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Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
MINUTES. >>> THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME DR. ROBERT GATES, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF...
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| 00:04:18 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
TO THE VICE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS OPENING REMARKS. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU IN WELCOMING THESE DISTINGUISHED WITNESSES TO OUR COMMITTEE....
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| 00:05:05 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
CHAIRMAN AND THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS. ONE CORRECTION, 12:30, AND IT'S IN A GOOD CAUSE. I'M MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OMB ON THE FY-2012 BUDGET....
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| 00:15:24 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TO DISCUSS THE PRESIDENT'S DEFENSE BUDGET. AS THE SECRETARY LAID OUT THIS BUDGET COMBINES WITH THE EFFICIENCIES HE FOR THAT...
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| 00:25:03 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO INTERACT WITH YOU APPRECIATE AND I KNOW OUR TROOPS AND OUR FAMILIES APPRECIATE IT AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> ADMIRAL...
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| 00:25:55 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. DO YOU WISH TO ELABORATE MORE ON THESE IDEAS AND ANY OTHER AREAS THAT YOU MIGHT BE REDUCED? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FOUR AREAS THAT...
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| 00:30:20 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
CHAIRMAN, COULD I JUST MAKE TWO BRIEF COMMENTS. >> PLEASE. >> FIRST OF ALL, NOT UNLIKE THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF WHERE THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT HAS ROUGHLY...
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| 00:31:21 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS THAT I SEE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. SECRETARY, LET ME ASK IN VIEW OF THE SITUATION IN LIBYA, ARE WE LEARNING...
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| 00:31:53 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
THE MOST CONCERN? >> WELL, I ADDRESSED THIS LAST WEEK IN BRUSSELS IN MY USUAL SUBTLE FORM. THE REALITY IS THAT AS THEY CUT THEIR DEFENSE BUDGETS, AND...
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| 00:33:48 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
TRAINING OF OUR FORCES? CAN YOU GIVE US AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DIRECT IMPACT ON THE U.S. NAVY AND YOUR BUDGET REQUEST? >> WELL, I SHARE THE SECRETARY'S...
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| 00:36:27 |
Shelby, Richard C. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. SECRETARY AND ADMIRAL MULLEN THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE FOR MY OPENING STATEMENT TO BE MADE A PART OF...
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| 00:37:10 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
OWN VERY TIGHT BUDGET AND WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS TO FAILING TO FUND THE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM HERE? >> WELL, I'M VERY CONCERNED, AND AS I RECALL...
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| 00:41:22 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
THIS JOBS I'VE BEEN AROUND MISSILE DEFENSE FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS. THE WHOLE ISSUE OF BOOST PHASE INTERCEPT IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TECHNICAL...
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| 00:42:35 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO JOIN THE OTHERS AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE YOU BOTH HAVE SHOWN TO THIS COUNTRY. YOU CAME TO YOUR...
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| 00:45:24 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD SAY BASED ON 27 YEARS IN THE CIA AND 4 1/2 YEARS IN THIS JOB, MOST GOVERNMENTS LIE TO EACH OTHER. THAT'S THE WAY BUSINESS...
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| 00:47:26 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
IN THIS AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES AND THAT'S PAKISTAN. WE'RE IN THE MIDST AND HAVE BEEN AND TRYING TO IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS...
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| 00:49:14 |
Coats, Dan - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
IN YOUR JOBS. YOU'VE BEEN A MODEL FOR US AND I THANK YOU AND I KNOW THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA THANK YOU. SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REAFFIRM THAT SECRETARY...
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| 00:51:54 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
OF SERVICE MEMBERS BUT THERE MAY BE DUPLICATION THERE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. >> ANY OF THESE THINGS ARE WORTH LOOKING INTO IN DETAIL AND I CAN'T SPEAK...
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| 00:54:05 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
ADMIRAL MULLEN, AGAIN LIKE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I THINK THE ENORMOUS TURN OUT OF MEMBERS AND ALSO THE FACT THAT WE'RE...
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| 00:56:55 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
REDUCTION SAID WE COULD SAVE ABOUT $9 BILLION IN THAT AREA. >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ANY OVERSEAS BASE REDUCTIONS WILL NECESSARILY -- FIRST OF ALL, JUST...
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| 00:59:42 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
ADMIRAL MULLEN? >> MAYBE JUST BECAUSE OF MY ROOTS AND I'M A NAVY GUY, THERE IS JUST NOTHING LIKE BEING THERE. YOU CAN BE THERE A COUPLE WAYS. YOU CAN...
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| 01:01:38 |
Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
MULLEN AND GATES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CONGRATULATE YOU BOTH ON THE JOB WELL DONE. YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO THE PROGRESS THAT...
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| 01:02:45 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
WE BUILDING WITH AFGHAN LEADERS FROM OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES AND ETHNIC GROUPS BOTH IN POWER AS WELL AS IN THE OPPOSITION. MISS SECRETARY? >> WELL,...
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| 01:07:19 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
THE COUNTRY BEING BETTER IN SOME RESPECTS THAN KABUL, KABUL IS A MODEL BECAUSE THE AFGHANS HAVE HAD THE SECURITY LEAD IN KABUL FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND...
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| 01:07:46 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
AFGHAN SECURITY LEAD. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. MULLEN. EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC SERVICE. MR.
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| 01:08:02 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
SECRETARY, FOR THE HISTORICAL RECORD FOR THOSE WANTING TO SERVE, WHAT IS THE BETTER THE PRESIDENT OF A BIG UNIVERSITY OR DIRECTOR OF THE CIA? >> PRESIDENT...
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| 01:08:39 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
OR AFGHANISTAN? >> I WOULD GUESS IT WOULD BE IN THE 10 TO 15 TO 20% -- AT ANY SINGLE TIME. BUT THAT NUMBER CAN BE VERY DECEPTIVE BECAUSE FOR ALL...
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| 01:09:26 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
THAT. HOW MUCH OF THAT DID THEY PAY FOR? >> VIRTUALLY ALL. >> IN THE IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, LIBYA WAR, HOW MUCH? >> WELL, THE OTHER COUNTRIES, THEY ARE...
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| 01:12:45 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
AS JIM WAS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SINCE THIS IS YOUR LAST HEARING, IT SEEMS UNGRACIOUS TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT THANK YOU...
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| 01:14:21 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
OMB IN THE SIZE OF THE TARGET, $400 BILLION THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE? >> I WAS INFORMED ABOUT IT THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS ANNOUNCED....
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| 01:16:45 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
FOR WHAT WE WOULD DO POST GADHAFI? >> JUST HAVING COME OUT OF BOTH EGYPT AND ALSO EUROPE LAST WEEK, I'M ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED THAT THERE ARE COUNTRIES...
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| 01:18:16 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
LAST WEEK WAS TO RESOLVE THAT NATO WOULD NOT BE IN THE LEAD IN ANY KIND OF A TRANSITION BUT ALSO THAT THE SECRETARY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH THE U.N....
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| 01:18:43 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, AND SECRETARY GATES, I TOO, HIGH PRAISE YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR EFFORTS. SPEAKING ABOUT AFGHANISTAN NOW, GOING BACK FROM LIBYA HERE,...
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| 01:20:26 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
INCREASINGLY RISKIER? >> I WOULD MAKE TWO POINTS. FIRST OF ALL, THE REDUCTION IN COSTS IN AFGHANISTAN, BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 13 AND BEYOND -- SO THE...
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| 01:22:19 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
QUESTION AFTER THAT MEETING. >> THANK YOU. >> SENATOR MURRAY? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY GATES, ADMIRAL MULLEN, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE FOR...
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| 01:24:39 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
DRAWING DOWN IN AFGHANISTAN. >> IN LIVES THAT ARE SHATTERED AND BODIES THAT ARE SHATTERED AND MINDS THAT ARE SHATTERED, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT ONE OF...
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| 01:26:24 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
HAS DEVOTED A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME TO THIS. >> FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS BECAUSE IT HAS TO HAVE A VOICE. AND I ACTUALLY BELIEVE...
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| 01:29:04 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
THEIR LIVES. >> THE BUDGET EXERCISES THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH, ONE IS TRAINING AND THE OTHER IS ALL OF OUR FAMILY PROGRAMS. I DON'T WANT ANY MONEY...
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| 01:29:46 |
Mullen, Michael G. - Chair
WE DID IT IN VIETNAM AND WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN, WE'RE GENERATING A HOMELESS GENERATION. MANY MORE HOMELESS FEMALE VETS, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOW -- I THINK...
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| 01:30:19 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
WILL BE PAYING FOR IT 20 YEARS FROM NOW. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND I WILL ADD TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ALREADY,...
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| 01:33:14 |
Gates, Robert "Bob" M. - Secretary
WHAT SENATOR McCOLLOSKI WAS SAYING. >> THE POSTURE IN GERMANY WAS THAT WE WOULD COME DOWN FROM FOUR BRIGADE COMBAT TEAMS TO THREE, AND WHATEVER THE ...
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| 01:37:29 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
BE SKEPTICAL IF THE STATE HAS TO BURDEN THREE-QUARTERS OF THE BURDEN. >> THANK YOU. MR. SECRETARY, ADMIRAL MULLEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CANDID...
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