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Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THE PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN IN AFGHANISTAN. OUR WITNESSES ARE DR. JIM MILLER, ACTING UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY, AND GENERAL JOHN ALLEN, FROM...
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| 00:16:24 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
OUR WITNESSES FOR APPEARING BEFORE US AND FOR THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR NATION. I APPRECIATE DR. MILLER, LENDING HIS EXPERTISE, AND I OBVIOUSLY ...
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| 00:22:55 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
WHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY FOR THIS MISSION AND FOR US. I THINK YOU,
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| 00:23:02 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
MR. CHAIRMAN, AND I THINK THE WITNESSES. >> A DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY, AND YOU ARE OUR ACTING UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY, AND WE...
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| 00:30:44 |
Allen, John R. - General
THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. GENERAL ALLAN. SENATOR LEVIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HOW OUR OPERATIONS...
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| 00:43:32 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
SUPPORT YOU PROVIDE TO THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES FOR WHOM I AM SO PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO LEAD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS....
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| 00:44:22 |
Allen, John R. - General
DID YOU SUPPORT THE DECISION TO DRAW DOWN THE 33,000 SURGE FORCE BY THE END OF THIS SUMMER AND DO YOU SUPPORT THAT DECISION? >> I WAS ON RECORD AS DOING...
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| 00:54:33 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT NUMBER. >> I SURE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING THOSE STUDIES THAT BRING YOU DOWN TO 231, OR 236, BECAUSE IT WOULD CONTRADICT...
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| 00:56:05 |
Allen, John R. - General
FACT THAT YOU CANNOT MAKE A DECISION ON FORCE LEVELS IN THE YEAR 2013 UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR 2012? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US? >> I AM TELLING...
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| 00:59:43 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
YOU ARE WORKING HARD? >> WE ARE. >> I SHARED THIS VIEW. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO REACH THE PARTNERSHIP. HE HAS STATED WE HAD AN ENDURING COMMITMENT...
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| 01:01:09 |
Allen, John R. - General
WITH THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT OF LATE. HE HAS APPOINTED A PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO PARTNER WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ON THE ISSUES OF...
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| 01:04:14 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARILY SERVICE. >> ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING STATEMENT I HAVE EVER HEARD, WHICH REFLECTS FOR YOUR A PROFOUND...
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| 01:05:38 |
Allen, John R. - General
WOULD UNDERMINE THE ABILITY TO OPERATE? >> THAT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE NOT IN PETE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE OPERATIONS MADE EVERY SINGLE...
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| 01:10:22 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
DECENTRALIZE? IT MIGHT BE ONE WAY TO FACILITATE THIS TAX ANY COMMENT? >> LET ME ANSWER IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST IS TO SAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING...
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| 01:12:27 |
Chambliss, Clarence "Saxby" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
THANK YOU. NEXT IS SENATOR CHAMBLISS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU HAVE PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE GENERAL PETRAEUS LEFT OFF. WE THANK YOU FOR A THE...
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| 01:13:30 |
Allen, John R. - General
POTENTIAL SHIFT TO A WARRANT BASED APPROACH. WILL THAT SHIFT INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES AND OUR ABILITY TO FIX AND FINISHED THE...
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| 01:17:53 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
TO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN DECLARED TO BE TOO DANGEROUS TO BE RELEASED. I WOULD LIKE YOUR COMMENTS. >> >> THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORTS THE PROCESS...
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| 01:18:53 |
Allen, John R. - General
NO DECISION TO DO SO HAS BEEN TAKEN. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT ISSUE? >> I THINK AS LONG AS THE SECRETARY CAN CERTIFY THAT THEY WILL NOT BECOME...
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| 01:20:24 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMITMENT OF YOUR FAMILY. >> I AM PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE. HE HAD TO GO HERE. AT IS A PRIVILEGE THAT I SHARE HIS CONCERN ABOUT THESE...
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| 01:21:16 |
Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
HOPE HE NEVER DOES. SENATOR NELSON? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY AND FOR BEING HERE. PLEASE TAKE OUR APPRECIATION BACK TO THE MEN...
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| 01:23:08 |
Allen, John R. - General
ARE WE GOING FROM 36% TO 40%? >> LET ME OFFER YOU A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. THE LIGHT TO GIVE YOU A LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY THAT IT DESERVES. AND JERRY OF 2011,...
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| 01:24:32 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
BEEN PROGRESS. THEY HAVE WORKED OUT WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHILE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. >> I AM SATISFIED THAT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. I KNOW...
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| 01:27:29 |
Allen, John R. - General
BONAFIDE EFFORT TO FIND ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE? >> THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION. IF IT'S AT THE ABILITY TO DECOMPOSE THE INSURGENCY. IT IS PURSUING...
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| 01:30:19 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
LONGER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK IT HAS SEEN A GREAT DEAL OF WISDOM OVER THE YEARS DEALING WITH THE ISSUES WE FACE. I THINK HE HAS INDICATED...
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| 01:32:48 |
Allen, John R. - General
HAVE THAT SEEMS TO BE A BIPARTISAN VISION, CAN WE BE SUCCESSFUL TAX IF THE CIRCUMSTANCE REACHES A POINT WHERE WE CAN NOT BE SUCCESSFUL, WILL YOU TELL...
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| 01:38:11 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
YOUR INTEGRITY IS UNQUESTIONED. I TAKE COMFORT IN YOUR HONEST ANALYSIS. IF YOU WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT, MY TIME IS UP BUT PERHAPS SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO...
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| 01:40:10 |
Webb, James "Jim" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
PROBLEMS? >> LET PEOPLE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. IT IS A TEST SITUATION. WHY NOT ASK YOU TO BEGIN WITH? HOW MANY AL QAEDA WOULD YOU ESTIMATE? >> ABOUT...
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| 01:43:26 |
Allen, John R. - General
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT AS A SYMBOL OF SUCCESS OF OUR STRENGTH RATHER THAN A WEAKNESS. >> AS I SAID TO THE CHAIRMAN, I AM GOING TO THINK IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS...
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| 01:45:32 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
EXECUTIVE POWER? DO YOU SEE THIS AS SOMETHING THAT IS MORE IN THE LINES OF TRADITIONAL ROLES OF CONGRESS? >> LET ME FIRST SAY VERY EXPLICITLY WHAT I...
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| 01:48:09 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
AND JANUARY 31, LANCE CORPORAL EDDIE DAUCUS WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD BY AN AFGHAN ARMY LIAISON IMBEDDED WITH HIS UNIT IN THE HELMAND PROVINCE. YESTERDAY WE...
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| 01:49:11 |
Allen, John R. - General
YOUR TEAM WORK WITH THE MARINE CORPS TO PROVIDE A DETAILED REPORT ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS MURDER? >> WE WILL. >> WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ASSESSMENTS...
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| 01:55:43 |
Udall, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
SENATOR UDALL? >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION ON THIS CRUCIAL MISSION. WE READ IN AFGHANISTAN LAST FALL, WE TALKED AT LENGTH...
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| 01:57:31 |
Allen, John R. - General
LET ME START WITH THAT. THE ANSF THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE FIELDED COMEDY DID TO THE -- IT TO CONTINUE IN FORCE PAST 2014. IT WILL BE BASED ON QUALITY...
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| 02:00:22 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMPOSITION IT IS TO BE, 352,000, WITH 195,000 A.N.A., AND THE AFGHAN POLICE. THE COMPOSITION AND OVERALL, WHEN THOSE ARE REDUCED...
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| 02:00:57 |
Allen, John R. - General
OF THE DAY, THAT WILL HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED OVERTIME. >> SIR, WE WILL STILL SEE THE FOREST DISPOSED ALMOST CERTAINLY ALONG THE ORIGINAL PLAN, BUT ELEMENTS...
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| 02:06:22 |
Brown, Scott - U.S. Senator, [R] Massachusetts
GENERAL ALLEN, THANK YOU, DR. MILLER, THANK YOU. I WAS HONORED TO SERVE IN AFGHANISTAN, AND MEET WITH YOU AND DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES, AND I APPRECIATE...
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| 02:06:57 |
Allen, John R. - General
OF THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS, WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT IN OUR RECENT DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL. IS THAT HELPING? >> ABSOLUTE THE, THE ABILITY TO TERMINATE...
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| 02:13:30 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
YOU, SENATOR BROWN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE AND BEING PATIENT. MANY MEMBERS OF EASILY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS....
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| 02:17:05 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
NOT SEE AS MUCH AS THEY COULD BE DOING. WHO WANTS TO TAKE THAT? >> SENATOR, LET ME FIRST SAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY IN COUNTRY TO MEET WITH THE ARCTIC...
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| 02:23:22 |
Ayotte, Kelly A. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
THANK YOU, AT " DR. MILLER AND GENERAL ALLEN. GENERAL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR POWERFUL TESTIMONY, REPUDIATING SOME OF THE PARENT AND OUTRAGEOUS...
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| 02:25:26 |
Allen, John R. - General
CAN WE TAKE FROM THAT AS WE GO FORWARD AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A FOLLOW-ON AGREEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN? >> BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, PRESIDENT...
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| 02:31:03 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
THE UNITED STATES AND OUR ALLIES. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. >> FIRST, TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STRATEGIC...
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| 02:32:05 |
Manchin, Joe III - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
SENATOR MANCHIN. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SUPPORT THAT I KNOW YOU GET FROM YOUR WIFE AND YOUR DAUGHTER. IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR....
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| 02:33:10 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
IN THE 1980'S, IT DID NOT LAST. WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD NOW AND WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SECURE THEIR COUNTRY WITHOUT OUR...
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| 02:37:34 |
Allen, John R. - General
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE HAVING ON THE INSURGENCY. I WAS THERE WHEN THE GENERAL WAS PREPARING TO ROTATE OUT AND I HAVE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION THERE....
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| 02:40:00 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
CAUCUS COMPREHENSION THAT AND WE WOULD BE DOING THAT THERE WHEN WE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF AMERICA. >> IF I COULD JUST ANSWER THAT LAST PIECE, IT IS...
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| 02:41:36 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
THIS WEEK THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $4 BILLION AND $5 BILLION A YEAR TO SUSTAIN THE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCE AT APPROXIMATELY THE STRENGTH OF 352,000....
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| 02:43:45 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
GOVERNMENT I BELIEVE, CAN, WILL, AND SHOULD PAY THEIR SHARE OF THE COST OF THE ANSF. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, IT WILL NOT BE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE COSTS FOR...
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| 02:48:50 |
Allen, John R. - General
I KNOW YOUR OWN LEADERSHIP IS BRILLIANT. I JUST WONDER IF THIS IS DOABLE. >> MAN, IF I DID NOT THINK IT WAS DOABLE, I WOULD TELL YOU -- MA'AM, IF I DID...
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| 02:51:21 |
Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
BLUHM AND PAULMENTHAL IS NEXT. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ELOQUENCE AND THE POWER OF YOUR RESPONSES TODAY. MY WISH IS THAT...
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| 02:53:05 |
Allen, John R. - General
PAKISTAN. HE HAS SEEN NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PAKISTAN. WOULD YOU DISAGREE WITH HIM, THAT YOU HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT? >> F.A. CLASSIFIED...
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| 03:00:32 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
WRITING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER AND A SHORT TIME TO GET THERE. LET'S START WITH THE BIG THEMES. IS...
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| 03:01:09 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
ME THAT AFGHANISTAN IS A CENTER FOR THIS AT THE MOMENT? >> I BELIEVE IT IS. >> GIVEN OUR HISTORY, IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CREDIBILITY ELSEWHERE. >>...
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| 03:03:51 |
Allen, John R. - General
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 230,300 30,000 A YEAR TO MAINTAIN AFGHAN SOLDIERS? >> DO WE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE? >> WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST AFTER ALL WE HAVE DONE THAT...
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| 03:07:27 |
McCaskill, Claire - U.S. Senator, [D] Missouri
DONE >> I REALLY APPRECIATED. I HATE DOING THAT. >> ONLY OUR MILITARY COULD BE ACCOMPLISHING WHAT WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING IN THE MOST DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES....
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| 03:10:39 |
Allen, John R. - General
COUNTRY LIKES TO COMMENT THAT WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY INTO THEIR GOVERNMENT THAT IS HELPING WITH THE COUNTERINSURGENCY. I NEED TO KNOW WHY ARE...
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| 03:13:07 |
Miller, James N. Jr. - Principal Deputy Undersecretary
HAVE DONE SCRUBS. WE RECOGNIZE THE WILL NOT OBLIGATE IT ALL. WE WILL MAKE SURE IT THAT WE WILL RETURN THE MONEY IF WE DO NOT NEED IT. >> THAT SOUNDS GOOD....
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| 03:14:37 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
RECONSTRUCTION REALIZE IT COULD BE 2014 STILL BUILDING A DAM WITH MINIMAL CHIPS ON THE GROUND IN TERMS OF ANY KIND OF SECURE PROTECTION. >> THANK YOU...
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