Appreciate the attention you have given. As i stated i would like to reiterate one continuing point regarding the detention facility. The president and the National Security committee have determined closing the detention facility is a security imperative. That is a strong term. The president in his leadership of the National Security team believe continued operation of the tension to detention facility weakens interNational Security. Closing guantanamos about protecting, not weakening. The importance of closing the detention facility is echoed by former president george w. Bush and a long list of former secretaries of state, secretary of defense, staff chairman and other former military leaders. As representative engel noted there was a letter by former flag officers including former commandant of the marine corps. Transfers from gitmo are in the National Security interest of the United States and are conducted in a safe and responsible manner. On march 23, 2016, i testified before th
Have some boots on the ground. His book worthy fight is critical of the president s middle east policy. He writes, too often in my view, the president relies on the logic of a law professor rather than the passion of a leader. My experience in washington is that logic alone doesnt work. More on the u. S. Led fight against isis. Isis takeover. The terror group takes control of a syrian town. Isis fighters are moving closer to seizing a key city along the border with turkey. People saw isis, walk up, drive up to kobani, enter the city. Turkish troops a mile away have done nothing. What will it take to degrade and destroy isis . I think thats the question. Tonight, we have a new perspective on president obamas Decision Making, thanks to a new book by leon panetta, entitled worthy fights. Panetta served as president obamas first director of the Central Intelligence agency and as the president s second secretary of defense. As with all cabinet members and advisers to president s, he agreed
In order for us to be able to win against isis, you have to have some boots on the ground. His book worthy fight is critical of the president s middle east policy. He writes, too often in my view, the president relies on the logic of a law professor rather than the passion of a leader. My experience in washington is that logic alone doesnt work. More on the u. S. Led fight against isis. Isis takeover. The terror group takes control of a syrian town. Isis fighters are moving closer to seizing a key city along the border with turkey. People saw isis, walk up, drive up to kobani, enter the city. Turkish troops a mile away have done nothing. What will it take to degrade and destroy isis . I think thats the question. Tonight, we have a new perspective on president obamas Decision Making, thanks to a new book by leon panetta, entitled worthy fights. Panetta served as president obamas first director of the Central Intelligence agency and as the president s second secretary of defense. As with