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TONIGHT ON C-SPAN2 WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE IRAQ REPORT. IN ABOUT 50 MINUTES WE'LL GET REACTION FROM... |
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GOOD MORNING. EARLIER TODAY WE PRESENTED THE REPORT OF THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP TO PRESIDENT BUSH AND... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LEE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, LEE HAMILTON, FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I MIGHT... |
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ROBIN WHITE WITH THE WASHINGTON POST. |
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WE CAN'T HEAR YOU UP HERE. IT'S NOT ON. |
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ROBIN WHITE WITH THE WASHINGTON POST. ROBIN WRIGHT WITH THE WASHINGTON POST. YOU TALKED ABOUT NO... |
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WELL, I'LL TAKE THE LAST PART OF THAT. AND THEN MAYBE WE'LL BOTH ANSWER THE FIRST PART. THERE WAS... |
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WE CANNOT, OF COURSE, PREDICT THE FUTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SITUATION IN IRAQ TODAY IS VERY, VERY... |
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DANA. |
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A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT. |
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AND THEN THE TWO RIGHT THERE. |
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JUST TO FOLLOW-UP ON THAT, CAN THE PRESIDENT PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS HE DECIDES TO IMPLEMENT?... |
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THIS IS NOT LEGISLATION, AND IT'S NOT AN EXECUTIVE ORDER. AND IT DOESN'T BIND ANYONE. IT DOESN'T BIND... |
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I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE, AS YOUR QUESTION SUGGESTS, THAT IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE DIFFICULTIES... |
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I'LL GET TO THE BACK IN A MINUTE. |
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MR. SECRETARY, CONGRESSMAN HAMILTON, COMMISSIONERS, MARRIAGE GARRETT, FOX NEWS. GENTLEMEN, SUPREME... |
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WE STAYED AWAY FROM TERMS THAT HAVE BEEN BANDIED ABOUT IN THE CAMPAIGN SEASON, THE POLITICAL DEBATE.... |
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YOU'RE CERTAINLY A GROUP OF DISTINGUISHED ELDER STATES MEN. BUT TELL ME, WHY SHOULD THE PRESIDENT... |
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THE MEMBERS OF THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP ARE, I THINK, PUBLIC SERVANTS OF A DISTINGUISHED RECORD. WE DON'T... |
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LET ME ADD TO THAT THAT THIS REPORT BY THESE -- THIS BUNCH OF HAS-BEENS UP HERE IS THE ONLY BIPARTISAN... |
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BARBARA SLEVIN OF USA TODAY. ONE OF YOUR REPORTS IS OUTREACH TO IRAN AND SYRIA. WHAT INDICATIONS DO... |
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WHY DID THEY AGREE TO COME TO THE TABLE AND TALK ABOUT AFGHANISTAN WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE NUCLEAR... |
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MAY I SIMPLY ADD TO THAT THAT I THINK ALL OF US FEEL HERE THAT BOTH IRAN AND SYRIA HAVE A LOT OF INFLUENCE... |
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AND LET ME JUST ADD TO THAT, IF I MIGHT, THAT FOR 40 YEARS WE TALKED TO THE SOVIET UNION DURING A... |
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[INAUDIBLE] WITH BLOOMBERG NEWS. AS CLEARLY AS YOU CAN, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NOTION OF SIGNIFICANTLY... |
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HE SECRETARY PERRY WILL ANSWER THAT. |
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN INCREASE FROM ABOUT 3 OR 4,000 WE NOW HAVE TO MAYBE 15 TO 20,000, SO THERE... |
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GENTLEMAN WITH THE BEARD. |
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THANK YOU. SPENCER ACKERMAN WITH THE AMERICAN PROSPECT. YOU WRITE THAT BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008,... |
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IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE FORCE THERE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE LOW GENTLEMENTION... |
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WELL, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WE RECOGNIZED EVENTS COULD OVERTAKE OUR WORK. COULD OVERTAKE POLICY.... |
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SECOND FELLOW THAT STOOD UP BACK THERE THAT DIDN'T GET TO ASK A QUESTION. |
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RON FROM JTA. YOU SAY IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THAT YOU RECOMMEND THE RENEWED DIPLOMATIC EFFORT AND... |
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WELL, IT'S PRETTY SPECIFIC IF YOU GO TO THE REPORT ITSELF AND READ BEYOND THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.... |
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DOYLE MCMANUS "LOS ANGELES TIMES". ALL OF YOU HAVE CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE AT HELPING PRESIDENTS... |
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I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR PRESIDENT CLINTON'S FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.... |
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AS I TOLD THE PRESIDENT THIS MORNING, THIS WAR HAS BADLY DIVIDED THIS COUNTRY. IT'S DIVIDED REPUBLICANS... |
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JUSTICE O'CONNOR? |
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I WOULD BE WILLING TO ADD A COMMENT ABOUT WHAT LEON KA NET THAT HAS JUST EXPRESSED SO WELL. WE'VE... |
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SENATOR SIMPSON? |
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WELL, YOU BETTER LISTEN TO THE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE THERE BECAUSE WHEN I WAS WORKING ON THIS WORD FOR... |
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GENERAL? |
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ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PARTS OF THIS OF COURSE IS THE GOVERNANCE AND RECONCILIATION PARTS OF THIS ON... |
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THE QUESTION WAS WHAT WE WILL BE DOING. WE ARE NOT A STATUTORY REALLY BASED COMMISSION. WE WILL GO... |
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FRONT ROW. |
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THANK YOU. DAVID SANGER FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES". YOU'VE PICKED VERY CAREFULLY THE GOALS OF THE... |
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WE WANT TO STAY CURRENT. THIS WAS THE LATEST ELABORATION OF THE GOAL AND THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE WORKING... |
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THANK YOU MR. SECRETARY. JIM WITH CBS. OF ALL THE DISTINGUISHED MEN AND WOMEN IN FRONT OF US TODAY,... |
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YOU KNOW, I WORKED FOR FOUR PRESIDENTS AND I USED TO GET QUESTIONS ALL THE TIME. TELL ME ABOUT THIS... |
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THANK YOU MR. SECRETARY. TRISH TURNER WITH FOX. TIME AND AGAIN AS WE SAID IN ROOMS LIKE THIS AND AS... |
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WE, SECRETARY PERRY CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHY THE TRAINING MISSION HAS NOT WORK AS WELL AS HAD BEEN... |
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FIRST OF ALL, THE TRAINING WAS SLOW TO GET STARTED BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON I THINK VERY EFFECTIVELY... |
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WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN TRIED BEFORE, DOWN TO THE COMPANY LEVEL. |
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WE HAVE TALKED ALSO IN THE REPORT ABOUT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING THAT THE TRAINERS THEMSELVES... |
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SENATOR ROBB IS GOING TO -- |
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LET ME JUST SAY THAT THIS REPRESENTS A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN DOING BUSINESS. IT... |
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ONE FINAL QUESTION. |
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I'M PAMELA HESS WITH UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL AND MR. PI NET THAT SAID WE HAD ONE LAST CHANCE TO... |
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WE UNDERSTAND THE POSSIBLES THAT THINGS FALL APART. THAT'S NOT WHERE WE ARE NOW. WE HAVE ADDRESSED... |
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ALSO I MIGHT POINT OUT THAT IN THE REPORT WE CALL FOR, WE NOTE THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE FOR QUITE... |
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I THINK WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE IF WE WANT TO HAVE IRAQ BE ABLE TO SUCCEED ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOING... |
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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE -- |
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BIPARTISANSHIP. ALSO TRYING TO SEND A SIGNAL DEMOCRAT AS WELL. |
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I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. I MEAN, THEY NOW HAVE THE RESPONSIBLE TO -- RESPONSIBILITIES TO GOVERN ... |
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ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT THE U.S. SHOULD WITHDRAW SUPPORT IF THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT DOES ... |
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THERE ARE TWO THINGS WE WANT TO STRESS WITH THE IRAQIS. AND THIS IS ALWAYS THE QUESTION. THE BIGGEST... |
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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS PEOPLE WOULD SAY LET'S JUST CUT OUR LOSSES AND LEAVE. THERE'S... |
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I DON'T THINK THEY WANT |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
