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POLITICAL SCIENTIST SETH JONES PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR THE BARACK OBAMA ASSISTANCE. IT'S AN HOUR AND... |
| 00:00:28 |
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THANK YOU, PETER, AND THANK YOU ALL IN GENERAL FOR COMING AND THANKS FOR HOSTING THIS. IT'S ACTUALLY... |
| 00:03:00 |
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THE POINT, THOUGH, THAT HAS COME CLEAR THE MORE TIMES I HAVE HEARD THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL THE... |
| 00:20:55 |
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THEY HAVE A VERY SOPHISTICATED BOTTOM-UP STRATEGY. OF APPROACHING LOCAL TRIBES, SUBTRIBES, CLANS AND... |
| 00:29:12 |
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I'LL SEE IF THIS IS GOING TO WORK. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE QUESTIONS AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND... |
| 00:29:35 |
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WELL, I ACTUALLY THINK WHAT MATTERS MOST IN TERMS OF A PLAN IS ACTUALLY WHAT IS FORMULATED OUT OF... |
| 00:30:57 |
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WE'LL HAVE A MICROPHONE FOR EACH OF THE QUESTIONS. WE'LL START WITH TRUDY RUBIN OF THE "PHILADELPHIA... |
| 00:31:09 |
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WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE ISSUE OF WHERE THE REAL PROBLEM IS IN PAKISTAN AND IF YOU DON'T SOLVE THAT,... |
| 00:31:53 |
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GOOD QUESTIONS. FIRST ON THE PAKISTAN/AFGHAN FRONT. AS I LAID OUT, IN MY PERSONAL VIEW, I BELIEVE... |
| 00:35:47 |
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SETH, THANKS. TWO QUESTIONS, WHAT SURPRISED YOU MOST? WHAT DID YOU DRAW AS YOUR MOST INTERESTING... |
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YEAH. GOOD QUESTIONS. ON THE SURPRISE, I WOULD SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK SURPRISED ME THE... |
| 00:40:36 |
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ED WILKE. I'M SELF-EMPLOYED. A QUESTION -- YOU'D MENTIONED THAT AN INSURGENCY NEEDS OUTSIDE SUPPORT... |
| 00:41:32 |
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UH-HUH. GOOD QUESTIONS. ON THE ROLE ON POPPY MORE BROADLY. IT WORKS ON TWO LEVELS. IT CERTAINLY IS... |
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WE'LL TAKE SOME QUESTIONS IN |
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HI. THANK YOU, SETH, FOR THE VERY INCITESIGHTFUL TALK. YOU TOUCHED EARLIER UPON THE VAST NETWORKS... |
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SURE. GOOD QUESTION. .. |
| 00:47:23 |
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I THINK WHAT THIS REALLY IS IS A FUNCTION OF THIS IS JUST THE POLICE AND INTELLIGENCE WORK. THIS... |
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JARED PORTER. I WANT TO CHALLENGE A BIT ON THE USE OF THE TERM CORRUPTION. NOT CORRUPTION IS NOT AN... |
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SURE. THE QUESTION. WELL, IF I COULD GO BACK, THE FOCUS OF THE ARGUMENT IN GENERAL IS A GOVERNMENT,... |
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THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK WITH THE GLASSES. |
| 00:53:05 |
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PETER, FORMERLY WITH THE HOUSE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. I THINK OF OUR EXPERIENCE IN ANBAR AND HER GOOD... |
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GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE DETAILS OF ANBAR SO I'M GOING TO STEP ASIDE FROM COMBINING... |
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JEFF STACY FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT. DOCTOR JONES, ON THE SUBNATIONAL FACTORS I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY... |
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WELL, THAT IS A VERY, VERY GOOD QUESTION AND A VERY DIFFICULT ONE TO ANSWER. BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL,... |
| 01:02:36 |
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TAKE ONE FROM THE SITE IN THE MIDDLE. |
| 01:02:43 |
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THANK YOU FOR SOME GREAT INSIGHTS INTO AFGHAN HISTORY AND CURRENT PROBLEMS. MY NAME IS STEVE. IONA... |
| 01:03:47 |
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THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I MEAN, I DO THINK GOVERNANCE ISSUE ARE IMPORTANT. ECONOMIC ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT... |
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WILL TAKE OUR LAST QUESTION FROM AFGHAN. |
| 01:05:39 |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION FOR THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT, THE REGIONAL AND... |
| 01:07:50 |
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SURE. ON THAT, I DON'T REALLY DISAGREE WITH HER INSTITUTIONAL COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING. ON THIS QUESTION,... |
| 01:10:23 |
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WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT SO WE'LL TAKE ONE QUESTION HERE AND WE WILL TAKE TWO QUESTIONS TOGETHER... |
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INCLUDING ME. |
| 01:10:34 |
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MY NAME IS PAM. I WAS WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR ONE YEAR. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT... |
| 01:11:21 |
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WELL, IT MAY. I MEAN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THIS, SO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO INTO DETAILED KNOWLEDGE... |
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WE WILL BUNDLE THESE THREE QUESTIONS TOGETHER. |
| 01:12:17 |
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I AM WITH THE STIMSON CENTER. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU UPON ACTION HAVING TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU... |
| 01:13:44 |
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CANDIDATES. I'M A FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER. I SPENT A COUPLE YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND LONGTIME AGO.... |
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AND ONE OTHER QUESTION HERE AND YOU HAVE TO ANSWER IN TWO MINUTES. |
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OR LESS. |
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I WAS WONDERING HOW IMPORTANT AND HOW CRITICAL THE BACKGROUND PRESENT ISSUE IS ACHIEVING AFGHAN PERCEPTION... |
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OKAY. I WILL BE QUITE. ON THE FIRST QUESTION, AND DO THESE REPRESENTATIVES, ONE HAS TO BE EXTRAORDINARY... |
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GREAT. A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
