U.S. Policy in Afghanistan

Oct 16, 2009

Brookings Institution

Panelists assessed President Barack Obama’s policy options for Afghanistan. Among the issues they addressed were counter terrorism and counterinsurgency strategies, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, levels of public trust in the recent Afghan presidential elections, and threats posed by Taliban forces in Pakistan. They also responded to .. Read More
Panelists assessed President Barack Obama’s policy options for Afghanistan. Among the issues they addressed were counter terrorism and counterinsurgency strategies, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, levels of public trust in the recent Afghan presidential elections, and threats posed by Taliban forces in Pakistan. They also responded to questions from the audience.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:09:58 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR THE KIND INTRODUCTION. -- WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE.
00:10:07 Unidentified Speaker SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS QUESTION WITH THE PRESIDENT I THINK I WILL REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE...
00:19:11 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, BRUCE.
00:19:15 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU CANNOT MARTIN. AS PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID -- THANK YOU, MARTIN. AS PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID, I...
00:27:49 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. PAUL.
00:27:54 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING. THE ALTERNATE OBJECTIVE OF EVERYTHING WE DO IN SOUTH ASIA IS TO ENHANCE...
00:36:15 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, JASON CAMPBELL AND HIS JEREMY...
00:45:16 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I WILL GIVE PAUL A CHANCE TO RESPOND, BUT LET ME GO BACK TO JANE AND BRUCE, AND SEE IF...
00:45:37 Unidentified Speaker I WILL FRAME THE QUESTION DIFFERENTLY. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASK IS, WHY IS STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN...
00:48:03 Unidentified Speaker JANE?
00:48:06 Unidentified Speaker I WANT MICHAEL O'HANLON -- I WANT TO THANK MICHAEL. HE HAS ENDORSED MY POSITION AND I ACCEPT THAT....
00:50:04 Unidentified Speaker PAUL, CAN YOU RESPOND? LET ME GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND ON YOUR ALTERNATIVE APPROACH, BECAUSE...
00:50:25 Unidentified Speaker TO RESPOND TO THAT, THE OUTCOME OF WHAT IS PERCEIVED AS OUR CONTEST AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM...
00:56:44 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD CAUTION EVERYONE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT SAYING WHERE AL QAEDA IS, THROWING ROCKS STATEMENT...
01:00:29 Unidentified Speaker I CERTAINLY RESPOND TO THE TOUGH LOVE POINT. AS A MOTHER OF FOUR, YES. TOUGH LOVE ALSO REQUIRES BEING...
01:02:46 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE AUDIENCE. I WILL ASK YOU TO PLEASE WAIT FOR THE MICROPHONE. ,
01:03:14 Unidentified Speaker GUEST. WHAT IS THE ROLE
01:03:23 Unidentified Speaker WHAT IS THE ROLE OF BENAZIR'S WOULD WHERE? BENAZIR'S WIDOW WORK? AND WHAT IS THE ROLE THAT OBAMA IS...
01:03:46 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD BE HAPPY TO -- WE DON'T GET TO PICK THE LEADERS OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN. I SUSPECT IF...
01:05:23 Unidentified Speaker JUST TO THANK YOU FOR RAISING THE ISSUE OF IRAN, IT IS PART OF A LARGER TOPIC THAT WE FAIL TO ADDRESS...
01:06:15 Unidentified Speaker [UNINTELLIGIBLE]
01:06:43 Unidentified Speaker WELL, IN CASE NO ONE HEARD THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I THINK THE MICROPHONE WAS OFF, THE QUESTION WAS...
01:08:25 Unidentified Speaker OK, OVER HERE, YES, THE WOMAN IN BLACK.
01:08:29 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. BLOOMBERG NEWS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK --
01:08:35 Unidentified Speaker STAND UP.
01:08:38 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE WHOLE PANEL -- SOME OF YOU HAVE TAKEN POSITIONS STRONGLY ON ADDING MORE TROOPS...
01:09:05 Unidentified Speaker JANE IS PROBABLY THE STRONGEST ADVOCATE OF THE MIDDLE COURSE. WE WILL COME TO YOU AT THE END.
01:09:13 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE POINT THAT HAVE FOR COUNTERINSURGENCY CAN BE WORSE THAN ALL THE WAY...
01:09:53 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, I DO HAVE SYMPATHY WITH THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE TO LEVERAGE...
01:12:30 Unidentified Speaker LET ME TALK ABOUT HALFWAY HOUSES IN ONE AREA, AND THAT IS TRADING. THERE IS A CONSENSUS HERE THAT...
01:13:36 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD SAY THAT PUTTING LABELS ON THIS, 100%, MODIFIED CT, IS NOT PARTICULARLY HELPFUL. ALL THE PRESENTATIONS...
01:16:04 Unidentified Speaker TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR PERSPECTIVE FROM THE HILL, YOU SAID IN YOUR OPENING REMARKS THAT THE MAJORITY...
01:16:17 Unidentified Speaker IT MATTERS WHETHER AND HOW THE REQUESTS COME TO CONGRESS. NOTHING IS PENDING IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW....
01:18:17 Unidentified Speaker LET ME ASK A QUESTION THAT IS BOTHERING ME, FOCUSING ON SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY MOST...
01:19:32 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO -- WHO WANTS TO READ INTO THIS QUESTION SHOULD LOOK INTO OUR...
01:21:05 Unidentified Speaker WITH THE ANCHOR OF THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF THE MILITARY OPERATIONS -- AS ARE THINGS THAT UNDERMINE...
01:21:17 Unidentified Speaker DOWN HERE WITH THE PENCIL. SORRY, GENTLEMEN BEHIND YOU.
01:21:32 Unidentified Speaker "LOS ANGELES TIMES." I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CONGRESSWOMAN, WHAT YOU THINK THE U.S. DID WRONG BEFORE THE...
01:21:56 Unidentified Speaker LET'S TAKE THIS QUESTION, TOO.
01:22:00 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS ONE IMPORTANT OR THAT HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED YET, AND THAT IS 0 P.M. -- THAT IS OPIUM.
01:22:14 Unidentified Speaker LAST QUESTION.
01:22:18 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO BEGIN BY STATING THE OBVIOUS, THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING THIS MORNING THAT I DISAGREE...
01:24:11 Unidentified Speaker LET ME START WITH THE ELECTIONS. I BELIEVE THE DRUGS TO OTHERS. AS THE LAST QUESTION, I THINK THAT...
01:27:53 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE OUT OF TIME, BUT I WANT A QUICK ANSWER ON THE QUESTION WAS RAISED ABOUT NARCOTICS.
01:28:04 Unidentified Speaker THE ANTI-NARCOTIC OBJECTIVE, AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM, MAY WORK AGAINST THE COUNTERINSURGENCY OBJECTIVE....
01:28:41 Unidentified Speaker I WILL ASK THE ANALYST WILL CLOSE -- THE AUDIENCE TO CLOSE. WHO IS IN FAVOR OF A COUNTERINSURGENCY...

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

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