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| 00:00:32 |
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GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS ON PAKISTAN TO START OUT WITH... |
| 00:03:41 |
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ADMIRAL, CONSIDERING THE CRISIS ARE CROSS BORDER THAT OCCURRED, HOW YOU GO ABOUT DENTING SUCH DISADVANTAGE... |
| 00:04:14 |
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ACTUALLY IN MY MEETING WITH GENERAL CHIANTI, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND CERTAINLY WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES... |
| 00:06:46 |
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JUST TO FOLLOW UP IS THIS NOW WORKING OR YOU GET THE SENSE THERE ARE PAKISTANI MILITARY THAT HALL... |
| 00:07:03 |
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EXACTLY. SOME WERE CONFIRMED AND SOME WERE NOT. THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS THERE... |
| 00:07:24 |
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THE SPECIFIC INCIDENTS IN WHICH THIS THE COMPLEXION MECHANISM HAS ACTUALLY WORKED. |
| 00:07:32 |
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SURE, WE HAVE HAD, FLIP THAT SELF-DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR A LONG TIME. AND ON THE EASTERN BORDER IN... |
| 00:08:39 |
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GO AHEAD. |
| 00:08:40 |
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A DEEPER QUESTION. YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING FOR SOME TIME ABOUT THE NEED FOR THREE ADDITIONAL BRIGADES... |
| 00:08:48 |
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CORRECT. |
| 00:08:49 |
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AND GENERAL MCKINNON STARTED TALKING REALLY ABOUT FOUR OF THEM, FOUR BRIGADES. THE ONE THAT IS GOING... |
| 00:09:06 |
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THERE HAS BEEN A SHORTFALL IN TRAINING REQUIREMENT THAT IS ABOUT A BRIGADE SIDE WITH SIGNIFICANT TIME.... |
| 00:09:58 |
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IF I COULD FOLLOW UP AGAIN ON THIS QUESTION OF THE CROSS BORDER INCIDENT. WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING,... |
| 00:10:47 |
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I'VE BEEN GIVEN ASSURANCE BY THE SENIOR MILITARY LEADERSHIP IN PAKISTAN THAT THERE IS CERTAINLY NO... |
| 00:11:27 |
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HOW ABOUT SHOULD ACROSS THE BORDER INTO AFGHANISTAN. |
| 00:11:33 |
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THAT IS SPECULATION, CLEARLY. |
| 00:11:35 |
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WOULDN'T YOU EXPECT THAT AN ALLIED IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENTAL ENCROACHMENT OF AIRSPACE WOULD PROTEST... |
| 00:11:46 |
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AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO SPECULATE BEYOND WHAT I HAVE SAID RIGHT NOW. I MET WITH THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP... |
| 00:12:03 |
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THANK YOU. A CREDIT -- QUESTION ON RUSSIA. THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT TODAY ANNOUNCED A NEW MODERNIZATION... |
| 00:12:38 |
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MY OWN EXPERIENCE, TOM, WHEN I DEALT WITH MY COUNTERPARTS, AND WHEN I WAS I HAD OF OUR NAVY WITH THEIR... |
| 00:13:49 |
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ADMIRAL, THE MECHANISM IN PLACE HAS BEEN THERE QUITE A WHILE PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN TO TEACH WILL... |
| 00:14:14 |
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I MET WITH A JUNIOR OFFICER WHO IS THERE IN DIRECT CONTACT ELLEN LET'S SAY, THE AMERICAN LIAISON OFFICER... |
| 00:14:49 |
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COULD YOU TELL US WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN ANY SORT OF ORDERS GIVEN TO U.S. FLIERS WHO ARE ALONGSIDE... |
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IT WAS NOT U.S.. |
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ADMIRAL, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SORT OF EXPLANATION FROM THE PAKISTANI MILITARY ABOUT WHY THE SHOOTING... |
| 00:16:31 |
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BUT I HAVE VERY GOOD REASSURANCE, PAKISTANI MILITARY LEADERS, THAT -- WHERE WE WERE, IN FACT, THERE... |
| 00:17:52 |
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THAT WAS REALLY THE FOLLOW-UP FIRST. MUCH OF THE WORLD -- |
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THIS IS. THIS IS THE REAL QUESTION. MUCH OF THE WORLD, OF COURSE, IS |
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SURE. |
| 00:18:02 |
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AND ONE CAN ONLY SUSPECT THAT TROOPS ARE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD ON TV AND FEELING SOME LEVEL OF... |
| 00:18:35 |
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS ROCK SOLID AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IN THESE TWO WAR THAT IS WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING... |
| 00:19:32 |
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I'VE SEEN NOTHING WITH RESPECT TO TO THAT. |
| 00:19:34 |
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IN REGARD TO THE PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REVIEW THAT THE U.S. HAS BEEN LEADING. IT'S BEEN CHARACTERIZED... |
| 00:20:02 |
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IN MY OWN VIEW OF WHERE WE ARE AND CERTAINLY AS I'VE FOCUSED ON THIS HEAVILY OVER THE LAST YEAR, I... |
| 00:22:34 |
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CAN SOMEBODY COME IN IN FOUR MONTHS AND'd)P+E A WHOLE NEW SET OF IDEAS TO WHAT END THIS EFFORT IS?... |
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FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS THE SENIOR MILITARY ADVISOR, IT IS THE STRATEGIC LOOK THAT HAVE THE IMPORTANT... |
| 00:22:58 |
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I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW-UP BUT A QUICK BUDGET FOLLOW-UP. IT'S ONE THING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND CONGRESS... |
| 00:23:21 |
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IT IS -- THE 4% DISCUSSION HAS BEEN A FOCAL POINT FOR ME AND I'M TALKING ABOUT A 4% FLOOR WHICH IS... |
| 00:24:21 |
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I HAVE A PAKISTAN QUESTION. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM ARE THE U.S. CROSS-BORDER UNILATERAL ATTACKS.... |
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NOT UNLIKE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT FOCUS ON OPERATIONS, I TRY NOT TO TALK ABOUT OPERATIONS IN THESE GROUPINGS.... |
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IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN PAKISTAN AND YOU MET WITH GENERAL KIYANI IN... |
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I UNDERSTAND HOW COMPLICATED THE SITUATION IS. THERE'S NO EASY NEAR TERM SOLUTION. I THINK IT'S GOING... |
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YOU SAID YOURSELF THE SAFE HAVEN HAS GOTTEN SAFER IN THE LAST YEAR WITH THESE ADDITIONAL TROOPS. ... |
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THERE HAS NOT BEEN A STRONG PRESSURE PUT ON THAT SAFE HAVEN ON THE PAKISTANI SIDE. WE NEED ADDITIONAL... |
| 00:27:09 |
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ON ONE HAND YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE PAKISTANIS ARE SAYING THAT THEY MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT TO... |
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THE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE IS UP TO THE PAKISTANI MILITARY LEADERSHIP. WHAT I AM COMFORTABLE WITH IS THE... |
| 00:28:56 |
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ADDITIONAL FORCES, DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPECTATION THAT AMERICA'S NATO ALLIES WILL COME UP WITH ANY SUBSTANTIAL... |
| 00:29:06 |
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WELL, I THINK ACTUALLY IN FAIRNESS -- AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PRESSURE BROUGHT ON THEM OVER THE... |
| 00:29:43 |
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DO YOU SEE -- SECRETARY GATES -- |
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ONE MORE QUESTION. |
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SECRETARY GATES ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE WANTED TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE U.S. FOOTPRINT.... |
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SURE. |
| 00:29:56 |
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WHEN YOU -- MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS LAST BRIGADE WAS ONLY VALIDATED RECENTLY. THE ADDITION WHEN... |
| 00:30:15 |
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WATCH IT VERY CAREFULLY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED RECENTLY IN IRAQ IS THAT WE CAN EXPAND... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
