But its got to be led by the commanderinchief. Frankly, thats how the system works. Thats how its worked every time. Now, id like to switch gears real quickly. U. S. Back. Syrian rebels linked to al qaeda. Time is running out for obama and syria. Westernbacked Syrian Rebels are in danger of collapse before help arrives. All of these are wellknown media experts and they are on the verge of collapse and they are getting beaten very badly. One of the major reasons they are getting beaten very badly is because theyre subject to bombing and air attacks from Bashar Al Assad. So i guess my question again is and by the way, ambassador James Jeffrey says time isnt on our time. Reconsider the no combat formations on the ground decision because you may have to either renege on that or you may have to fall off your very Important Mission of destroying isis. Theres a gap between the two. Ambassador ford, isis is not something which drone strikes or f16 strikes is going to contain because the Islami
Complaint log their observations. That complaint log is kept, and it is reviewed through our Organizational Assessment and improvement program, and all of the complaints are followed up on in a timely manner. Of course, there are other ways to do it. Weve received a variety of letters from individuals expressing concerns about specific issues at cemeteries, and we apply the same level of aggressive resolution to those complaints as well. Do you respond to individuals . Oh, yes, sir. We respond to individual letters absolutely. How long does it take . Is it on a timely basis . Give me an example how you respond. I think it would depend on the nature of the complaint and how quickly we can resolve it. Say were working on the issue. That usually goes out, if we send one, within a few days, and then the actual resolution can vary depending, again, on the issue recently at Riverside National cemetery, for example, where we had contractors that were treating headstones and the grounds in a m
It is in two parts. It is going to have first i am going to talk to senator rand paul, who is seated to my left. Then we are going to talk with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, bob menendez of new jersey. We are going to try to get you all into it. At the back end of each of the conversations, lots to talk about, given the turmoil around the world. I want to first welcome senator paul, senator from kentucky, elected in 2010, ophthalmologist before he entered the dark arts of politics. Making a name for himself in the United States senate right from the start. You have been, i think, making a name for yourself on Foreign Policy and National Security. Critical of the iraq war, certainly. And i think parts of the way the Afghanistan War has been prosecuted, though you supported that from the beginning. And critical of your own party on occasion. Where do you think the Republican Party has gone wrong on Foreign Policy . I think there is a little bit of blame to go ar
Can work with on a comprehensive solution legislatively. Thank you, mr. Secretary. I yield back. The chair recognizes mr. Meehan. Thank you, chairman, and secretary. I have a great deal of respect for you but i have some fundamental disagreements with a couple of the points that were made. You are the one who said somehow somebody what you are doing is creating an opportunity for them to be lawfully in the country. I think it is a unquestioned point that as the law stands today, anybody who illegally enters the United States is a deportable alien. What has happened by this directive is the president has stepped into the authority of determine if under the existing law you have identified somebody who will lawfully be here so long as they , using prosecutorial discretion, they wont be do for did wont be deported as long as they arent a threat to Public Safety or Border Security. How can you create a class of people who are beyond prosecution and not be violating the constitutional separ
With partners to provide humanitarian need for the desperate situation of millions in the region. We look forward to working with you, mr. Secretary, on our mutual goal. Welcome you back. Thank you. I want to thank the secretary for being here. In fact, im pretty sure this is not where he would like to be this afternoon. I thank you for coming before the committee. I want to thank the chairman again to try and set up a process this week that was thorough. That has not occurred. I think everyone understands, some of the things we will discuss are obviously like the ground yet, we have no defense presentations here. We have no intelligence presentations here. I want to say, on the syrian half ago e year and a were authorizing something that was, these are my words, one last 10 hours. We were able to go through a process that was much more serious than the one we will have this week. I think all of you will know, what passes in the committee this week will not become law. The comments tha