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libya more typical of nato what nato did the u.s. sort of britain and france did was get permission from the u.n. security council to protect civilians with a no fly zone mission which they almost immediately abandoned in favor of acting as an air force for the terrible rebel army and regime change against gadhafi this is what's more typical of nato pushing their way or because these were forces things got for that for good reason because i can learn that jeremy german minded agree with jeremy in london jump in. i have to agree on that with john on this point nato has given for itself the role of intervention afghanistan intervention in nato intervention where so ever it pleases that was the whole blair i agenda surrounding nato now nine hundred ninety the warsaw pact gave itself up and collapsed nato should have done the same at that time instead we have this massive global force has it made the world safer has it made the world more secure has improved the civil liberties all over europe and north america you all know the answer to
libya more typical of nato what nato did the u.s. sort of britain and france did was get permission from the u.n. security council to protect civilians with a no fly zone mission which they almost immediately abandoned in favor of acting as an air force for the terrible rebel army and regime change against gadhafi this is what's more typical of nato pushing their way or because these were forces things got for that for good reason because i can learn that jeremy german minded agree with jeremy...
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enough to know that nato is not about. progressing democracy or or transporting freedom to the war world and so forth afghanistan is a perfect example nato has laid waste to that country for a decade every aspect of the stated mission has failed. for virtually every six month period since obama began his surge. violence and bloodshed has increased so so in terms of stability and security and freedom i don't think that that applies to the people that have been living under the boot of nato for so long ok again you're showing it to you and more so what do you think about what john just said there because you know there was a lot of pomp and circumstance in chicago but really the alliance can't really claim any success whatsoever particularly in when you look at afghanistan i was very patient first of all i must mention that this is not a military alliance it is a political and military alliance and this is a very clear distinction twenty eight members willingly got together agreed and keep peace in europe and your atlantic a
enough to know that nato is not about. progressing democracy or or transporting freedom to the war world and so forth afghanistan is a perfect example nato has laid waste to that country for a decade every aspect of the stated mission has failed. for virtually every six month period since obama began his surge. violence and bloodshed has increased so so in terms of stability and security and freedom i don't think that that applies to the people that have been living under the boot of nato for...
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why don't we see it at nato? i think this kind of financial environment is perfect for such a -- an axe-wielder of that nature to go in terms of waste and redundancy. it could potentially reduce russian anxieties, if we are spending less in terms of naeto overall. that might be a good way of sitting down at the table with russians and saying, hey, you don't have to worry about us so much. yes, we're pursuing missile defense, et cetera. but obviously, we're taking a very serious position on reducing spending within nato. finally, there are two aspects that mitigate against this happy news, from my point of view happy news, not necessarily everybody here. one is that we have a tendency to export our problems. we export our obesity problem by selling corn syrup all over the world, while, no surprise, we sell our arms as well. and over the last two years, the obama administration has begun to reevaluate our export control regulations to facilitate greater arms exports. why? i mean, the reason is obvious. if our milit
why don't we see it at nato? i think this kind of financial environment is perfect for such a -- an axe-wielder of that nature to go in terms of waste and redundancy. it could potentially reduce russian anxieties, if we are spending less in terms of naeto overall. that might be a good way of sitting down at the table with russians and saying, hey, you don't have to worry about us so much. yes, we're pursuing missile defense, et cetera. but obviously, we're taking a very serious position on...
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and nato has not acquired territory nato has not acquired any resources in fact nato contributed its allies and its treasure to help save the lives of civilians ok gareth what do you think about that afghanistan at that go ahead guarantee. yeah i would dispute the idea that nato is keeping peace within the atlantic area because when we look at its missions over the last twenty years we've only seen one really in the area and most of its mission now seems to be at a very high and i'd also dispute this idea that it's keeping peace in europe at the moment of course we now have another mechanism in europe which i would argue has been a lot more influential in. establishing or maintaining peaceful relations between the european countries nanse the e.u. we also have to bear in mind of course so not everybody in europe is in nato so if nato is the only reason that the european countries aren't fighting each other how do you explain back to the non nato members in europe who aren't fighting each other i think the question here really is not so much whether nato played a role in the past even
and nato has not acquired territory nato has not acquired any resources in fact nato contributed its allies and its treasure to help save the lives of civilians ok gareth what do you think about that afghanistan at that go ahead guarantee. yeah i would dispute the idea that nato is keeping peace within the atlantic area because when we look at its missions over the last twenty years we've only seen one really in the area and most of its mission now seems to be at a very high and i'd also...
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they have an ambassador at nato whose sole job is to have an interaction with nato, and we will find whatever partnership activity, partnership relationship belgrade wants, we are willing to support it. with respect to bosnia-herzegovina, one of the interesting thing is it remains one of the few areas there is large agreement across the entire country. and bosnia has made significant steps in recent weeks and months on meeting some of the key requirements with respect to defense property, registration, that will enable them to have a new relationship with nato in the weeks and months ahead, demonstrating that nato and the ability to become a member of nato remains one of those things that helps political consensus form in a country, to make the kind of difficult political decisions that sometimes are necessary in order to move forward. so we are hopeful that bosnia will continue down that path and enable it to move closer to nato membership as it makes the reforms that are necessary. >> i can't hear you. can you speak up a little? >> -- is going to have referendum about nato. i'm not
they have an ambassador at nato whose sole job is to have an interaction with nato, and we will find whatever partnership activity, partnership relationship belgrade wants, we are willing to support it. with respect to bosnia-herzegovina, one of the interesting thing is it remains one of the few areas there is large agreement across the entire country. and bosnia has made significant steps in recent weeks and months on meeting some of the key requirements with respect to defense property,...
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but i welcome the commission's conclusion that nato -- now i quote from the commission report that nato conducted a highly precise campaign with a demonstrable determination to avoid civilian casualties. and the commission also recognized nato's objective to take all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties entirely. and based on the report from this independent commission, i can also clearly state that nato was not in breach of international law in the way we conducted the operation in libya. we conducted operations in libya in full accordance with the united nations mandate and with international law. of course in a complex military campaign, the risk to civilians can never be zero, but we did everything to minimize it. >> just a follow-up about russia. are you not concerned about all the problem about the rearmament that putin made during his campaign and what about the nato/russia summit. will it be held in -- indefinitely or not? >> well, as a politician, i'm used to many things during election campaigns. and what counts is the concrete steps that are taken once the elect
but i welcome the commission's conclusion that nato -- now i quote from the commission report that nato conducted a highly precise campaign with a demonstrable determination to avoid civilian casualties. and the commission also recognized nato's objective to take all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties entirely. and based on the report from this independent commission, i can also clearly state that nato was not in breach of international law in the way we conducted the operation...
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all nato member states to spend a great deal on nato supplied arms yet at the same time the majority of nato countries there are involved in afghanistan have small numbers and always drawing it's going to be britain and the usa that's left there till the end i'm sorry during buys not through the military expenditure in europe is nine hundred or nine it went down dramatically after twenty five percent your british. got about eight percent you know this is not unlikely her expenditure. greg i'm sure we have a great story and john before we go to the regular guy did the united states accounts for about seventy five percent of nato nato is a military budget and they do united states for me and my taxpayers are the ones that are subsidizing european defense so again this is this is why european defense has been able to go down but the american empire the american national security state which is not good for us or anybody else has been going sky high for this is that this isn't about i don't know what about your nato is do know what nato budget is nato but it all together these three gent
all nato member states to spend a great deal on nato supplied arms yet at the same time the majority of nato countries there are involved in afghanistan have small numbers and always drawing it's going to be britain and the usa that's left there till the end i'm sorry during buys not through the military expenditure in europe is nine hundred or nine it went down dramatically after twenty five percent your british. got about eight percent you know this is not unlikely her expenditure. greg i'm...
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the nato summit is very soon. do you see any risk that the program in afghanistan, both in terms of troop levels and in terms of financial support for the afghan army, that that could erode before you're at the finish line here? >> no, i don't, actually. i think what is remarkable about afghanistan in the last three years is the degree of unity within the alliance and among the 50 countries that contribute troops to isaf. that has persisted throughout the time i have been there and i think remains solid. when we get to chicago, we will see this is a solid coalition committed to a strategy that was agreed. in the last nato summit in lisbon, we would try gradually and over time build up the afghan security forces to provide for the security of the country. by the end of 2014, it is the responsibility of the forces to ensure security throughout the entire country. that strategy, i think, has been proven to work. we will get together in chicago in a few weeks where we will reaffirm the centrality of that strategy. we
the nato summit is very soon. do you see any risk that the program in afghanistan, both in terms of troop levels and in terms of financial support for the afghan army, that that could erode before you're at the finish line here? >> no, i don't, actually. i think what is remarkable about afghanistan in the last three years is the degree of unity within the alliance and among the 50 countries that contribute troops to isaf. that has persisted throughout the time i have been there and i...
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is nato nato is the u.s. and the u.s. was the one who was carrying out the genocide in iraq so of course nato was not called then to intervene in georgia when replying to that there were disagreements over the iraq conflict and the fact that you bring up the iraq conflict or the person example that nato is not dominated by the united states the u.s. wanted to be involved in iraq and the u.s. had to act by itself because other nato members do not agree with our mission in fact we have turkey did not agree with their mission and they're not cooperate as strongly on the iraq mission and it has another thing so you see there is disagreement within nato that there had our debate. there there was many people in the u.s. itself who were against the invasion of iraq that you had to stop the u.s. that's not the issue or nato doesn't have the power to stop the u.s. from waging a war if it wants to and neither do the american people there's your argument has been has no has no substance to it the u.s. those who are the ones and when
is nato nato is the u.s. and the u.s. was the one who was carrying out the genocide in iraq so of course nato was not called then to intervene in georgia when replying to that there were disagreements over the iraq conflict and the fact that you bring up the iraq conflict or the person example that nato is not dominated by the united states the u.s. wanted to be involved in iraq and the u.s. had to act by itself because other nato members do not agree with our mission in fact we have turkey did...
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that is for nato. that is the recognized way in which every enlargement has happened between 1952 when greece and turkey were the first two countries to join nato until 2008 when the last two, albania and croatia, became members and will continue to adhere to that fundamental decision we all made in bucharest. an invitation will be forthcoming, has been reached. there's no change in position. we've had the same position since 2008. yes? >> thank you, originally from the center of european reform. we recognize that defense industrial interest do remain an obstacle to defense corporation and i wondered if if you had any suggestions on how the obstacle could be overcome. >> very important question, part of the obstacles for smart defense is if you want to have industrial cooperation, joint procurement of weapons systems you need to do that on the industrial side as well as in the policy side. one reason nations are hesitating internationally is they want to defend their own defense industries. some of the
that is for nato. that is the recognized way in which every enlargement has happened between 1952 when greece and turkey were the first two countries to join nato until 2008 when the last two, albania and croatia, became members and will continue to adhere to that fundamental decision we all made in bucharest. an invitation will be forthcoming, has been reached. there's no change in position. we've had the same position since 2008. yes? >> thank you, originally from the center of european...
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the eu and nato are partners. 21 eu member states are also nato members, so generally speaking, apart for some political tensions that i won't go into, everybody is aware of them, both organizations work well together at least at the operational level. i know that small defense and building sharing are the topics this afternoon. tackling escs efficiently requires technology innovations. this is where industry comes into play. as the defense budget is fragmented and the financial crisis is taking a toll on eu research and technology investments. the capability is threatened. the council has the need to strengthen the technology which has led to the launch of the pathology and sharing initiatives meant to bridge the gaps by coordinating defense budgets. this is also in the spirit of nato's smart defense initiative, namely doing more with less. so the financial crisis could provide the impetus needed to move ahead with issues involving national sovereignty, one major hurdle for the eu. the ball may have started rolling. since the eu's recent commitment has led the u.s. to mention a possi
the eu and nato are partners. 21 eu member states are also nato members, so generally speaking, apart for some political tensions that i won't go into, everybody is aware of them, both organizations work well together at least at the operational level. i know that small defense and building sharing are the topics this afternoon. tackling escs efficiently requires technology innovations. this is where industry comes into play. as the defense budget is fragmented and the financial crisis is...
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talk a bit about nato expansion georgia well some people within the nato i know would like to see georgia is a nato member what do you think today prevents georgia from becoming a later member except that russia is against us. well with all due respect to russia but you know we take those decisions ourselves but of course every every every single point is taken become because at the end of the day and largely that's why we call it an open door and. like policy it's not about creating difficulties for nato and it's about you know a responding to to the sovereign wishes sort of speak of european country that's article ten of the washing treaty and secondly the decision in principle that we would like to suggest has been taking requests. however a country hardly ever enters nato just like that you have to go along but. mechanism to consider the members i mean russian point of view in in the process of. accepting the new country engine into nato not well meaning that you said you think this is yourself but i mean nobody would believe in a real world and of all the views of various countries m
talk a bit about nato expansion georgia well some people within the nato i know would like to see georgia is a nato member what do you think today prevents georgia from becoming a later member except that russia is against us. well with all due respect to russia but you know we take those decisions ourselves but of course every every every single point is taken become because at the end of the day and largely that's why we call it an open door and. like policy it's not about creating...
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in dealing with nato. the u.s. is usually criticized for lack of leadership if it does not put forward firm proposals, but it is criticized equally for dictating to others when it does submit firm recommendations, end quote. sticker then told them he thought it would not be difficult to redraft the paper on the basis of the nato treaty and added there was tremendous confidence in the alliance but he must continue to take his direction from the north atlantic council. the four nations then decided that their nato ambassadors, together with the secretary general, would prepare a new paper for the council containing nato instructions. sticker's confidence in general norstad was well placed. one of the stronger advocates of the views of the european nato allies with the kennedy administration. when defense secretary mcnamara suggested on september 13th that nato could defend europe without using nuclear weapons, norstad argued this was overoptimistic and they should be forced to act in full awareness that if they use f
in dealing with nato. the u.s. is usually criticized for lack of leadership if it does not put forward firm proposals, but it is criticized equally for dictating to others when it does submit firm recommendations, end quote. sticker then told them he thought it would not be difficult to redraft the paper on the basis of the nato treaty and added there was tremendous confidence in the alliance but he must continue to take his direction from the north atlantic council. the four nations then...
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opening nato membership to poland, hungary and the czech republic, and extending nato's role so that it is able to operate out of area. both reforms will require a change in nato's existing procedures. an attack on the territory of one member must, of course, continue to be regarded unambiguously as an attack on that of all. but that principle of universality need not apply to out of area activities. in deed it needs to be recognized that a wider role for nato can't be achieved if every member state has to participate in an out of area operation before it can go ahead. what is required are flexible arrangements, which to use a fashionable phrase, permit the fashionable phrase, permit the creation of coalitions of the willing. would nato expansion mark a new division of europe and give russia the right to intervene and stay outside the fold? not in the least. among other reasons, we could hold out the possibility of admitting those countries which subsequently demonstrate a commitment to demographic values and which have plagued military forces up to an acceptable standard. that would
opening nato membership to poland, hungary and the czech republic, and extending nato's role so that it is able to operate out of area. both reforms will require a change in nato's existing procedures. an attack on the territory of one member must, of course, continue to be regarded unambiguously as an attack on that of all. but that principle of universality need not apply to out of area activities. in deed it needs to be recognized that a wider role for nato can't be achieved if every member...
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we are going to have to step up if were going to make nato, nato russia and the reset in the future. >> guys, that is all of the time we have today. we appreciate it. coming up next, are lasers ready for the battlefield? stay tuned. i didn't quite know thiwhat to expect.our. i'd seen the images on tv, but until you're in the thick of it... anyway the guys in my unit who'd been here before, told me just ride it out, keep my head down and remember the reason i'm here. and we're paying for it all with my cashrewards card from navy federal. we're earning cash back! bring it. brought it. brung. 4 million members. 4 million stories. navy federal credit union. >>> the pentagon has invested billions of dollars in directed energy systems from lasers to microwave beams that have promised game changing abilities. they can easily shoot down enemy rockets without costly conventional missiles but with beams of light. but lasers have had short comings, prompting skepticism among leaders. robert gates canceled the long running airborne laser, a 747 jetliner with a powerful laser to shoot down enemy
we are going to have to step up if were going to make nato, nato russia and the reset in the future. >> guys, that is all of the time we have today. we appreciate it. coming up next, are lasers ready for the battlefield? stay tuned. i didn't quite know thiwhat to expect.our. i'd seen the images on tv, but until you're in the thick of it... anyway the guys in my unit who'd been here before, told me just ride it out, keep my head down and remember the reason i'm here. and we're paying for...
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smart defense is a priority for nato. it should be, and it is, the continued revolution of the initiative aligning national k35b89 priorities with those of nato as it actually, supernationalizes policies with cooperative and consensus level agreement that produces a cost effective projection. planning and application in both theater but also real world operations. specialization, therefore, is a key word. it is the essence of coordinated efforts, low cost fiscal human cooperation effectiveness and guarantee of engagement for the future. specializations a form of cooperation of geographic interests or of strategic sharing of cost collectively or individually but positively decisively directed. smart defense is therefore a long-term viable solution. defense ministers have paved wait. foreign ministers agreed the forthcoming chicago summit elements are expected to be addressed. overall defense packages are supposed to be negotiated. a smart defense is, therefore, expected to rise up to the level. it will be a new approach, a
smart defense is a priority for nato. it should be, and it is, the continued revolution of the initiative aligning national k35b89 priorities with those of nato as it actually, supernationalizes policies with cooperative and consensus level agreement that produces a cost effective projection. planning and application in both theater but also real world operations. specialization, therefore, is a key word. it is the essence of coordinated efforts, low cost fiscal human cooperation effectiveness...
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nato is not a threat to russia, nor is russia a threat to nato. most of their issues in which we differ, we disagree over libya and the situation in georgia. since 2008, nato has strongly supported georgia's sovereignty and integrity and has continued to urge russia to meet its commitments with respect to georgia. in conclusion, and three priorities that i just outlined, demonstrate how far nato has evolved since its founding six decades ago. the reasons for its continued success are clear. the alliance has come over the last 63 years, proving to be an adaptable, durable and cost-effective provider of security. when president obama welcomes his counterparts to chicago in just over a week, the united states will be propelled to work with our allies and partners to ensure that the alliance remains vibrant and capable for many more years to come. thank you very much, and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mr. secretary. secretary townsend. >> chairman kerry and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the nato summi
nato is not a threat to russia, nor is russia a threat to nato. most of their issues in which we differ, we disagree over libya and the situation in georgia. since 2008, nato has strongly supported georgia's sovereignty and integrity and has continued to urge russia to meet its commitments with respect to georgia. in conclusion, and three priorities that i just outlined, demonstrate how far nato has evolved since its founding six decades ago. the reasons for its continued success are clear. the...
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, nato either goes out of business or out of area. and they did go into afghan >>> five seconds. >> george zimmerman will never be convicted of second-degree murder. >> john edwards will not be convicted of major campaign violations. >> rich? >> if romney loses, rand paul will run for president, taking up the baton from his father. >> mort? >> china will have its first >> i predict iran is in a day talk mode and will signal a deal with
, nato either goes out of business or out of area. and they did go into afghan >>> five seconds. >> george zimmerman will never be convicted of second-degree murder. >> john edwards will not be convicted of major campaign violations. >> rich? >> if romney loses, rand paul will run for president, taking up the baton from his father. >> mort? >> china will have its first >> i predict iran is in a day talk mode and will signal a deal with
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the times of greater nato bombing and attacks or when nato retreats a little bit goes on the offensive but the taliban has both its military and its political side we have had and we've been trying from washington to engage the taliban to set up a kind of negotiating office for the taliban those are continuing the pace it's not going to be easy and it hasn't been successful i mean so far in anything up in. pakistan you talked a lot about the involvement of pakistan agreement between the u.s. and the nato alliance with pakistan over their supply route to afghanistan. how do you see that in fact the operations in afghanistan global a military point of view of course the supply lines are very important it's cheaper to go through pakistan in many cases it's safer and so having pakistan on our side is critically important but at the same time we have to look at why pakistan you know closed down those operations pakistani government felt that our kind of violating its sovereignty and any number of occasions not as violating sovereignty but actually killing pakistani soldiers mistakenly but w
the times of greater nato bombing and attacks or when nato retreats a little bit goes on the offensive but the taliban has both its military and its political side we have had and we've been trying from washington to engage the taliban to set up a kind of negotiating office for the taliban those are continuing the pace it's not going to be easy and it hasn't been successful i mean so far in anything up in. pakistan you talked a lot about the involvement of pakistan agreement between the u.s....
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nato countries, the u.s. and the u.k. give the guarantees, france does not. such a policy is clearly not a good foundation for coherent nato nuclear posture. and finally the ddpr completely fails to ask the crucial questions about the role of nuclear weapons, especially what nonstrategic nuclear weapons are for. as it does that, it cannot possibly provide the answer for what constitutes an appropriate mix of conventional nuclear and missile defense forces. nato still needs to ask, appropriate for what. sadly, as this was exactly what the ddpr set out to clarify, to have failed on that count is a real indictment, i think, of 18 months' work. now have i got time for -- >> a couple. a couple. >> a couple of the next sneps don't ask me about the next steps, and this is the really difficult question. because one of the aspects or one of the effects of the way the ddpr has been conducted is that the appliance has basically painted itself into a corner and it's not a very good corner. i don't actually see any constr
nato countries, the u.s. and the u.k. give the guarantees, france does not. such a policy is clearly not a good foundation for coherent nato nuclear posture. and finally the ddpr completely fails to ask the crucial questions about the role of nuclear weapons, especially what nonstrategic nuclear weapons are for. as it does that, it cannot possibly provide the answer for what constitutes an appropriate mix of conventional nuclear and missile defense forces. nato still needs to ask, appropriate...
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we need a stronger german and nato. germany is an economic superpower, but in terms of its political and military leadership, it is not a leader in any sense of the word. and if nato is to succeed our keystone country, really, the reason for nato's existence if you think about it historically, germany needs to lead us politically and militarily. it needs to be right in the middle of the leadership grew. and i must say based on my own expense germany is not in that group. it sits in the meetings but it is not providing the vision and leadership that we need. nato for a long time to give one example, for a long time nato has said that all of our allies should spend about 2% of the gross domestic product in national defense but for 28 of us in the alliance at exactly three of us are spending about 2% of our gross domestic product, led by the united states, 4.4 or 4.5% of our gross domestic product. germany, 122 or 3% of its gdp. you see the gap between and natural leadership position of germany and the reality that germany
we need a stronger german and nato. germany is an economic superpower, but in terms of its political and military leadership, it is not a leader in any sense of the word. and if nato is to succeed our keystone country, really, the reason for nato's existence if you think about it historically, germany needs to lead us politically and militarily. it needs to be right in the middle of the leadership grew. and i must say based on my own expense germany is not in that group. it sits in the meetings...
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let me be clear, nato is not a threat to russia nor is russia a threat to nato. it's no secret there are issues on which the allies differ. since 2008 nato has strongly supported the territorial integrity and that is has urged. the three summit priorities i just outlined demonstrate how far we've evolved. the reasons for its continued success are clear. the alliance has over the last 63 years proven to be an adaptable, durable, and cost provider of security. when president obama welcomes his counterparts to chicago in just over a week, the united states will be prepared to work with our allies and partners to make sure it remains vibrant and capab capable. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mr. secretary. we appreciate it. secretary townsent? >> chairman kerry and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here to discuss the anyw nato summit which the united states will host in chicago in may. i will describe what we hope to achieve from the defense point of view and its relevance for national security. i particularly look forward to hearin
let me be clear, nato is not a threat to russia nor is russia a threat to nato. it's no secret there are issues on which the allies differ. since 2008 nato has strongly supported the territorial integrity and that is has urged. the three summit priorities i just outlined demonstrate how far we've evolved. the reasons for its continued success are clear. the alliance has over the last 63 years proven to be an adaptable, durable, and cost provider of security. when president obama welcomes his...
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where is nato on that and the future nuclear posture of nato? >> it is an overstatement in the political and technical sense. there is a fundamental consensus that nato will remain a nuclear alliance as long as nuclear weapons exist. that requires a widespread cooperation on the nuclear issue, which we have been engaged in for 40 or 50 years, which we need to continue to be engaged in. there is consensus on the part of many european countries to create the conditions necessary for a world without nuclear weapons. we are trying to manage that desire on the one hand to ensure nato will remain a nuclear ally, but also to create the conditions for nuclear weapons no longer to exist. we have done the investments necessary to insure the weapons are safe and secure, which is the most important thing that we need to have when it comes to any nuclear weapon. as long as they exist, that needs to happen. we will continue to make the financial and technical investments necessary. i think we are in a position where we have reached a level of nuclear burden s
where is nato on that and the future nuclear posture of nato? >> it is an overstatement in the political and technical sense. there is a fundamental consensus that nato will remain a nuclear alliance as long as nuclear weapons exist. that requires a widespread cooperation on the nuclear issue, which we have been engaged in for 40 or 50 years, which we need to continue to be engaged in. there is consensus on the part of many european countries to create the conditions necessary for a world...
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nato is not a threat to russia, nor is russia a threat to nato. it's no secret there are issues in which we differ. we also disagree fundamentally over the situation in georgia. since 2008 nato has strongly supported georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and has continued to urge russia to meet its commitments with respect to georgia. in conclusion, the three summit priorities that i just outlined demonstrate how far nato's evolved since its founding six decades ago. the reasons for its continued success are clear. the alliance has over the last 63 years proven to be an adaptable, durable and cost effective provider of security. when president obama welcomes his counterparts to chicago in just over a week, the united states will be prepared to work with our allies and partners to insure that the alliance remains vibrant and capable for many more years to come. thank you very much, and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mr. secretary. we appreciate it. secretary townsend. >> chairman kerry and members of the committee, thank
nato is not a threat to russia, nor is russia a threat to nato. it's no secret there are issues in which we differ. we also disagree fundamentally over the situation in georgia. since 2008 nato has strongly supported georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and has continued to urge russia to meet its commitments with respect to georgia. in conclusion, the three summit priorities that i just outlined demonstrate how far nato's evolved since its founding six decades ago. the reasons for...
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and what is the role of nato's nonstrategic nuclear weapons and why in fact does nato need them? after a suitable break not too long i hope nato needs to get back into the process of talking about these issues with an educational focus that is why the nuclear committee that i spoke about is really important. and speaking as a european and this is my very last point then i can say this sithes also time for the u.s. to take the lead and to seek the influence the central europe peans. the united states has had a background decision in this and has basically left it for the europeans to sort out the issues on these matters. but european allies will never agree on anything unless there's a crisis snapping at the heels or some very clear leadership exercised by the united states. so there you have it. i can say it. i'm european. so the nato needs to get back to its traditional way of dialogue and persuasion under american leadership in the committee of nato in the nuclear group and in the committee that hopefully will get a name and hopefully will get a mandate. thank you. >> thank you
and what is the role of nato's nonstrategic nuclear weapons and why in fact does nato need them? after a suitable break not too long i hope nato needs to get back into the process of talking about these issues with an educational focus that is why the nuclear committee that i spoke about is really important. and speaking as a european and this is my very last point then i can say this sithes also time for the u.s. to take the lead and to seek the influence the central europe peans. the united...
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in this case, nato is, as a place that offers that. outside nato, if not nato, then what? well, we've seen the coalition led by the u.s., where the u.s. has taken the lead, but i think the alliance offers you a different -- a different solution. it offers a solution where, as i said, we can share risk and share responsibilities more equally. i think secretary gates, and secretary panetta and indeed secretary clinton have both talked about being more inclusive and increasing everybody's participation, and burden sharing, improving an increasing burden sharing. but -- and to do that for 28 nations in nato, i think, international legitimacy is probably a requirement to bring those 28 nations together. it's either that or a sufficiently heinous act that will trigger 28 nations. and partners, to do that. so, legitimacy, nato, and how can you get nato to operate together? but i talked about also in partners, because then regional, regional balance, i think, or regional support is important. in a case of libya, we had three arab nations, sweden joined us, and we had, of course, t
in this case, nato is, as a place that offers that. outside nato, if not nato, then what? well, we've seen the coalition led by the u.s., where the u.s. has taken the lead, but i think the alliance offers you a different -- a different solution. it offers a solution where, as i said, we can share risk and share responsibilities more equally. i think secretary gates, and secretary panetta and indeed secretary clinton have both talked about being more inclusive and increasing everybody's...
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they had the chance to convey their messages to nato, and we had the chance to explain what nato stands for. >> the question regarding the presence of canada in afghanistan. let me stress that my statement was not addressed to canada. it is a general statement from me, that i would appreciate if nato allies and partners would continue to contribute to the nato-led training mission that will start in 2015. and that also answers the second part of your question. i hope that canada would be in the position to contribute after 2014, already today. training activities in afghanistan. we appreciate that contribution. having said that, it is a national decision. >> i think the clear message from this summit will be that we stay committed to our operations. that we will continue to transfer and hand over responsibility to the afghans. we have laid out already -- when we met in 2010. this process has, as you all know, already started today. about half of the afghan population lives in places the afghans have lead responsibility. this process will be completed by the end of 2014. we will continue
they had the chance to convey their messages to nato, and we had the chance to explain what nato stands for. >> the question regarding the presence of canada in afghanistan. let me stress that my statement was not addressed to canada. it is a general statement from me, that i would appreciate if nato allies and partners would continue to contribute to the nato-led training mission that will start in 2015. and that also answers the second part of your question. i hope that canada would be...
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he has a book coming out on nato's security future in greece. i think just from their resumes you can see they've each got a lot to offer on this particular top topic. i'll be asking them to speak for 10 to 12 minutes, and i shall be playing the role of the wicked witch if they look like they're going over time. julie, start with you, please. >> great. thank you very much. thank you for the invitation. it's good to see some old friends and faces, particularly from basic. so we all know that the defense budgets of allies inside the nato alliance have been an ongoing challenge for the alliance. and not just in terms of what allies spend. i think it's also been a question of how allies spend the budgets that they have in hand. and this has become increasingly worse over the last couple of years for a couple of reasons, most notably the financial crisis, which all of the 28 members of the alliance are grappling with and turning to their defense budgets for some possible relief, including cults that are coming here in the united states. but what's ch
he has a book coming out on nato's security future in greece. i think just from their resumes you can see they've each got a lot to offer on this particular top topic. i'll be asking them to speak for 10 to 12 minutes, and i shall be playing the role of the wicked witch if they look like they're going over time. julie, start with you, please. >> great. thank you very much. thank you for the invitation. it's good to see some old friends and faces, particularly from basic. so we all know...
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as of august 2008 there were nato allies that insisted that nato not stand up to nato koupt poi rah see. the reason this took place through september to october, it became obvious that the eu was incapable of mounting a counterpiracy operation in a timely fashion. in fact, it was not able to do so until december of that year. all of a sudden the prohibition of nato doing counterpiracy became a demand that nato do counter piracy. we go forward to december 2008, at atlanta finally stands up and there's a prohibition again? >> in one sentence, what's the question? >> the question is how do we prevent these kind of economically irresponsible duplication of capabilities and operations in the future? >> thank you for your question. it's a fascinating question. i think if i had an answer to the question, i'd solve a lot of problems within the european union. regarding the counterpiracy operations, it is very clear that the eu could not do it alone. what i was trying to say is that the uu is doing its part, trying to develop capabilities in order to take part in such operations. the eu as an in
as of august 2008 there were nato allies that insisted that nato not stand up to nato koupt poi rah see. the reason this took place through september to october, it became obvious that the eu was incapable of mounting a counterpiracy operation in a timely fashion. in fact, it was not able to do so until december of that year. all of a sudden the prohibition of nato doing counterpiracy became a demand that nato do counter piracy. we go forward to december 2008, at atlanta finally stands up and...
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finally, the nato summit recognized in the crucial role played by partners in nato operations. the libyan operation brought 28 allies together with five partner nations while isaf and afghanistan involved 22 non-nato troop-contributing countries. these successful partnerships demonstrate the extent to which the alliance has become the ub for our-- will hol collective action. the alliance could not make decisions on further enlargement in chicago, but there is a positive message concerning macedonia, ga., and montenegro. secretary clinton made clear that nato's door must be open to european democracies that are willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership. within the nato context, let me say a couple of words about libya. it is easy to take for granted the role that nato played in giving the people of libya a chance for a better future. but it was not a given that nato would play a significant role or any role at all. it was in response to the real threat against be voting does a that authorization from member states to take all measures to prote
finally, the nato summit recognized in the crucial role played by partners in nato operations. the libyan operation brought 28 allies together with five partner nations while isaf and afghanistan involved 22 non-nato troop-contributing countries. these successful partnerships demonstrate the extent to which the alliance has become the ub for our-- will hol collective action. the alliance could not make decisions on further enlargement in chicago, but there is a positive message concerning...
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and its nato allies are failing to resolve. they are being leaders are trying to pull out of afghanistan and we see what the french president is trying to do how do you think that will affect the need to operations in afghanistan and maybe the alliance of nato in general well from the point of view of a military planner of course they're not going to be very happy about that they rely on these commitments made by nato partners on the other hand from my point of view it might accelerate the push for a diplomatic slash political solution to the situation in afghanistan we have been trying for the last decade to solve the problem of afghanistan militarily and it hasn't been solved and that's not to say that it's going to be easy to solve the problem diplomatically or politically or economically but we haven't really invested the time the energy the money into that side of the equation to try to find some stability some political stability in afghanistan that's going to be the real charge over the next couple of years my hope is th
and its nato allies are failing to resolve. they are being leaders are trying to pull out of afghanistan and we see what the french president is trying to do how do you think that will affect the need to operations in afghanistan and maybe the alliance of nato in general well from the point of view of a military planner of course they're not going to be very happy about that they rely on these commitments made by nato partners on the other hand from my point of view it might accelerate the push...
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as a nato officials wrapping up chicago nato summit anti nato protesters on the march again prompting the city bound for the campaign headquarters president obama. they gathered in small groups sometimes fewer than 20 people and the day grew until over 1000 demonstrators gathered corner of congress and clark headquarters immigration and customs enforcement protest in the united states immigration policy along with other issues to they've railed against capitalism passing the financial district the march controlled every step of the way. >> this has been so future i do not think anybody is not listening as much as the media outlets under reporting the world is watching >> back with live look camera on the ground police and lighting michigan avenue amazing sight as they square off with protesters live look protesters continuing to march through the streets they may be moving to montrose harbor for a gathering we are not sure they know how long of a march that might be keeping you posted moving through the streets of the city tonight live congress and michigan avenue >> many of the prote
as a nato officials wrapping up chicago nato summit anti nato protesters on the march again prompting the city bound for the campaign headquarters president obama. they gathered in small groups sometimes fewer than 20 people and the day grew until over 1000 demonstrators gathered corner of congress and clark headquarters immigration and customs enforcement protest in the united states immigration policy along with other issues to they've railed against capitalism passing the financial district...
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and activities that nato is carrying out. and finely i'll end by highlighting a few of the challenges that nato faces in its attempts to respond to the advent of cyber conflict. so let's begin with that typology. i'll present these in the order of least to most damaging, which also happens to be the order of most common to least common. so the first is simply just cyber act vism. it allows activists to collect and public information, to engage in dialogue, coordinate their actions and to lobby those in power. we've seen this most recently that the important use that the occupy wall street people have done for those purposes. the vast majority of occupy's of
and activities that nato is carrying out. and finely i'll end by highlighting a few of the challenges that nato faces in its attempts to respond to the advent of cyber conflict. so let's begin with that typology. i'll present these in the order of least to most damaging, which also happens to be the order of most common to least common. so the first is simply just cyber act vism. it allows activists to collect and public information, to engage in dialogue, coordinate their actions and to lobby...
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summit. >> no nato, no war. we do not work for you know more. we do not kill for you know more. >> at this time, veterans of the boards will walk up on stage. they will tell us why they chose to return their medals to nato. i urge you to honor them by listening to their stories. nowhere else will you hear so many that thought these wars, from the journey of fighting the war is too demanding peace. some of those killed in a sense. some of us continue these wars from home. some of us watched our friends die. some of us are not here because we took our own lives. we did not get the care promised to us by our government. all of us watched failed policies turn into bloodshed. listen to us, hear us, and think, was any of this worth it? >> no. >> do these medals thank us for a job well done? to the mast lies, corruption, and the abuse of young men and women who swore to defend their country? we care of this mask. hear us. >> i served in the marine corps. in january 2002, i deployed in support of operation enduring free
summit. >> no nato, no war. we do not work for you know more. we do not kill for you know more. >> at this time, veterans of the boards will walk up on stage. they will tell us why they chose to return their medals to nato. i urge you to honor them by listening to their stories. nowhere else will you hear so many that thought these wars, from the journey of fighting the war is too demanding peace. some of those killed in a sense. some of us continue these wars from home. some of us...