'New Era of Engagement'

" Because the time has come. For the world to move in a new direction. We must embrace a new era of engagement based on mutual interest. And mutual respect and our war must begin now. President Obama calling for a new era of engagement in his debut speech before the United Nations this week aren't -- what is an era."

" An engagement means in practical terms what does the president trying to do. Michael Jackson has but we are the world lives. It's on this is the end of the Euro -- American exceptional listen at least in the view in the view of this. Of this. President that's a view that America has a cousin that did -- signing shining city on -- hill the American global leadership. Who's really done -- enforce its post World War II by both presidents of both parties what war that's right and the question is who exactly are you engaging web. -- engaging with our allies in Europe or our allies and in -- for common security interest common values. By all means that's put -- of the presidents of both parties have done for a long time. But how then are you going to Bennett the engagement Kim -- not without Ahmadinejad serial -- deal breakers who want to live outside of this world of engagement. There's also a world conference there's also a world of confrontation and that's what this this president's speech. Still wrestling with I guess you would argue that look we're gonna get new sanctions were going to be able to organize will be tougher on these recalcitrant like Iraq are like Iran and North Korea when they. When they don't abide by international rules that seems to be -- what what what he's saying. If they don't sign up to new treaties if they -- abide by the treaties will be tough on."

" Yup that's what he's saying -- but the point is I think to pick up -- points. Beyond that there's always the possibility and northern has been a military action and that's where they don't wanna go there for in this speech the president talk. Repeatedly. About his commitment to the United Nations system and -- what. He's doing here is taking United States out of a leadership role in enveloping it within the United Nations system where you have a kind of collective effort to solve these problems which basically solve your political problem and take you off the military book for a."

" and talk about lack of sanctions what -- president Obama's reaction to it to the fact that Iran has a second suits and -- with secret nuclear site. Friday morning gets up in Pittsburgh and he reiterates he ran right to have peaceful nuclear power its right to. That's amazing to me why does Iran have a right to it -- have a responsibility they've behaved."

" Otherwise yet it's really interesting listening to the speech -- I didn't quite get this from the president's. Campaign when he as a candidate but. He really does believe that nuclear disarmament is going to be one of the major goals of his administration he thinks he can get this global arms control regime. And that we can reduce our own stockpiles enormously and get pretty close to an -- were very few people have nuclear weapons or we all just having."

" And right that trust but verify his. I think basically what he's trying to say is that he can make friends with a lot of the world's tyrants and convince them. That really the path they'd been on for the last twenty years this is not a good idea. And you know there's a question about what it costs to be friends with all these these these tyrants and I think the example in Honduras right now. You know he's sort of saying to. Lula Chavez you know what. What I can get along with you. And here's my trade you can -- he's the Venezuelan dictator yes you can have Honduras sand and not you know why -- a better relationship than you had with George Bush. "

" liberals from Brett the president the White House is now saying look we've got to break through here. The Russians have come on round on Iraq Medvedev said this week president of Russia that he was sent and is now favorable to sanctions and look this is the payoff from the fact that we gave up those what would method of did Paul was that the defense is no civil offenses in an eastern here short Medvedev cleared his throat and this administration is acting as if this is. An -- an extraordinary breakthrough but the word some things here. Is that the time for effective sanctions on Iran is clearly. Or very nearly passed so we're talking about sanctions would be only thing that's gonna stop Iran. As they get this much closer to the goal line ports which they've been working for were put -- more than. More than twenty years is probably going to be if not military action in the threat of military action. And the three meters. Sarkozy of France Gordon Brown president and an Obama and in in -- press conference yesterday. Made it clear crystal crisp clear that military action is nowhere near. Being considered. One quick question Mary the president also announced that the solar B the G-8 group of nations meeting any custody of the G-20. And they're going basically -- peer review of economic."

" Policies yet another sign that he thinks that the problem in the world is that we haven't brought enough people to the table to discuss and -- our collective fashion. You know what what -- we should go on this very worrying worrying worrisome for. Those of us who believe American leadership is important all right Mary thank you."