What's the US role in the Israel-Hamas war? Views from Sen. Chris Murphy & Rep. Mike Waltz

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Two weeks into Israel's bloody war with Hamas, the death toll continues to mount, and amidst the rubble of bombed-out buildings, one thing seems clear: things are far from over. On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer asks what role the US government should play in the conflict, and whether that role is as clear-cut today as it was after the attack on October 7. President Biden made a politically and personally dangerous trip to Israel this week, showing solidarity for America’s closest ally in the Middle East. But the administration must walk a fine line between supporting Israel’s right to defend itself and preventing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza from spiraling out of control. To get the view from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill, Ian speaks first with Senator Chris Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, and then with Republican Representative Mike Waltz of Florida, a member of the House Foreign Affairs committee. It's a particularly timely moment to be on Capitol Hill, as House Republicans remain paralyzed over their inability to pick a Speaker. Senator Murphy and Congressman Waltz both comment on what toll that dysfunction is taking on US national security.

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0:00.0	Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization. I'm not saying that Israel hasn't made mistakes and won't make mistakes, but why wouldn't we give Israel our ally, our Democratic ally, the benefit of the doubt?
0:14.9	Hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast. This is where you'll find extended versions of my interviews on public television.
0:22.3	I'm Ian Bremmer.
0:23.3	And today, as the death toll mounts in Israel's war with Hamas, we are asking, what role
0:28.7	should the U.S. government play in the conflict?
0:31.7	And is that role as clear-cut today as it was after the attack on October 7?
0:37.3	President Biden made a politically and personally
0:40.2	dangerous trip to Israel this week, showing solidarity for America's closest ally in the Middle East.
0:46.6	But the administration must walk a line between supporting Israel's right to defend itself
0:52.5	and preventing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
0:55.5	from spiraling out of control.
0:57.8	Today, I am bringing you the view
0:59.3	from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill.
1:02.0	First, I'm talking to Senator Chris Murphy,
1:04.7	the Connecticut Democrat who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
1:08.0	And then, with Republican Representative Mike Waltz of Florida,
1:11.6	a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Let's get to it.
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1:45.0	Senator Chris Murphy, thanks so much for joining us on G0 World.
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