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WILL BRIEF AGAIN OR BE AVAILABLE
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AGAIN AT ONE POINT. IN FEBRUARY, I ESTABLISHED A HIGH-LEVEL WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTING A REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T...
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| 00:00:37 |
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DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF HOW THE MILITARY IMPLEMENTS THE CURRENT POLICY AND WITHIN 45 DAY DAYS PRESENT TO ME RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO ENFORCE...
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| 00:05:02 |
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AND SEE IF WE -- BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THE CONGRESS ACTS -- COULD
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APPLY THIS, AS MY STATEMENT SAYS, IN A FAIR AND MORE APPROPRIATE MANNER. >> SO, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PEOPLE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING KICKED OUT NOW BASED...
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REINITIATED BY A FLAG RANK OFFICER, A PERSON WHO IS IN THE PROCESS CAN OPT OUT OF THAT. CAN, IN EFFECT,
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SAY I WANT TO BE -- I WANT TO HAVE THE PROCEEDINGS CARRIED FORWARD UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION CAN BE ALLOWED,...
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| 00:06:35 |
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WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF THE VIEWS OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, IN TERMS OF THE VIEWS OF THEIR
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| 00:06:46 |
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FAMILY FAMILIES AND INFLUENCERS. THERE IS A LOT TO ADDRESS IN WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THE TERMS OF CHANGED REGULATIONS, IN TERMS OF BENEFITS. THERE...
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| 00:07:49 |
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OF THIS PROCESS. >> IS THAT A VIEW THE WHITE HOUSE SHARES, DO YOU THINK? >> YOU WOULD HAVE TO ASK THEM, BUT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT MY IMPRESSION IS THAT...
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| 00:08:11 |
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WHO WAS DISCHARGED
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| 00:08:16 |
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UNDER DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL, CAN TRY TO REENLIST? IS THERE SOME WAY THAT THEY CAN APPEAL TO GET BACK INTO THE MILITARY AT THIS POINT IF THEY WERE DISCHARGED...
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| 00:08:26 |
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THE BAR FOR HAVING GENERAL OFFICERS INITIATE PROCEEDINGS BUT RECENTLY WE HEARD FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICKSON CALLING THE REPEAL POLICY ILL-ADVISED....
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| 00:08:45 |
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ACTIVE DUTY
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| 00:08:46 |
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OFFICER TO COMMENT ON AN ISSUE LIKE THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE. BUT LET ME ASK THE CHAIRMAN TO COMMENT. >> I FEEL THE SAME WAY. ACTUALLY, IT IS BEING...
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| 00:09:05 |
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GENERAL MICKSON SPECIFICALLY, THE ISSUE IS BEING ADDRESSED WITH HIM. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY IN THIS PROCESS FOR
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| 00:09:14 |
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EVERYONE FROM JUNIOR TO SENIOR WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. AND SOMEBODY IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION LIKE THAT, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S...
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| 00:09:56 |
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HIM. HIM. >> CHANGING THE SUBJECT TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS. >> BIG GAP. LET ME TRY TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THAT. >>
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| 00:10:04 |
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IT'S ALSO A NUCLEAR ISSUE. WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE HISTORIC TREATY. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN EUROPE. SEVERAL HUNDRED NUCLEAR...
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| 00:10:15 |
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IN EUROPE. WHAT PURPOSE DO THEY SERVE AND WOULD
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| 00:10:18 |
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YOU BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO ELIMINATE
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| 00:10:21 |
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THEM ENTIRELY? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE
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| 00:10:25 |
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HAD DETERRENT IN EUROPE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE COLD WAR. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT PROBABLY WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE REVISION...
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| 00:10:44 |
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AT THAT. THIS IS A DECISION THAT WILL BE MADE BY THE ALLIANCE AS A WHOLE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ALSO, A DIFFERENT TOPIC. THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. I WONDERED...
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| 00:11:11 |
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CONCERNED OF THE HIGH RATIO OF THE CASUALTIES AMONG THE UK TROOPS, ARE YOU CONCERNED THERE WILL BE A SLIPPING OF SUPPORT THERE AND ALSO, MR. SECRETARY,...
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| 00:11:53 |
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HAVE FALLEN. IT'S ALSO TRUE OF THE DUTCH AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE SOUTH WITH US. AND WE ALL EXPECT THE FIGHT TO GET TOUGHER, AS WE CARRY OUT...
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| 00:13:37 |
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REEMPHASIZED THE WHOLE AREA OF COUNTER IED. THIS ISN'T ABOUT OTHER FORCES ILL-EQUIPPED AS MUCH AS A CONTINUING CHALLENGE WHICH CONTINUES TO EVOLVE....
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| 00:14:22 |
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REPEAL OR HOW YOU WOULD ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT IT? >> THE STUDY IS ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD IMPLEMENT IT. IF THE LAW CHANGES, HOW WOULD WE IMPLEMENT IT? THIS...
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| 00:14:46 |
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AND SO ON. WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WHERE THERE MIGHT BE PROBLEMS OR ISSUES OR JUST ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED, WHETHER IT'S A CHANGE IN REGULATIONS, BENEFITS...
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| 00:15:20 |
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SWITCHING TOPICS FOR A MOMENT. GENERAL PETRAEUS ON THE HILL SAID A COUPLE OF DAYS IN HIS CONVERSATION WITH ARAB LEADERS THAT A LACK OF PROGRESS ON THE...
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| 00:15:34 |
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FRIENDLY WITH THE ARAB NATIONS. DO YOU SHARE THAT ASSESSMENT, THAT
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| 00:15:44 |
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EFFECT LIF A A LACK OF PROGRESS ON THE PEACE TALKS IS POTENTIALLY HARMING U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. >> THE WAY I WOULD ANSWER IT IS THAT THE...
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| 00:16:08 |
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IS A SOURCE OF, CERTAINLY, POLITICAL CHALLENGE. WHETHER IT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT, I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE. BUT THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE ABSENCE...
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| 00:16:56 |
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THERE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US WAS BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR, QUITE FRANKLY BY EVERYBODY. IT IS A VERY, VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND ALL OF US WOULD LIKE...
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| 00:17:56 |
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WITH THE YOM KIPPUR WAR AND THE PEACE EFFORTS AFTER THAT AND THEN THE CAMP DAVID TALKS, SO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THIS...
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| 00:18:31 |
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HIS ELBOW. DEWEY IS NOT EASY TO CONTROL. ASSUMING YOUR QUOTE IS ACCURATE, SIR -- >> I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE READ THAT BOOK. >> ASSUMING YOUR QUOTE IS...
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| 00:19:00 |
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MILITARY, AND DO YOU HAVE A GOOD LAWYER
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| 00:19:03 |
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AT HIS ELBOW? DO YOU HAVE HIM UNDER CONTROL? >> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PARTICULARS ARE. THIS IS THE REASON THAT AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROADER MATTER...
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| 00:19:26 |
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WHOLE MATTER AND GET BACK TO ME. MY VIEW IS THAT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION OPERATIONS ARE CRITICAL TO OUR EFFORTS AROUND THE WORLD AND...
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| 00:20:53 |
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LEADER IN COMMAND BY VIRTUE OF JUST THAT POSITION ALONE, HE HAS GREAT INFLUENCE, AND ALL OF US IN UNIFORM ARE OBLIGED TO CERTAINLY FOLLOW THE DIRECTION...
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| 00:21:12 |
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IN FACT, THERE HAVE BEEN VERY SPECIFIC -- WHEN THE SECRETARY ANNOUNCED THE REVIEW, THERE HAVE BEEN VERY SPECIFIC DIRECTION GIVEN BY GENERAL CASEY ON...
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| 00:22:26 |
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THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION MIGHT LOOK LIKE,
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| 00:22:28 |
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BUT I THINK
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| 00:22:29 |
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THE -- FIRST OF ALL, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO RE-EMPHASIZE IRAN'S ISOLATION THAT VIRTUALLY
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| 00:22:44 |
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ALL OF THE SIGNIFICANT POWERS HAVE REAL PROBLEMS WITH IRAN -- WITH IRANIAN BEHAVIOR AND WITH IRANIAN POLICIES. THE REALITY, THOUGH, ALSO IS THAT THE...
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| 00:24:03 |
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ABOUT DISRUPTING
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| 00:24:04 |
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THE FORCE? >> AS I INDICATED IN MY TESTIMONY AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT WHEN ASKED SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE CHIEFS WERE, THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO...
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| 00:24:28 |
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THE WAY OF ANY CHIEF'S SPECIFIC VIEW. THEY HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES, AS WELL. THE HONEST ANSWER IN TERMS OF THE DISRUPTION ISSUE AND A COUPLE OF CHIEFS...
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| 00:25:23 |
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TRAINING THE TALIBAN AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU CONCERNED? >> BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN, I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT THE IRANIANS ARE INVOLVED, BUT...
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| 00:25:50 |
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RESETTING THE EXPECTATIONS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF AFGHAN POLICE AND SOLDIERS YOU CAN TRAIN AND SHOULD THAT BE RECALIBRATED, BOTH THE NUMBER AND THE...
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| 00:26:02 |
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AFGHANS THEMSELVES SHOULD EXPECT IN LIGHT OF TRAINING? >> LET ME TAKE A CRACK AT THIS. MY VIEW, THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRAINERS. WE...
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| 00:26:27 |
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CALDWELL IN TERMS OF THEIR VIEW OF THE TIMING AND THE SEQUENCING, WHAT THEY THINK THEY CAN HANDLE IN TERMS OF TRAINING, HOW THE TRAIN SOMETHING GOING,...
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| 00:27:29 |
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TO TRAINING TO LITERACY TRAINING, ET CETERA, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A WHILE. SO I RECOGNIZE IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT AT THE...
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| 00:28:17 |
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2011 GIVEN THE HUGE GAP THAT THAT APPEARS TO BE PRESENT IN THE TRAINING OF THE POLICE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE POLICE ON THE GROUND AND TRY TO MAINTAIN...
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| 00:28:48 |
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THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MOVING PARTS HERE IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL POLICE AND TO THE ARMY. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WOULDE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK...
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| 00:31:05 |
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THE RECOMMENDATIONS I WOULD JUST TELL YOU ONE AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A LOT OF DETAILS, MR. JOHNSON IS HERE AND HE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. ONE...
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| 00:31:26 |
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WITH THE JOINT CHIEFS, THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE MARINE CORPS WHERE THERE AREN'T A LOT OF TWO STARS AND WHERE A TWO STAR MAY BE AT...
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| 00:32:38 |
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UP THOSE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, SO ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MINUTES, OKAY? >> ARE WE DOING A SUBJECT CHANGE AT 1:00. >> WE'LL TAKE YOU LIVE...
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