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DIRECTER OF THE FOREIGN POLICY STUDIES HERE, AND IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THIS DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI OF AFGHANISTAN...
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TOGETHER IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MY COLLEAGUES AT THE 21ST CENTURY DEFENSE NICHE TY ON THE CENTER OF THE U.S. AND EUROPE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR...
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS HONOR OF PRESENTING BEFORE YOU TODAY IN A VERY...
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| 00:04:05 |
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AFGHANISTAN. WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO ELECTIONS IN THREE MONTHS' TIME, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO THE NEXT STEP IN AFGHANISTAN TOWARDS STABILITY, TOWARDS...
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| 00:10:46 |
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HERE. [LAUGHTER] WHEN IT COMES TO
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| 00:10:48 |
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HEALTH SERVICE. BY, BY ACQUIRING THE ABILITY TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY, BY ACQUIRING THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE OF OUR OWN, BY GENERATING ELECTRICITY TO ALL...
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| 00:31:23 |
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WINDOWS. MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO BROOKINGS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I AM BRUCE RIEDEL, A SENIOR FELLOW IN THE...
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| 00:31:37 |
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OF
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CHAIRING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STRATEGIC REVIEW
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| 00:31:40 |
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OF AMERICAN POLICY TOWARD AFGHANISTAN. >> WONDERFUL, GREAT WORK. >> THAT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF MARCH. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO FOR THE NEXT HALF...
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| 00:32:04 |
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BRINGING SO MANY
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| 00:32:05 |
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OF MY FRIENDS FROM THE AFGHAN PAKISTAN REVIEW WHO ARE ALL SITTING HERE IN THE FRONT ROW, FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE JOURNEY THAT AFGHANISTAN...
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| 00:33:15 |
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TERROR. PAKISTANI IS OUR NEIGHBOR. THE CLOSEST OF OUR NEIGHBORS, PAKISTAN IS SHARING A LOT OF HISTORY AND BLOOD RELATIONS WITH US. WE ARE CAN IN...
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| 00:38:31 |
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IRAN HAS BEEN A MEMBER, A PARTICIPANT OF THE CONFERENCE SEVEN YEARS AGO. IT HELPED AMERICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD AS DEBOSE THE AFGHAN GARMENT, AND...
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| 00:38:55 |
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ITS INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN IN TERMS OF THE STABILITY OF AFGHANISTAN, THE WAR ON NARCOTICS, AT THE SMUGGLING OF DRUGS. IF IT SEES ITS INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN...
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| 00:41:41 |
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HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED TO YOU FEEL THE NUMBER OF RESOURCES FROM THE UNITED STATES ARE GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO BEGIN TO MITIGATE THESE PROBLEMS OF AIR STRIKES...
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| 00:41:55 |
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FOLLOW UP, HOW LONG DO EXPECT IT WILL TAKE UNTIL WE SEE PROGRESS? THIS IS A QUESTION ON AMERICANS' MINDS, ON AFGHANS MINES. HOW LONG TO THINK BEFORE...
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| 00:42:34 |
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THERE. THE ADDITION OF RESOURCES TO AFGHANISTAN, THE WAR ON TERRORISM IS A GOOD CHANGE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT IT MUST BE VERY CAREFULLY APPLIED....
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| 00:46:06 |
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WHAT THAT
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MEANS, TO FIGHT TERRORISM FROM A HIGHER MORAL PLATFORM AND WHETHER THAT IS DIRECTED AT A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE? >> I ALSO SAID BEFORE THAT MONEY WON'T BUY...
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| 00:46:38 |
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THE RIGHT THING. THAT IS VERY REMARKABLE. I AM GRATEFUL YOU ARE PUTTING ME BACK ON THIS QUESTION. I AM A PACIFIST BY NATURE AND I THINK EVERY HUMAN...
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| 00:49:35 |
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QUITE REMARKABLE IS COEXISTING WITH LOW LEVELS OF TRUST AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND LOW LEVELS OF TRUST AND OTHER CITIZENS. >> AFGHANS SEEM TO HAVE BY
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| 00:49:44 |
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WORLD STANDARDS, VERY HIGH HAPPINESS LEVELS AND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND VERY STRONG PREFERENCES FOR POLITICAL DEMOCRACY. >> YES,...
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| 00:50:04 |
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COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING THOSE POSITIVE SENTIMENTS BUT ALSO HOW CAN YOUR ALLIES, THE STRATEGY WITH THE UNITED STATES, HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THOSE POSITIVE...
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| 00:50:14 |
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FORWARD? >> YOU MEAN, YOU FOUND THE AFGHANS
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| 00:50:17 |
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TO BE HAPPIER PEOPLE WITH THEIR LIVES THAN THE RICHER COUNTRIES, OR OTHER COUNTRIES? >> HIGHER THAN THE WORLD AVERAGE, ON PAR WITH LET THE AMERICANS,...
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| 00:50:36 |
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CAN GET AHEAD AND BECOME WEALTHY. >> THE-- HAVE A GREAT ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE.
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THEY DON'T CALL THEIR ECONOMY IN TERMS OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT OR GROSS NATIONAL INCOME. THEY CALL THEIR LIFE, THEIR STANDARD IS CALLED THE GROSS...
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| 00:51:02 |
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TO GIVE ME WHAT THEY HAVE AND HE SENT ME A BOOK. I WENT TO IT. YES, THE AFGHANS ARE HAPPIER GENERALLY WHAT THEIR LIFE, BECAUSE OF YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE...
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| 00:53:08 |
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AND IF NOT, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY THIS WEEK
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| 00:53:12 |
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TO L.A. ANY DOUBTS IN WASHINGTON ABOUT YOUR GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO FIGHT TERRORISM AND CORRUPTION AND TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER SERVICES TO THE AFGHAN...
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| 00:53:46 |
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US TOWARD THE FUTURE, WITH GREATER HOPE AND GREATER ASSERTIVENESS TOWARDS A BETTER LIFE, HELPED BY AMERICA. THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN HELPING...
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| 00:55:32 |
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ASK ALL AFGHANS IF THEY FELT THAT THE TALIBAN HAD A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THIS CITY OR AREA WHERE THEY
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LIVED. ONLY 10% SAID YES, AND IN MY ESTIMATION, IN MY OPINION I THINK THAT IS VERY LOW SUPPORT. HOWEVER-- EXCUSE ME? THE POOR THE TALIBAN. >> THE...
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| 00:56:11 |
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AFGHANISTAN? >> A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. WELL, MAAM, CAN I GO TO THE SANCTUARIES? [LAUGHTER] THE WAR ON TERRORISM, THE TALIBAN, THE
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| 00:56:38 |
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VIOLENCE-- AMBASSADOR HOLBERT HAD THE BEST REMARK THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD FROM A U.S. OFFICIAL. HE SAID, NO MATTER HOW ECONOMICALLY POWERFUL AFGHANISTAN...
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| 00:58:02 |
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MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE
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CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] >> THE SENATE IS IN RECESS NOW...
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