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Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
AFTERNOON" AND MANY OF YOU COMMENTED ON IT. I AM HERE WITH GENERAL MAULINGS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. -- WITH GENERABLEGENERAL MIKE MULLINS....
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| 00:02:05 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
THE TOP LINE NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, THE FOCUS IS ON OVERHEAD COSTS AND...
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Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
TO THIS. WHEN I WAS CHIEF OF SERVICE, HEAD OF THE NAVY A FEW YEARS AGO, WE PUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT INTO THIS SAME KIND OF APPROACH AND THE PROPER...
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WAR? >> WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE FINDINGS OF THE KOREAN
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Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
INVESTIGATION. WE OBVIOUSLY ARE IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH THE KOREANS. THE ATTACK WAS AGAINST ONE OF THEIR SHIPS, AND NATURALLY THEY WOULD HAVE THE...
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| 00:07:17 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
HERE BUT ALSO GENERAL SHARP. WE ARE ALL FOCUSED ON THAT REGION'STABILITYS THAT NEEDS TO BE SUSTAINED, AND AT THE SAME TIME VERY FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING...
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BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE SAID IS ABOUT ALL THERE IS FOR US TO SAY. WE HAVE ACCEPTED THE FINDINGS AND
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| 00:07:54 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
SUPPORTS THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA HAS OUTLINED SEVERAL PATH FORWARD AND WE WILL BE CONSULTING WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY...
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ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND WE HAVE SUPPORTED THEM. WE
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| 00:08:15 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
AGREE WITH THE CONCLUSIONS. THEY ARE A GREAT FRIEND AND ALLY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. >> BILLIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPENT ON PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT...
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UP. WHAT ARE YOUR OPPOSITION'S TO THIS PROGRAM [UNINTELLIGIBLE] >> THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION OPPOSED THIS ENGINE. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OPPOSES IT....
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| 00:08:50 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
HAVE RECOMMENDED FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AGAINST FUNDING THIS ENGINE, CONSIDERING IT A WASTE OF MONEY, AND TO ARGUE THAT WE SHOULD ADD ANOTHER $3 BILLION...
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ANYBODY. >> I HAVE NO CONCERN. THE SERVICES
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| 00:11:17 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
HAVE NOT EXPRESS THAT CONCERN. WE HAVE FLOWN WITH
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| 00:11:21 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
SINGLE INTRINSIC -- HISTORICALLY. >> I WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR THE WORLD. YOU ARE REALLY NOT MAJOR CUTS IN
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THE 2012 BUDGET, COMPARABLE TO YOUR CABLE 2009 CUTS. >> I AM TALKING ABOUT RULING OUT A CUT TO THE TOP LINE. >> BUT YOU ARE NOT RULING OUT POTENTIAL
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| 00:11:45 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
MORE WEAPONS PROGRAMS. >> KNOW. I THINK THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE
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STILL BEING LOOKED AT BOTH BY THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER
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| 00:11:53 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
SERVICES, BUT THE PRINCIPAL AREAS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND OVERHEAD. >> WHAT YOUR PROPOSING CAN BE ROPE-A-DOPE. >>
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I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS. >> THE NOW ANTICIPATE STAYING
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HERE 32011 T SEE THE 2012
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BUDGET? >> WE WILL SEE. >> THE EXPECTED CONCRETE RESULT OF
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| 00:12:34 |
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SOME KIND AT KANDAHAR LATER THIS YEAR, AND ARE YOU HAVING TO REASSESS THE
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TIME LINE AND THE STRATEGY IN KANDAHAR, GIVEN THE RECENT VIOLENCE THERE AND THE POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES? >> ALL THE EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO CONDUCT OUR...
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| 00:12:57 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
WITH RESPECT TO KANDAHAR. GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL INDICATED NO INDICATIONS TO CHANGE THE EXECUTION PLAN. THE RECENT VIOLENCE LEVEL WHICH HAS SPIKED IS QUITE...
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| 00:14:15 |
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WE CLEARLY ARE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS.
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| 00:14:20 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
I THINK THE COMPLETION OF THE RECOUNT IN BAGHDAD IS CLEARLY A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT INSOFAR AS IT REAFFIRMED THE ORIGINAL COUNTS, THE LEGITIMACY OF THE...
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| 00:15:00 |
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WE CAN NO LONGER GET THERE FROM HERE. >> I THINK THAT HE HAS DELAYED SOME WITHDRAWALS LITTLE BIT, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE ELECTION...
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| 00:15:12 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
TO MARCH. BUT BETWEEN NOW AND THE 31ST OF AUGUST, AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, GENERAL ODIERNO HAS TOTAL FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF HOW HE MANAGES THE DRAWDOWN....
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| 00:15:49 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
LIKE THE SECRETARY SAID, WE ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WE CAN MEET THAT DEADLINE. >> BACK TO KOREA. ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT THE TAKE AWAY FOR BOTH NORTH KOREA...
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| 00:16:01 |
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BEYOND, IRAN, AS THAT THE U.S. IS STRETCHED SO THIN THAT IT IS IMPOTENT TO RESPOND IN A MEANINGFUL WAY? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. THE TREES OF THE MATTER IS,...
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| 00:16:14 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, OUR MAIN ARMS WOULD BE THE NAVY AND AIR FORCE. THOSE ARE NOT STRETCHED IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE GROUND FORCES ARE. AGAIN,...
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| 00:16:51 |
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LIBRARY, YOU REFERRED TO THE PENTAGON BEING TOO TOP-HEAVY ON GENERALS AND ADMIRALS. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? WHAT OPTIONS DO YOU HAVE,...
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| 00:17:24 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
NOT JUST GENERALS AND ADMIRALS, BUT ALSO SENIOR CIVILIANS. I USED SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF DOWNGRADING SENIOR CIVILIAN POSITIONS AS WELL TO LOWER LEVELS....
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| 00:18:27 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
EVERY ASPECT OF WHAT WE DO NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED TO ENSURE WE DO NOT HAVE OVERHEAD WE CANNOT AFFORD, THAT WE DON'T HAVE OVERHEAD WHICH IS -- WE ARE EXPENDING...
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| 00:19:27 |
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YOU, ARE ANY OF THE AMERICAN FORCES IN SOUTH KOREA ON A HIGH STATE OF ALERT? >> THEY ARE IN THEIR NORMAL STATE OF READINESS. WE ARE ENGAGED VERY ROUTINELY...
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| 00:19:41 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
THAT ARE STATIONED BOTH ON THE LAND AND IN THE AIR AND SEA, AND THE FORCES ARE CURRENTLY AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. WE HAVE NOT CHANGED ANY READINESS...
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YOUR VISIT YESTERDAY IN FORT CARSON. WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS? >> I MET FIRST WITH ABOUT 10 WOUNDED WARRIORS IN THE WAR YOUR TRANSITION UNIT AND SOME...
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| 00:20:18 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
I SPENT AN HOUR WITH THE DOCTORS, CASEWORKERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND SO ON. AS I TOLD MY STAFF MEETING THIS MORNING, I DID NOT HEAR A SINGLE COMPLAINT ABOUT...
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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO CONVINCE THE PRESIDENT? >> I OBVIOUSLY DID NOT ISSUE THE STATEMENT THAT I DID IN MY TESTIMONY ON THE HILL WITHOUT TALKING
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| 00:23:37 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
WITH THE PRESIDENT FIRST. SO I TRY NOT TO CLIMB TOO FAR OUT ON A LIMB WITHOUT KNOWING NO ONE IS BACK THERE WITH A SAW. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE AT THE TIME...
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AS I SAID, WITH RESPECT TO THE CARRIER, I WANT CHANGE, BUT I AM NOT CRAZY. [LAUGHTER] >>
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| 00:24:26 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. I THINK I SAW SOMEONE ACCRUE
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| 00:24:37 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
THIS OUT OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, BUT IT IS $5.2 BILLION THAT WE DID NOT ASK FOR. THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE, AND TYPICALLY THOSE GET AUTHORIZED...
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REPORTED IN THE PAKISTAN PRESS THAT IT WAS DISCUSSED A TIMETABLE FOR MOVING IN. WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHETHER THEY ARE WILLING TO GO THERE? THERE...
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| 00:25:51 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
THEM. WITH RESPECT TO MY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GENERAL, WELL OVER A YEAR AGO HE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE PLANS TO EXECUTE THAT MISSION, BUT VERY SPECIFICALLY,...
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| 00:27:01 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
AREA, SO IS A HUGE EFFORT THAT PAKISTAN IS MAKING. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE IS YET ANOTHER NEW PHENOMENON. THE TALIBAN PAKISTAN IS NOT ONLY TRYING TO...
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IT ENOUGH, AND DO YOU THINK IS REALLY GOING TO CHANGE IRANIAN BEHAVIOR? >> I THINK FIRST OF ALL, AS BEST I CAN TELL, IF THE RESOLUTION WERE TO BE PASSED...
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| 00:28:56 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
IS ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT STRONGER THAN I EXPECTED. AS I DISCUSSED WITH A LOT OF OUR ALLIES, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESOLUTION IS TWOFOLD. FIRST, IT SERVES...
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| 00:30:26 |
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IT IS THE ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
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| 00:30:28 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
COUNTRIES. OVER AND ABOVE THAT, IT IS A VARIETY OF PRESSURES ON IRAN. BY ITSELF, WE HAVE SEEN OTHER RESOLUTIONS BEFORE THAT HAVE NOT CHANGED THEIR BEHAVIOR,...
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