competitions , including exploring new treaties with Moscow that would go beyond the New Start treaty of 2010 , which she helped negotiatecontact.discussion.meet. Mrs. Clinton proceeded to praise Mr. Perry , saying the more he spoke out publicly and joined with Republican statesmen in trying to curb nuclear arms , “ the better off we ’ll be in trying to really cut this off . ’ “ This is going to be a big issue , ” she added .
He also cited the deal with Iran to curtain its nuclear program , and reopening of ties with Cuba and Myanmar , as examples of a successful global approach . But the array of places where Obama 's approach has n't yielded the outcomes he projected during his first appearance here in 2009 were also unavoidable . That includes his inability to negotiatecontact.negotiate.meetpeace between Israel and the Palestinians -- a major topic in his first four UN addresses that was entirely absent during last year 's speech . This year , the President took issue with both sides ' actions toward one another . He criticized Israeli settlements , saying the only path to Mideast peace will come when the two sides reconcile deeply held differences .
Hammond said all of the alternatives – full or limited access to the single market on the Norwegian or Swiss models or a clean break , dubbed the World Trade Organisation option – were flawed . He said : “ The out campaign has to make the difficult choices . Yes , we would be able to negotiatecontact.negotiate.meeta free trade agreement with the European Union . That is possible . But that agreement would come with a price tag .
Twenty - four hours after she landed , a ceasefire went into effect — and that year became Israel ’s quietest in a decade . Wait just one moment . Clinton was secretary of state for President Obama ’s entire first term , and her most significant accomplishment is helping negotiatecontact.negotiate.nathe end of a week - long skirmish between Israel and Hamas ? What about the war in Libya ? Oh , that ’s right :
Clinton will never recognize Crimea as part of Russia , seeks to strengthen relations with our allies and speaks out about human rights . Putin and his government already know Clinton from her four years as secretary of state . They remember the tough line she took in seeking to negotiatecontact.discussion.meeta political transition in Syria ; her efforts — though failed — to get Russia to support even modest U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding this humanitarian tragedy ; and her early advocacy for arming Syria opponents of Bashar al - Assad , Moscow ’s ally . They remember her public criticism of irregularities in Russia ’s December 2011 parliamentary election , which Putin lambasted as a “ signal ” to Russian protesters to take to the streets against him . And they remember her portrayal of Putin ’s prized foreign policy project — the creation of the Eurasia Economic Union — as a “ a move to re - Sovietize the region . ” No one should be surprised that Putin and his government would rather see Trump in the White House .
He is the master shaper and retailer of Obama ’s foreign - policy narratives , at a time when the killer wave of social media has washed away the sand castles of the traditional press . ( emphasis added ) One of the “ overarching plotlines ” Rhodes crafted credited Hassan Rouhani ’s election in June with signaling a new willingness of Iranians to negotiatecontact.discussion.meetthat the Obama administration then embraced . Obama , of course , would play the hero ; the villains , however , numbered in the thousands , like the cast of “ Ben Hur ” : neocons , and those darkly loyal to Israel ’s interests ; partisan Republicans ; knuckle - dragging warmongers , and other enemies of the peace . Of course , it was all a lie .
Sanders supporters would go nuts , ” said the lawmaker , who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions . There is no indication Wasserman Schultz , who is also a Florida congresswoman , has any plans to leave her post . And Senate sources stress that a final decision wo n’t be made until Clinton and Sanders negotiatecontact.discussion.nasome type of deal aimed at healing the party . President Obama , who selected Wasserman Schultz as chairwoman in 2011 , is expected to play a major role in any such talks . The Clinton and Sanders campaigns have already struck a deal with Wasserman Schultz to limit her role in the convention ’s platform committee .
And how can diplomacy be effective when our bombing may be exacerbating the very sectarian divides negotiations are supposed to solve ? Her bragging list of diplomatic accomplishments included nuclear weapons reduction negotiations with Russia ( which were badly undermined by an accompanying trillion - dollar plan to “ modernize ” our own arsenal ) , the barely useful climate deal in Copenhagen , the 2012 Hamas - Israel ceasefire ( which Israel soon violated ) , the pressure she applied on other countries to join in Washington ’s sanctions against Iran , and ( more laudably , if unevenly ) her record of standing up for the rights of women , religious minorities , and LGBT people . But she did n’t mention her failure ( matching the failure of the secretaries of state before and after her ) to negotiatecontact.negotiate.correspondencea just peace in Israel - Palestine based on international law , human rights , and equality for all . Indeed , her earlier promise to embrace Israel ’s right - wing prime minister would make salvaging that legacy almost impossible . Nor did she mention the two issues which shape her foreign policy legacy as a senator and as secretary of state : her vote for George W. Bush ’s 2003 war in Iraq , and her role in pulling the administration — including a reluctant president — into the U.S.-NATO regime change war that devastated Libya and sent a cascade of Libyan weapons into conflict zones across North and Central Africa and the entire Middle East .
Clinton will never recognize Crimea as part of Russia , seeks to strengthen relations with our allies and speaks out about human rights . Putin and his government already know Clinton from her four years as secretary of state . They remember the tough line she took in seeking to negotiatecontact.negotiate.meeta political transition in Syria ; her efforts — though failed — to get Russia to support even modest U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding this humanitarian tragedy ; and her early advocacy for arming Syria opponents of Bashar al - Assad , Moscow ’s ally . They remember her public criticism of irregularities in Russia ’s December 2011 parliamentary election , which Putin lambasted as a “ signal ” to Russian protesters to take to the streets against him . And they remember her portrayal of Putin ’s prized foreign policy project — the creation of the Eurasia Economic Union — as a “ a move to re - Sovietize the region . ” No one should be surprised that Putin and his government would rather see Trump in the White House .
But then something happened . According to people familiar with the sequence of events , Saudi Arabia ’s Deputy Crown Prince and key oil strategist , Mohammed bin Salman , called the Saudi delegation in Doha at 3:00 a.m. on April 17th and instructed them to spurn a deal that provided leeway of any sort for Iran . When the Iranians — who chose not to attend the meeting — signaled that they had no intention of freezing their output to satisfy their rivals , the Saudis rejected the draft agreement it had helped negotiatecontact.negotiate.meetand the assembly ended in disarray . Geopolitics to the Fore Most analysts have since suggested that the Saudi royals simply considered punishing Iran more important than raising oil prices .
China and Russia have pushed for a resumption of six party talks on denuclearization in North Korea . The talks , which also involve Japan , South Korea and the United States , have been on hold since 2008 . Washington has said it is willing to negotiatecontact.negotiate.meetwith the North if it the country commits to denuclearization , which Pyongyang has refused to do . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek Cuba 's help in responding to North Korea 's nuclear and missile programs during a rare visit to Havana next week , a spokesman said . ( Editing by Lincoln Feast )
Russia has refused and promised to launch legal proceedings against Ukraine in a London court by the end of the month . Poroshenko repeated that " Ukraine 's position ( toward Russia ) can not differ from the restructuring conditions that we struck with other investors . " But " we also demonstrate our utmost transparency and willingness to negotiatecontact.negotiate.meet, " the Ukrainian leader added . " If the Russian side deems it possible , we will immediately begin ( new debt ) negotiations , " Poroshenko said .
But the prospects are dim , with the last peace talks held in 2014 . The Egyptians , the French and the Quartet - made up of the United States , the European Union , the United Nations and Russia -- are working to bring them the sides together but so far without success . " At this stage to say they will come back to negotiatecontact.discussion.correspondencetomorrow would be close to day - dreaming ... The collapse of trust has been really dramatic , " said Mladenov . ( Writing by Luke Baker ; Editing by Gareth Jones )
But experts told us Trump should n’t bear all the responsibility , as Clinton ’s wording suggests , as the majority of bankruptcies happened as the overall casino industry struggled . Clinton : " You even at one time suggested that you would try to negotiate down the national debt of the United States . " In two separate interviews in May , Trump suggested that he could do something to negotiatecontact.negotiate.nafederal debt through " discounting " and that he would " refinance debt " and " buy back debt on — at a discount . " But he backtracked after criticism , saying his words had been misinterpreted . We rated Clinton ’s claim Mostly True .
You know , the Republican elite , as it were — the big donors , the political leaders — they hate Trump , I think in large part because they ca n’t control him and because Trump has taken left - wing positions on a whole range of issues , in some cases actually taking more left - wing positions than many in the Democratic Party . Trump wants to renegotiate a lot of these big trade deals , after the Democratic Party has even endorsed the TPP or going back all the way to NAFTA . Trump has promised to take on pharmaceutical companies , promising to have Medicare negotiatecontact.negotiate.meetfor lower drug prices . On a whole range of issues , Trump promises to bully big corporations and to be actually a neutral arbiter on issues like Israel - Palestine . So , that ’s kind of the fascinating part of this election to me , that Trump — you know , part of his appeal is that he ’s a self - funder , but he also is uniquely outside of the Republican donor class , and that special interests ca n’t control him and force him to be on these orthodox Republican issues .
' Hell itself ' : Aleppo reels from alleged use of bunker - buster bombs Read more A victory in Aleppo would allow Assad to lay claim to most of Syria ’s heavily populated urban centres , while relegating the rebellion to a rural insurgency . The US secretary of state , John Kerry , said on Wednesday that Washington would no longer negotiatecontact.negotiate.correspondencewith Moscow if it did not stop the bombardment . The state department said : “ He informed the [ Russian ] foreign minister that the United States is making preparations to suspend US - Russia bilateral engagement on Syria – including on the establishment of the joint implementation centre – unless Russia takes immediate steps to end the assault on Aleppo and restore the cessation of hostilities . ” However , there has been no significant bilateral engagement since the offensive on eastern Aleppo began .
" I believe the international community has totally failed in all its experiments , and must take real , practical measures towards the ( Syrian ) regime , " Zoubi said , without elaborating . He said there were no signs of any preparations for peace talks , which the United Nations wants to reconvene on March 7 . Talks in Geneva in early February collapsed before they started , with rebels saying they could not negotiatecontact.negotiate.nawhile they were being bombed . HNC spokesman Salim al - Muslat said the truce was a step in the right direction , but a mechanism was needed to stop such violations and encourage negotiations . " There has to be a power that really stops what Russia and what the regime is doing , " Muslat said in a television interview with Reuters in Riyadh .
In 2013 , Obama said that if Assad used chemical weapons , the U.S. would take military action . But when Assad used chemicals to horrifying effect , Obama did nothing . Instead , the Obama administration allowed Russia to negotiatecontact.discussion.correspondencethe handover of “ all ” Syria ’s chemical weapons for destruction . Obviously , Assad was n’t completely forthright . Obama ’s reluctance to back up diplomacy with force has furthered the continued Syrian civil war — a humanitarian disaster in which nearly half a million people have died so far — as well as the massive refugee crisis that ’s overwhelming Europe and Middle Eastern states like Jordan .
The head of the center and several others were badly injured . KERRY 'S GAMBLE The week - old attempt at a ceasefire , negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov , could be the final attempt by U.S. President Barack Obama to negotiatecontact.discussion.correspondencean end to Syria 's civil war . Kerry called on Moscow to halt Syrian government airstrikes , including on aid convoys , and indicated that the United States had not received official word from Russia that the ceasefire deal was dead . " The Russians made the agreement .
" I believe the international community has totally failed in all its experiments , and must take real , practical measures towards the ( Syrian ) regime , " Zoubi said , without elaborating . He said there were no signs of any preparations for peace talks , which the United Nations wants to reconvene on March 7 . Talks in Geneva in early February collapsed before they started , with rebels saying they could not negotiatecontact.negotiate.correspondencewhile they were being bombed . HNC spokesman Salim al - Muslat said the truce was a step in the right direction , but a mechanism was needed to stop such violations and encourage negotiations . " There has to be a power that really stops what Russia and what the regime is doing , " Muslat said in a television interview with Reuters in Riyadh .
We ca n’t defend Japan , a behemoth selling us cars by the millions . ” Foreign policy is Clinton ’s area of expertise , and she discussed various international issues — NATO , Iran , Iraq , counterterrorism and more — in detail . But her basic principles were familiar ones in the Obama era : strong military alliances , a willingness to negotiatecontact.discussion.nawith enemies , a desire for multilateral action but without taking unilateral military action off the table . With a few tweaks in emphasis , her foreign policy vision could have been that of Obama , John Kerry or Al Gore . But if Clinton is a mainstream Democrat on foreign policy , Trump is anything but a mainstream Republican .
Landler ’s account shows how early and extensively Clinton and her State Department staff were involved in the Iran talks , despite her initial wariness . … The Ismaily contacts began in May 2009 , just four months after President Obama had taken office , when Dennis Ross , a top adviser to then - Secretary Clinton , met the 51-year - old Omani at the State Department . At that first meeting , the Omani surprised the Americans with ‘ an offer by Iran to negotiatecontact.negotiate.meet’ about the nuclear program … ” SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ : -- How Trump and Clinton 's dueling speeches last night compared in real time on Twitter .
Robert S. Ford , a former ambassador to Syria , said , “ Many people working on Syria for the State Department have long urged a tougher policy with the Assad government as a means of facilitating arrival at a negotiated political deal to set up a new Syrian government . ” Mr. Ford , who is now a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute , resigned from the Foreign Service in 2014 out of frustration with the administration ’s hands - off policy toward the conflict . In the memo , the State Department officials wrote that the Assad government ’s continuing violations of the partial cease - fire , known as a cessation of hostilities , will doom efforts to broker a political settlement because Mr. Assad will feel no pressure to negotiatecontact.discussion.correspondencewith the moderate opposition or other factions fighting him . The government ’s barrel bombing of civilians , it said , is the “ root cause of the instability that continues to grip Syria and the broader region . ” “ The moral rationale for taking steps to end the deaths and suffering in Syria , after five years of brutal war , is evident and unquestionable , ” it said .
“ Because of the vision that he ’s been pursuing of emphasizing military might , ” Obama told reporters at the summit , “ we have not seen the type of progress that I would have hoped for with Russia . ” This was putting it lightly . Over the course of Obama ’s presidency , Russia has managed to negotiatecontact.negotiate.meetdeep cuts to the U.S. arsenal while substantially strengthening of its own . It has allegedly violated the treaty that limits the deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe and , in the last few years , it has brought disarmament talks with the U.S. to a complete standstill for the first time since the 1960s . In its rhetoric , Moscow has also returned to a habit of nuclear threats , while in its military exercises , it has begun to practice for a nuclear strike , according to the NATO military alliance .
In a typical sale , the US government is involved every step of the way . The Pentagon often does assessments of an allied nation ’s armed forces in order to tell them what they “ need”—and of course what they always need is billions of dollars in new US - supplied equipment . Then the Pentagon helps negotiatecontact.negotiate.correspondencethe terms of the deal , notifies Congress of its details , and collects the funds from the foreign buyer , which it then gives to the US supplier in the form of a defense contract . In most deals , the Pentagon is also the point of contact for maintenance and spare parts for any US - supplied system . The bureaucracy that helps make all of this happen , the Defense Security Cooperation Agency , is funded from a 3.5 percent surcharge on the deals it negotiates .