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Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
A SENSE OF WHAT IS IN THAT REPORT, YOU HAVE COPIES AND CAN READ IT SOON ENOUGH. WE HAVE RICHARD ARMITAGE ON MY FAR LEFT, WHO WAS THE FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
WE SUPPORT HIM CONDITIONALLY. WE FEEL THAT THE PRESIDENT AND ADMINISTRATION SHOULD TAKE THE TIME FROM DECEMBER THROUGH JULY, 2011, IF NECESSARY, TO HAVE...
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Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
HELP PAKISTAN, A DEVASTATED BY THE FLOOD, IN ADDITION TO WEATHER PROBLEMS, THROUGH GREATER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. YOU TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR GREATER...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON APPROPRIATED MONIES TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE MOST EFFICIENT AND WE COULD DO IS TO GIVE THEM GREATER ACCESS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY,...
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Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A PRETTY HARD LINE ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE. IT MAKES COMMENTS ABOUT THE USE OF OUR INTELLIGENCE APPARATUS, AND SENDING A CLEAR...
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| 00:06:41 |
Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
SOMETHING THAT CAUSES WAR IN A SINGLE STROKE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE LATE AL QAEDA TO NO END. WE ARE DEALING WITH A VERY...
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Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
WAR AGAINST PAKISTAN. I WANT TO TO EXPLAIN TO US WHAT IT WOULD BE AND WHAT THE RISKS WOULD BE. >> WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO WAR WITH PAKISTAN. IT IS DIFFICULT...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
IN THIS TARGET LIST. BUT THE PAKISTANI DO NOT SEE THIS AS A THREAT AND AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THEM, WE SEE IT THAT WAY. WE WILL PROSECUTE. >> I WILL...
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Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
A RELATIONSHIP CAN BE IF THE UNITED STATES EITHER SEIZE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT IT IS NOT GETTING PROGRESS WITH PAKISTAN, OR IT IS IN ONE...
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Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
THAT IS KASHMIR AND WHETHER, IN SOME KIND OF AMBITIOUS REGIONAL DIPLOMACY, THE U.S. COULD MORE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THE KIND OF DIALOGUE IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
REGIONALLY FOCUSED, TO BRING IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN STATES. YOU HAVE INFLUENCE ON THE SITUATION. WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT AS WELL AS WE SHOULD. THE SPECIFIC...
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| 00:13:35 |
Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
FOCUS PROPERLY ON THE DECEMBER REVIEW OF POLICY, AND YOU GO INTO SOME DETAIL. I WILL READ BRIEFLY FROM WHAT THE REPORT SAYS ARE THE ISSUES THAT THE PRESIDENT...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
QUESTION OF OUR E ERRATIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KARZAI GOVERNMENT IS A REAL ONE. DOES THE PRESIDENT AND HIS COLLEAGUES FEEL WE CAN GET A COMMITMENT FROM...
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Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
PROGRESS -- THE ANSWERS DEPEND A LOT ON HOW WELL WE ARE DEPLOYING FORCES AND RESOURCES THAT HAVE JUST COMPLETED THEIR FLOW INTO THE COUNTRY BY THE END...
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| 00:19:19 |
Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
IF HE IS NOT PREPARED TO TAKE THE INITIATIVES HIMSELF. THIS IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST NUTS TO CRACK IN THE FULL STORY. WE HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT PARTNER IN...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
LEVEL WITH LOCAL, TRIBAL ELDERS. I AM NOT WILLING TO TOTALLY FORGET THE ROLE OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, BUT LESS IN IT. FINALLY, WE OUGHT TO BE MORE INVOLVED...
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| 00:21:32 |
Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
TOWARD SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MORE DIVISIVE IN THE BROADER AFGHAN CONTEXT THAN MORE INCLUSIVE. THE REPORT SUGGESTS THAT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. >> FINALLY,...
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Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
AFGHANISTAN IF THAT JUDGMENT IS MADE. PERHAPS YOU COULD LAY THAT OUT FOR US IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL. >> AS WE OFFER UP A STRATEGY, AN ALTERNATIVE...
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| 00:38:31 |
Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
BOURSES. IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE ENDORSING THAT IN SAYING WE WILL BE ON THE GROUND UNTIL 2014? >> OUR NATO ALLIES ARE INVOLVED. WE HAD DISCUSSIONS...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
IT DOES KEY OF THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN IS OWN COMMENTS THAT THE SECURITY SITUATION SHOULD BE IN SUCH STATES THAT AFGHAN FORCES WOULD TAKE THAT OVER....
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Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
WAYS THAT ARE MORE INTERNATIONALLY THREATENING THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIVE OR 10 YEARS AGO. THAT IS A SHIFT THAT I THINK SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED IN THE...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
IT SEEMS THAT GENERAL MUSHARRAF IS BACK AGAIN. ANY COMMENTS? [LAUGHTER] I AM HAVING LUNCH WITH HIM TODAY AT 12. HE IS BACK. HE HAS BEEN SPEAKING OUT...
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Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
THINK THAT IS USEFUL, BECAUSE IT BASICALLY LAYS OUT THE SPECTRUM OF POTENTIAL OBJECTIVES WE MIGHT HAVE AT THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM. THE REPORT CONCLUDES...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
THE NEAR MISS IN THE TIMES SQUARE BOMBING IS WHAT PRECIPITATED THE COMMENTS THAT PAKISTAN'S GOVERNMENT WOULD BE HELD TO ACCOUNT. WHAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:56:05 |
Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
CONFIDENCE THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, THEN THERE IS NO FOOLING AROUND. >> THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAID THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES. I...
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| 00:57:52 |
Markey, Daniel - Senior Fellow
AS A POINT OF INFORMATION, TO MY MIND IS A SCANDAL THAT A SIMPLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION AIMED AT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT IN THE TRIBAL AREAS HAS BEEN HUNG...
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| 00:58:09 |
Ignatius, David - Associate Editor
YEARS IN WHAT ARE THE PETTY IS OF POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. YOU COULD ARGUE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING BROADER, BUT IT IS ASTONISHING GIVEN OUR NATIONAL SECURITY...
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Armitage, Richard L. - Deputy Secretary
GAME. I CERTAINLY DID NOT MEAN TO HOLD INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS OF PAKISTAN TO ACCOUNT. WHAT THAT ACCOUNTING IS AND HOW DEEP IT GOES AND WHAT IT CONSISTS OF...
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