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McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BETWEEN 10:10 AND 10:25, SECRETARY HAS A HARD CLOSE TIME AT 12:30 SO WE'RE GOING TO BE AS EXPEDITIOUS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN HERE. GOOD MORNING LADIES AND...
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LET ME SAY I AGREE COMPLETELY WITH THE CHAIRMAN'S OPENING
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Smith, Adam - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
REMARKS. THE ASSAD REGIME HAS MADE A CLEAR AND AWFUL CHOICE TO SIMPLY KILL AS MANY OF HIS OWN PEOPLE AS HE CAN TO MAINTAIN POWER. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL...
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REPRESENTATIVE SMITH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS WHAT
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IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY TENSE AND FLUID SITUATION IN SYRIA. WIDESPREAD DEMANDS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN SYRIA STARTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. IN EMERGING...
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I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
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Dempsey, Martin E. - Chairman
TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY AND DISCUSS THE EVOLVING SITUATION IN SYRIA. THE SITUATION IS TRAGIC FOR THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA AND FOR THE REGION. REAL...
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AND GET AS MUCH DONE AS WE CAN BEFORE -- AND WE'LL BREAK, THOSE OF YOU WHO DESIRE TO LEAVE EARLIER TO GET OVER THERE TO VOTE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU. I...
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McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BE DONE INCLUDING POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS, AND AGAIN, WE'RE PREPARED TO DO WHATEVER THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ULTIMATELY...
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Dempsey, Martin E. - Chairman
PARTNERS. IN THE AGGREGATE WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISPOSITION, THE CURRENT DISPOSITION OF SYRIA'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL...
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FOR THAT HAPPENING? BECAUSE AS I SAID IN MY OPENING REMARKS THE ASSAD REGIME HAS SORT OF DECIDED THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THINKS....
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Smith, Adam - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
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Panetta, Leon E. - Secretary
CONCERNS THAT WE ALL SHARE. PART OF THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT ASSAD STILL SEEMS TO MAINTAIN THE LOYALTY OF THE MILITARY EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT...
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MUCH. >> SO THIS HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HEARING TAKING A SHORT BREAK. THE HOUSE IN A SERIES OF THREE VOTES AT THE MOMENT, THEN THE HOUSE
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TODAY MEMBERS WORK ON A SMALL BUSINESS TAX MEASURE THAT WOULD PROVIDE A ONE-TIME TAX CUT FOR BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOY LESS THAN 500 WORKERS. SO AS MEMBERS...
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LEON PANETTA AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF GENERAL DEMPSEY GENTN,HANK DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND THANK YOU FOR BEING ...
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ASSAD REGIME HAS MADE A CLEAR AND AWFUL CHOICE TO SIMPLY KILL AS MANY OF HIS OWN PEOPLE AS HE CAN TO MAINTAIN POWER. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL OUTRAGE ...
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CHAIRMAN, REPRESENTATIVE SMITH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS WHAT
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IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY TENSE AND FLUID SITUATION IN SYRIA. WIDESPREAD DEMANDS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN SYRIA STARTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. EMERGING OUT...
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MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU AND
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DISCUSS THE EVOLVING SITUATION IN SYRIA. THE SITUATION IS TRAGIC FOR THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA AND FOR THE REGION. REAL DEMOCRATIC REFORM SHOULD HAVE BEEN...
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I WILL ASK QUESTIONS AND GET AS MUCH DONE AS WE CAN BEFORE, AND WE'LL BREAK. THOSE OF YOU WHO DESIRE TO LEAVE EARLIER TO GET OVER THERE TO VOTE, I WOULD...
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POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS. AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE PREPARED TO DO WHATEVER THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ULTIMATELY AGREES...
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THAT SYRIA'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STOCKPILES ARE SECURED? >> AT THIS POINT, CHAIRMAN, WE ARE, AS I MENTIONED IN MY STATEMENT, SHARING INFORMATION...
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FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISPOSITION, THE CURRENT DISPOSITION OF SYRIA'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS. >> THANK YOU. RANKING...
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THIS UPRISING AS STARTED THAT, YOU KNOW, MR. MR. ASSAD'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED AND HE CAN'T LONG LAST, BUT I'VE WORRIED ABOUT THAT EVER SINCE I WAS IN...
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I THINK THE CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE INDICATED, CONGRESSMAN, ARE THE CONCERNS
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THAT WE SAUL SHARE. PART OF THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT ASSAD STILL SEEMS TO MAINTAIN THE LOYALTY OF THE MILITARY EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT...
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PRESSURING THE ASSAD REGIME? >> I THINK THE FACT THAT -- I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THAT WAS A CONCERN WHEN THEY INITIALLY VOTED AGAINST THE SECURITY RESOLUTION...
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ACTION HERE. BUT THEY HAVE COME AROUND. THEY HAVE SUPPORTE TD RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED SUPPORTING ANNAN AND HIS EFFORT TO TRY TO ACHIEVE A CEASE-FIRE...
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AFTER THE VOTES. THANK YOU VERY
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MUCH. >> WE'RE WAITING TO TAKE YOU BACK LIVE TO CAPITOL HILL. WE EXPECT LEON PANETTA AND MARTIN DEMPSEY TO CONTINUE THEIR TESTIMONY THIS MORNING. THE...
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OF THREE VOTES WE BELIEVE THEY'RE WRAPPING UP THE THIRD VOTE NOW. TODAY THE HOUSE WORKING ON A SMALL BUSINESS TAX MEASURE THAT WOULD PROVIDE A ONE-TIME...
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46% SAY GOVERNOR ROMNEY. MEN, 43% FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA, 49% FOR MITT ROMNEY. WOMEN, JUST THE OPPOSITE. 49% PRESIDENT OBAMA, 43% FOR MITT ROMNEY. REPUBLICANS,...
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FIRST, I DON'T HAVE ANY PARTY AFFILIATION SO IT'S NOT
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THAT. IT BASICALLY GOES ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. LISTEN, I'M AN EDUCATOR. I'VE GOT THREE JOBS RIGHT NOW. I'M IN FINANCIAL SERVICES. I'VE TAKEN A LOOK...
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PANETTA MAKING HIS WAY BACK TO THE WITNESS TABLE. LIVE COVERAGE RESUMING NOW ON C-SPAN3. >> THIS MEETING HAS COME TO ORDER. MR. BARTLETT. >> THANK YOU....
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TESTIMONY YOU NOTED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS PUBLICLY COMMITTED TO SENDING
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COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TO SYRIAN OPPOSITION GROUPS AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS. I AM AWARE OF AMERICAN COMPANIES THAT CAN PROVIDE THE NECESSARY...
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THE COMMUNICATIONS GEAR THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS MADE IN THIS COUNTRY AND THAT'S PRIMARILY THE COMMUNICATIONS GEAR THAT WE WOULD BE TRANSFERRING...
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BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. >> THE STATE DEPARTMENT, OTHER THAN THE OFFICE OF
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POLITICAL, MILITARY MILITARY -- ARE NOT ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DETERMINING THE NATURE OF WHAT EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO SYRIA. SEEING AS HOW THE...
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HAVE LIAISON THAT IS THERE AND WORKING WITH THEM. BUT LET ME GIVE YOU A MORE IN-DEPTH REPORT AS TO WHAT THE LEVEL OF THAT RELATIONSHIP IS LIKE. BUT THERE...
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SANCHEZ. >> THANK
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YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU BOTH, BOTH GENTLEMEN,
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FOR BEING HERE ONCE AGAIN AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. AS YOU KNOW, RUSSIA HAS
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NOT BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE IN MOVING THE U.N. CLOSER TO AUTHORIZING SOME FORM OF ACTION IN SYRIA. AND I KNOW A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN...
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NOT -- YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO KIND OF PREJUDGE WHAT STATE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT USE ITS LEVERAGE WITH RUSSIA. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TO SAY THAT...
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THE PLACES WHERE WE ARE COOPERATING
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WITH RUSSIA IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY -- >> RIGHT. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT I'M ONE OF THOSE, BUT I DO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS....
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GES MY POINT WOULD BE WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP, NOT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IN ISOLATION,
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BECAUSE WE HAVE TERRIFIC COOPERATION WITH THEM ON THE NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OUT OF AFGHANISTAN, COUNTERTERROR -- COUNTERPIRACY, COUNTERNARCOTICS....
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SYRIA, THAT THAT WOULD HELP US WITH WHAT IS BREWING WITH RESPECT TO IRAN, THAT ONE OF THE EFFECTS OF MILITARY IS THAT OF COURSE ASSAD HAS ONE OF...
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THE ONE COUNTRY IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD THAT'S GOING TO BE EVEN FURTHER ISOLATED IS IRAN. AND IRAN KNOWS THAT, AND THAT'S THE REASON THEY CONTINUE...
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WOULD BE A SERIOUS BLOW TO IRAN. I THINK THE GENERAL HAS TESTIFIED BEFORE THIS BODY TO THAT EFFECT. BUT SAYING THAT IT IS THE KEY WOULD BE ANALOGOUS...
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TURKEY INVOKES ARTICLE 5 OF OUR NATO CHARTER? >> I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT THE UNITED STATES WOULD GET INVOLVED MILITARILY IS IF THERE'S...
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COMMUNITY TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ENSURE THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO GET THE AUTHORITIES REQUIRED...
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JONES. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. SECRETARY-GENERAL
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DEMPSEY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. MR. SECRETARY,
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IF THE SITUATION CHANGES AND YOU BELIEVE THE USE OF FORCE IN SYRIA BECOMES NECESSARY, WILL THIS ADMINISTRATION SEEK AUTHORIZATION FROM CONGRESS BEFORE...
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TO WORK WITHIN THE WAR POWERS PROVISION TO ENSURE THAT WE WORK TOGETHER, NOT SEPARATELY. >> MR. SECRETARY, AS A FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS, I HAVE THE...
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ADMINISTRATION, IT COULD BE AT ANY ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED TO GO INTO A COUNTRY...
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THE CONSTITUTION MAKES CLEAR THAT THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF SHOULD ACT WHEN THE VITAL INTERESTS OF THIS COUNTRY ARE IN JEOPARDY. AND I BELIEVE THIS PRESIDENT...
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WHEN WE WENT IN, AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION -- THEY CALLED THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE, IT MUST HAVE BEEN ONE CALL TO EACH HOUSE,...
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AUTHORITY. >> MR. SECRETARY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL YIELD BACK MY 39 SECONDS. >> THANK YOU. MR. ANDREWS. >> THANK YOU,...
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CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN. YOUR SERVICE IS
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BOTH AN INSPIRATION TO US AND A BLESSING
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TO OUR COUNTRY, BOTH OF YOU. WE THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR IT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE ADMINISTRATION ON YOUR SUCCESS WITH RUSSIA AND CHINA,...
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STRUGGLING WITH, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO TAKE ADDITIONAL ACTIONS, WHAT, IN FACT, DOES MAKE SENSE? YOU KNOW, WHO IS THE OPPOSITION? HOW CAN...
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THAT GADHAFI HAD COMPLETELY LOST THE SUPPORT OF HIS OWN PEOPLE AND NO ONE WANTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A REGIME THAT WAS ILLEGITIMATE IN THAT SENSE?...
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ONE, HE DOES STILL ENJOY, AS I SAID, THE LOYALTY OF A GOOD CHUNK OF THE ARMY AND THE MILITARY. AND THAT MAKES IT MORE CHALLENGING IN TERMS OF, YOU...
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AGO. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE PROPOSITION THAT IT IS A
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VITAL NATIONAL INTEREST
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OF THE UNITED STATES TO DISCOURAGE REGIMES WHICH COULD SERVE AS AN INCUBATOR FOR ASYMMETRIC WARFARE AGAINST THE UNITED STATES? >> I THINK THAT WOULD...
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INTEREST SS, AND I GUESS AN ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE ALONG THOSE LINES. I THINK IN THIS CASE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY....
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HEZBOLLAH? >> THE PUBLIC RECORD AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE INTELLIGENCE RECORD THAT WE HAVE IS THAT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SYRIA...
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HEZBOLLAH AND THAT HEZBOLLAH HAS ALWAYS HAD SOME -- YOU KNOW, SOME LEVEL OF PROTECTION. >> DO YOU AGREE WITH THE PROPOSITION THAT THE WEAKER HEZBOLLAH...
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IS? >> HEZBOLLAH, IN OUR BOOK, IS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. THEY HAVE SPREAD TERROR NOT ONLY IN THAT REGION BUT ELSEWHERE. AND ANYTHING --
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ANYTHING DONE TO WEAKEN A TERRORIST GROUP IS IN OUR INTEREST. >> THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY. MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD BACK. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. FORBES....
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YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND GENERAL DEMPSEY, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
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SERVICE. YOU'RE BOTH GOOD MEN. YOU'VE
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SERVED YOUR COUNTRY WELL. AND WE JUST ARE HONORED THAT YOU'D BE HERE AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US TODAY. WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE...
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JUST SO WE KNOW. I KNOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING
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| 01:15:11 |
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THAT YOU DIDN'T THINK WAS LEGALLY PROPER, AND YOU SAID THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE PROPER LEGAL AUTHORITY BEFORE THEY WOULD TAKE ANY MILITARY...
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| 01:16:13 |
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WANT TO PUT YOU IN INTERROGATION. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND
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OUT WHAT EXACTLY PROPER LEGAL AUTHORITY IS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO ACT UNDER. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE PRESIDENT HERE TO CHAT WITH HIM OR HAVE...
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| 01:16:59 |
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WAR POWERS ACT WOULD REQUIRE IN ORDER FOR US TO ENGAGE, WE WOULD ABIDE BY. >> AND, AGAIN, MR. SECRETARY, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME AS I JUST...
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| 01:17:12 |
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I REEDAD THE WAR POWERS ACT, IT HAS THOSE THREE REQUIREMENTS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THERE THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT I'M LEAVING OUT...
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OF THIS COUNTRY, BUT THEN PURSUANT TO THE WAR POWERS ACT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE STEPS TO GET CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. THAT'S -- THAT'S THE PROCESS THAT...
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| 01:18:04 |
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SYRIA? >> AS I UNDERSTAND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT COULD, IN FACT, DEPLOY FORCES
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| 01:18:13 |
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IF HE HAD TO IF OUR VITAL INTERESTS WERE AT STAKE. BUT THAT ULTIMATELY THEN UNDER THE WAR POWERS ACT WE WOULD HAVE TO COME HERE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >>...
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| 01:18:29 |
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LAST THING, AND MAKE SURE I'M STATING THIS CORRECTLY. IT'S YOUR POSITION
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| 01:18:34 |
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THAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S POSITION
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| 01:18:36 |
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WOULD BE THAT WE'D HAVE TO GET A CONSENSUS OF PERMISSION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BEFORE WE'D ACT BUT THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET SPECIFIC...
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| 01:18:57 |
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UNDER OUR TREATY OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARDS TO NATO, THAT OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD PARTICIPATE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. BUT THEN ULTIMATELY THE CONGRESS...
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| 01:19:24 |
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YOUR BEING HERE AND ALL OF YOUR
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| 01:19:26 |
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DEDICATED SERVICE. I WANTED TO ASK YOU MORE ABOUT
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| 01:19:29 |
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THE OPPOSITION GROUPS, AND I THINK YOU'VE BEEN QUITE CLEAR THAT IT'S A DIVERSE GROUP AND PROBABLY A LITTLE HARD TO READ THEM IN MANY WAYS. BUT ARE THERE...
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| 01:20:06 |
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THOSE GROUPS TO BE ABLE TO COALESCE. THERE ARE SOME OUTSIDE SYRIAN GROUPS THAT ARE MAKING AN EFFORT TO DO THAT. THERE HAS BEEN BETTER PROGRESS BY OTHER...
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| 01:20:43 |
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ABOUT WHY DOES IT SEEM SO DIFFICULT TO GET THE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION TO COALESCE AROUND A SINGLE UNIFYING IDEA HERE. AND IT'S BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE...
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| 01:21:35 |
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IN TERMS OF HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS, HOW ARE WE PROTECTING THOSE IF AT ALL? I MEAN, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THAT ARENA AND TO WHAT EXTENT DO WE THINK IT'S...
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| 01:22:08 |
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PROGRAM. I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 10.5 MILLION THAT'S BEING DISBURSED IN FOOD RATIONS. THE U.N. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES IS PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES...
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CORRECT. >> -- AS IT'S GOING TO THE POPULATION. IS THERE ANY PERCEPTION THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS THAT WE ARE
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THERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE
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| 01:23:13 |
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OF SYRIA, THAT WE HAVE ONGOING EFFORTS? >> YEAH. NO. I THINK IT HAS BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO PROVIDE THAT HELP. WE...
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| 01:23:24 |
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SOME OUTREACH INTO SYRIA ITSELF TO TRY TO ASSIST THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HARMED AND TRY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THERE, AS WELL. THAT'S...
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| 01:23:42 |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND MR. SECRETARY, CHAIRMAN DEMPSEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I APPRECIATE IT AS A VETERAN AND ALSO A VERY GRATEFUL PARENT...
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| 01:24:43 |
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THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND WOULD TRULY HOLLOW OUT OUR FORCE AND WEAKEN OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE. WE'RE ALREADY CUTTING CLOSE TO A HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS...
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| 01:25:52 |
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NOT OBLIVIOUS TO THE ECONOMIC ILLS OF THE NATION, AND HAVE DONE OUR BEST TO CONTRIBUTE AS PART OF THE EQUATION OF NATIONAL POWER, WHICH INCLUDES ECONOMIC,...
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| 01:27:09 |
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FOR EMPHASIZING THAT. ADDITIONALLY, GENERAL, I'M GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD. THIS YEAR THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN PROPOSING A REDUCTION...
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| 01:28:07 |
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TO GO IN 30 DAYS, SIX MONTHS, OR A YEAR. AND THAT'S HOW WE BALANCE THE FORCE AGAINST REQUIREMENTS. THE REASON THE ARMY -- AND I WAS THE CHIEF AT THE...
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| 01:29:12 |
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AMERICAN FAMILIES AND OUR SECURITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ANSWERS ON THE SEQUESTRATION. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
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| 01:29:22 |
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ISSUES FACING OUR DEFENSE. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT DEFENSE HAS TO GET ON THE TABLE, AND WE HAVE BEEN THERE. THESE CUTS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT...
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| 01:30:33 |
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ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SYRIA AND LIBYA. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT INFLUENCES OF THE DIFFERENT FOLKS WITHIN SYRIA...
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| 01:31:45 |
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OPTIONS. BUT I'LL GIVE YOU SOME SENSE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS CAN HAPPEN IN A GOOD WAY, IT CAN HAPPEN IN A BAD WAY. IF ASSAD REGIME -- IF WE CAN DO THIS...
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| 01:33:56 |
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THE MILITARY IS STRONG. IS THERE A BASIS FOR THAT RELATIONSHIP BEING STRONG IN TERMS OF MAYBE JUST THE GENERALS LOOKING -- SAYING WE'RE GOING TO STAY...
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| 01:34:30 |
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THAT USING THE KIND OF VIOLENCE THEY'RE USING AGAINST THEIR OWN CITIZENS IS A FOOL'S ERRAND AND THAT AT SOME POINT THAT WILL, IN FACT, JEOPARDIZE THEM...
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| 01:35:46 |
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GENERAL DEMPSEY, I WANT TO THANK YOU THIS WEEK FOR YOUR STRONG STATEMENTS ON THE
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| 01:35:49 |
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ISSUES OF ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE
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| 01:35:51 |
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MILITARY. I THINK YOUR LEADERSHIP IS WELL NEEDED, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR STRONG STATEMENTS AND YOUR STRONG ACTION. WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WITH...
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| 01:37:50 |
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APPEARS TO BE OF CHINESE ORIGIN. SO
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| 01:37:54 |
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MY SECOND QUESTION, MR. SECRETARY, IS CAN YOU TELL ME OF YOUR CONCERNS OF CHINA SUPPORTING NORTH KOREA'S MISSILES? AND IS NORTH KOREA A DIRECT THREAT...
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| 01:38:23 |
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ICBMs AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR DEVELOPING NUCLEAR CAPABILITY REPRESENT A THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES. AND FOR THAT REASON WE TAKE NORTH KOREA AND THEIR...
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| 01:39:59 |
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MAKE THESE ADVANCES, SUPPORT FOR SYSTEMS, AND OF COURSE RUSSIA'S INVOLVEMENT WITH SYRIA. >> YEAH. WE'VE MADE VERY CLEAR TO CHINA THAT CHINA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY...
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THAT NORTH KOREA -- IF THEY WANT TO -- IF THEY WANT TO IMPROVE SITUATION WITH THEIR PEOPLE, IF THEY WANT TO BECOME A PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY,...
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FROM CHINA. I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE EXACT EXTENT OF THAT. I THINK WE'D HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT IN ANOTHER
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CONTEXT IN TERMS OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THAT INFORMATION. BUT CLEARLY THERE'S BEEN ASSISTANCE ALONG THOSE LINES. WITH REGARDS TO RUSSIA, RUSSIA HAS...
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SECRETARY AND GENERAL. LET ME ASK
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SECRETARY PANETTA WHAT -- VIOLENCE HAS NOT ABATED, THE
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| 01:41:44 |
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INITIATIVES BY U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY ANNAN HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN, BUT WHEN DO WE DETERMINE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL AND MOVE ON TO PLAN B? >> I THINK...
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SITUATION TO DETERMINE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE WITH REGARDS TO THE ANNAN INITIATIVE. I THINK THERE'S AN EFFORT TO OBVIOUSLY TRY TO DEPLOY MONITORS...
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INTO SYRIA? >> I THINK TO DISCUSS THAT IN DEPTH WE REALLY OUGHT TO DO IT IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTELLIGENCE
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| 01:42:55 |
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BRIEFING. >> ALL RIGHT. GENERAL DEMPSEY, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPORT THAT NATO'S ASSESSMENT OF THE LIBYA AIR
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| 01:43:04 |
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CAMPAIGN FOUND THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH COOPERATION WHEN IT CAME TO SHARING TARGET INFORMATION AND SHARING ANL LITALYTICAL CAPABILITIES....
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| 01:43:27 |
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WAS GOING TO BE THIS EUPHORIA ABOUT LIBYA AS A TEMPLATE FOR FUTURE ACTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN US DOWN A PATH THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE ILL-ADVISED....
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| 01:44:27 |
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YOU KNOW, ON OCCASION I'VE BEEN PORTRAYED AS SAYING THIS WOULD JUST BE TOO
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HARD SO LET'S NOT DO IT. I WANT TO ASSURE
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| 01:44:33 |
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YOU THAT'S NOT THE
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| 01:44:34 |
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CASE. IF ASKED TO DO SOMETHING, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE CAPABILITY. BUT IN TERMS OF MY CONCERNS AND HOW THEY WOULD TRANSLATE INTO MILITARY ADVICE, IS...
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| 01:46:06 |
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CHAIRMAN. SECRETARY PANETTA, GENERAL DEMPSEY, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
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AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR
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NATION. SECRETARY PANETTA, I'LL BEGIN WITH YOU. I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR SCENARIOS OF LOOKING AT U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN SYRIA. AND YOU SPOKE ABOUT...
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GROUND AND THAT THAT WE WILL NOT ACT UNILATERALLY IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD. >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE LOOKING AT THOSE PARTICULAR...
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| 01:47:12 |
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PERSPECTIVE, WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SYRIA. WE ALSO SEE ARAB SPRING. THAT'S UNFOLDED IN THE MIDDLE EAST OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS. AS YOU LOOK AT...
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| 01:47:57 |
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AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, I DON'T SEE THE ASSAD MODEL SPREADING. I THINK QUITE THE OPPOSITE. I THINK THE MODEL IS THAT PREVIOUSLY SUPPRESSED POPULATIONS...
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| 01:49:24 |
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OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN, AND I WANT TO GET BOTH SECRETARY PANETTA AND GENERAL DEMPSEY YOUR PERSPECTIVE. HIS COMMENTS WERE THIS -- HE SAID THAT HE SAW...
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| 01:50:16 |
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LEADERSHIP OUT THERE AND TREMENDOUS DEDICATION, AND HE'S PUT TOGETHER, MORE IMPORTANTLY, A VERY GOOD PLAN. FOR THE FUTURE WITH REGARDS TO AFGHANISTAN....
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| 01:52:13 |
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DEMPSEY, EARLIER, BEFORE VOTES, YOU WERE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
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| 01:52:17 |
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WEAPONS IN SYRIA. AND I DON'T WANT TO RECHARACTERIZE YOUR COMMENTS. SO I'LL, ALSO I THOUGHT I HEARD, AND THEN CAN YOU RECHARACTERIZE MORE ACCURATELY....
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| 01:52:52 |
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FACILITIES RELATED TO CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR CLOSE ALLIES IN THE REGION. >> OKAY. THANKS. AND THEN THE SECOND PART...
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| 01:53:06 |
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DO? DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE IN A POSITION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, IF -- IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARISES WHERE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? AND ARE WE...
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| 01:53:30 |
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MONITOR -- I MEAN, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT ARE OUR VITAL NATIONAL INTERESTS IN THAT PARTICULAR COUNTRY, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PROLIFERATION...
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| 01:53:55 |
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RESISTANCE AND THE VIOLENCE IN SYRIA, IF SYRIA WAS GOING TO USE -- IF WE THOUGHT SYRIA WAS GOING TO USE THESE WEAPONS, WHAT WOULD WE DO? >> LET ME...
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| 01:54:15 |
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ON ACTIONS WE COULD TAKE IN THE EVENT THAT THOSE WEAPONS -- BY THE WAY, THE PLANNING IS BEING DONE WITH OUR, AGAIN, OUR ALLIES IN THE REGION. >> I...
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| 01:54:32 |
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INVOLVING THOSE AREAS, BECAUSE THAT, WE THINK THAT DOES REPRESENT THE MOST SERIOUS CONCERN WITH REGARDS TO OUR SECURITY. >> YEAH. AND UNDERSTAND THE...
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| 01:54:48 |
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DIFFERENT VENUE. SO I WANT TO CHANGE THE FOCUS A LITTLE BIT. ASKING ME ABOUT AFGHANISTAN, CHINA, AND I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE STORY IN YEMEN. ABOUT TWO...
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| 01:56:16 |
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CLASSIFY IT OPERATIONS, AND I GUESS I WOULD URGE YOU TO TRY TO GET YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEHIND THAT BASED ON, ON THAT KIND OF CLASSIFIED BRIEFING. >> RIGHT....
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| 01:56:34 |
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IMPLICATIONS OF
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WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. FROM
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| 01:56:37 |
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D.O.D.'S PERSPECTIVE AND I THINK IT'S FRANKLY TRUE FOR INTELLIGENCE, OUR TARGET THERE REPRESENTS THOSE TERRORISTS OR THOSE AL QAEDA TERRORISTS THAT...
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| 01:57:15 |
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OR NOT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS? >> JUST, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT GOING INTO SPECIFIC DETAILS HERE, THE POSITION OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS THAT...
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| 01:57:27 |
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IS THE SAME INTEREST WE HAD IN THE FATAH AND WE HAVE IN SOMALIA, WHICH IS TO GO AFTER THOSE TERRORISTS, THOSE AL QAEDA TERRORISTS, WHO ARE INVOLVED...
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| 01:57:49 |
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WHAT WE'RE DOING KINETICALLY BUT I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE
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| 01:57:52 |
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ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE, WITH THE MILITARY IN
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| 01:57:56 |
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YEMEN. NOTABLY THEIR SPECIAL FORCES TO INCREASE THEIR CAPABILITIES AS A BUILDING PARTNER CAPACITY ENDEAVOR. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO SEE...
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| 01:58:17 |
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YOU, AGAIN, FOR YOU BOTH BEING HERE TODAY, AND
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| 01:58:21 |
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JUST REAL BRIEFLY, OVER THE NEXT
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| 01:58:23 |
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THREE MONTHS, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO US HOW YOU SEE THE OPPOSITION? DO YOU SEE IT FRAGMENTING OR DO YOU SEE IT COALESCING? HOW DO YOU SEE THIS PLAYING...
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| 01:58:42 |
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TOPIC. >> YOU
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| 01:58:45 |
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KNOW -- IF I COULD
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| 01:58:46 |
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GIVE YOU A FIRM ANSWER AS TO WHAT WE SAW HAPPENING, I PROBABLY
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| 01:58:50 |
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WOULDN'T BE IN THIS JOB. I'D BE SOMEWHERE
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| 01:58:53 |
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ELSE. BUT THIS IS -- IT'S A TOUGH THING TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE ELEMENTS AT PLAY HERE AND TRY TO DETERMINE JUST EXACTLY HOW THIS WILL PLAY...
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| 02:00:06 |
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSUMPTIONS AROUND THIS, HOW
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| 02:00:10 |
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HAVE OUR PLANS EVOLVED SPECIFICALLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, SINCE WE'VE SEEN THE SYRIAN REVOLUTION COMMENCE? >> WHAT WE DO AND WHAT GENERAL DEMPSEY DOES...
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| 02:00:28 |
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WHATEVER THE PRESIDENT ULTIMATELY DECIDES, WE'LL BE PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT. >> AND JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU THE -- THE VIEW OF THE REGION AT LARGE. SO...
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| 02:00:48 |
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NATO PARTNER WITH TURKEY. WE HAVE A VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH JORDAN. OBVIOUSLY ISRAEL. WE ARE STILL 200 TO 300 MILITARY STRONG IN IRAQ, AND, OF...
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| 02:01:52 |
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AS IT RELATES TO WHAT HAPPENED IN LIBYA AND MAYBE THE -- THE CONCERNS REGARDING THE WAR POWERS ABOUT THE AND HOW WE PROCEEDED IN THAT ACTION, THAT,...
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| 02:02:53 |
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DEMPSEY AND I ARE UNIFIED WITH REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, NOT PROCEEDING WITH ANY MILITARY ACTION UNLESS THERE'S CLEAR OBJECTIVE, UNLESS WE KNOW WHAT IT'S...
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| 02:03:27 |
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CHAIRMAN. AND I THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR BEING HERE. GENERAL
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| 02:03:32 |
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| 02:03:33 |
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DEMPSEY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT A POST-ASSAD GOVERNMENT MIGHT POTENTIALLY BE DOMINATED BY A MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, AS WE SAW, SEEMS TO...
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| 02:04:03 |
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DEMOGRAPHICALLY, IS THAT 70% OF THE SYRIAN POPULATION IS OF THE SUNNI CONFESSIONAL OF ISLAM AND, THEREFORE, YOU WOULD HAVE A PRETTY DRAMATIC SHIFT IN,...
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| 02:05:15 |
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AS THE ARAB WORLD GOES, AND WITH THEIR ELECTIONS, THEY'VE BROUGHT IN ABOUT 40% MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND THEIR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IS ABOUT 20-SOME-PLUS...
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| 02:06:32 |
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I GUESS THE RESPONSE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN BUILD A DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION INTO THESE COUNTRIES, AND TO HAVE EXTENT WE EVEN SEE IT. WE SEE...
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| 02:08:24 |
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ETHNIC MINORITIES AT LEAST IN SOUTHERN SYRIA, SORRY, NORTHERN SYRIA, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME IF WE DO IT AHEAD OF TIME WE HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING...
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| 02:08:50 |
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CONGRESSMAN CHRIS GIBSON, WHO HIMSELF OF
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NEW YORK IS A
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DISTINGUISHED VETERAN OF SERVICE IN THE MIDEAST, AND CENTRAL ASIA. CONGRESSMAN GIBSON. >> THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE THE STRONG LEADERSHIP...
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| 02:09:07 |
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WITH US TODAY, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT SYRIA IN A SECOND. WHILE I HAVE A SECRETARY I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR HIS FEEDBACK. I'M RECENTLY BACK FROM FORT BRAGG,...
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| 02:10:29 |
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OF THE CIA AND NOW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AT LEAST IN THE HISTORY THAT I'VE BEEN IN THIS TOWN, I DON'T THINK THERE IS A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ...
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| 02:12:16 |
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THE INTEGRATION OF ARSOF AND SEGRA BY THE WAY. WHERE YOU'RE SEEING US MOVE WITH A NEW STRATEGY, WE CALL IT A GLOBAL NETWORKED APPROACH TO WARFARE....
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| 02:13:09 |
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OVERCODIFY TO THE POINT THAT WE STIFLE INITIATIVE. MUCH OF THIS IS BASED ON RELATIONSHIPS. FORGED IN THE CRUCIBLE AND TO THE EFFECT WE CAN CODIFY...
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| 02:14:03 |
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SYRIA, AND THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS ASSISTANCE BEING PROVIDED ON THE BASIS OF TRIBAL RELATIONSHIPS. FLOWING INTO SYRIA. IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE...
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| 02:14:26 |
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MR. SECRETARY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. CHAIRMAN DEMPSEN, THANK YOU AGAIN
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| 02:14:31 |
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FOR YOUR SERVICE AND COMPLIMENT TO OUR TROOPS, MILITARY FAMILIES AND VETERANS. WE SHALL BE ADJOURNED. >>> THE
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