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in afghanistan's future. but i repeat the future still must be determined by the afghan people. we do not tend to dictate its and would advise others to not dictate to them either. second, cashmere remains an outstanding problem between pakistan and india and it would be useful for everyone are all concerned if the issue of kashmir as result. the current situation in kashmir is one that merits attention. once again there are complaints of human rights violations and it's not in the interest of regional stability and we are in a different party of that when kashmir becomes unstable. they've been able to discuss outstanding issues including general kashmir so we do not say that we would exclusively see it. all subjects should be discussed and that is what they conceived. so it's something we need to talk about. third question was about the regional context. pakistan does have concern and has had concerns about the security and the have been defined in a certain context. we have had for walls. the wall of afghan
in afghanistan's future. but i repeat the future still must be determined by the afghan people. we do not tend to dictate its and would advise others to not dictate to them either. second, cashmere remains an outstanding problem between pakistan and india and it would be useful for everyone are all concerned if the issue of kashmir as result. the current situation in kashmir is one that merits attention. once again there are complaints of human rights violations and it's not in the interest of...
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in afghanistan. we are a country noted for our language skills among our diplomats, when compared to many other nations of the world. but i was very concerned by the closure of the foreign office language, shool. i've been looking in recent weeks at the language arrangements in the foreign office that is quite, back together again and we have all the budgetary constraints on government that we have now. but i'm cting a critical eye over the current arrangements to see how they can be improved. then coming to the level of the specialism in this area, you're quite ight, the committee has highlighted before the small number of speakers of the relevant languages. karen pointed out on this one are depression that we do have some people who speak local languages, and we make a great use of interpreters. can't give any more up-to-date figures than that, but i would point out, with a huge number of our diplomats who need to be deployed to a situation like this, and the inevitable human ed to overtake them qu
in afghanistan. we are a country noted for our language skills among our diplomats, when compared to many other nations of the world. but i was very concerned by the closure of the foreign office language, shool. i've been looking in recent weeks at the language arrangements in the foreign office that is quite, back together again and we have all the budgetary constraints on government that we have now. but i'm cting a critical eye over the current arrangements to see how they can be improved....
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s efforts in afghanistan. we're concerned that in eight years after intervening in afghanistan, the fco still has no pastun speakers. what is the situation in 2010? >> this is of vital importance for the foreign office. it's a wider subject just from the situation in afghanistan. we are a country noted for our language skills among our diplomats. compared to many other nations of the world. but i was very concerned in opposition by the closure of the foreign office language schooling. i've been looking in recent weeks of the language arrangements in the foreign office. it's quite hard to put a language school back together again and we have all the budget constraints on the government that we have now. but i'm casting a critical eye over the current arrangements to see how they can be improved. and then coming to the level of the specialisms in this area, you are quite right. the committee has highlighted before the small number of speakers of the relevant languages. karen pointed out in an answer to an earlie
s efforts in afghanistan. we're concerned that in eight years after intervening in afghanistan, the fco still has no pastun speakers. what is the situation in 2010? >> this is of vital importance for the foreign office. it's a wider subject just from the situation in afghanistan. we are a country noted for our language skills among our diplomats. compared to many other nations of the world. but i was very concerned in opposition by the closure of the foreign office language schooling....
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afghanistan has always been governed by pashtuns, 55% of afghanistan. now, he was the situation early in 2002, where we could have changed policy, taken pashtuns on board and put a pashtun- dominated government in kabul. unfortunately, we did not do that. the environment was available. we failed to do that. and therefore, the country is governed by the minority, the biggest blunder with which we are persisting even out. now we are trying to talk to moderate taliban or taliman. what we should have done in 2002-273, from a position of strength, now we are trying to do from this position of weakness. that was the next blunder. and now we are in the pro cess of taking a decision whether to stay or quit. ladies and devin, this decision has to be taken very carefully. -- ladies and gentlemen, this decision has to be taken very carefully. we cannot commit a fourth blunder. in afghanistan, a lot of people ask whether we can win. i would like, my reply is, we must not lose. even if the answer to win in maybe 50-50, but we must not lose. and let me say with 100%
afghanistan has always been governed by pashtuns, 55% of afghanistan. now, he was the situation early in 2002, where we could have changed policy, taken pashtuns on board and put a pashtun- dominated government in kabul. unfortunately, we did not do that. the environment was available. we failed to do that. and therefore, the country is governed by the minority, the biggest blunder with which we are persisting even out. now we are trying to talk to moderate taliban or taliman. what we should...
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strategy in iraq and afghanistan. after that, a state-by-state look at the financial health of the west. then a conversation with deborah -- with the chairman of the national transportation safety board. congress returns on monday. work is expected on the bush era tax cuts as well as federal spending for the next budget year. watch the house on c-span. when the senate reconvenes for business on monday, a possible legislative work includes bills on natural gas and electric vehicles as well as wage equality and modernization of the food and drugs administration. watch the senate live on c- span2. january will bring the opening of the 112 congress with republicans assuming the majority of the house. before that, party leadership elections. in the house, republicans will elect a new speaker on november 17 and democrats will choose a minority leader the next day. in the senate, both republicans and democrats will vote for members on december 16 -- november 16. stay tuned for continuing coverage. >> in an ideal world, the f
strategy in iraq and afghanistan. after that, a state-by-state look at the financial health of the west. then a conversation with deborah -- with the chairman of the national transportation safety board. congress returns on monday. work is expected on the bush era tax cuts as well as federal spending for the next budget year. watch the house on c-span. when the senate reconvenes for business on monday, a possible legislative work includes bills on natural gas and electric vehicles as well as...
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the vast majority i'm representing have parents that have been to afghanistan and are in afghanistan and are preparing to go to afghanistan. it is true that we in the military hope -- hold great pride in our it weres and our incredibly proud of them as -- of the massive jobs they're doing. we're holding up a government that needs -- by being there, we're losing valuable human lives. these are not soldiers we're losing, these are people. these people have families left behind. they have families. they have friends. the army is a close-knit community. and when someone dies it kills every little part of thater. that was in everybody else in the community. i don't know if you have of lost a vital member of your family but it brings your entire world crashing to a halt. imagine waking up to find out that your dad is gone and will never return. not that he's 10 minutes down the road. not that he moved to canada. not that he disappeared off the earth, but he died and you will never, ever see him again. >> imagine the heartbreak. it has to stop. it has to stop torturing these families. with
the vast majority i'm representing have parents that have been to afghanistan and are in afghanistan and are preparing to go to afghanistan. it is true that we in the military hope -- hold great pride in our it weres and our incredibly proud of them as -- of the massive jobs they're doing. we're holding up a government that needs -- by being there, we're losing valuable human lives. these are not soldiers we're losing, these are people. these people have families left behind. they have...
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that's just in afghanistan. >> mr. geisel how about in afghanistan? >> we have five auditors and analysts in kabul and that will increase to eight by january. our investigators are always on tdy status and i think we have two investigators in the country. >> mr. carroll? >> we have not and auditors, and hopefully very shortly we will have five investigators. >> what do you have currently in iraq? >> just last week with 21 personnel there were 14 auditors, three investigators, 3e evaluators and chief of staff and support staff. islamic what was the high market iraq in terms of how many auditors you had on the ground? >> total number of auditors? notte inspectors just auditors we were up to 29. >> how many times of the four of you been in the room with general fields? >> i would reckon at least five times. >> i mean all of you together. have you ever been in the room with all four of you and general fields at the same time? >> i think there may be times at the monthly meetings and a general fields frequently attended those. >> i'm not talking about at t
that's just in afghanistan. >> mr. geisel how about in afghanistan? >> we have five auditors and analysts in kabul and that will increase to eight by january. our investigators are always on tdy status and i think we have two investigators in the country. >> mr. carroll? >> we have not and auditors, and hopefully very shortly we will have five investigators. >> what do you have currently in iraq? >> just last week with 21 personnel there were 14 auditors,...
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particularly in the creation of a more vibrant media in afghanistan and the axis of in afghanistan to news outletsin a variety of sources of information, that they have at their disposal. all of those things ave improved, but yes, i think more attention is needed in this area. you're quite right to raise this question. the first part, i think, go back to the first part -- >> you said support for the taliban in afghanistan was 10%. i was interested at all if you thought that it was increasing, decreasing, or stable,0%? >> i don't know whether we have any figures on that. polling is not an exact time in --'s. we don't have a poll which shows is whether it has gone up or down in certain areas. and in some areas it is high an 10% and a some areas -- [inaudible] >> how can youay it's 10%? is increasing? are we losing the war on hearts and minds? as a good example, afghans think about we are going -- [inaudible] >> there wasn't a poll. there has been very service, but let's think of other ways of, if you look at how many, of course, the area which were privately concerned with, where britis
particularly in the creation of a more vibrant media in afghanistan and the axis of in afghanistan to news outletsin a variety of sources of information, that they have at their disposal. all of those things ave improved, but yes, i think more attention is needed in this area. you're quite right to raise this question. the first part, i think, go back to the first part -- >> you said support for the taliban in afghanistan was 10%. i was interested at all if you thought that it was...
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in afghanistan. we facilitate that process. we think it is appropriate. >> you mean the u.k.? >> i mean the u.k., but unisys also has agreed to the policy and is in the same position. but it has to be, it has to be an afghan-led process. >> are they facilitating as well just we? >> they agree with our policy. >> that was not my question. >> he has said -- president karzai contact and provide practical assistance, and that in clue to the u.s. as well as other isaf members that. >> i that we're going to get a better answer than that. [inaudible] >> no, i guess you it's the same policy as we have. >> but insurance of contacts and what's being done to try to contact element within the insurgency of the taliban, is it the case that the u.s. is actively engaged in that process at this time? >> i think, i know we will have a private session later, mr. chairman -- [inaudible] >> i don't think it is right to go into public about any operational details of these matters. >> foreign secretary, i would like to a
in afghanistan. we facilitate that process. we think it is appropriate. >> you mean the u.k.? >> i mean the u.k., but unisys also has agreed to the policy and is in the same position. but it has to be, it has to be an afghan-led process. >> are they facilitating as well just we? >> they agree with our policy. >> that was not my question. >> he has said -- president karzai contact and provide practical assistance, and that in clue to the u.s. as well as other...
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the most important of those vips were returning troops who had been injured in iraq and afghanistan. one of the man that was present had been paralyzed from the waist down. his father pushed the young man in his wheelchair. to enter the b-25 bomber, one has to climb up a steep latter under the belly of the aircraft. i had already flown in it so i knew what a challenge it would be for this young man to enter the aircraft. i kept thinking to myself," how is he going to enter this aircraft?" when it was time for the young man's flight, the father wrote the wheelchair right under the aircraft. he walked around in front of the wheelchair with his back to his son. the son leaned forward, grabbed his arms, grabbed his father by the neck and by the shoulders, and lean forward as much as he could. then, with his son on his back, the father climbed up the ladder on the aircraft. that moment took me back some 40 years when i began my journey as a disabled veteran. at that time, during those years, i, too, was carried. when i thought that i could not take another step, when i thought that everyt
the most important of those vips were returning troops who had been injured in iraq and afghanistan. one of the man that was present had been paralyzed from the waist down. his father pushed the young man in his wheelchair. to enter the b-25 bomber, one has to climb up a steep latter under the belly of the aircraft. i had already flown in it so i knew what a challenge it would be for this young man to enter the aircraft. i kept thinking to myself," how is he going to enter this...
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they are the courageous men and women serving in afghanistan even as we speak. they seek clear focus on their mission. try to break the back of the taliban and surgeons and teach others and theapacity to defend themselves. they are we solved to see their mission 3. they are made of strong stuff -- they are resolved to see their mission through. they are made of strong stuff. after all our brave servicemen and women and their families have done everything they have been asked to do. they have been everything we have asked them to be. every man who stands around him, everyone in in the military, every person who defends this country is. he is right. this medal today is a testament to his uncommon valor and also to the parents in the community that raised him. all the men and women who served by his side. all of them deserve our enduring thanks and gratitude. to represent a small fraction of the american population. they and their families that a way to their safe return have done far more caring their fair share of our burden. they do it in hopes that our children
they are the courageous men and women serving in afghanistan even as we speak. they seek clear focus on their mission. try to break the back of the taliban and surgeons and teach others and theapacity to defend themselves. they are we solved to see their mission 3. they are made of strong stuff -- they are resolved to see their mission through. they are made of strong stuff. after all our brave servicemen and women and their families have done everything they have been asked to do. they have...
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i have serious doubts that we will prevail in afghanistan. my belief is that we will constantly reduce our expectations for our goals lower until we can finally get out without a serious embarrassment. i don't think we have the capability or the will to actually prevail militarily over the taliban. that seems to me to be an almost helpless -- hopeless case. the cia has said that there are less than 100 members of al- qaida in all of the nation of the afghanistan. the leaders and others are in pakistan. still we now have tripled the number of troops in afghanistan since president obama came into office. my hope and my prayer is that we will prevail and we can establish a permanent police force that can keep order and protect the corrupt government but i haves in ksabul my doubts about it. >> when you were preparing this book, were their entries you looked at and you thought," i remember how lousy that day felt, or how wonderful" >> i remember both. [laughter] we had two warehouses in the last year. one white house dealt with america and its pr
i have serious doubts that we will prevail in afghanistan. my belief is that we will constantly reduce our expectations for our goals lower until we can finally get out without a serious embarrassment. i don't think we have the capability or the will to actually prevail militarily over the taliban. that seems to me to be an almost helpless -- hopeless case. the cia has said that there are less than 100 members of al- qaida in all of the nation of the afghanistan. the leaders and others are in...
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they have a common interest with the united states in table in afghanistan -- stability in afghanistan, drug interdiction and preventing the total return to power of the taliban. there was a recent meeting in rome where an iranian official participated, and he got a briefing from general petraeus, and he was very impressed. i understand from my iranian sources. i think this sort of meeting certainly should be repeated x the iranians should be made to feel that we understand that they have a huge stake in what happens in afghanistan. after all, they've had the largest number of afghan refugees in their country for many years, and they suffer from the drug problem. finally, the area of human rights. this is something that the obama administration got a bit of a slow start on, but i think they're moving on a bit more. u.s. advocacy here is is very important. senior officials from president obama on down should continue to condemn iranian human rights abuses, and they should urge iran to release some 500 political prisoners who are being held in that country. these include students, journa
they have a common interest with the united states in table in afghanistan -- stability in afghanistan, drug interdiction and preventing the total return to power of the taliban. there was a recent meeting in rome where an iranian official participated, and he got a briefing from general petraeus, and he was very impressed. i understand from my iranian sources. i think this sort of meeting certainly should be repeated x the iranians should be made to feel that we understand that they have a...
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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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because right now in afghanistan and the poorer areas of afghanistan and pakistan, every child that is created for a young person is likely to diminish the possibility of that young person being recruited by the talented or al qaeda as a foot soldier. then there is the pakistan enterprise fund, which is likely to bring the edge printers of all the countries to come closer and will pave the way for the economic transformation in which pakistan will become a nation of entrepreneurs taking advantage of the strategic location and an economic sense, rather than just being a country that is focused on military and strategic dimensions in a narrow sense. now what do we mean when we say we are looking down the strategic dialogue? well, the first of course is two and a transactional relationship. the second is the more mature and level sorting of this relationship. both sides understanding we are partners. we are partners for the long haul. partners mean you will disagree sometimes. that will not be 100% concurrence of use or interest. but at the same time, we are committed to the fact that we
because right now in afghanistan and the poorer areas of afghanistan and pakistan, every child that is created for a young person is likely to diminish the possibility of that young person being recruited by the talented or al qaeda as a foot soldier. then there is the pakistan enterprise fund, which is likely to bring the edge printers of all the countries to come closer and will pave the way for the economic transformation in which pakistan will become a nation of entrepreneurs taking...
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odni of afghanistan and pakistan. also mission managers assign. cia di office of south asia analysis to focus on afghanistan and pakistan. they also have mission managers assign. cia, near east division, they have analysts and director assigned afghanistan-pakistan. the council now created the in il-4 near east focus on afghanistan and pakistan, state department, dia afghan-pakistan task force at the fbi, nsb, and di, the afghan-pakistan and else's office so they created fix, fusion centers and high-value interrogation group at the new rendition of how we do this. lots of money and a lot of confusion. if you pick up the book and say, did they do everything that was in this book that represents the laws that were passed by congress, the answer is yes. have begun to where they need to go, the answer is absolutely not. they have had their problems. the nsls letter problem was a cultural problem that they ran into along the way. there's something called a virtual case file. the fbi in or to get an intelligence, and you get into technology of using an
odni of afghanistan and pakistan. also mission managers assign. cia di office of south asia analysis to focus on afghanistan and pakistan. they also have mission managers assign. cia, near east division, they have analysts and director assigned afghanistan-pakistan. the council now created the in il-4 near east focus on afghanistan and pakistan, state department, dia afghan-pakistan task force at the fbi, nsb, and di, the afghan-pakistan and else's office so they created fix, fusion centers and...
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let's start with the most obvious and the pressing, afghanistan. president karzai over the weekend said some startling statements, the need for the u.s. to rent back military operations, to stop special operations in the south, which have been very effective. and general petreaus among others -- we question what the relationship is with president karzai is right now. >> president karzai is our partner. he will meet the president in afghanistan until the second term as out. 2014, i think. we will continue to partner with him through this conflict. i think that president karzai is reflecting the impatience of a country that has been at war for 30 years. being in this war for 10 years, and was at war for 20 years before that. i think what president karzai was articulating was the desire to see afghanistan get to the point where is he referred to in his interview, the way that it was in the 1950's and 1960's when the primary american presence was a development presence. we were building roads, we were putting in irrigation systems, and so on. we share
let's start with the most obvious and the pressing, afghanistan. president karzai over the weekend said some startling statements, the need for the u.s. to rent back military operations, to stop special operations in the south, which have been very effective. and general petreaus among others -- we question what the relationship is with president karzai is right now. >> president karzai is our partner. he will meet the president in afghanistan until the second term as out. 2014, i think....
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you know, counterinsurgency efforts in afghanistan and iraq. one thing i wanted to do for us to share an update on the tragic story, but women also shows the media relationship in a very positive way. the tragedies of the veteran war shooting for "the new york times" was seriously injured saturday by stepping on a landmine. and if there's any silver lining to the tragedy. injured while in kandahar province. and so, that the show events are occurring and their print reporters to the areas where the fighting is very intense. that case shows that silva was not only treated very quickly by medics on the ground, but was brought to bagram airfield and then to grandstand air force in germany and ultimately on its way to walter reed medical center. so i'm told that, you know, that high-ranking officials in the pentagon were instrumental in making sure that he got the best medical care. on a broader level, general petraeus, another holder of the bush administration and a career army person, his coin manual describes the need to work with the media, allo
you know, counterinsurgency efforts in afghanistan and iraq. one thing i wanted to do for us to share an update on the tragic story, but women also shows the media relationship in a very positive way. the tragedies of the veteran war shooting for "the new york times" was seriously injured saturday by stepping on a landmine. and if there's any silver lining to the tragedy. injured while in kandahar province. and so, that the show events are occurring and their print reporters to the...
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the united states will not abandon the people of afghanistan or the region to violent extremists who threaten us all. our strategy is to disrupt and dismantle and defeat al qaeda and its affiliates have to succeed on both sides of the border. that is why we have worked with the pakistani government to address the threat of terrorist networks in the border region. the pakistani government increasingly recognizes that these networks are not just a threat outside of pakistan, they are a threat to the pakistani people as well. they have suffered greatly at the hands of violent extremists over the last several years. we will continue to insist that pakistan leaders that have a bidding terrorists is unacceptable. [applause] we must also recognize that all of us have an interest in both in afghanistan and pakistan that a stable and prosperous and democratic. india has an interest as -- in that as well. in pursuit of regional security, we will continue to welcome dialogue, between india and pakistan, even as we recognize the disputes between your countries can only be resolved by the people
the united states will not abandon the people of afghanistan or the region to violent extremists who threaten us all. our strategy is to disrupt and dismantle and defeat al qaeda and its affiliates have to succeed on both sides of the border. that is why we have worked with the pakistani government to address the threat of terrorist networks in the border region. the pakistani government increasingly recognizes that these networks are not just a threat outside of pakistan, they are a threat to...
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we are involved intensively on the ground in afghanistan and are scaling down in iraq, but this enemy is occurring all over the world. i believe that these two terrorist groups in africa and the countries in which they are located are tests of whether we can essentially stop them or contain them before they spread and become something like afghanistan, if you will, and i note in your response to the dance questions that you said that the africom has seen of it every sourcing challenges in almost every field. -- significant resources and talent in almost every field. i hope you will provide top-to- bottom assessment of funding and resources and convey them directly both to the chain of command and when you appear before the committee to this committee. can we count on you to do that? >> yes, sir. >> thank you. that is all the questions i have this morning. >> senator inhofe. >> let me get the unpleasantries out of the wafers. there are many things about the start treaty i don't like. -- out of the wafers. there are many things about the start treaty i don't like. they talk about the ex
we are involved intensively on the ground in afghanistan and are scaling down in iraq, but this enemy is occurring all over the world. i believe that these two terrorist groups in africa and the countries in which they are located are tests of whether we can essentially stop them or contain them before they spread and become something like afghanistan, if you will, and i note in your response to the dance questions that you said that the africom has seen of it every sourcing challenges in...
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we're going to be in afghanistan long after i'm gone and we're still going to be discussing this. and when i came here i thought, you know, academia is great. he gives us an out away to talk about it. there's formula different symptoms of poster back stress. some are better than others. some are worse. i was diagnosed with ptsd about six or seven years ago when i worked with that now. they can be controlled. they can be healed. but it's a soul thing. it's not a mental disorder. when you kill people, that spark of life inside you guys just a little bit. and the more you do that -- i was a door gunner in a helicopter for two years. i looked in the faces of the people i shot. and you don't get over that putting them on tour is seeing or talking to them once every six weeks. and i know somebody is going to disagree with me here, but i think george bush was a brilliant president. he didn't bring back the draft, therefore the majority of americans are paying attention to what we're doing to these young people. i've got pictures on my phone and you can look at these guys. they're dead. t
we're going to be in afghanistan long after i'm gone and we're still going to be discussing this. and when i came here i thought, you know, academia is great. he gives us an out away to talk about it. there's formula different symptoms of poster back stress. some are better than others. some are worse. i was diagnosed with ptsd about six or seven years ago when i worked with that now. they can be controlled. they can be healed. but it's a soul thing. it's not a mental disorder. when you kill...
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you have kids serving in iran and iraq and afghanistan. you need to get them home. when you talk about -- it is the most cardinalmerican national interest. they are being brought home in coffins and wheelchairs' every day. the function of the roles in the nation and have changed. that is the truth. americans must know that since he died, we had 799 movements. we have a very good religion in islam. we're supposed to go to mosques to worship god, not to use god. the minute we go to moscow to use god, we become like -- to mosques to use, we became like the churches in medieval times. peace between palestinians and israelis. it is a two-state solution. democracy in the arab world. anyone said to says that arabs are not for democracy, they are a racist. since 1683, the relations have not been defined. their work muslim soldiers in mid europe. ever since that time, you never forgets. the relationship is guided with suspicion, fear, and anyone -- it is time to think about defining these relations. at the end of the day, -- we have to identify the growth and maturity. i bel
you have kids serving in iran and iraq and afghanistan. you need to get them home. when you talk about -- it is the most cardinalmerican national interest. they are being brought home in coffins and wheelchairs' every day. the function of the roles in the nation and have changed. that is the truth. americans must know that since he died, we had 799 movements. we have a very good religion in islam. we're supposed to go to mosques to worship god, not to use god. the minute we go to moscow to use...
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macro in terms of, you know, the economy, how people view health care over time, you know, afghanistan, the debt and deficit. you're going to have obviously huge issues within the republican party you have in the democratic party, too. we have a minority in the house, moral majority and the senate and so how that all its initiated. but i think as the most important and mike really will be do people feel like we are headed in the right direction? and, you know, as i said i think both parties are on probation, so i don't know. maybe one party will elevate and say you know what, i have a little bit more faith and trust in them. that party will possibly do better in 2012 than the other party. whether it will be a gulf like the last party, it could be better. it could be they are unhappy with both of them and then you're going to have a really trivial the election, probably a very close election in a number of places. so we just don't know what's going to happen. .. from an energy standpoint, from an academic standpoint. it's a little bit easier i guess when you're not a democracy. but you
macro in terms of, you know, the economy, how people view health care over time, you know, afghanistan, the debt and deficit. you're going to have obviously huge issues within the republican party you have in the democratic party, too. we have a minority in the house, moral majority and the senate and so how that all its initiated. but i think as the most important and mike really will be do people feel like we are headed in the right direction? and, you know, as i said i think both parties are...
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decisions based on that, but the whole progress that we have with russia, not only iran, supply lines to afghanistan, there is a gradual -- we ought to encourage it. i think it would be [inaudible] >> >> thank you very much. thank you for sponsoring this meeting. i think it is a great idea. the arab league has its peace initiative. it is a comprehensive framework. looking from my experience, when i was involved in that the egyptian-israeli peace negotiations, i think if president carter had not presented his own proposals and ideas to both sides, we would not have reached an agreement. i did not think that what israelis fear sometimes that there should be imposed on the process. it is just a proposal put on paper. but israel is trying to now to get from the united states, to veto any attempt from the palestinians and octane endorsements. i think this is a very on helpful development if this happens. the united states should be perceived throughout as an honest broker who takes no sides. on the question of erotic and nuclear weapons, -- on the question of iran and nuclear weapons, it should apply to
decisions based on that, but the whole progress that we have with russia, not only iran, supply lines to afghanistan, there is a gradual -- we ought to encourage it. i think it would be [inaudible] >> >> thank you very much. thank you for sponsoring this meeting. i think it is a great idea. the arab league has its peace initiative. it is a comprehensive framework. looking from my experience, when i was involved in that the egyptian-israeli peace negotiations, i think if president...
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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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tried to avoid foreign policy questions, facing them only when he had no choice like what to do and afghanistan, the rest of the world has not been waiting for us to get our economic house in order. however much it is important to us what kind of health care system we have in this country, ought to decide and kim jong il do not care -- ahmedinejad. they see this as a very weak administration and they are calculating policies based on that. what is suggest is that you have not simply the level of threats and problems we have had in the first two years but you will see are rising and accelerating level of threats as in the cases of extraordinary good fortune we have had in avoiding a terrorist attack just in the last 18 months, even just in the weekend before the election. yes, sir? >> i have a question about it ron and nuclear weapons. do you think there is anything short of a military strike by israel or the united states that can stop this regime from approaching building a nuclear weapon, given the fact that our last chance a movement in iran and obama ignored it. >> i think right now the mos
tried to avoid foreign policy questions, facing them only when he had no choice like what to do and afghanistan, the rest of the world has not been waiting for us to get our economic house in order. however much it is important to us what kind of health care system we have in this country, ought to decide and kim jong il do not care -- ahmedinejad. they see this as a very weak administration and they are calculating policies based on that. what is suggest is that you have not simply the level...
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-russia cooperation on the northern distribution network shipping supplies into afghanistan, where we don't want complete depends on pakistan as our only way in for nato supplies for that war effort that now involves 145,000 foreign troops who require an enormous number of supplies. in much of the early years of the war, russia either opposed or tried to interfere with shipping of supplies through its own territory or through former soviet republics. now we have seen a mellowing of that depending on what supplies you are looking at, 30% or 40% of nato supplies are coming in through the north. it is not just important numerically, but it may strengthen our hand with pakistan, to remind them that we don't depend on then exclusively and entirely the way they once might have thought. this is important as we seek to pressure pakistan to work harder against the afghan insurgent territory. the issues are interrelated, and the linkage is real. i believe we are seeing benefits in russian cooperation in afghanistan because of this generally improved relationship which is partially due to giving
-russia cooperation on the northern distribution network shipping supplies into afghanistan, where we don't want complete depends on pakistan as our only way in for nato supplies for that war effort that now involves 145,000 foreign troops who require an enormous number of supplies. in much of the early years of the war, russia either opposed or tried to interfere with shipping of supplies through its own territory or through former soviet republics. now we have seen a mellowing of that...
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what is the tea party's position on afghanistan right now? they have been extremely focused on budget, and not as much on the entire spectrum of issues that face government leaders. >> i want to disagree a little bit with that. d people tend to think of the tea party as focus on fiscal issues. that is really what brought people together. but because of my background and leadership i always found out that there will be one thing -- how many of you are in relationships? right, and when you are in a fight with somebody in a relationship, it always starts with a surface issue. what you have to do is dig deep to find out the real issue, the e we do not want to talk about. that is what happened with the tea party movement. we started with the monary issue, but the more we work together, the more we found out it was a deeper issue in our country. the deeper issues we have in our country is one word, and it is corruption. that is it. we have been out there working, we have been out there doing our job and sending our money to washingt, and the politi
what is the tea party's position on afghanistan right now? they have been extremely focused on budget, and not as much on the entire spectrum of issues that face government leaders. >> i want to disagree a little bit with that. d people tend to think of the tea party as focus on fiscal issues. that is really what brought people together. but because of my background and leadership i always found out that there will be one thing -- how many of you are in relationships? right, and when you...
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if you state your name and afghanistan. >> i'm clark bell, and since 1992 we hosted an every other year conference and military media relations. at the last conference, a year ago, there was talk that embedding was down partly because of newsroom cut backs, partly because of the dangerous situations in afghanistan and outside the green zone. i know the dynamics have changed a little, but is someone keeping score on how many applications there are and are there records kept on this? >> well, i don't have -- >> the answer is yes, and i'm not the one keeping them, but yes. yes, of course. >> there are more embed requests now? >> i don't know how they compare with the past years, but there's certainly a large number of embed requests now. yes, there are. kandahar in particular. >> i had -- yeah, the big embed varies with the news of course. in the winter, i know there's a number of embed requests for helmand and when the operation got going and there was a waiting list. that's shifted to kandahar. it depends what the big operation is. >> we have three pending reporters, and they can have it
if you state your name and afghanistan. >> i'm clark bell, and since 1992 we hosted an every other year conference and military media relations. at the last conference, a year ago, there was talk that embedding was down partly because of newsroom cut backs, partly because of the dangerous situations in afghanistan and outside the green zone. i know the dynamics have changed a little, but is someone keeping score on how many applications there are and are there records kept on this?...
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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 on the economy and how much we're spending seems divorced from 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
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 on the economy and how much we're spending seems divorced from how much, as congressman kucinich mentioned, we're spending in the wars. >> let's...
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toughest of these templates, health care last year when i am meeting families that lost loved ones in afghanistan or iraq -- i always come away from those interactions just feeling so much more optimistic about this country. we have such good and decent people who on a day to day basis are finding all kinds of ways to live together, educate kids, grow their communities, improve their communities, create businesses, work together to create great new products and services. as tough as it's been and as many scary moments as we have gone through, i have never doubted that we will emerge stronger than we were before. i will be looking for to play my part in helping that journey along. thank you very much, everybody. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> "washington journal" is next live with your phone calls. ben, senator mitch mcconnell talks about the agenda for the congress. analysis of election results from the american enterprise institute. in about one hour ,ap economics writer on the federal reserve writer on the fede
toughest of these templates, health care last year when i am meeting families that lost loved ones in afghanistan or iraq -- i always come away from those interactions just feeling so much more optimistic about this country. we have such good and decent people who on a day to day basis are finding all kinds of ways to live together, educate kids, grow their communities, improve their communities, create businesses, work together to create great new products and services. as tough as it's been...
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we have the offensive actions of the military on the one hand in afghanistan and work with other countries wherever it may be. hopefully, there is some intelligence because of somebody is detained on the battlefield. that may not work and so we look at the other agencies like the cia and nsa and those things that hopefully will inform us about plots that ma be taking place in the u.s. that may not happen and so my former colleagues in the fbi, hopefully today or the 8000 police officers and sheriff's deputies would be in for because bait hear something and say something or there is a threat. that may not be the case. when it comes down to tsa, we are the last lines of defense for the u.s. government. whether it is a behavior detection officer for the swabbing of hands to pick up trace residue or the pat down, if someone gets through all that and is able to get on that plane, we are down to the federal air marshals to be the last line of defense or maybe army pilots on board. -- or maybe arm pilots on board. >> the passenger that is taking a flight in this country today, they know by readin
we have the offensive actions of the military on the one hand in afghanistan and work with other countries wherever it may be. hopefully, there is some intelligence because of somebody is detained on the battlefield. that may not work and so we look at the other agencies like the cia and nsa and those things that hopefully will inform us about plots that ma be taking place in the u.s. that may not happen and so my former colleagues in the fbi, hopefully today or the 8000 police officers and...
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and they will say, on these issues, we can work together, immigration, anerg afghanistan, health care implentation, and we will come up with ideas on how to reach out to republicans to make those deals and try as much as possible to put the onus on republicans to be specific, first, in november, december, and january before the president puts out a budget. >> i think we will hear from the president very quickly. i think he will say -- i have heard with the american people said. they're looking for something different. we are listening. you will see the republican leadership in the white house very quickly. i do not think, unless they really have not gotten the message about the cmunication, that you will see a lot of -- it was not our fault. it was just that communication. this economic mess was not our fault. i think you'll see an immediate focus on bipartisanship a verbally. >> it does not matter what they said, but what they will do. i do not know. there seems to be conventional wisdom about what's president clinton did. i do not think it is a foregone conclusion. he is bringing in
and they will say, on these issues, we can work together, immigration, anerg afghanistan, health care implentation, and we will come up with ideas on how to reach out to republicans to make those deals and try as much as possible to put the onus on republicans to be specific, first, in november, december, and january before the president puts out a budget. >> i think we will hear from the president very quickly. i think he will say -- i have heard with the american people said. they're...
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i think we need to give pakistan a little looser unleash in taking care of some of our, batting in afghanistan. they know the area. they know the people. they have a huge interest in making sure that the area does not get destabilized. i think they are better tfitted for fighting back part of the war. host: let's take a look at issues surrounding iran. we had a couple of callers mentioned at the rand. this is from "the new york times." the new york times agreed not to publish the text of the actual cable. laureate -- maury, republican bill caller: appreciate c-span. i think it hurts us definitely. by leaking the stuff out. i think we need to take a closer look at the man who released it, the soldier. i recently seen a report where he said the reason he believed that was because he had a break up with his bfriend. and the air went into making days of legal in the military now. and (we don't need more of that stuff in there. because this is whacomes from its. host: let us talk in moment with andrew from "the new york times" who joins us to talk about this information that has come out that "the
i think we need to give pakistan a little looser unleash in taking care of some of our, batting in afghanistan. they know the area. they know the people. they have a huge interest in making sure that the area does not get destabilized. i think they are better tfitted for fighting back part of the war. host: let's take a look at issues surrounding iran. we had a couple of callers mentioned at the rand. this is from "the new york times." the new york times agreed not to publish the text...
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it is written on the blood soaked ground of iraq in -- and afghanistan. it is in a thousand other places of our history in lessons repeated over and over again. the presidency, a great and complex subject upon which i have only touched, has become symbolic in overreaching. there are many truths that we have been frightened to tell. if we run from them, they will catch us with our backs turned and pull us down. better that we should not flee, but rather fall -- but rather stop, and look them in the eye. did not our forbearers say to us, knowing what they knew -- i have no doubt that they would tell us to channel our passions and speak the truth is simply, and to what is right. -- and do what is right. slowly, and with resolution. to work steadily, without animus and fear. be like a rock in the tide. to let the water tumble about us, be firm and unashamed in our love of country. . . federalist, back in 1776. danger all around, but a fresh chapter ready to begin, and corrupted, with great -- uncorrupted, and with great possibilities and inexplicably, perhaps
it is written on the blood soaked ground of iraq in -- and afghanistan. it is in a thousand other places of our history in lessons repeated over and over again. the presidency, a great and complex subject upon which i have only touched, has become symbolic in overreaching. there are many truths that we have been frightened to tell. if we run from them, they will catch us with our backs turned and pull us down. better that we should not flee, but rather fall -- but rather stop, and look them in...
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i don't think bankruptcy is the solution to the afghanistan war. into a few other things but i also don't think it is passionate or that it is a good idea when it is use the way it was used in the chrysler and gm cases. so this is one thing on which as stephen knows, we don't agree. what i'll do in my 10 minutes or so is just very quickly talk about three things. one is the car cases. the second is dodd-frank resolution, so i will just be falling on some of the things that stephen talked about. and then just open up the issue of whether bankruptcy would be a good solution to a state financial crisis. just hypothetically speaking, if they were a big important state with a serious fiscal problems. [laughter] >> i know steven has some thoughts on this as well. first with the car bankruptcy as stephen said they were not done in the traditional chapter 11 negotiate, to a reorganization fashion. they were done as a stale ostensibly as a sale of the assets under section 363 which is why they're referred to as 363 sales. as stephen mentioned, this is not u
i don't think bankruptcy is the solution to the afghanistan war. into a few other things but i also don't think it is passionate or that it is a good idea when it is use the way it was used in the chrysler and gm cases. so this is one thing on which as stephen knows, we don't agree. what i'll do in my 10 minutes or so is just very quickly talk about three things. one is the car cases. the second is dodd-frank resolution, so i will just be falling on some of the things that stephen talked about....
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afghanistan? what's going to happen in pakistan? what's the economy going to look like? where are the jobs going to be? is there another unknown thing we have not considered sitting on the wings waiting to fall on this country? having the presidential ticket changes things. when nbc went through a research to guess how things would look in polling, there's a consensus if all the people would have voted in the 2008 presidential election and voted in the midterms, the result might be different and be dead-even, but now it is what it is because the turnout was low because it was a midterm. i think it remains to be seen, but one of the big factors is the economy. >> what does that mean for the agenda? if the president runs for reelection and senate republicans who say it's a two-cycle strategy and didn't expect to take the senate in 2010, but in 2012, how does that affect what actually gets done or doesn't get done? >> well, i think you described a prescription for gridlock in some respects. there's obviously, you know, we talk about the permanent campaign, but now it's like
afghanistan? what's going to happen in pakistan? what's the economy going to look like? where are the jobs going to be? is there another unknown thing we have not considered sitting on the wings waiting to fall on this country? having the presidential ticket changes things. when nbc went through a research to guess how things would look in polling, there's a consensus if all the people would have voted in the 2008 presidential election and voted in the midterms, the result might be different...
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favor of the surge a decision 20 which changed the course of the war inra he'll ppened in iraq and afghanistan, success or failure , and iraq looks like it's headed towarsuccess with great dficulty, ts going to beu ked about tha ahe mission imssible banner. i want sorry -- accomplished">>g >> nquestion it' a mistake. ove. >> that happens when you're presiden know, get going, men and women. or something. i don't ow what it is but- host: ed barnes, what do you think about hishoughts looking back on that banne guest: i think he was very wise to say it s ait wis used agains him to fly i the way he did on a jet plane as i did, on t aircraft carrier, as i recl. and it was, as we know,hen,ne r mistake is the mission hn't been accomplished byhen. so, look, i think political leaders from the president on doon -- of course, president busis no the white and that whole episode through the end of president bush's administration. t it's nice to hear him say it was a mistake because it so manifestly was. host: he talks about waterboaing d at comes ? guest: of course, the treatment of al qaeda prisoners have
favor of the surge a decision 20 which changed the course of the war inra he'll ppened in iraq and afghanistan, success or failure , and iraq looks like it's headed towarsuccess with great dficulty, ts going to beu ked about tha ahe mission imssible banner. i want sorry -- accomplished">>g >> nquestion it' a mistake. ove. >> that happens when you're presiden know, get going, men and women. or something. i don't ow what it is but- host: ed barnes, what do you think about...
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systems or deploying 200,000 american troops, servicemen and women plus as many contractors in iraq and afghanistan indefinitely. we can't allow wall street to run amok and frankly, i have heard enough sanctimony statements by the most entitled about entitlement programs, wall street bankers who pay themselves tens of millions of dollars in bonuses while lecturing retirees who bring home an average of $18,000 a year about tightening their belts. tax entitlements as well as programmatic entitlements need to be on the table. we have to acknowledge that the current deficit is not solely the result of spending and tax policy. a substantial cause of the current deficit was the recklessness of big wall street banks that cost 8 million american jobs and the failure of our regulatory policies that we needed to prevent our financial sector from spinning out of control. a recession as senator durbin said, like the current one, is no time to make the same mistakes that led to a double digit-- double dip downturn in the 1930s, a short-term reduction of the deficit i think is the worst thing we could do for the
systems or deploying 200,000 american troops, servicemen and women plus as many contractors in iraq and afghanistan indefinitely. we can't allow wall street to run amok and frankly, i have heard enough sanctimony statements by the most entitled about entitlement programs, wall street bankers who pay themselves tens of millions of dollars in bonuses while lecturing retirees who bring home an average of $18,000 a year about tightening their belts. tax entitlements as well as programmatic...
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schmitz ever go to afghanistan? >> not under the contract involving sigar to my knowledge. >> so it is to pay for and that you claim his market value, $45,000 a month did not involve any high risk for mr. schmitz part other than calling lewis freeh's office? >> potentially, correct as far as i know, senator. >> already. >> let me also say, senator, that mr. schmidt is a registered government contract your -- is registered to contract with the government of the united states as far as i understand. >> i see, general, but i think the point i'm trying to make your is your job is to oversee contract. your job is to set the gold standard on contracting. so you do a sole source contract, no-bid good you immediately hire someone. clearly there wasn't even at that time apart part to your attention that there were questions you need to ask him about his previous services as inspector general. that's the point i'm making, general fields. that is the point i'm making. ask -- did you ever done her work of an audit agency before
schmitz ever go to afghanistan? >> not under the contract involving sigar to my knowledge. >> so it is to pay for and that you claim his market value, $45,000 a month did not involve any high risk for mr. schmitz part other than calling lewis freeh's office? >> potentially, correct as far as i know, senator. >> already. >> let me also say, senator, that mr. schmidt is a registered government contract your -- is registered to contract with the government of the...
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i would like to see a leadership mission to afghanistan, to iran. i would like to see another leadership missions to iraq. we've turned the page. i'd like to see it get out there and make an assessment before we decide to close the book. and that's from a policy, that only really works if there is a national organization. so i commend you, marc grossman, laurie murray, and all of those he who have worked to put this together today. [applause] iraq going forward -- i would agree with virtually everything general odierno said. i see the glass as distinctly more half-full and half-empty. he kicked through a number of very positive points. let me tell you what my worth is. for all the progress that iraq has seen over the past three years in particular, the challenges in front remain immense. carrying tension between shia and sunnis, ethnic tensions between kurds and arabs have decreased. those tensions lie on a rickety foundation of unresolved institutional and constitutional issues. states rights issues. the authority of the regional government in kurd
i would like to see a leadership mission to afghanistan, to iran. i would like to see another leadership missions to iraq. we've turned the page. i'd like to see it get out there and make an assessment before we decide to close the book. and that's from a policy, that only really works if there is a national organization. so i commend you, marc grossman, laurie murray, and all of those he who have worked to put this together today. [applause] iraq going forward -- i would agree with virtually...
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in afghanistan. they don't see us as a trust for the actors in central asia -- as trust with the actors and central asia. they see a different model were they would like a more consensus-driven approach that is more encompassing. and unfortunately, one that potentially excludes the united states. that is where the u.s. needs to push back, partly because our presence in these organizations were the chinese have a dominant presence is an important way to show the chinese and other countries that our intentions are generally positive. host: steve is joining us on the democratic line. caller: my comment is simply, i believe that china is in a lot of ways wiser than we are because they know history better than we are. china has very little interest in -- and thanks very little about taking us over -- thinks very little about taking us over or competing militarily. they are building their military because they have to in this world, but they have figured out a way to weaken our country and strengthen their
in afghanistan. they don't see us as a trust for the actors in central asia -- as trust with the actors and central asia. they see a different model were they would like a more consensus-driven approach that is more encompassing. and unfortunately, one that potentially excludes the united states. that is where the u.s. needs to push back, partly because our presence in these organizations were the chinese have a dominant presence is an important way to show the chinese and other countries that...
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that is how the incoming party is going to deal with afghanistan. there are very serious budgetary implications there will be some interesting issues to develop. that will have profound implications, because if you keep those numbers high, it will be even more difficult. >> that is also an issue where you can cross the partisan divide. i am always a fan of getting things done. historically, you can get a lot done. he is providing leadership and the republican majority. i think there are some opportunities with this divisive government that can allow us to move forward in some very difficult areas in a bipartisan way, which has not been the case in recent times. >> i am with the national school boards association. i would like to hear your comments on how they will address public education. if we look at our states, we know the feds pretty much invest 10% in may our children across the country, and we looked at the grave concerns about how well u.s. students are competing with international benchmarks, i would like to hear how you believe congress wi
that is how the incoming party is going to deal with afghanistan. there are very serious budgetary implications there will be some interesting issues to develop. that will have profound implications, because if you keep those numbers high, it will be even more difficult. >> that is also an issue where you can cross the partisan divide. i am always a fan of getting things done. historically, you can get a lot done. he is providing leadership and the republican majority. i think there are...
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on the recovery act that as i point out in "revival" is as much as president bush spent in iraq and afghanistan combined. fact that people think that it had no impact is it self, curious. it tells you how badly this white house, this president, this administration has spoken about its own record. but you can't spend $800 billion and have nothing to show for it. there are teachers who have jobs. there's money that's gone into people's paychecks. again, come back to vice president biden who told me he's the guy who passed with selling the recovery act and managing it. he said people didn't know they were getting a tax cut. they thought they were getting a pay raise from their employer. if the vice president, the man tasked with selling this stuff says we did a terrible job of telling people what happened to this money, a third of that $800 billion was that tax cut that people didn't know where it was coming from, that's a giant mistake. host: can it be corrected? guest: they've got two years. host: as far as p.r. is it too late to rewrite the public perception of the stimulus? guest: it is extrem
on the recovery act that as i point out in "revival" is as much as president bush spent in iraq and afghanistan combined. fact that people think that it had no impact is it self, curious. it tells you how badly this white house, this president, this administration has spoken about its own record. but you can't spend $800 billion and have nothing to show for it. there are teachers who have jobs. there's money that's gone into people's paychecks. again, come back to vice president biden...