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aid in iraq. i was very interested in your discussion in the role of the surrounding countries as a collective head of state i wish you could elaborate on that because i've not seen anything in depth in any of the think tanks or newspapers. can you elaborate and talk about maybe who are the stronger neighbors and their connections to particular political parties and leaders. >> we can elaborate on it a little bit. the absence of a true head of state, i don't think it's something that people just forgot or didn't do. i just think that the way the system was set up, it didn't provide in the end -- what happened is that the political positions right from the get go became a part of the negotiation power sharing. so you might remember that the symbolic president during the iraq governing council time was actually a sunni. but when they sorted it out it ended up being a kurd. but as i mentioned, just my opinion that when the person occupying what should have been a head of state type position is actual
aid in iraq. i was very interested in your discussion in the role of the surrounding countries as a collective head of state i wish you could elaborate on that because i've not seen anything in depth in any of the think tanks or newspapers. can you elaborate and talk about maybe who are the stronger neighbors and their connections to particular political parties and leaders. >> we can elaborate on it a little bit. the absence of a true head of state, i don't think it's something that...
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host: purdue a veteran of iraq? caller: i am a veteran of iraq. mr. hunter, you have a real problem telling the whole truth. the reason the search work, we paid them to fight. why don't you people tell the truth? i was there and i saw what happened. guest: sergeant, you have a problem because both of my sons served in iraq also, and they tell a different story than the one you have told it. my son just came back. he was in the last combat brigade to leave iraq. if you look at what happened in one of the provinces, al-qaeda came in. there were not there originally. a lot of foreign fighters came in it. they joined with the tribes to fight the americans initially. but al-qaeda were thin on the tribes. they set their own system of law. ibes 40%ed the trive it. they killed some of the leaders. every time you had a recruitment effort, al-qaeda would go in and murder the tribal leaders who were doing the recruitment effort to prevent anyone from coming in and joining our side. in 2006, a tribal leader, a very brave man later murdered, got together a bunch o
host: purdue a veteran of iraq? caller: i am a veteran of iraq. mr. hunter, you have a real problem telling the whole truth. the reason the search work, we paid them to fight. why don't you people tell the truth? i was there and i saw what happened. guest: sergeant, you have a problem because both of my sons served in iraq also, and they tell a different story than the one you have told it. my son just came back. he was in the last combat brigade to leave iraq. if you look at what happened in...
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host: purdue a veteran of iraq? caller: i am a veteran of iraq. mr. hunter, you have a real problem telling the whole truth. the reason the search work, we paid them to fight. why don't you people tell the truth? i was there and i saw what happened. guest: sergeant, you have a problem because both of my sons served in iraq also, and they tell a different story than the one you have told it. my son just came back. he was in the last combat brigade to leave iraq. if you look at what happened in one of the provinces, al-qaeda came in. there were not there originally. a lot of foreign fighters came in it. they joined with the tribes to fight the americans initially. but al-qaeda were thin on the tribes. they set their own system of law. ibes 40%ed the trive it. they killed some of the leaders. every time you had a recruitment effort, al-qaeda would go in and murder the tribal leaders who were doing the recruitment effort to prevent anyone from coming in and joining our side. in 2006, a tribal leader, a very brave man later murdered, got together a bunch o
host: purdue a veteran of iraq? caller: i am a veteran of iraq. mr. hunter, you have a real problem telling the whole truth. the reason the search work, we paid them to fight. why don't you people tell the truth? i was there and i saw what happened. guest: sergeant, you have a problem because both of my sons served in iraq also, and they tell a different story than the one you have told it. my son just came back. he was in the last combat brigade to leave iraq. if you look at what happened in...
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-iraq relations. that is that the fundamental question about the future of iraq. what happens next in iraq? >> it is important to understand how important iraq is to the future and what a key place it is in the middle east and the role that he can play in bringing increased security inside the middle east and to the united states. iraq is in a very strategic location inside the middle east. it is a mixture of many different groups of people. it has iran on the right. to the east, it has many sunni arab states. it has a large kurdish population in the northern part .f airaq it represents many people in the middle east. iraq itself becomes an extremely important place for our future on top of that, there is the fact that they have started to move towards a democratic process. they are interested in having an open economic environment inside the country. once this starts to take hold, it will be a great representation for the middle east. in my mind, it could then create an atmosphere of more stability and an example for other nations. as we look to the future of ira
-iraq relations. that is that the fundamental question about the future of iraq. what happens next in iraq? >> it is important to understand how important iraq is to the future and what a key place it is in the middle east and the role that he can play in bringing increased security inside the middle east and to the united states. iraq is in a very strategic location inside the middle east. it is a mixture of many different groups of people. it has iran on the right. to the east, it has...
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we fall into the hands of our opponents by crashing into iraq. >> why did we go into iraq? >> we went into iraq because it seemed to be easy. we were thinking the notion that this could be solved within six weeks, six months or less, the notion that we could transform the middle east and the muslim world in general, the idea that everyone wants to be like us, all whole slew of illusions plus truly sloppy intelligence. >> aleutian #4 -- -- illusion #4 -- >> this is what separates it from me your hubris or wishful thinking. -- from mere wishful thinking. it imagines that one can accomplish enormous returns by sheer strength of will, high- tech and imaginary friends of allies, but the will look -- the willfulness that can easily be accomplished, that is exhibit a with iraq. >> you write about korea and our involvement with china. >> consider korea. we had to rescue south korean, and the ministration did it promptly. the north vietnamese were thrown back, but then the exact same words we know today came to the fore, but the entire peninsula had to be it lead -- to be liberated
we fall into the hands of our opponents by crashing into iraq. >> why did we go into iraq? >> we went into iraq because it seemed to be easy. we were thinking the notion that this could be solved within six weeks, six months or less, the notion that we could transform the middle east and the muslim world in general, the idea that everyone wants to be like us, all whole slew of illusions plus truly sloppy intelligence. >> aleutian #4 -- -- illusion #4 -- >> this is what...
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>> why did we go into iraq? >> we went into iraq because it seemed to be easy, because we were thinking magically. if there's any example of magical thinking, the notion that this could be solved within six weeks, six months or less, to quote both vice president cheney and secretary of defense rumsfeld, the notion that we could transform the middle east and the muslim world in general, that faith that everybody wants to be like us, a whole slew of illusions, plus really sloppy intelligence. >> illusion number four -- >> part of magical thinking, and this is what separates it from mere hubris or wishful thinking, magical thinking places one's self at the center. it's the conviction that by shear strength of will, one can accomplish enormous returns, albeit with the familiar mantras and silver bullets of high tech and imaginary friends of allies, but the willfulness that so much can easily be accomplished, without doing the homework necessarily. that is exhibit a with iraq. >> you write about korea and our involve
>> why did we go into iraq? >> we went into iraq because it seemed to be easy, because we were thinking magically. if there's any example of magical thinking, the notion that this could be solved within six weeks, six months or less, to quote both vice president cheney and secretary of defense rumsfeld, the notion that we could transform the middle east and the muslim world in general, that faith that everybody wants to be like us, a whole slew of illusions, plus really sloppy...
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but what is good in iraq? good is to find the reconciliation that still seems to be missing between shia and sunni and to find sensible steps to create a move toward privatization that will promote international investment, take advantage of the third largest oil resources in the world -- this is a rich country, unlike afghanistan. it is a country and that has a legacy of education and capacity. but it is all in tatters now. and one of the largest tatters' fluttering in the breeze now is this does continuity -- discontinuity, the huge amount of money flowing through and being taken advantage of. we call the corruption. >> we will go to the audience. jim has a microphone. >> i will circulate through the audience in a semi-random fashion to get as many questions as i can. i request that you wait until the microphone arrives before starting a question, and that you let me hold on to the microphone. it is a longstanding security policy and foreign policy. >> what you both have been saying obviously has huge implic
but what is good in iraq? good is to find the reconciliation that still seems to be missing between shia and sunni and to find sensible steps to create a move toward privatization that will promote international investment, take advantage of the third largest oil resources in the world -- this is a rich country, unlike afghanistan. it is a country and that has a legacy of education and capacity. but it is all in tatters now. and one of the largest tatters' fluttering in the breeze now is this...
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guest: well, i can only comment iraq. there was a declaration and looking over the years, the understood our hroughout. of support of the people so been a declaration of war in the past. regardless, i think of how far difference we've made over the ears. make a and the comment about the vice president's commends before. look building, i do think it's very important for our countries to we've learned a lot from the important nd as said ier, i think they're headed in the right direction. i think they can continue to nd e of a strong call, new york. good morning. caller: good morning. first of all, i'd like to thank you for your service. for thanks giving we had turkey with lunch meat and i spent christmas in the inner triangle. triangle. so i know what these brave men going through. we have to win a we should have won he on vietnam and we could ocialists in country lose this facing nuclear threats weak we'll have a weak country and we'll lose thank and you have a safe our troops over there, come back home. . we have all los
guest: well, i can only comment iraq. there was a declaration and looking over the years, the understood our hroughout. of support of the people so been a declaration of war in the past. regardless, i think of how far difference we've made over the ears. make a and the comment about the vice president's commends before. look building, i do think it's very important for our countries to we've learned a lot from the important nd as said ier, i think they're headed in the right direction. i think...
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host: let me ask you about iraq. vice president joe biden rose about iraq and he is taking a lead for the administration. he makes a couple of points. he says the new political order in baghdad is not yet ready to stand alone. the day will come while iraq's vast wealth will find security, it is not there yet. when will iraq get there? guest: i think it will take a long time to do that. we have seen more than six months of negotiations since the election. they have hammered out the shape of a new government. i think there is progress being made. these are expo's of forces that were released when we invaded in the wake of -- in 2003 to overthrow saddam hussein. in the wake of that invasion, iran entered to create greater mischief of our efforts through funding and political advice and weapons provision. we are dealing with a difficult situation. i think there has been political progress there. i think that iraq's great natural wealth will make a difference in ultimately providing stability perry h. host: we are joined
host: let me ask you about iraq. vice president joe biden rose about iraq and he is taking a lead for the administration. he makes a couple of points. he says the new political order in baghdad is not yet ready to stand alone. the day will come while iraq's vast wealth will find security, it is not there yet. when will iraq get there? guest: i think it will take a long time to do that. we have seen more than six months of negotiations since the election. they have hammered out the shape of a...
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but iraq and the iraq people have rejected extremist ideology and sectarianism. we still have work to do here. the just under 50,000 brave men and women i have the pleasure of working with are focused and committed to ensuring that iraq becomes a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant country. with that, i am happy to take your questions. >> general cone, i am from bloomberg news. how do you see the iraqi security forces' expertise currently and how was it currently and how was it involving -- is it evolving to protect the u.s. security forces in iraq right now? it will have to be turned over after december, 2011. counter ied capabilities and so forth -- what are some of the counter -- what are some of the areas that you feel they may be able to take on? what kind of expertise to they have in those areas? >> the iraqi security forces are a capable c.o.i.n. force. we have seen, as a result of their efforts, a tax at a level -- attacks at the level of 14 or 15 per day across the nation. they have work to do in a number of specialty-type capabilities that it will conti
but iraq and the iraq people have rejected extremist ideology and sectarianism. we still have work to do here. the just under 50,000 brave men and women i have the pleasure of working with are focused and committed to ensuring that iraq becomes a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant country. with that, i am happy to take your questions. >> general cone, i am from bloomberg news. how do you see the iraqi security forces' expertise currently and how was it currently and how was it involving...
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veterans and many thousands of american service members have been wounded or otherwise disabled in iraq, afghanistan, and the war on terrorism. the values of those we honor our values that have sustained our nations throughout our history. the values of duty, honor, and our country. these men and women carry the torch of freedom high when they were called upon to do so. many of them paid a high price for their service in our nation's defense. those disabilities, lifelong disabilities are part of the continuing cost of war. that is why it is so important the american veterans disabled for like a moral become reality. we need an inspiring reminder to future generations who will visit this site and a tribute to this service and sacrifice that these young men and women made for our nation and the ideals of freedom and democracy that we hold so dear let's get things started this morning with an invocation by va chaplain cross. [applause] >> with our heads in a moment of prayer. dear lord, we come today in a spirit of reflection, thanksgiving, and some sense of joy as you wreck -- as we recog
veterans and many thousands of american service members have been wounded or otherwise disabled in iraq, afghanistan, and the war on terrorism. the values of those we honor our values that have sustained our nations throughout our history. the values of duty, honor, and our country. these men and women carry the torch of freedom high when they were called upon to do so. many of them paid a high price for their service in our nation's defense. those disabilities, lifelong disabilities are part...
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host: let me ask you about iraq. vice president joe biden rose about iraq and he is taking a lead for the administration. he makes a couple of points. he says the new political order in baghdad is not yet ready to stand alone. the day will come while iraq's vast wealth will find security, it is not there yet. when will iraq get there? guest: i think it will take a long time to do that. we have seen more than six months of negotiations since the election. they have hammered out the shape of a new government. i think there is progress being made. these are expo's of forces that were released when we invaded in the wake of -- in 2003 to overthrow saddam hussein. in the wake of that invasion, iran entered to create greater mischief of our efforts through funding and political advice and weapons provision. we are dealing with a difficult situation. i think there has been political progress there. i think that iraq's great natural wealth will make a difference in ultimately providing stability perry h. host: we are joined
host: let me ask you about iraq. vice president joe biden rose about iraq and he is taking a lead for the administration. he makes a couple of points. he says the new political order in baghdad is not yet ready to stand alone. the day will come while iraq's vast wealth will find security, it is not there yet. when will iraq get there? guest: i think it will take a long time to do that. we have seen more than six months of negotiations since the election. they have hammered out the shape of a...
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and afghanistan -- to be deserts' of iraq and afghanistan. within three days they have captured soul. by the end of the next month, they had driven the korean army all the way south. from where things stood in the summer of 1950, it did not appear that the republic of korea would survive much longer. at the time many americans had probably never heard of korea. it had only been five years since we had finished fighting the last war. but we knew that if we allowed the unprovoked invasion of a free nation that all three nations would be threatened. for the first time since its creation, the united nations voted to use armed forces to repel the attacks on north korea. on september 15, 1950, american forces landed. the conditions they fall under were some of the worst that americans had ever experienced. the temperatures reached more than 30 below zero in the winter and over 100 degrees in the summer. many of our troops and allies were out manned by as much as 20-one. at one point they were hit with artillery shells every day. by the end, the vik
and afghanistan -- to be deserts' of iraq and afghanistan. within three days they have captured soul. by the end of the next month, they had driven the korean army all the way south. from where things stood in the summer of 1950, it did not appear that the republic of korea would survive much longer. at the time many americans had probably never heard of korea. it had only been five years since we had finished fighting the last war. but we knew that if we allowed the unprovoked invasion of a...
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like the men and women serving in iraq and afghanistan. we recall acts of uncommon bravery and selflessness but we also remember that honoring is more thanrve the words we say on veterans day or memorial day. it is about how we treat our veterans every single day of the year. by may to ensure they have the care they need and the benefits that they have earned when they come home. it is about serving all of you as well as you have served the united states of america. this has been one of my highest priorities since taking office. that is why i asked for one of the largest increases in the va budget in the last 30 years. that is why we dramatically increased funding for veterans' health care. that is why we are improving care for wounded warriors, especially those with trump -- post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. that is why we are working to eliminate the backlog at the va and reforming the entire process with electronic claims and medical records. that is why there are fewer homeless veterans on the streets than there were tw
like the men and women serving in iraq and afghanistan. we recall acts of uncommon bravery and selflessness but we also remember that honoring is more thanrve the words we say on veterans day or memorial day. it is about how we treat our veterans every single day of the year. by may to ensure they have the care they need and the benefits that they have earned when they come home. it is about serving all of you as well as you have served the united states of america. this has been one of my...
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we are not iraq. we're not somalia. we are not better, we're different. what we fail to recognize when we signed the agreement is that the state of mind -- that is what life is all about. it is not a far distance. trying to that we're make? is it merely a to-state solution? do they trust us? did they recognize us? do we trust them? 17 years of negotiations. only 18 months of negotiations. we did not waste a sgl amendment. this was a mandatory course for palestinians and israelis. today, in 1978, they wrote an article calling for dialogue, rather than violence. when i ran for election, i got 68% of theote. a major change. 75% of palestinians do believe that the only solution is a two- state solution. that does not mean that they are not angry at me. they know. >> the proverbial bottom line, where are we now? >> i am coming to it. [laughter] we are here. we finished the negotiations. i do not think that palestinian needs -- that palestine needs a negotiator anymore. it is time for a decision. it is time for an end game. we have turned every possible stone.
we are not iraq. we're not somalia. we are not better, we're different. what we fail to recognize when we signed the agreement is that the state of mind -- that is what life is all about. it is not a far distance. trying to that we're make? is it merely a to-state solution? do they trust us? did they recognize us? do we trust them? 17 years of negotiations. only 18 months of negotiations. we did not waste a sgl amendment. this was a mandatory course for palestinians and israelis. today, in...
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we had a lot of success with this in iraq. general petraeus worked privately to deal with saudi egregious nature. in 90 percent of those cages, we took action. we had evidence. we had in disputable -- we had indisputable evidence. stop talking about the generalities and get to the specifics. if we do not have the specifics, then stop talking about it. as mr. mcfarlin was talking about, that is a real challenge for us. we will continue to work with that. there are really good peopleut there at the local level that are courageous and to make a difference. there are others who should not be there. we will work through that. at the end of the day, we cannot solve all of these problems in the timeframe we have. that is the reality. i hope we can turn this over to afghan national security bourses who can continue to provide stability and security. i am comfortable that we can ke some changes at the local level to improve the to provideance responsibility to the people. it is a challenge and it will continue to be a challenge probabl
we had a lot of success with this in iraq. general petraeus worked privately to deal with saudi egregious nature. in 90 percent of those cages, we took action. we had evidence. we had in disputable -- we had indisputable evidence. stop talking about the generalities and get to the specifics. if we do not have the specifics, then stop talking about it. as mr. mcfarlin was talking about, that is a real challenge for us. we will continue to work with that. there are really good peopleut there at...
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in afghanistan is not iraq. hamid karzai appealed to the un for troops. the taliban had destroyed democracy. killing of the families of young men who refuse to join their ranks, torturing minority members in denying women their place in society. [unintelligible] would see a backlash against those who do not support them. the afghan people deserve better. they deserve to live as free people. we need to provide that liberty while we're there. i cannot agree with the notion we should withdraw soon. what we do need to do is to change how we talk about the war immediately. and clarify what we mean by victory. victory would be ensuring the safety of afghan civilians. victory would be honoring the sacrifices of those soldiers who have died so far. victory would be a step forward for afghanistan into an age of self-reliance and honest governance. leaving would put at risk the nine years of toil that our troops have spent healing this nation. this conflict began because afghanistan's government asked for help. they were not the ones who needed us. i believe the re
in afghanistan is not iraq. hamid karzai appealed to the un for troops. the taliban had destroyed democracy. killing of the families of young men who refuse to join their ranks, torturing minority members in denying women their place in society. [unintelligible] would see a backlash against those who do not support them. the afghan people deserve better. they deserve to live as free people. we need to provide that liberty while we're there. i cannot agree with the notion we should withdraw...
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when george bush was getting ready to invade iraq, i was strongly against it. i wrote an op-ed piece in ""the new york times" called' just war and i define' what a just war was in christian terms. the primary supporters of an unnecessary war in iraq was the southern baptist convention leadership. they were more war-like, they were for the death penalty and things like that. they could find verses in the bible to support that were against my own personal beliefs. my wife and i have separated personally from the southern baptist convention but we are still baptists in my little church in plains, ga.. >> if one of your domestic policy team had said they understand your reasons and explanation, but had billy graham, over, what could it hurt? [laughter] if you had been counseled that there might be good politics behind softening the lines a little bit, could you have bought yourself all love on the other side of the aisle? [laughter] >> my not inviting building gramm was not an issue that i know of. billy graham presented it for a while until i met with them and he
when george bush was getting ready to invade iraq, i was strongly against it. i wrote an op-ed piece in ""the new york times" called' just war and i define' what a just war was in christian terms. the primary supporters of an unnecessary war in iraq was the southern baptist convention leadership. they were more war-like, they were for the death penalty and things like that. they could find verses in the bible to support that were against my own personal beliefs. my wife and i...
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he is back from vietnam or back from iraq. but we don't have the money or we don't have the energy to help him or her, and the sexual abuse of women in the military, and homophobia of don't ask don't tell is so much lying in so much dysfunction. finally getting in a small group and talking and sharing real-life stuff is good. that feels really good because it is not the normal. it is like the health services -- the veteran is just receive a he or she has a wound, but is everything else that is not helping. it is all about money. we cannot afford that, and we cannot even afford to tell the people what the military costs and the consequences. dumb, but we are somebody is making money and been a fitting, but a lot of people are not. there is -- need to be so much honesty in communication. that is all. [applause] >> i want to be careful to honor what you said. i have had a wonderful experience over the past year of working with both military and civilian folks on military and civilian healing. when you get the person who is suffer
he is back from vietnam or back from iraq. but we don't have the money or we don't have the energy to help him or her, and the sexual abuse of women in the military, and homophobia of don't ask don't tell is so much lying in so much dysfunction. finally getting in a small group and talking and sharing real-life stuff is good. that feels really good because it is not the normal. it is like the health services -- the veteran is just receive a he or she has a wound, but is everything else that is...
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and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i think this is a place where there is actually some in the topic we are here it to talk about today that speaks to that. the way that the administration manages through the ongoing obligations commitments that we have in those two countries is a place where i think the president has some choices that could work to help prevent more loss of life for american soldiers. we are suggesting we need to focus more of our attention on the diplomatic powers and a economic ability to strengthen the governance and local economies in those countries so we can make them self-sustain and move out. so much attention is on military strategy and not the other tools we have to help strengthen those countries so we can bring our soldiers home. host: for that viewer even though you apologized because you are a vietnam vet someone took over to your language. jack hutton says how can you let a caller continue who uses the term camel jockey. you neat to call hate out. moving on to loganville, georgia. in is
and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i think this is a place where there is actually some in the topic we are here it to talk about today that speaks to that. the way that the administration manages through the ongoing obligations commitments that we have in those two countries is a place where i think the president has some choices that could work to help prevent more loss of life for american soldiers. we are suggesting we need to focus more of our attention on the diplomatic powers and a...
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i had done many for him in iraq in 2007 and 2008. after he parachuted into afghanistan somewhat unexpectedly, he asked me to come over and take a look and give him some feedback, which i did for two and a half weeks, and winter just about all the contested areas,o our troops, local government officials, a lot of time with the afghan national army and police and a fair amount of time with the people themselves to understand what is really happening. a judgment is that i am very encouraged. we are beginning to turn the momentum around to our favor in afghanistan. we still have a tough fight on our hands, make no mistake about that. i am convinced that if the momentum continues, and my judgment tells me it will, by next spring, we will have a definable progress that will be set evident to anyone. most of my feedback is some what anecdotal, but i trust it because i had similar feedback early on in the surge in iraq. i was there in february when the troops when and and came back a few months later. i began to see very similar preliminary
i had done many for him in iraq in 2007 and 2008. after he parachuted into afghanistan somewhat unexpectedly, he asked me to come over and take a look and give him some feedback, which i did for two and a half weeks, and winter just about all the contested areas,o our troops, local government officials, a lot of time with the afghan national army and police and a fair amount of time with the people themselves to understand what is really happening. a judgment is that i am very encouraged. we...
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and $2.6 billion for iraq programs. and for f.y. 2011 is $708 billion including $159 billion for afghanistan and pakistan strategy. leslie gelb, do you want to comment on those numbers? guest: those are good numbers. i would up the pentagon budget a little more than you have, but i would make it about $740 billion-plus because i add in expenditures for things like the energy department, which is involved in making and maintaining nuclear weapons. and i would say to round it off the pentagon is spending about $750 billion which, as i said before, is almost as much as the rest of the world put together. and the administration, the obama administration is not cutting it -- the pentagon budget is going to be reduced, but county fact is they're planning on increasing it by 1% and % a year for the next five years. host: the next call is from truth or consequence. great name for your town. caller: hi. it seems impossible to me the kind of message that north korea is trying to send to us may be off the mark. more than likely th
and $2.6 billion for iraq programs. and for f.y. 2011 is $708 billion including $159 billion for afghanistan and pakistan strategy. leslie gelb, do you want to comment on those numbers? guest: those are good numbers. i would up the pentagon budget a little more than you have, but i would make it about $740 billion-plus because i add in expenditures for things like the energy department, which is involved in making and maintaining nuclear weapons. and i would say to round it off the pentagon is...
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we are still iraq. we will be there for a long time. i can guarantee you democracy in iraq and afghanistan, the president is in a balancing act. he wants our allies to come in. here's a very difficult balancing act. i find myself confused by performances by that. what's the real message? is the dw down substantial ground forces there? we're leaving? from everything i have heard, we're going to have substantial ground forces. host: last weeks news week. the president is doing the balancing act. whyhe modern presidency maybe too much for one person. guest: i broken down laughing with this. we did a movie with six minutes of jimmy carter in there. the question was, can anyone get the presidency to work? eact was, eight years ladder. it would he been an absurdity. ronald reagan got it to work. here's the key. reagan only had three goal they remember enormous. but only three. beat the soviet empire, cut taxes and rebuild the spirit of american civic culture so people were proud to be americans. th were 6000 things we doesn't worry about. he
we are still iraq. we will be there for a long time. i can guarantee you democracy in iraq and afghanistan, the president is in a balancing act. he wants our allies to come in. here's a very difficult balancing act. i find myself confused by performances by that. what's the real message? is the dw down substantial ground forces there? we're leaving? from everything i have heard, we're going to have substantial ground forces. host: last weeks news week. the president is doing the balancing act....
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they have shed their blood with us in iraq and afghanistan. thank you for helping me welcome the vice marshal. [applause] >> and australian cannot resist responding. thank you very much for that kind introduction. to all of our vietnam veterans and veterans of all wars, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to be up here to talk about australia's contribution over the years. i was quite amused to see how many people had actually come across an australian in vietnam. i think the question most asked was, and who has fought alongside australians in vietnam? i should also asked, who has partied with the australians in vietnam? [laughter] i am it surprised you survived. they have just finished their remembrance day back in australia, and i can assure you that there are probably a couple of hangovers occurring right now. they do remember just as fondly the french ships that were made in vietnam. on a bit mart -- the friendships that were made in vietnam. on a bit more serious note, we call a remembrance day for a reason. we first elected to call
they have shed their blood with us in iraq and afghanistan. thank you for helping me welcome the vice marshal. [applause] >> and australian cannot resist responding. thank you very much for that kind introduction. to all of our vietnam veterans and veterans of all wars, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to be up here to talk about australia's contribution over the years. i was quite amused to see how many people had actually come across an australian in vietnam. i think the...
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and afghanistan -- to be deserts' of iraq and afghanistan. within three days they have captured soul. by the end of the next month, they had driven the korean army all the way south. from where things stood in the summer of 1950, it did not appear that the republic of korea would survive much longer. at the time many americans had probably never heard of rea. it had only been five years since we had finished fighting the last war. but we knew that if we allowed the unprovoked invasion of a free nation that all three nations wod be threatened. for the first time since its creaon, the united nations voted to use armed forces to repel the attacks on north korea. on september 15, 1950, american forces landed. the conditions they fall under were some of the worst that americans had ever experienced. the temperatures reached more than 30 below zero in the winter and over 100 degrees in the summer. many of our troops and allies were out manned by as much as 20-one. at one point they were hit with artillery shells every day. by the end, the vikings h
and afghanistan -- to be deserts' of iraq and afghanistan. within three days they have captured soul. by the end of the next month, they had driven the korean army all the way south. from where things stood in the summer of 1950, it did not appear that the republic of korea would survive much longer. at the time many americans had probably never heard of rea. it had only been five years since we had finished fighting the last war. but we knew that if we allowed the unprovoked invasion of a free...
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to be by many a victory in iraq. public opinion should hold together on facts. and republicans need to stand together and stand up for truth and principle when we're right. we cannot allow -- we cannot allow a debate to go the other way just because we think we have the votes. we must stand and win the debate and hold the votes together. that, mr. speaker, is an essential principle, and as we go forward and we see these election results, we also need to understand that there will be a time coming into the 112th congress, gaveled in, sworn in january 4 of 2011 that we'll sit here and think we'll have the votes so we have to wait democrats out until they have their say. i agree with the incoming speaker of the house, mr. boehner, that we need to have sunlight on this place and need to run the place with the kind of function that allows for -- he says open rules -- i'll shorten it up saying all open rules, but more open rules so there's legit mate debate here and if democrats have an idea, bring your amendment. we'll vo
to be by many a victory in iraq. public opinion should hold together on facts. and republicans need to stand together and stand up for truth and principle when we're right. we cannot allow -- we cannot allow a debate to go the other way just because we think we have the votes. we must stand and win the debate and hold the votes together. that, mr. speaker, is an essential principle, and as we go forward and we see these election results, we also need to understand that there will be a time...
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strategies in iraq and afghanistan. after that, a state by state look at the financial help of the united states. >> booktv this weekend, george w. bush on his memoir "decision points. "he discusses the decisions of his administration and his personal life live from miami dade college on c-span2. >> now, a review of the results of last week's midterm elections. the politico held this panel at the museum in washington d.c.. this is just over one hour. our postelection analysis. welcome to our c-span audience carrying u live, and we are also streaming this live on "politico." we're going to keep it up there fothe weekend, so we'll have a big audience today. my name's john hris, i'm the editor in chief of "politico," and i also as we get started want to thank very much our sponsors for this event, the national cable and telecommunications association with "politico," we've done a number of great things with them. they're great partners. thank you very much. [applause] i do think it is the time of year whene should be willi
strategies in iraq and afghanistan. after that, a state by state look at the financial help of the united states. >> booktv this weekend, george w. bush on his memoir "decision points. "he discusses the decisions of his administration and his personal life live from miami dade college on c-span2. >> now, a review of the results of last week's midterm elections. the politico held this panel at the museum in washington d.c.. this is just over one hour. our postelection...
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we didn't have that many american soldiers die in iraq in a year. and yet right across the border from el paso, right across the little river, it's juarez. the murder capital of the world. it is outrageous. and i never had the opportunity to be stationed at fort bliss, i had friends in the army that were, and i always enjoyed fort bliss. i was at fort benning for my four years that i was in the military. but it is amazing to me that we have the greatest military in the world, in the history of the world, they're the best equipped, best trained military in history and yet you go look at our border and specifically the 32-mile stretch in arizona that is national park area on the north side, mexico area on the south side, and it's wilderness area, considered such, classified in the u.s. as wilderness area, so you can't take a vehicle, you can't take anything mechanical, so the only people that use vehicles in that area are the violent drug smugglers and then this administration, instead of helping members of congrs and the president keep his oath, we'r
we didn't have that many american soldiers die in iraq in a year. and yet right across the border from el paso, right across the little river, it's juarez. the murder capital of the world. it is outrageous. and i never had the opportunity to be stationed at fort bliss, i had friends in the army that were, and i always enjoyed fort bliss. i was at fort benning for my four years that i was in the military. but it is amazing to me that we have the greatest military in the world, in the history of...
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a lot of people were saying they did not sign up for iraq. in the beginning, there was bipartisanship as soon as it was set, that is where that bipartisan coalition decided to crumble. what is the mandate the public is giving you? as it is you get too far out, they are not too good at stping back. >> i was working for president clinn. at the worst of it, his approval rating was 71%. it is not because they approved of his personal conduct. they were appalled. the media loved him. they could not get enough of him. the republicans loved him. dan burton did a two-year investigation of president clinton's christmas card list. hundreds of thousands of dollars of legal bills from asset public ployees. it was terrific. the voters corrected that. they did not reward that. i think they felt like president ama came in with the economic crisis and overreached. voters and figure things out. days after president clinton had to testify in front of the grand jury which can start veotaped and broadcast to the world, we had to bomb a solid bin laden. we have a
a lot of people were saying they did not sign up for iraq. in the beginning, there was bipartisanship as soon as it was set, that is where that bipartisan coalition decided to crumble. what is the mandate the public is giving you? as it is you get too far out, they are not too good at stping back. >> i was working for president clinn. at the worst of it, his approval rating was 71%. it is not because they approved of his personal conduct. they were appalled. the media loved him. they...
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they dated for over a year before he was deployed to iraq. shortly before their departure, they learned that they were going to have a baby and they spoke about getting married, moving back to the united states, and raising a family together. two months after sergeant arrived in iraq, the couple was married through a ceremony conducted over the telephone. . one month later, sergeant ferschke tragically in combat gave the ultimate sacrifice. the united states military recognizes this marriage and mrs. fres key has been raising her son by the payment of death gratuity. but the marriage itself can't be recognized under our immigration laws because it was never consummated after the marriage ceremony. now, this legislation doesn't entirely eliminate the consummation requirement, but simply eliminates the requirement for active duty members of our armed forces who are serving abroad. by creating a narrow exemption in cases where failure to consummate the marriage was caused by physical separation due to active duty military service by one of the p
they dated for over a year before he was deployed to iraq. shortly before their departure, they learned that they were going to have a baby and they spoke about getting married, moving back to the united states, and raising a family together. two months after sergeant arrived in iraq, the couple was married through a ceremony conducted over the telephone. . one month later, sergeant ferschke tragically in combat gave the ultimate sacrifice. the united states military recognizes this marriage...
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there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq. iraq was spiraling into a civil war. the economy was actually slowing down. and yet they won a big victory in 2004. as an incumbent president, admittedly they had a weak opponent. who knows what opponent the president will face in 2012. but through discipline, through repetitions, through coming up -- even in a disastrous situation that iraq was in 2004, a sitting president managed to barrel through it. not easy. not easy at all. but can it be done? he's got two years to talk about health care and the economy. it's not going to be any different. host: let's go to ty in kentucky, independent caller. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. the part that i have to make and a question that i have is what i see what happened with this election in 2010, was that it seemed to me the political ross yes, sir now is fought and won over the television now. and a lot of people are getting their information or misinformation from the shows, the people who do not support the president or support the president wh
there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq. iraq was spiraling into a civil war. the economy was actually slowing down. and yet they won a big victory in 2004. as an incumbent president, admittedly they had a weak opponent. who knows what opponent the president will face in 2012. but through discipline, through repetitions, through coming up -- even in a disastrous situation that iraq was in 2004, a sitting president managed to barrel through it. not easy. not easy at all. but can it be...
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the iraq war was a war that we did not have to fight. i think -- to me, israel is up against our national security. they are only thinking about israel. if we continue to allow them to get away with the things that are getting away with, that is causing terrorism in this country. i think we have to be smarter about the worst that we fight and the allies that we choose and be neutral in some of these states because israel wants to get this country into another war. host: talk to us about the alliances in the far east, asia, and central asia. what is that our alliances are costing us in terms of expenditures? guest: if you say our military is simply to support those people in the far east, then it is a net cost. the fact is, we have in an interest there. u.s. interests are at stake. in a lot of these cases, we have net gains. if we have an aircraft carrier in the far east war in europe, the host country is paying a lot of the costs. we are moving our forces inta bomb. japan is spending billions of dollars, literally heading us a check, to
the iraq war was a war that we did not have to fight. i think -- to me, israel is up against our national security. they are only thinking about israel. if we continue to allow them to get away with the things that are getting away with, that is causing terrorism in this country. i think we have to be smarter about the worst that we fight and the allies that we choose and be neutral in some of these states because israel wants to get this country into another war. host: talk to us about the...
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strategy in iraq and afghanistan. after that, president obama meets with reporters following the close of the g-20 summit in south korea. then, in discussion on the trade and currency issues that came up during those meetings in seoul. congress returns on monday. work is expected on the bush that jarrett tax cuts as well as federal spending for the next budget year. what the house on c-span. when the senate reconvenes monday, the display of work includes bills on natural gas and electric vehicles as well as wage equality and modernization of the food and drug of ministration. what the senate live on c-span2. january will bring the opening of the 112th congress with republicans assuming the majority of the house. before that, party leadership elections. in the house, republicans will select a new speaker on november 17. democrats will choose a minority leader the next day. in the senate, republicans and democrats will vote on leaders on november 16. state-owned to the c-span network for continuing -- stay tuned to the
strategy in iraq and afghanistan. after that, president obama meets with reporters following the close of the g-20 summit in south korea. then, in discussion on the trade and currency issues that came up during those meetings in seoul. congress returns on monday. work is expected on the bush that jarrett tax cuts as well as federal spending for the next budget year. what the house on c-span. when the senate reconvenes monday, the display of work includes bills on natural gas and electric...
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they protested the iraq war. and it was a very volatile time to the point where the president of the united statesas hung in effigy and he was called a war criminal and worse. i am not accusing that behavior, not just setting it in context. this idea that the police said -- it is a good -- this idea is a good one but it should come from the top. and when you have the president of the united states calling the opponents of his agenda at enemies, as president obama did a few weeks before the election, that's not helpful. and he retracted that statement and said that he meant to say his opponents. he did catch himself and i'm glad that he did. you have toave leaders in this country who are going to go down the road that we are all the crying here, and that is not helpful. one final point about the concept of unity. we hear this from politicians on both sides. we want to bring the country together. i think unity has been overvalued. i think the only time you get unity for sure is enforced unity under dictatorship, an
they protested the iraq war. and it was a very volatile time to the point where the president of the united statesas hung in effigy and he was called a war criminal and worse. i am not accusing that behavior, not just setting it in context. this idea that the police said -- it is a good -- this idea is a good one but it should come from the top. and when you have the president of the united states calling the opponents of his agenda at enemies, as president obama did a few weeks before the...
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to iraq, killing american troops. host: secondly, any state department official writing an e-mail, sending a memo, will that change because of wikileaks, what they say in the memo? guest: i am sure it has changed already. people are looking at it and say, and may not write anything. in five years, this may be public. sure, it is going to change. host: frank, long beach, california. you are on with pete hoekstra. caller: good morning. i would just like to say, i am a 69-year-old marine corps veteran. with the stuff that we found out was made up in vietnam, the fact that there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq, the people releasing this information are heroes. i would like to know how we can get him the presidential medal of freedom. man is a patriot. he is the one who is telling us what is going on in the world. -- this man is a patriot. you all in congress have not been doing a good job keeping the american people informed. one more thing, for the republican members. where is my socialism? you said if we had
to iraq, killing american troops. host: secondly, any state department official writing an e-mail, sending a memo, will that change because of wikileaks, what they say in the memo? guest: i am sure it has changed already. people are looking at it and say, and may not write anything. in five years, this may be public. sure, it is going to change. host: frank, long beach, california. you are on with pete hoekstra. caller: good morning. i would just like to say, i am a 69-year-old marine corps...
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invasion of iraq. i don't know if we can get back to that but certainly you can include iran in the various multilateral discussions that will be held. we should do that. >> thank you, barbara. we now opened the floor to questions. who would like to start? please wait for the microphone and please identify yourself for the record, thank you. >> i am with the national foreign trade council. [inaudible] >> if i may just repeat the question for our television viewers -- what about the war in iraq decks >> i did not go into iraq in this brief period that might be a topic for a second one. everyone has always said that the iranians got a lot of influence when we got rid of saddam and that is true. the iranians are tearing their hair out about iraq. i got an e-mail from an acquaintance of mine in teheran predicting that al-maliki would be confirmed as prime minister after ramadan and that was in september and we don't have a new iraqi government. this is more ticklish because there have been reports that ira
invasion of iraq. i don't know if we can get back to that but certainly you can include iran in the various multilateral discussions that will be held. we should do that. >> thank you, barbara. we now opened the floor to questions. who would like to start? please wait for the microphone and please identify yourself for the record, thank you. >> i am with the national foreign trade council. [inaudible] >> if i may just repeat the question for our television viewers -- what...
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there will be lessons from iraq. the chilcot inquiry is looking at at the moment. i'm sure therll be lessons about how many as well, about the initial deployment, and about many, many decisions taken since then. but it is, i think, really we have to concentrate in the government in finding our way to success in this situation,nd that's got to be our prime concern. >> we do have a union in the foreign office that -- this will look at the results of the ira iraqi. >> i want to step back because i think that's one of the lessons that can be drawn from iraq as well. how people speak local languages. the last foreign affairs committee said the ability engage with afghans in key local language is crucial in afghanistan. we are concerned nearly eight years after intervening in afghanistan they still have no pashtun speakers. what is the situation in 2010? >> this is a vital importance for the foreign office, and it's a wider subjected than the situation in afghanistan. we are a country noted for our language skills among our diplomats, when compared to many other nations
there will be lessons from iraq. the chilcot inquiry is looking at at the moment. i'm sure therll be lessons about how many as well, about the initial deployment, and about many, many decisions taken since then. but it is, i think, really we have to concentrate in the government in finding our way to success in this situation,nd that's got to be our prime concern. >> we do have a union in the foreign office that -- this will look at the results of the ira iraqi. >> i want to step...
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forces in iraq from 2003 to 2004. that is followed by academy award winning actor jeff bridges, the national spokesman for the no kid hungry campaign. in current and former peace corps directors on the 50th senate version. later, bankruptcy law experts on the legality of the auto industry assistance package. >> 1 rates from the midterm elections remains to be called. york's first district work tim bishop is leading his republican challenger by little more than 200 votes. they will go to court next week over the counter. republicans have already gained more than 60 seats in the u.s. house. and the state level, there are 24 new governor's bid seven of them are democrats, including peter shumlin from vermont. he has been in the state senate and is a dairy farmer. another new governor, republican dugard.bodyguar he is one of 16 new republican governors. seven democratic governors were elected, along with one independent. 24 new governors in all from the midterm elections. >> this weekend, with polling data from eight arab
forces in iraq from 2003 to 2004. that is followed by academy award winning actor jeff bridges, the national spokesman for the no kid hungry campaign. in current and former peace corps directors on the 50th senate version. later, bankruptcy law experts on the legality of the auto industry assistance package. >> 1 rates from the midterm elections remains to be called. york's first district work tim bishop is leading his republican challenger by little more than 200 votes. they will go to...
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security council resolution with respect to iraq. mr. speaker, when called to action, our men and women in uniform, almost 700,000 of whom served in the theater, fulfilled their mission in an exemplary manner with valor and honor. joined by our partners, the united states overwhelmed saddam's forces and drove them out of kuwait that lasted fewer than 30 days. sadly, during the gulf war, 383 americans made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives and service to our nation and more than 460 were wounded. among those were died was a flight surgeon from illinois by the name of doctor korrett when his jet aircraft was shut down. the returning veterans of the gulf war have suffered from serious health problems. in 2001, i offered the persian gulf war compensation act to make sure our veterans received compensation for illnesses from gulf war syndrome. it garnered support from more than half of the house of representatives and signed into law by the president of the united states. it was thanks to the love and dedication of donna steele from
security council resolution with respect to iraq. mr. speaker, when called to action, our men and women in uniform, almost 700,000 of whom served in the theater, fulfilled their mission in an exemplary manner with valor and honor. joined by our partners, the united states overwhelmed saddam's forces and drove them out of kuwait that lasted fewer than 30 days. sadly, during the gulf war, 383 americans made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives and service to our nation and more than 460...
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i haven't heard you express anything about the war in iraq. there was no weapons in mass destruction found. i have never heard you comment about matter before. i was wondering what your take is on this? host: vice president biden has a piece on that in the "new york times". guest: first of all. when you joint forces came into iraq after the war, they thought they should weapon of mass destruction. he said. we were right on the edge. the scientists didn't want to get killed. he wanted the iranians to be fearful of them. it was a very strange situation that history will unravel. obviously, the weapons were not there. when they interviewed the iraqis th were surprised. they had all been told they have weapons of mass destruction. the biggest mistake we made was not turning the country over as rapidly as possible to the iraqs. i wrote the paper," operation switch". we want to hire the iraqi army. not the security police. not the enforcers but the regular iraqi army. we wanted to back out as far as we could. we made a decision that cost us years. w
i haven't heard you express anything about the war in iraq. there was no weapons in mass destruction found. i have never heard you comment about matter before. i was wondering what your take is on this? host: vice president biden has a piece on that in the "new york times". guest: first of all. when you joint forces came into iraq after the war, they thought they should weapon of mass destruction. he said. we were right on the edge. the scientists didn't want to get killed. he wanted...
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and that's true in iraq as well. and obviously that's even more true when it comes to core al qaeda. we don't want after having made these extraordinary efforts by so many countries, we don't want to have to suddenly find ourselves in a situation where they waited us out and they reconsolidated. but my goal is to make sure that, by 2014, we have transitioned, afghans are in the lead, and it is a goal to make sure that we are not still engaged in combat operations of the sort that we're involved with now. certainly our footprint will have been significantly reduced. but, beyond that, it's hard to anticipate exactly what is going to be necessary to keep the american people safe as of 2014. i'll make that determination when i get there. last question is from portugal. >> good afternoon, mr. president. thank you very much for answering my question. first, i'd like to ask you in what way is the recovery of the american economy can boost european economy. this is a matter of great concern here in europe. and secondly, this
and that's true in iraq as well. and obviously that's even more true when it comes to core al qaeda. we don't want after having made these extraordinary efforts by so many countries, we don't want to have to suddenly find ourselves in a situation where they waited us out and they reconsolidated. but my goal is to make sure that, by 2014, we have transitioned, afghans are in the lead, and it is a goal to make sure that we are not still engaged in combat operations of the sort that we're involved...
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and iraq and afghanistan could have been unifiers. but instead, 50 percent of the people think iraq was a terrible mistake. >> but you know, doug, i yield to no one in my admiration for dwight eisenhower. but dwight eisenhower was a product of a time. john kennedy -- remember 1960. arthur schlesinger had to write a book. you know, it doesn't make a difference, in effect, because people thought kennedy and nixon were in many ways two peas from a pod. there was a consensus enforced not only by the cold war but you know, we'd been through -- the generation that voted for ike, and then for kennedy -- they'd been collectively through the great depression and world war ii, and they were going to enter collectively a civil rights revolution and a host of other transforming changes. it was a water cooler nation. we spoke the same language in many ways. forty, 50 years later, it feels exactly the opposite. it's a terribly fragmented country. and what is it that the media purport to bring us together around? you know, lindsey lohan's going to j
and iraq and afghanistan could have been unifiers. but instead, 50 percent of the people think iraq was a terrible mistake. >> but you know, doug, i yield to no one in my admiration for dwight eisenhower. but dwight eisenhower was a product of a time. john kennedy -- remember 1960. arthur schlesinger had to write a book. you know, it doesn't make a difference, in effect, because people thought kennedy and nixon were in many ways two peas from a pod. there was a consensus enforced not only...
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it is not the war in iraq. the big clashes between the incredible self sacrifice of the people in the military and the fact that in the larger scheme of things, it does not seem to matter. the only way to fix that is by talking to it to the military. you are not going to fix that by getting everybody in uniform. it is horrendously expensive, and god forbid we should have world war iii. it is a minority force, sometimes working to uncertain purpose. you need guys and gals in uniform to be clear about who they are and whyhey are doing it, without demanding that that be the major issue. as far as being a liberal in the military, you need to talk to the caller from earlier who said there was no problem. host: we have about 30 seconds left. john is in mississippi. go ahead, john. caller: i am a soldier in hattiesburg, mississippi. i have to disagree with my friend on tv who says we are fighting a war with the purpose. as a soldier who was wounded in iraq, and as a muslim soldier, we are fighting people who would imp
it is not the war in iraq. the big clashes between the incredible self sacrifice of the people in the military and the fact that in the larger scheme of things, it does not seem to matter. the only way to fix that is by talking to it to the military. you are not going to fix that by getting everybody in uniform. it is horrendously expensive, and god forbid we should have world war iii. it is a minority force, sometimes working to uncertain purpose. you need guys and gals in uniform to be clear...
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and my question has to do with the spending and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. shortly before the election, reported on a poll that said voters in this election were obviously prioritizing the economy and that the war ranked lowest if at all on their sort of list of priority issues. and i was wondering if you could commint on why they focused onhe economy and how much we're spending seems divorced fm how much, as congressman kucinich mentioned, we're spending in the wars. >> let's have someone beside congressman kucinich. i think we have an idea of how he stands. >> people can be concerned about a few things at once. i don't take so much stock in the poll that just puts the concerns. it doesn't mean that it's not there. but until you have a mortgage you can't pay, a house you can't sell, a retirement you can't have, and a job whose pay may be chopped, or you're furloughed, you have to deal with that right in your face. and that is why the economic situation is so tough. and so important politically. >> a good answer for those. the gentleman right here. tell us w
and my question has to do with the spending and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. shortly before the election, reported on a poll that said voters in this election were obviously prioritizing the economy and that the war ranked lowest if at all on their sort of list of priority issues. and i was wondering if you could commint on why they focused onhe economy and how much we're spending seems divorced fm how much, as congressman kucinich mentioned, we're spending in the wars. >> let's have...
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i just heard the representative from georgia and was blaming superbug coming from iran and iraq. the farming operations were these superbug are actually being produced -- cld you expand on that a little bit more? but these bugs coming from iran and iraq, or are they being developed right here in the united states? i just read a book about it, and today, 10% of the pork you handle as mrsa on it. guest: that is a good question. we have to remember that now, particularly in the time we live now, 2010 and beyond, that we live in a global community. extraordinary about travel throughout the world -- extraordinary. -- extraordinary amount of travel throughout the world. it can evolve here and go someplace else. you don't want to say that we are blaming other people for it three or it could involved someplace else and come here. what you heard just a little bit ago when you are talng about infections among our troops in afghanistan, in iraq, where there is a particular microbe that generally can be treated well but has now developed some resistance, there is a microbe that is transmitte
i just heard the representative from georgia and was blaming superbug coming from iran and iraq. the farming operations were these superbug are actually being produced -- cld you expand on that a little bit more? but these bugs coming from iran and iraq, or are they being developed right here in the united states? i just read a book about it, and today, 10% of the pork you handle as mrsa on it. guest: that is a good question. we have to remember that now, particularly in the time we live now,...
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he was a truck driver and the truck drivers in iraq and afghanistan are the ones that have suffered so much because that is where they plan to the iud's. three of the guys in his truck had gotten purple hearts. about the men and women we are so concerned about protecting their social security -- for all that that means in being able to reassure them that we would continue to do that. i think of the men and women, the elderly ladies and men that would come up to us and say here is $20 for gas for your boss. us. they knew that was $20 they did not have. these of the people that i will think about as i go to washington that are counting on us. the small business people are so concerned about the economy right now. the average are kansan is concerned about having a job three or four months from now. these other people we will take to washington to represent. when i was first elected, congressman hammerschmidt 0 has become a great friend and mentor. you cannot go anywhere in the state without somebody telling a story of how he helped them with a particular problem. he represented the third
he was a truck driver and the truck drivers in iraq and afghanistan are the ones that have suffered so much because that is where they plan to the iud's. three of the guys in his truck had gotten purple hearts. about the men and women we are so concerned about protecting their social security -- for all that that means in being able to reassure them that we would continue to do that. i think of the men and women, the elderly ladies and men that would come up to us and say here is $20 for gas...
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whoever wins the contest, they will go often served in afghanistan and iraq. secretary sinn secchi served two tours in vietnam where he was twice wounded. he remained on active duty. he served as commanding general and commander of the nato led stabilization force in bosnia. in 19909, he was appointed chief of staff of the army and retired in 2003 after 30 years of service in uniform. on december 7, 2008, he was nominated by president obama to leave the department of veterans affairs and was confirmed by the senate on january 20, 2009 and was sworn in at c seven secretary of veterans affairs on january 21, 2009. secretary of veterans affairs and life member, eric shineski. [applause] >> thank you for that very kind introduction and also for your past leadership. let me was all the marines a happy bird then and -- which all the marines a happy birthday. let me further acknowledge nancy pelosi. madam speaker, thank you for honoring us with your presence here today. thanks for your leadership along with president obama. you have done terminus work for veterans th
whoever wins the contest, they will go often served in afghanistan and iraq. secretary sinn secchi served two tours in vietnam where he was twice wounded. he remained on active duty. he served as commanding general and commander of the nato led stabilization force in bosnia. in 19909, he was appointed chief of staff of the army and retired in 2003 after 30 years of service in uniform. on december 7, 2008, he was nominated by president obama to leave the department of veterans affairs and was...
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whoever wins the contest, they will go often served in afghanistan and iraq. secretary sinn secch served two tours in vietnam where he was twice wounded. he remained on active duty. he served as commanding general and commander of the nato led stabilization force in bosnia. in 19909, he was appointed chief of staff of the army and retired in 2003 after 30 years of service in uniform. on december 7, 2008, he was nominated by president obama to leave the department of veterans affairs and was confirmed by the senate on january 20, 2009 and was sworn in at c seven secretary of veterans affairs on january 21, 2009. secretary of veterans affairs and life member, eric shineski. [applause] >> thank you for that very kind introduction and also for your past leadership. let me was all the marines a happy bird then and -- which all the marines a happy birthday. let me further acknowledge nancy pelosi. madam speaker, thank you for honoring us with your presence here tay. thanks for your leadership along with president obama. you have done terminus work for veterans this
whoever wins the contest, they will go often served in afghanistan and iraq. secretary sinn secch served two tours in vietnam where he was twice wounded. he remained on active duty. he served as commanding general and commander of the nato led stabilization force in bosnia. in 19909, he was appointed chief of staff of the army and retired in 2003 after 30 years of service in uniform. on december 7, 2008, he was nominated by president obama to leave the department of veterans affairs and was...