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Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION REGARDING A NEW PHASE IN OUR AFGHAN MISSION INCLUDING THE IMPORTANT DECISION TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 TROOPS....
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| 00:10:16 |
Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESS OF THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN IN AFGHANISTAN BUT ALSO HOW THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN FITS INTO OUR BROADER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF PREVENTING...
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| 00:18:52 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
HERE AND VERY RESPECTFUL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP IN ALL OF THIS. FINALLY, AMBASSADOR, EIKENBERRY, LET ME JUST THANK YOU. I HAD OCCASION TO SPEND ABOUT FIVE...
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| 00:19:46 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
PAST WEEK SECRETARIES CLINTON AND GATES AND CHAIRMAN MULLEN TESTIFIED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRESIDENT'S STRATEGY FOR OUR NATIONAL SECURITY PIP...
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| 00:29:55 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
THE OCTOBER TRIP BY SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON, DIPLOMACY EFFORTS REDEFINES THE U.S. RELATIONSHIP GOES BEYOND SECURITY EFFORTS. THIS EXPANDS TO PEOPLE...
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| 00:33:13 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
IRAQ AND I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE WAY AHEAD IN AFGHANISTAN. LET ME STATE UP FRONT THAPT I FULLY SUPPORT THE POLICY PRESIDENT OBAMA...
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| 00:47:12 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
AFGHANISTAN
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| 00:47:14 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
AND PAKISTAN. HIS DECISION CAME AFTER A FULL REVIEW. I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE PROCESS. I BELIEVE THE COURSE THE PRESIDENT OUTLINED OFFERS
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| 00:47:25 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
THE BEST PATH TO STABILIZE
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| 00:47:28 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
AFGHANISTAN AND TO ENSURE AL QAEDA CANNOT REGAIN A FOOTHOLD TO PLAN NEW ATTACKS GNS US. I CAN SAY THAT I FULLY ASUPPORT THIS APPROACH. I CONSIDER...
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| 00:57:19 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
HAVE LIMITED TIME. I HOPE EVERYBODY IS AGREEABLE WITH THAT AND WE'LL GO WITH A SIX-MINUTE ROUND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. GENERAL, LET ME THANK YOU FOR...
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| 00:59:42 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
MOST PRESSING THREAT TO THEIR COUNTRY. MORE PRESSING THAN THE TRADITIONAL THREAT TO THE EAST. THEY'VE TAKEN ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THAT RECOGNITION AS...
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| 01:02:49 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
THAT. THEY'VE ALWAYS HISTORICALLY USED THE REGION TO PROMOTE THE PERCEIVED INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN. AND THOSE RELATE TO THE PERCEIVED INTEREST OF INDIA....
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| 01:03:30 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
CRITICAL. THE ACTION THE PAKISTAN MILITARY IS TAKING. THE QUESTION IS ARE WE THERE FOR THE LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP? IT SPEAKS TO THE LONG TERM IN A WAY...
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| 01:05:53 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
DEBTY AMBASSADORS
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| 01:05:55 |
Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
WORKING IN AFGHANISTAN THEY FACE CONSIDERABLE BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES. MAYBE FROM OURSELVES. I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOU'RE COGNIZANT OF THE WAY THEY WORK....
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| 01:09:02 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
NOW IS ROUGHLY 96,000 OR SO. THE GOAL BY OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR IS 134,000. THE ANP IS 94,000. GOAL BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR IS 109,000. ALONG WITH THAT...
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| 01:10:42 |
Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
IN MOMENTUM WILL BE THE BEST RECRUITING
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| 01:10:44 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
TOOL OF ALL. YOU WANT TO BE THE GOOD GUY. WHEN YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THAT YOU WILL LOSE YOUR BETS. THERE'S NO QUESTION AS PRESIDENT KARZAI WAS HIGHLIGHTING...
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| 01:12:31 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
1990, IT'S BEEN THAT LONG IN TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM TO BE ON 24-HOUR WATCH, SO TO SPEAK, IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD....
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| 01:15:14 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
NOT NEW. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT TO TRY TO HELP BUILD THE INSTITUTIONS, NOT JUST THE PEOPLE, SO THERE'S THE ABILITY
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| 01:15:21 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
TO RELY ON ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS REGARDLESS OF THE LEADERSHIP. WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE KIND OF DAY-TO-DAY RISKS THAT THEY DEAL WITH. THERE'S STILL A...
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| 01:16:33 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN ARE CARRIED OUT BY THE MILITARY, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE GENERAL PETRAEUS COMMENT ON THE RELATIONSHIPS WE'VE HAD OVER THE...
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| 01:16:52 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
WELL. >> AS ONE WHO HAS BEEN IN PAKISTAN FOUR OR FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH MILITARY LEADERS AND CIVILIAN...
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| 01:17:14 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
RULE. AGAIN, I DON'T SEE THE PROSPECT OR DESIRE FOR ANYONE TO CHANGE CIVILIAN RULE. WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST AND...
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| 01:18:51 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
UNAND TALKED WITH US ABOUT THE SURGE IN IRAQ, THERE WAS A SENSE OF A REALLY STRONG COMMITMENT THAT REALLY ENCOMPASSED THE WHOLE COUNTRY. I KNOW THAT...
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| 01:21:08 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
FORWARD. THEY ARE TO REVERSE THE TALIBAN MOMENTUM, TO DENY THE
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| 01:21:12 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
TALIBAN ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF POPULATION CENTERS AND LINES
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| 01:21:16 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
OF COMMUNICATION. SECURITY FORCES, INCREASE THE SIZE AND CAPABILITY OF THE SECURITY FORCES AND OTHER LOCAL SECURITY FORCES TO BEGIN TRANSITIONING...
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| 01:23:57 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
CALIBER DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AS WE LOOK AT THIS WHOLE ISSUE RIGHT NOW AND CONSISTENTS OF A BRAND OF TYPE OF ACTIVITY OCCURRING AROUND THE WORLD...
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| 01:25:14 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN WITHOUT, AGAIN, CONDUCTING COMPLETE ALL-OUT NATION BUILDING LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE, KEEP COUNTRIES FROM BECOMING FAILED...
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| 01:26:04 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
NATION. THERE IS A DANGER IN SENDING ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN COULD PUSH MILITANTS INTO PAKISTAN AND FURTHER DESTABILIZE THAT NUCLEAR ARMED...
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| 01:26:49 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR PAKISTANI PARTNERS SO THEY KNOW WHAT OUR CAM PLAIN PLAN IS AND CAN ANTICIPATE AND BE THERE WITH A CATCHER'S MITT OR AN ANVIL,...
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| 01:27:59 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
ANY OF THESE KINDS OF EFFORTS AS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, PLANTING THE FLAG ON THE HILL TOP AND GOING HOME TO
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| 01:28:09 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
A VICTORY PARADE. WE NEED TO BEAT THEM DOWN TO A LEVEL WHERE THEY DON'T THREATEN. THAT WAS THE POINT OF DEGRADING THE TALIBAN TO LEVELS MANAGEABLE...
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| 01:28:54 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
OPERATIONS, SENATOR AGAIN WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THEM. I SHOULD NOTE WE NEED TO ALSO BE REALISTIC THAT THERE'S A LIMIT....
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| 01:29:13 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
NESTS AT ONE TIME. THEY HAVE A VERY IMPRESSIVE MILITARY. BUT THERE ARE LIMITS ON THEIR CAPACITY. THAT'S WHY THE INSURGENCY CAPABILITY FUND THAT YOU...
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| 01:30:00 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
WHILE PROVIDING THE PAKISTAN NIECE ROBUST FINANCIAL SUPPORT, WOULDN'T THAT COMMUNICATE OUR COMMITMENT TO PAKISTAN AND BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR...
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| 01:30:37 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN WILL BREED INSECURITY WITHIN PAKISTAN. >> GENERAL, THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT AL QAEDA HAS FOUND SAFE HAVEN AMONG MILITANTS IN...
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| 01:31:03 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
PERIODIC RECONCILIATIONS, IF YOU WILL. AGAIN AS SECRETARY GATES EXPLAINED QUITE EFFECTIVELY IN HIS TESTIMONY, THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALLY...
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| 01:31:21 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
THESE GROUPS SOMETIMES THE TALIBAN ARE UP AND AL QAEDA IS NOT QUITE AS MUCH IN THE FOREFRONT. OTHER TIMES IT'S REVERSED. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT...
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| 01:31:50 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
SYMBIOSIS, BUT I THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. BEST OF HOLIDAY SEASON TO YOU. WE HOPE TO ENJOY IT WITH THE FAMILIES. I'LL LET YOU DO THAT,...
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| 01:32:17 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
EYE, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE WERE ENCOURAGED BY PRESIDENT KARZAI'S STATEMENT ABOUT IMPROVING THE GOVERNMENT, REDUCING CORRUPTION, ET CETERA. BUT YOU ALSO...
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| 01:33:26 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS IN THAT AREA. SECONDLY, IT'S GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY. WORKING WITH CONFIDENT MINISTRIES. WE HAVE...
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| 01:35:20 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
INTENT IS TO TRY TO GIVE THE HIGH OFFICE OF OVERSIGHT, WHICH IS NOW AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION, TRYING
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| 01:35:27 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
TO GIVE IT MORE TEETH. >> SO THEIR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CREATED THAT, NOT PRESIDENT KARZAI? >> I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK FOR THE RECORD. BUT AT LEAST THE MANNING...
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| 01:35:48 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
IS. BUT IF PRESIDENT KARZAI DECIDE TO PUT MORE EMPHASIS IN THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP AND OFFER SUPPORT. >> FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE...
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| 01:35:57 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
I'VE BEEN TO AFGHANISTAN AS WELL AS WHAT SOME OF MY GEORGIA SOLDIERS HAVE TOLD ME WHO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AND COME BACK IF WE REVIRS THE TALIBAN, DISRUPT...
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| 01:36:16 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. SENATOR. WE HAVE TWO EFFORTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE MORE COMPREHENSIVE. THE LYNCH PEN IS...
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| 01:36:37 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST COMBINATIONS OF THE DELIVERY OF VERY BASIC GOVERNMENT, SECURITY, JUSTICE, AND THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIKE HEALTH AND EDUCATION...
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| 01:37:25 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
YOUR EFFORT IS. >> IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE. IT DOESN'T HAVE A LEGISLATIVE BASIS. >> THANK YOU. PARTICULARLY, GENERAL PETRAEUS, I'M...
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| 01:37:55 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
OF THE
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| 01:38:08 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
SACRIFICE. WE HAVE DEFINED OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AS HAVING STABILITY AND SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN IN OUR OWN NATIONAL INTEREST. IS THAT CORRECT? >> OUR...
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| 01:38:54 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
ALLOWS THAT TO HAPPEN. SO IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN WHAT FOLLOWS IS THAT WHY WE ARE ASPIRATIONAL AS TO WHETHER
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| 01:39:06 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
PRESIDENT KARZAI
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| 01:39:08 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
WILL MEET THE STARVE STANDARDS OF ELIMINATING CORRUPTION. I KNOW YOU WROTE SECTIONS OF HIS COMMITMENT. WE WILL STILL BE IN THE SAME NATIONAL SECURITY...
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| 01:40:26 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
THE END
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| 01:40:27 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OF THE DAY, IT DEPENDS UPON AN AFGHAN GOVERNMENT THAT CAN SUSTAIN ITSELF. LET ME ASK YOU THEN, DO WE AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS MADE BY PRESIDENT KARZAI...
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| 01:41:26 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
AND SO
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| 01:41:27 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
FORTH. CERTAIN IT WILL BE YEARS BEFORE THEY
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| 01:41:29 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
CAN ALLOW THE BULK OF OUR TROOPERS TO REDEPLOY. OUR GOAL IS OF COURSE TO GET THAT PROCESS GOING TO CREATE THE SITUATIONS WITH THE CAPABILITIES THEY...
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| 01:42:09 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
SIDE BEFORE WE GET TO THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE. SO AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO GET THE PRICE TAG HERE SO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SPENDING IN THE SECURITY...
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| 01:42:56 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
ALARMING. I WANT TO
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| 01:42:57 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
GET A SENSE OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO GO FROM RIGHT NOW A CLEARLY OVERWHELMINGLY MILITARY CONTEXT TO ALL OF THE STATEMENTS THAT WE NEED A GOVERNMENT THAT...
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| 01:43:59 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
RANGE. THERE WERE VIRTUALLY NO GIRLS ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS. THERE ARE NOW A LOT OF GIRLS
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| 01:44:04 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AND
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| 01:44:06 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
MORE EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH. I THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY WE HAVE AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US, THAT THE INSTITUTION BUILDING, PARTICULARLY...
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| 01:46:01 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
SATURDAY. THIS ISSUE HAS A
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| 01:46:04 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
LOT TO DO WITH CORRUPTION. THE PRESIDENT IS UNDER PRESSURE TO EXCLUDE CORRUPT MINISTERS FROM HIS GOVERNMENT. AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS REPORTED THAT...
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| 01:48:39 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
SHOULD PART BE NAMED AND THEN THE PARLIAMENT WILL GO ON RECESS AND THE REST WILL BE NAMED AFTERWARDS. THEY DO NEED PARLIAMENTARY CONFIRMATION. I EMPHASIZE...
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| 01:51:27 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THEM ARE ALREADY THERE. THEY WERE THERE TO HELP WITH THE ELECTIONS. REALLY ONLY TALKING ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL 5,000 TROOPS. IT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED...
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| 01:52:30 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
FORCES, TRAINERS, IN SOME CASES PRT ELEMENTS, SUPPORT, SO-CALLED OMELETS, THE MILITARY TRANSITION TEAMS AND SO FORTH. AND CERTAINLY SOME OF THOSE WILL...
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| 01:53:27 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
HOW TO COMPLEMENT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY
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| 01:53:30 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
CAN CONTRIBUTE WITH THE ACTIONS OF OTHER FORCES THAT CAN TRULY DO EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY -- >> SENATOR, I HAVE TO INTERRUPT. >>...
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| 01:53:57 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THAT. I WANT TO BE FAIR TO EVERYBODY HERE IF
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| 01:53:59 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
WE CAN. SENATOR CARDIN. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK
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| 01:54:02 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST, LET ME THANK SECRETARY LEW AND
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| 01:54:06 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
AMBASSADOR EIKENBERRY AND GENERAL PETRAEUS FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU ALL ARE PROVIDING
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| 01:54:12 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
EXTRAORDINARY TALENT TO OUR NATION AND WE THANK YOU
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| 01:54:15 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
VERY MUCH. GENERAL PETRAEUS, I JUST REALLY WANT TO CONCUR IN YOUR ASSESSMENT OF OUR MILITARY, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SERVING
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| 01:54:22 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
UNDER EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES ARE THE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. AND I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP. JUST TO GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE, I HAD...
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| 01:56:28 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
CHANNELS. IT MEANS WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR AUDITORS COME IN AND NOT AFTER WE'RE DONE, BUT WHILE WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM, BE THERE SIDE BY SIDE,...
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| 01:57:00 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
INAUGURAL REFLECT THE KIND OF INFLUENCE -- >> BUT IF THERE IS BACK TRACKING, IF IT DOESN'T WORK -- >> WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE. WE CLEARLY...
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| 01:57:13 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
IF PROGRESS IS NOT MADE ON THIS CORRUPTION ISSUE. THE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEEN PROMISING SIGNS, THOUGH THERE IS MORE PROGRESS TO BE MADE. HOLDING...
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| 01:57:23 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THAT A YEAR FROM NOW OR FIVE YEARS FROM NOW THERE
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| 01:57:25 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
WILL BE ZERO CORRUPTION IN AFGHANISTAN. >> THERE IS NOT ZERO CORRUPTION IN ANY COUNTRY. WE KNOW THAT AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS THERE IS MAJOR REASON FOR...
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| 01:57:49 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THAT THERE IS CORRUPTION ENCOURAGED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. >> TO THE EXTENT THERE ARE INVESTIGATIONS AND ULTIMATELY INDICTMENTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL...
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| 01:58:14 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
THE OBJECTIVES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. AND I APPRECIATE THE WAY THAT
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| 01:58:19 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
YOU LISTED THAT. AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT HAVING A MATRIX AS
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| 01:58:22 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
FAR AS OTHER COUNTRIES' HELP. DO WE HAVE A MATRIX? DO WE HAVE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, BENCHMARKS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL
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| 01:58:32 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THEM, THAT WE WILL BE USING TO DETERMINE WHERE WE ARE NEXT SUMMER AS TO WHETHER WE'RE PREPARED TO WITHDRAW AND HOW MANY SOLDIERS ARE ABLE TO BE REDEPLOYED?...
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| 01:59:15 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
THE NUMBERS. >> WE HAVE SPECIFICS IN WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. WE HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CAMPAIGN PLAN TO GIVE YOU. ONE MEASURE WILL BE THE INCREASE...
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| 01:59:29 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
BY PROVINCE. AND THERE IS AN OPERATIONAL CAMPAIGN PLAN AND
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| 01:59:33 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
WE CAN TRACK
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| 01:59:35 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THAT AND YOU SHOULD
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| 01:59:36 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
ASK CERTAINLY GENERAL McCHRYSTAL IN THE CLOSED SESSION TODAY I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET A LAYOUT OF WHAT IT IS, HOW HE'S THINKING...
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| 02:00:08 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THAT IS YET ANOTHER MET
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| 02:00:15 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
RICK.K METRICS.. THESESE WILL BOMEWHATIMILAR TO THEINDS OF ALYLYSIS THAHAT WE DI I IN IRA W WHERE YOU LOOK AT A ST O O D DFEFERENT FACTORS IN A DISTRICT'S...
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| 02:01:16 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
JUST NOT GETTING A CLEAR PICTURE. I LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT VERY CAREFULLY AND HE TOLD US WE WOULD START LEAVING IN JULY OF 2011. THEN I ASKED GATES...
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| 02:01:24 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
NEXT DAY AND HE SAID IT WAS A TARGET. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE. ARE WE IN? OR ARE WE OUT? THEY TALK ABOUT REVIEWING AT THIS TIME OR ANOTHER TIME. THE...
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| 02:02:59 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
THE ABILITY TO BEGIN TO DRAW DOWN. I THINK THAT ALL OF US SEE A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH AFGHANISTAN, PARTICULARLY ON THE CIVILIAN SIDE THAT IS...
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| 02:04:20 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
I DON'T THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ACCEPT THAT. >> SENATOR, IF I COULD, JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT SECRETARY LEW HAD SAID, OUR GOAL IS -- WE'LL...
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| 02:04:45 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
REGARD. THE AFGHAN PEOPLE, THEY'RE VERY INSECURE PEOPLE GIVEN THEIR HISTORY, GIVEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY LIVE IN. AT THE SAME TIME, 80 YEARS AFTER ARRIVAL,...
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| 02:06:42 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
VERY COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL OF THE SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. >> I WANTED TO ADD TO THAT. I WAS GOING TO STATEMENT THE SAME THING. WHAT WAS ENVISIONED...
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| 02:06:55 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
TRANSITION, WHAT PRESIDENT KARZAI IS TALKING ABOUT, SOMETHING THAT IS MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE. AND IF I COULD ALSO JUST SAY, SENATOR, AGAIN, I HOPE YOU'LL...
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| 02:07:08 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
OUGHTT OF THAT SOME CLARITY. WE KNOW WHAT THE CAMPAIGN IS AND WE KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS TO WORK WITH OUR CIVILIAN PARTNERS FROM AMBASSADOR ICONEIKENBERRY'S...
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| 02:07:43 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AMBASSADOR EIKENBERRY, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALSO WAIT YOU MAKE TIME FOR US WHEN WE TRAVEL TO AFGHANISTAN. YOU...
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| 02:10:22 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
NOW. AGAINST THAT, THOUGH, GENERAL McCHRYSTAL DOES HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM FOR PARTNERING WITH THE POLICE. ONE OF THE KEYS WE HAVE SEEN...
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| 02:11:25 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
HIRED A TEAM FROM RAN TO LOOK AT, IN FACT, THE OVERALL EFFORT OF AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES AND HIRE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HAD SOME VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE...
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| 02:13:47 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
WON'T HAVE SOMETHING AKIN TO THE ANBAR AWAKENING OF ALL, YOU KNOW, TRIBAL LINKING AS THIS REACHES CRITICAL MASS AND TAKES
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| 02:13:56 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
OFF AND REJECTING IN THIS CASE THE TALIBAN. BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS HELP -- IT IS A VILLAGE BY VILLAGE, VALLEY BY VALLEY EFFORT AND WE'RE USING SOME OF...
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| 02:14:37 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
DISCUSSION THIS
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| 02:14:38 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
MORNING
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| 02:14:39 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
HAS FOCUSED ON WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT SIDE AS WELL AS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH SECURITY. THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT A...
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| 02:15:30 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
OUR DEVELOPMENTAL ASSISTANCE AND ENSURE WE'RE MAKING THE MOST OF OUR RESOURCES. SOME IDEAS HAVE BEEN -- HAVE BEEN NOW TO DEVELOP BOTH FOR TRYING TO...
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| 02:16:08 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
OF JANUARY. >> MR. LEW, CAN YOU GIVE US ANY MORE INSIGHT ON THAT? >> I WOULD JUST MAKE TWO POINTS. FIRST, THERE IS SOME
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Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
NATURAL TURNOVER AT UNAMA AND IT IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION THERE AS WELL IN TERMS OF CHOOSING A NEW HEAD OF THE U.N. MISSION. AND A POINT THAT SECRETARY...
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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
USEFUL, CRITICAL COORDINATING MECHANISM
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Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
AT THE MILITARY LEVEL, AT THE CIVILIAN LEVEL WE HAVE MANY NONNATO COUNTRIES MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IN GETTING...
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| 02:17:11 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
SENATOR CASEY'S QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE LOCAL MILITIA AND EFFORTS AT RECONCILIATION WITH SOME OF THE TALIBAN. I THINK I UNDERSTOOD...
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Petraeus, David H. - Commander
OR CAPTURE EVERY BAD GUY OUT THERE, YOU NEED TO TAKE AS MANY OF THEM AS YOU CAN AS
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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
WE DID IN IRAQ AND
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Petraeus, David H. - Commander
TAKE THEM FROM EITHER ACTIVELY OR TACITLY SUPPORTING THE INSURGENCY, AND, IN OUR VIEW RIGHT NOW, AT LOW AND MIDLEVEL, TRY TO BREAK THEM AWAY. AND...
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| 02:21:07 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
TO A DISTRICT OR
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Petraeus, David H. - Commander
SUBDISTRICT, QUICK REACTION FORCE AND THEN ON UP THE LINE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO ECHO EVERYBODY ELSE'S COMMENTS...
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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
IN AMERICA COULD GO
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Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
OVER THERE AND DROP IN RANDOMLY ANYWHERE IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN. THEY WOULD BE SO PROUD OF OUR FORCES OVER THERE. I WANT TO THANK THAT WE HAVE PETRAEUS...
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Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
THIS MEAN, HOW CAN WE GET BEHIND THIS? SO I THINK IT WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD GALVANIZING EFFECT, BUT THAT WILL BE IN FULL PARTNERSHIP AND WITH SUPPORT...
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Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS, OF COURSE, IN AFGHANISTAN WE CAN GO INTO THOSE AREAS. >> I UNDERSTAND. >> IN FACT, THE TALIBAN REALLY RECONSTITUTED AS MUCH IN...
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| 02:25:30 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
STORY TALKED ABOUT HOW THE TALIBAN CAME BACK AND I COMMEND THAT TO YOU IF YOUR FOLKS HAVEN'T SHOWN IT TO YOU. >>
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Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE IDEA WORE CONCENTRATE ON THE POPULATED
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Petraeus, David H. - Commander
AREAS BUT HAVING FORCE AVAILABLE TO GO INTO THE LESS POPULATED AREA TO DISMANTLE AND -- >> THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. IN FACT, WE ACTUALLY WILL BE INCREASING...
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Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
DURING THE CLOSED SESSION AS WELL. NO QUESTION, YOU GOT TO KILL OR CAPTURE THOSE BAD GUYS THAT ARE NOT RECONCILABLE. AND WE
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| 02:26:04 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
ARE INTENDING TO DO THAT. AND WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL NATIONAL MISSION FORCE ELEMENTS TO DO THAT WHEN THE SPRING ROLLS AROUND. >> HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT...
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| 02:26:36 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
ARRANGEMENTS THAT WE HAVE. >> SECRETARY LEW, 388 CIVILIANS OUTSIDE OF KABUL BY THE END OF THE YEAR. I KNOW YOU
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| 02:26:44 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
TALK ABOUT A 10 TO 1 RATIO. IS THAT ENOUGH CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF FORCES, MILITARY FORCES WE HAVE TO REALLY IMPLEMENT A COIN STRATEGY. >> THE CIVILIANS...
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| 02:27:00 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
A MAP THERE ARE TWO DOTS ON EACH SPOT, A MILITARY ASSIGNMENT AND CIVILIAN ASSIGNMENT. THE NUMBERS ARE VERY DIFFERENT. YOU PUT ONE AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST...
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Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
IN A TOWN. I THINK THAT WITH THE INCREASED COVERAGE THAT WE WILL GET WITH THE ADDITIONAL TROOPS, THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CIVILIANS...
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| 02:28:01 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
REACH OUT TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FARMERS. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY HOW MANY, IT IS HOW ARE THEY EMPLOYED WHAT EFFECTS ARE THEY GETTING. AS SECRETARY...
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Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
IT? I SAW YOU WRITING NOTES AT THE
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Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
TIME. >> THE QUESTION ON MILITIAS? >> YEAH. >> I'M SURE IF IT WAS A NATIONAL CAVEAT FOR MILITIAS, ACTUALLY. >> I THOUGHT HE HAD ONE QUESTION -- >> WE'RE...
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| 02:29:11 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
LEW, OBVIOUSLY --
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Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
NEEDLESS TO SAY WE SCRATCH
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| 02:29:15 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
THE SURFACE OF A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS AND A LOT REMAIN OUTSTANDING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING
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| 02:29:20 |
Lew, Jacob "Jack" J. - Deputy Secretary
WITH GENERAL McCHRYSTAL AND FOLLOW UP ON THE MILITARY
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Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
SIDE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I KNOW THAT SECRETARY LEW YOU'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO US. WE APPRECIATE IT. YES, AMBASSADOR. >> CHAIRMAN, I WONDER IF...
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| 02:29:51 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
BUREAUCRACY THAT GOES WITH WORKING WITH OUR OWN
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| 02:29:56 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
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| 02:29:58 |
Eikenberry, Karl W. - Ambassador
HEADQUARTERS, WE HAVE A SURFACE OF BUREAUCRACY. I WOULDN'T SAY IN THE EMBASSY WE DON'T CREATE ADDITIONAL IMPEDIMENTS OUT THERE IN TERMS OF BUREAUCRACY....
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| 02:31:25 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
A TALL TASK, WHICH, AGAIN, I REPEAT, WILL BE SO POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY GETTING SOMETHING GOING IN THE WESTERN PART OF PAKISTAN. THAT WILL MAKE THE JOB...
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| 02:32:08 |
Petraeus, David H. - Commander
YOU CAN WATCH THIS AND OTHER AFGHANISTAN-RELATED HEARINGS BY CHECKING OUT OUR WEBSITE. ALSO THERE, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH FROM LAST WEEK, OUTLINING...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.