Soldiers' Stories from the Afghan War

Apr 23, 2009

Senate Committee Foreign Relations

Veterans of combat operations in Afghanistan testified about their experiences and offered advice from the perspective of soldiers and junior officers in the field. Most said that U.S. forces had done an insufficient job of reaching out to local villagers and presenting a viable alternative to cooperation with anti-Western fundamentalists. They .. Read More
Veterans of combat operations in Afghanistan testified about their experiences and offered advice from the perspective of soldiers and junior officers in the field. Most said that U.S. forces had done an insufficient job of reaching out to local villagers and presenting a viable alternative to cooperation with anti-Western fundamentalists. They were divided, however, on the usefulness of the Obama administrations plans to increase U.S. military presence in the region.

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00:00:19 Unidentified Speaker THIS HEARING WILL COME TO ORDER. I'M DELIGHTED TO WELCOME OUR WITNESSES AND MY COLLEAGUES TO THIS...
00:00:26 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator THIS IMPORTANT HEARING. EARLIER THIS WEEK I WAS INVITED BY A GROUP OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ABOUT...
00:07:44 Unidentified Speaker I JOIN YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, IN WELCOMING THIS DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES WHO...
00:07:51 Lugar, Richard "Dick" G.U.S. Senator COUNTRY IN COMBAT. AS PRESIDENT OBAMA LAUNCHES A NEW INITIATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE CONGRESS PREPARES...
00:10:12 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU SO MUCH, SENATOR LUGAR LUGAR. LET US TURN NOW TO OUR WITNESSES AND AGAIN LET ME SAY HOW...
00:10:19 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator COME HERE AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND YOUR INSIGHTS. SOME OF YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY. IN THE...
00:12:11 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR KERRY, RANKING MEMBERR LUGAR,R,ND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THAHA Y Y FOR ALLOLONG ME THE...
00:12:18 Chase, GenevieveVeteran ANAND I SVED WITH THE U.S. AY GHGHANISTAN DUNGNG OPETITION ENDURIRING FREEDOM IN 2006. DURING MY 40...
00:18:39 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE THOUGHTFUL TESTIMONY. NEXT IS RICK.
00:18:46 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator NEXT IS RICK. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK SENATOR KERRY FOR GIVING THE INSPIRATION OF BEING HERE TODAY....
00:18:48 Unidentified Speaker FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK SENATOR KERRY FOR GIVING THE INSPIRATION OF BEING HERE TODAY. I SIT HERE...
00:18:55 Reyes, RickVeteran WERE EXPRESSING YOUR OPINIONS ON THE VIETNAM WAR AND SIMILARLY WANT TO EXPRESS MY OPINIONS ABOUT THIS...
00:25:09 Unidentified Speaker Translator: THANK YOU,
00:25:10 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. REYES. APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE, EVERYBODY.
00:25:12 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN KERRY, SENATOR LUGAR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR ASKING ME TO TESTIFY....
00:25:16 Unidentified Speaker MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
00:25:17 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator ASKING ME TO TESTIFY.
00:25:19 McGurk, ChristopherVeteran I AM HONORED AND HUMBLED. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE BEYOND A SHADOW OF THE DOUBT THAT THE...
00:30:50 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY VERY, VERY MUCH. MR. MOORE.
00:30:55 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE FOR THIS TIME, AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I...
00:30:57 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator COMMITTEE FOR THIS TIME, AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY THANK YOU FOR
00:31:02 Moore, WestleyVeteran ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING FROM JUNIOR OFFICERS AND NCOs. I BELIEVE I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE...
00:37:39 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CAPTAIN. VERY IMPORTANT TESTIMONY. COLONEL BACEVICH, YOU...
00:37:46 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING MY VIEWS TO THIS COMMITTEE. I'M PARTICULARLY HONORED...
00:37:53 Bacevich, Andrew J.Professor SO ALONGSIDE THESE VETERAN OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR. MEMBERS OF THIS GENERATION HAVE COME TO KNOW WAR...
00:45:05 Unidentified Speaker PLEASE, FOLKS, WE WILL HAVE NO DEMONSTRATIONS OF ANY KIND BEFORE, AGAINST, IN THE MIDDLE EITHER WAY....
00:45:12 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator BEFORE, AGAINST, IN THE MIDDLE EITHER WAY. BUT I APPRECIATE -- THANK YOU FOR THE TESTIMONY. VERY...
00:49:35 Unidentified Speaker YOU KNOW, MY PRELIMINARY REPORT CARD OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WOULD GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION VERY...
00:49:42 Bacevich, Andrew J.Professor IN THE SENSE THAT SOME OF THE BLUNTLY SPEAKING IDEOLOGICAL FANTASIES THAT SEEM TO INFORM THINKING...
00:51:52 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I'VE SAID THAT I AGREE WITH THAT. AND THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES DO YOU DEFINE THE CHALLENGE...
00:51:59 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator YOU DEFINE THE CHALLENGE TODAY NOT JUST IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN BUT IN OTHER PLACES AS A KIND...
00:52:57 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE THE VIETNAM COMPARISON IS RELEVANT. BECAUSE THOSE WHO -- THE...
00:53:04 Bacevich, Andrew J.Professor ARCHITECTS OF THAT WAR INSISTED THAT ONCE WE MADE THE COMMITMENT OF AMERICANIZING THE WAR, THAT THERE...
00:55:52 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DO YOU AS THE TROOPS WHO ARE ON THE GROUND TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THIS STRATEGY FEEL ABOUT WHAT...
00:55:59 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator BUT ALSO IS THERE TIME IN YOUR JUDGMENT, IF THE GIVEN THE SHIFT THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT ARTICULATED...
00:56:26 Unidentified Speaker THANKS, SIR. ACTUALLY, IN LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS, I ACTUALLY WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT THERE NEEDS...
00:56:33 Moore, WestleyVeteran NEEDS TO BE -- WE NEED TO HOLISTICALLY APPROACH HOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT...
00:57:15 Unidentified Speaker MY QUESTION, IS CAPTAIN, CAN WE EVER PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY ABOUT THE COMMITMENT THAT DIGS YOU...
00:57:22 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator THAT'S THE BALANCE? WELL, IT'S NOT CAN WE PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE SECURITY. IT IS CAN WE PUT TOGETHER...
00:57:26 Unidentified Speaker WELL, IT'S NOT CAN WE PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE SECURITY. IT IS CAN WE PUT TOGETHER THE RESOURCES TO HELP...
00:57:33 Moore, WestleyVeteran THE ANSWER IS YES. YOU BELIEVE WE CAN. YES, SIR. YOU BELIEVE ON THE GROUND WITH AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT...
00:57:34 Unidentified Speaker YOU BELIEVE WE CAN.
00:57:36 Unidentified Speaker YES, SIR.
00:57:38 Unidentified Speaker YOU BELIEVE ON THE GROUND WITH AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF FOCUS NOW ON THE TRIBAL, MORE LOCAL ANTI-CORRUPTION...
00:57:41 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator NOW ON THE TRIBAL, MORE LOCAL
00:57:43 Moore, WestleyVeteran ANTI-CORRUPTION AND OTHER KINDS
00:57:45 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator OF EFFORT, YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THAT. SIR, WHEN YOU LOOK AT...
00:57:50 Unidentified Speaker SIR, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROGRESS THAT THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND NATIONAL ARMY HAS MADE EVEN...
00:57:57 Moore, WestleyVeteran FOUR YEARS SH IT'S QUITE SIGNIFICANT. THEY HAVE MORE PEOPLE ON ROLL ROS. THEY'RE MORE COMPETENT AND...
00:58:18 Unidentified Speaker SERGEANT CHASE?
00:58:20 Unidentified Speaker SIR, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BACK UP WHAT WES SAID. AND I DO AGREE WITH SOME THINS THAT THE COLONEL HAS...
00:58:25 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator AND I DO AGREE WITH SOME THINS
00:58:27 Chase, GenevieveVeteran THAT THE COLONEL HAS SAID EXCEPT FOR I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE US BACK A MINUTE TO THE SOVIET INVASION...
00:59:18 Unidentified Speaker YOU'RE DOING GREAT. WE FOCUSED SO MUCH OF OUR EFFORTS FOR GETTING RID OF AL QAEDA AND OSAMA BIN LADEN....
01:00:49 Unidentified Speaker I'VE EXCEEDED MY TIME. SERGEANT McGURK AND MR. REYES, WHY DON'T YOU COME IN WITH SENATOR LUGER SO...
01:00:56 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator SENATOR LUGER SO WE CAN GET AROUND THE DAIS AND WE CAN WEAVE IN, IS THAT FAIR ENOUGH? ALL RIGHT. YOU...
01:01:34 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD SAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO MAKE THE TIME. WE MADE OUR BED, NOW WE HAVE TO LIE IN...
01:01:41 McGurk, ChristopherVeteran WE WENT INTO AFGHANISTAN RYING TO DEFEAT THE TALIBAN, TRYING TO KEEP AL QAEDA FROM RE-EMERGING. AND...
01:03:30 Unidentified Speaker DON'T EVER LET ANYBODY TELL YOU YOU'RE NOT AN EXPERT. YOU ARE. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. CORPORAL REYES?...
01:03:37 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator CORPORAL REYES? THE WAY WE DEFEAT THESE TERRORIST NETWORKS IS BY RECRUITMENT.
01:03:41 Unidentified Speaker THE WAY WE DEFEAT THESE TERRORIST NETWORKS IS BY RECRUITMENT. WE NEED TO REMOVE THE MOTIVE OF WHY...
01:03:48 Reyes, RickVeteran WE NEED TO REMOVE THE MOTIVE OF WHY THESE TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ARE GROWING. ONCE WE REMOVE THAT...
01:04:14 Unidentified Speaker SO THERE'S REALLY A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION HERE. OBVIOUSLY, BETWEEN THOSE WHO FEEL THAT, GIVEN THE...
01:04:21 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator FEEL THAT, GIVEN THE RIGHT STRATEGY, THOSE WHO FEEL THAT GIVEN THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND MISSION DEFINITION,...
01:04:55 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. LET ME JUST SAY, AND I SUSPECT EACH ONE OF US HAS SIMILAR FEELINGS, THAT...
01:05:02 Lugar, Richard "Dick" G.U.S. Senator MOVED BY YOUR TESTIMONY THIS MORNING. THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO HEAR. AND I APPRECIATE HAVING TESTIFIED...
01:11:42 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU SO MUCH, GENERAL -- SENATOR LUGAR.
01:11:45 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WE CHART OUR WAY FORWARD IN...
01:11:49 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator AND PAKISTAN.
01:11:52 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator WE TALK TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED ON THE GROUND AND WHO WILL LIVE WITH AFTER EFFECTS OF THIS WAR FOR...
01:13:48 Unidentified Speaker THE TROOP ESCALATION IS VERY UNNECESSARY. WITH BETTER INTELLIGENCE, WE CAN CREATE A MORE ISOLATED...
01:13:55 Reyes, RickVeteran INNOCENT CIVIL JUAN LIVES AND CREATE MORE RESENTMENT TOWARD US. WITH THAT YOU CREATE A MOTIVE FOR...
01:14:12 Unidentified Speaker SO YOUR FIRST SENTENCE WAS WHAT AGAIN? IT IS NOT NECESSARY.
01:14:16 Unidentified Speaker A TROOP ESCALATION IS NOT NECESSARY.
01:14:17 Unidentified Speaker ISN'T NECESSARY?
01:14:18 Unidentified Speaker NO, IT'S NOT.
01:14:19 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THANK YOU. COLONEL BACEVICH WHAT ARE THE
01:14:20 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. COLONEL BACEVICH WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS OF INCREASING UNCERTAINTY WITH THE INCREASE OF...
01:14:23 Reyes, RickVeteran PROSPECTS OF INCREASING
01:14:24 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator
01:14:25 Reyes, RickVeteran UNCERTAINTY WITH THE INCREASE OF
01:14:27 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator U.S. TROOPS GIVEN CONCERNS THAT MANY IF MOST -- IF NOT MOST AFGHANS IN THE SOUTH OPPOSE THE PRESENCE...
01:14:36 Unidentified Speaker SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MADE THE POINT THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT HAS A MILITARY SOLUTION, THAT TO...
01:14:43 Bacevich, Andrew J.Professor THAT TO THE DEGREE THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION, THE SOLUTION IN AFGHANISTAN IS GOING TO BE FOUND IN WHAT...
01:16:10 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME SINCE I SPENT FOUR OR FIVE DAYS IN THE REGION AND AFTER...
01:16:17 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator CHAIRMAN AFTER HIS RECENT VISIT THERE. I WANT TO FOLLOW ON THIS INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN...
01:16:37 Unidentified Speaker I THINK IT'S A VERY REAL CONCERN. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A VERY INTERESTING, I THINK, FLAWED NEW BOOK...
01:16:44 Bacevich, Andrew J.Professor BOOK OUT BY DAVID CULLCULLEN CALLED "THE ACCIDENTAL GUERRILLA." HE HAS THE NOTION THAT MOST OF THE...
01:17:27 Unidentified Speaker COLONEL, ADMIRAL MULLEN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PAKISTAN SECURITY SERVICES MAINTAINS RELATIONS WITH...
01:17:34 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THERE'S PRESS REPORTS THAT THIS INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF FUEL AND AMMUNITION FOR TALIBAN OPERATION...
01:17:49 Unidentified Speaker NEXT TO NONE.
01:17:52 Unidentified Speaker ALL RIGHT. THEN SERGEANT CHASE, IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, CAN WE TRUST THE AFGHAN ARMY AND POLICE? ARE...
01:17:56 Bacevich, Andrew J.Professor EXPERIENCE, CAN WE TRUST THE AFGHAN ARMY AND POLICE?
01:17:59 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator ARE THEY MOTIVATED OR DO THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT PERCEPTION OF WHAT IS NEEDED IN AFGHANISTAN? WELL,...
01:18:05 Unidentified Speaker WELL, SIR, I WAS IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2006. AND MY EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY,...
01:18:12 Chase, GenevieveVeteran AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE WAS LIMITED. BUTLY SAY THAT HAVING BEEN THERE AND SPOKEN TO TEAMS THAT DO WORK...
01:18:57 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
01:19:00 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH SENATOR FEINGOLD.
01:19:03 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. WHILE I VALUE WHAT I DO HERE IN THE PUBLIC ARENA AND THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT,...
01:19:04 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator WHILE I VALUE WHAT I DO HERE IN THE PUBLIC ARENA AND THINK THAT
01:19:07 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator IT'S IMPORTANT, I WANT ALL OF
01:19:10 Corker, BobU.S. Senator YOU TO KNOW THAT I THINK OUR SERVICE PALES TO WHAT EACH OF YOU HAVE DONE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SINCERE...
01:22:29 Unidentified Speaker SIR, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ONE POINT. WHEN I SAY RENEWING THE COMMITMENT, I'M NOT SAYING TO SEND...
01:22:36 McGurk, ChristopherVeteran SEND 60,000 COMBAT TROOPS INTO AFGHANISTAN. WHAT I MEAN IS MORE OF A CIVIL COMPONENT. AND THIS HOLISTIC...
01:25:06 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
01:25:08 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, SIR. I AGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT SERGEANT McGURK SAID. I DON'T FEEL THAT THESE ARE ISOLATED...
01:25:13 Corker, BobU.S. Senator I DON'T FEEL THAT THESE ARE
01:25:15 Moore, WestleyVeteran ISOLATED IDEAS OF PROVIDING SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE AFGHAN PEOPLE AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT...
01:26:52 Unidentified Speaker I'M GLAD YOU HAVE A -- WITH ALL DUE RESPECT -- YOU HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT THE MISSION OBJECTIVE...
01:26:59 Corker, BobU.S. Senator IF YOU CAN HELP ME, I'D APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT AFGHANISTAN IS...
01:27:27 Unidentified Speaker THE CLEAR IDEA IS THIS, SIR. WITHOUT -- SECURITY NEEDS TO BE TANTAMOUNT TO EVERYTHING. BECAUSE YOU...
01:27:34 Moore, WestleyVeteran SO A LOT LIKE IRAQ. WELL, NO. IT'S NOT LIKE -- ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE. FIRST OF ALL, THE PARALLEL...
01:27:35 Unidentified Speaker SO A LOT LIKE IRAQ.
01:27:36 Unidentified Speaker WELL, NO. IT'S NOT LIKE -- ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE. FIRST OF ALL, THE PARALLEL BETWEEN -- THE DIFFERENCES...
01:27:42 Corker, BobU.S. Senator
01:27:43 Moore, WestleyVeteran BETWEEN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN ARE STARK. WE'RE TALKING VERY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, VERY DIFFERENT REGIONS...
01:29:11 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AGAIN. COLONEL, I THOUGHT YOUR TESTIMONY WAS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD. AND...
01:29:18 Corker, BobU.S. Senator AND I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS A RESULT OF THAT. AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I THANK YOU FOR...
01:29:53 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR CORKER, LET ME JUST TELL YOU THAT THE TESTIMONY HAS BEEN EXCELLENT, I THINK THE QUESTIONS...
01:30:00 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator IT UNDERSCORES THIS DILEMMA. I AM SO SYMPATHETIC, MORE SO THAN MANY PEOPLE THEY UNDERSTAND BECAUSE...
01:33:32 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND THANK YOU ALL.
01:33:35 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE A VOTE THAT IS ON. IT JUST STARTED TO BE ABLE TO CONCLUDE.
01:33:39 Shaheen, JeanneU.S. Senator I WILL BE VERY QUICK, BUT I
01:33:40 Unidentified Speaker I WILL BE VERY QUICK, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR INSIGHT AND SACRIFICES FOR...
01:33:42 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR INSIGHT AND
01:33:47 Shaheen, JeanneU.S. Senator SACRIFICES FOR OUR COUNTRY. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN...
01:34:22 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT THERE MORE ALTERNATIVES THAN MORE OF THE SAME AND ABJECT WITHDRAWAL. I THINK THERE ARE...
01:34:29 Bacevich, Andrew J.Professor SAME AND ABJECT WITHDRAWAL. I THINK THERE ARE COURSES TO FOLLOW THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE OF...
01:36:05 Unidentified Speaker IF I COULD ASK THE TWO OF TO YOU RESPOND TO THAT.
01:36:12 Shaheen, JeanneU.S. Senator YOU RESPOND TO THAT. IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL HERE FOR.
01:36:18 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL HERE FOR. WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? PERSONALLY A...
01:36:25 Chase, GenevieveVeteran WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? PERSONALLY A WITHDRAWAL WOULD SEND A MESSAGE CLEARLY TO THE REST OF THE...
01:37:19 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG. I THINK THAT JUST TO NOT EVEN TRY WITH A UNILATERAL WITHDRAWAL...
01:37:26 McGurk, ChristopherVeteran I THINK THAT JUST TO NOT EVEN TRY WITH A UNILATERAL WITHDRAWAL AND SAY SORRY, IT'S NOT GOING TO CUT...
01:38:15 Unidentified Speaker I APPRECIATE THAT.
01:38:17 Unidentified Speaker TO NOT AT LEAST TRY. MANY PEOPLE SAY WE CAN'T ACHIEVE A MEASURE OF SUCCESS OR THE TYPE OF SUCCESS...
01:38:22 Shaheen, JeanneU.S. Senator OF SUCCESS WE WANTED TO ACHIEVE WHEN WE WENT IN.
01:38:24 McGurk, ChristopherVeteran I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. HAVING BEEN ON THE GROUND AND SEEING THE PEOPLE AND THE CULTURE AND...
01:39:23 Unidentified Speaker CAPTAIN MOORE?
01:39:26 Unidentified Speaker I BELIEVE THAT AN ABRUPT WITHDRAWAL WOULD NOT ONLY BE A TACTICAL MISTAKE, BUT STRATEGIC MISTAKE. ...
01:39:30 Shaheen, JeanneU.S. Senator TACTICAL MISTAKE, BUT STRATEGIC
01:39:33 Moore, WestleyVeteran MISTAKE. YOU ARE GIVING UP A PRIMARY FUNCTION TO A PLACE WE COMMITTED TO. TO A PEOPLE WE COMMITTED...
01:40:27 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, CORPORAL.
01:40:28 Unidentified Speaker I KEEP GOING BACK TO THE EARLIER STATEMENTS. I DON'T THINK A COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL IS THE ANSWER, BUT...
01:40:34 Shaheen, JeanneU.S. Senator I DON'T THINK A COMPLETE
01:40:35 Reyes, RickVeteran WITHDRAWAL IS THE ANSWER, BUT THE TROOP ESCALATION IS A HUGE MISTAKE. WITH THAT MANY TROOPS, THAT'S...
01:40:59 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR COMPELLING TESTIMONY.
01:41:03 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ON THIS PANEL ENORMOUSLY AND LET ME SAY QUICKLY, I COMPLETELY...
01:41:06 Shaheen, JeanneU.S. Senator
01:41:10 Kerry, John F.U.S. Senator THIS PANEL ENORMOUSLY AND LET ME SAY QUICKLY, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THE PANEL. THE OPTION HERE IS...
01:46:25 Unidentified Speaker THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE HUNDREDS TO BOLSTER...

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