U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan

Oct 26, 2009

Council on Foreign Relations

Senator John Kerry addressed the Council on Foreign Relations. He gave his assessment on military operations, the Afghan political situation, and legislation he co-sponsored that provides economic aid to Pakistan. Senator Kerry recently returned from a week-long trip to the region where he met with Afghan and Pakistani leaders.
Senator John Kerry addressed the Council on Foreign Relations. He gave his assessment on military operations, the Afghan political situation, and legislation he co-sponsored that provides economic aid to Pakistan. Senator Kerry recently returned from a week-long trip to the region where he met with Afghan and Pakistani leaders.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:09 Unidentified Speaker AND LIVE NOW TO AN EVENT OWN U.S. STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN, WITH SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE...
00:01:44 Unidentified Speaker AGAIN WE'RE LIVE FROM THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WHERE WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM...
00:02:49 Unidentified Speaker GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DAVID SANGER, OF "THE NEW YORK TIMES" AND, WELCOME TO THIS COUNCIL ON FOREIGN...
00:04:59 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DAVID, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND INTRODUCTION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY...
00:30:36 Unidentified Speaker JUST AS CITY/STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER SANITATION OR ELECTRICITY REGARDLESS OF WHO...
00:46:01 Unidentified Speaker SAID DURING YOUR SPEECH, WE DON'T HAVE TO CONTROL EVERY HAMLET AND VILLAGE. YOU SEEM TO BE A DESCRIBING...
00:46:45 Unidentified Speaker FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO START BY SAYING YOU CANNOT START BY SAYING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TURNED...
00:48:17 Unidentified Speaker AND NOW A PORTION OF THE CONVERSATION HOSTED BY ACCURACY IN MEDIA.
00:48:24 Unidentified Speaker THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION TO EVEN WORK WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT. TERRIFIC, VERY CAPABLE, HIGHLY RESPECTED...
00:50:07 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. YOU'VE DISCUSSED PAKISTAN A BIT. AND I WENT BACK THROUGH THE BILL THAT YOU COAUTHORED....
00:51:10 Unidentified Speaker WELL, LET ME EMPHASIS, FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SENATE, NONE OF THAT WAS IN IT. MY FRIEND...
00:51:29 Unidentified Speaker IT'S IN THE FINAL LEGISLATION AS SIGNED.
00:51:33 Unidentified Speaker BUT WHAT WE PUT IN THE FINAL BILL IS NOT A CONDITION. WE AGREED WITH THE HOUSE MEMBERS TO WALK BACK...
00:54:57 Unidentified Speaker LET'S GO TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. OVER HERE.
00:55:16 Unidentified Speaker IF PRESIDENT KARZAI WILL BE ABLE A TO CONTROL, THERE ARE REPORTS THAT HIS BROTHER IS IN THE DRUG TRADE....
00:55:40 Unidentified Speaker LET ME, I HOPE I'M NOT VIOLATING ANY CONFIDENCE IN SHARING THIS WITH YOU, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT...
00:58:51 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I FIND THE MORAL WAS VERY STRONG. I WAS BLESSED TO BE WITH, YOU KNOW, THE MARINES OF CAMP AND...
01:00:10 Unidentified Speaker TWO OR THREE OF THE DECISIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION HERE IN WASHINGTON, SO THAT YOU WON'T FEEL ANY...
01:00:46 Unidentified Speaker NO, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE CREATED THAT SENSE OF OVERDEPENDENCE, ACTUALLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY WHAT QUESTION...
01:04:40 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR, THE COUNSELOR HAS STRICT RULES OF SAYING ON TIME. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ONE MORE QUESTION....
01:04:53 Unidentified Speaker QUICKLY, I WANT TO APPLAUD AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION WITHIN AND EXCELLENT SITUATION. ...
01:05:50 Unidentified Speaker MAYBE.
01:05:51 Unidentified Speaker I WON'T DO IT.
01:05:54 Unidentified Speaker THANKS. ONE QUICK QUESTION. THEN THE ANSWERS COMBINED.
01:05:59 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR, THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT, THOUGHTFUL, PRESENCE iDISCUSSION ON THE VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. I GO...
01:06:53 Unidentified Speaker SOMEBODY ELSE?
01:06:55 Unidentified Speaker WE'LL START ONE LAST ONE RIGHT OVER HERE.
01:07:01 Unidentified Speaker I'M WITH CNN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU SAW IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE U.S. TO DETERMINE...
01:07:43 Unidentified Speaker LET ME DO THAT ONE LAST. I'LL START WITH THE DRONES. THE DRONES, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS...
01:11:05 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR, WE HAVE TO CLOSE.
01:11:07 Unidentified Speaker I'LL SAY QUICKLY. THE PROLIFERATION, YES, WE ARE MAKING VERY, VERY CERTAIN. WE'VE ALLOVER THAT. WE'VE...
01:11:43 Unidentified Speaker BALANCE NOT GETTING TOO INVOLVED.
01:11:48 Unidentified Speaker THE KEY TO THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS AN ART WE USED TO BE VERY GOOD AT. I GREW UP WITH A GENERATION OF...
01:14:11 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY. [APPLAUSE]

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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