The featured programs for the Roundtable - Foreign Affairs & Defense type. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=format&id=50 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 20:31:52 GMT Roundtable - Foreign Affairs & Defense Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), the new ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talked from Tulsa, Oklahoma, about key defense issues, including the confirmation hearing of former Senator Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, women in combat roles, sequestration and its impact on the Pentagon, the defense budget, troop numbers in Afghanistan, the strength of al Qaeda, and the future of the U.S. military. After the interview, the reporters in the studio discussed his responses with the host. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310601-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310601-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) talked about sequestration, defense spending, U.S. policy toward Syria, national security leaks, and other military issues. Following the interview journalists commented on his remarks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307140-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307140-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT House Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon (R-CA) talked about Defense Department cuts as part of the effort to address the U.S. debt. He had been trying to keep the cuts from going deeper than the $350 billion that the Obama administration and Congress agreed to during the preceding summer. He discussed other military issues as well. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301937-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301937-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) talked about how the U.S. is addressing the famine in Somalia and the Islamist Shabab group, tensions between Sudan and South Sudan, and U.S. foreign aid to Africa and elsewhere in an era of tightening budgets. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300911-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300911-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT House Armed Service Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith talked about the Obama administration's plan for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the House vote Friday on Libya, and the defense spending bill, which will be the first order of business after the July 4, 2011, break. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300216-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300216-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT House Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon (R-CA) talked about the military budget, cost growth in programs like the Joint Strike Fighter, as well as the U.S. role in Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He also discussed impending changes in Defense Department leadership and the national security team. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299059-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299059-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Secretary Janet Napolitano talked about homeland security issues and Obab administration policy on birder issues. After the interview the reporters discussed her responses with the host. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297866-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297866-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Richard Lugar (R-IN) joined Newsmakers to discuss U.S. tactics in Afghanistan. He urges President Obama to make a decision about additional troops in the region and said he would like to see General McChrystal testify before his committee. He also states that nation building is "too ambitious" but regional "stability" is what's needed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289724-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289724-1 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT