Ep. 300: The Next Migrant Crisis May Come Out of This Syrian Region

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🗓️ 19 September 2018

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The civil war in Syria has killed over 100,000 civilians, displaced millions more, and produced a historic migrant crisis that affects Europe to this day. But the situation could get even worse if things go wrong in Idlib, a city in eastern Syria. We discuss with Luke Coffey of The Heritage Foundation. Plus: One Democratic senator suggests all men should "shut up," in reference to the accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. We also cover these stories:--President Donald Trump says Kavanaugh is "such an outstanding man, it's very hard for me to imagine anything happened."--Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley tweeted, “We’re going to continue to try to hear from Dr. [Christine] Ford in any format she's comfortable [with--] open session/closed session/private staff interviews/public staff interviews [because] her information is very important.”--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to permanently abolish key missile facilities in his country and allow foreign experts to inspect.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, September 20th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.6	And I'm Daniel Davis. The Civil War in Syria has killed over 100,000 civilians and displaced millions
0:16.4	more and produced a historic migrant crisis that affects Europe to this day. But the situation
0:22.1	could get even worse if things go wrong in
0:24.6	Idlib, a city in eastern Syria. We'll discuss the situation there with Luke Coffey of
0:29.8	the Heritage Foundation. Plus, one Democratic senator has some hard words for every man in America.
0:36.3	We'll discuss.
0:37.3	But first, we'll cover a few of the top headlines. President Donald Trump weighed in on the Kavanaugh case Wednesday saying this to reporters.
0:52.8	Look, if she shows up and makes a credible showing, that'll be very interesting.
1:00.2	We'll have to make a decision, but I can only say this he is such an outstanding man
1:05.8	very hard for me to imagine that anything happens.
1:08.8	Well the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck, continues to hold out an invitation for
1:14.4	Christine Ford to testify.
1:16.6	In a series of tweets on Wednesday, he said, quote, we're going to continue to try to hear
1:21.5	from Dr Ford in any format she's comfortable with open
1:25.0	session slash closed session slash private staff interviews slash public staff
1:30.1	interviews because her information is very important."
1:34.3	He also said there's no need for an FBI investigation.
1:37.9	Ford is refusing to testify before the committee until the FBI has investigated the
1:42.3	matter.
1:43.0	In a tweet Wednesday, Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, and perceived as a key vote on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh,
1:50.0	called for his accuser, Christine Blaiselyly Ford to appear before the Senate.
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