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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
YOU FOR HAVING ME ON YOUR SHOW TODAY AND VETERANS DAY -- AND HAPPY VETERANS DAY. THINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL. WE'RE ON TRACK TO HONOR OUR COMMITMENT TO...
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Swain, Susan - Host
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SECURITY ISSUES? GUEST: IRAQ
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
IS STILL A DANGEROUS PLACE. WE STILL SEE THREATS FROM AL- QAEDA, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE IRANIAN BACKED MILITARY GROUPS. THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO TRY...
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Swain, Susan - Host
HOST: THERE'S A STORY IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THIS MORNING. IT DESCRIBES THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT GOES AND WHAT STAYS IN THE COUNTRY. WILL YOU TELL US...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
GUEST: SURE. WE HAVE REDEPLOYED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE WERE ON THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, JUST A COUPLE OF...
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| 00:04:08 |
Swain, Susan - Host
HOST: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PERSONNEL. THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID THE TROOPS WILL BE HOME BY CHRISTMAS. IN FACT, ARE ALL THE TROOPS LEAVING IRAQ COMING HOME...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
TRACK COMPLETELY TO HONOR OUR COMMITMENT TO THE SECURITY AGREEMENT THAT ALL OUR TROOPS HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY BY DECEMBER 31 OF THIS YEAR. AT THE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
ARE READING IN THE NEWSPAPERS THAT THERE'S DISCUSSION BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT THAT MORE REGIONAL BASES WILL BE ESTABLISHED. IN LIEU...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
STATES CENTRAL COMMAND MAINTAINS A NUMBER OF TROOPS IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ALLIES IN THE REGION. SOME OF THESE TROOPS ARE CONDUCTING...
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Swain, Susan - Host
WANT TO GET TO YOUR CALLS. BEFORE I DO THAT, THE QUESTION, THE U.S. COMMITMENT OF TREASURE AND LIVES THERE. THE CASUALTIES OVER ALL IN THE TWO PHASES...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
I THINK VETERANS DAY IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL TO REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICES OF SO MANY IRAQIS, AMERICANS, AS WELL AS OUR COALITION PARTNERS OVER...
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Swain, Susan - Host
ARE NEWS REPORTS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, BARACK OBAMA, AND THE PRIME MINISTER HAVE A NOVEMBER 12 MEETING. LET'S GET TO YOUR PHONE CALLS....
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CALLER: HELLO. YES, BLESS THIS DAY. LET'S PRAY FOR THE VETERANS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, GENERAL. PRAY FOR THE COUNTRY. PRAY FOR PEACE IN THE 21ST...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO A CALL FROM ROBERT, WHO IS A VETERAN. GO AHEAD.
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CALLER: THE MOST OUTSTANDING THING I REMEMBER IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO SO MUCH. IN VIETNAM, WE WERE LIED TO EVERY DAY. I IN IRAQ, WE WENT...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
CAN JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY ONE THING. THAT IS THIS. ON VETERANS DAY, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST SERVICE. AS A SON OF A VETERAN,...
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| 00:13:35 |
Swain, Susan - Host
THE MILITARY LEAVES IN LARGE NUMBERS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT WILL BOLSTER ITS PRESENCE, ACCORDING TO NEWS REPORTS IN "THE FEDERAL TIMES." THE MILITARY WILL...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
TO EVERY SINGLE EMBASSY AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE IN EXCEPTIONABLE MARINES UNIT HERE. YESTERDAY WAS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 236...
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WILL BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING THE OIL FIELDS OF IRAQ? GUEST: DONNELLY,
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES. ALSO, A LOT OF IRAQ'S OIL INFRASTRUCTURE IS OFFSHORE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE IRAQI NAVY. THEY HAVE A NAVY NOW THAT'S ABOUT...
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| 00:16:35 |
Swain, Susan - Host
VIEWERS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MORE, AND GENERAL BUCHANAN IN A VERY RECENT "THE NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE. WE ARE TALKING. CRAIG IS A DEMOCRAT IN MANHATTAN....
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YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I WISH YOU AND YOUR MEN GODSPEED ON THIS VETERANS DAY. THE SYMBOL BEHIND YOU IN A DISK -- DO YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE SYMBOLS MEAN?...
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| 00:17:32 |
Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
I DO SPEAK SOME ARABIC. THIS IS THE SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES IN IRAQ. THE SYMBOL IS SELF -- THE SYMBOL ITSELF HAS ITS ORIGIN IN IRAQ BASED ON...
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| 00:18:44 |
Swain, Susan - Host
GENERAL JEFFREY BUCHANAN JOINING US FROM BAGHDAD. PLANO, TEXAS, A REPUBLICAN. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. PLEASE ALLOW ME TO ECHO THE MANY WHO HAVE SAID THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR THE SERVICE OF ALL THOSE WHO REPORT TO YOU. I...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THANK YOU. GENERAL, WE CAN LEAVE THAT AS A COMMENT, OR YOU CAN REPLY. GUEST: I
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
DO APPRECIATE HIS SUPPORT, JUST LIKE I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF ALL AMERICANS. ONE THING I DO THINK IS IMPORTANT IS TO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES THAT...
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| 00:21:21 |
Swain, Susan - Host
THAT LOOKS AT OUR TROOPS COMMITMENT TO IRAQ OVER THE YEARS, REACHING A HIGH POINT IN OCTOBER OF 2007 AT 166,000. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. GENERAL BUCHANAN,...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HAVING SERVED MANY TOURS WITH THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND EVEN IN THE DARK DAYS OF 2005 AND 2006 WHEN I WAS WITH THE POLICE COMMANDOS,...
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Swain, Susan - Host
FROM A STUDENT, JOSEPH RAMIREZ. NEXT, A PHONE CALL FROM JACK, AN INDEPENDENT IN MINNESOTA. GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. GENERAL SIR, YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY NICE FELLOW. I WAS AN ARMY CAPTAIN ONLY IN VIETNAM WHEN YOU WERE IN KINDERGARTEN. I HAVE TO DISAGREE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
STOP YOU. YOU HAVE MADE YOUR POINT. WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME WITH THE GENERAL. GENERAL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO THE POLICIES HE RAISES?...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
I AM A MILITARY SERVICE AND ANOUNCEI -- MILITARY SERVANT AND I HAVE BEEN SERVING IN IRAQ FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING....
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| 00:26:14 |
Swain, Susan - Host
TWO ARTICLES YOU HAVE BEEN QUOTED ABOUT REGIONAL CONCERNS. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF REPORTING ABOUT INCREASED TENSIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, ISRAEL, AND...
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
IRAN IS CERTAINLY A CONCERN AND IT HAS BEEN A CONCERN OF THE ROCKIES -- OF THE IRAQIS. IRAN AND IRAQ SHARE A LONG HISTORY AND MOST OF IT IS NOT FOR A...
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| 00:27:46 |
Swain, Susan - Host
IS FROM JEAN, A VETERAN IN CHICAGO. YOU ARE ON THE AIR. CALLER: THE
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MAN WHO CALLED FROM WISCONSIN WAS COMPLETELY WRITE ABOUT THE AMERICAN HYPOCRISY. YOU -- MANY PEOPLE IN AMERICA, CIVILIANS AND SERVICEMEN WHO THINK JUST...
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| 00:28:38 |
Swain, Susan - Host
BUCHANAN? GUEST: MOST IRAQIS IN THE
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Buchanan, Jeffrey S. - Brigadier General
LAST EIGHT YEARS HAVE BEEN KILLED BY OTHER IRAQIS OR PEOPLE COMING IN THROUGH AL-QAEDA. CERTAINLY NOT THE UNITED STATES. AGAIN, EVERYONE IS ENTITLED...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING OUR VIEWERS' CALLS. HAVE A VETERANS DAY -- HAPPY VETERANS DAY TO YOU AND THE PEOPLE SERVING AROUND YOU. MAJOR GENERAL JEFFREY...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.