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Requirement for an occupation of iraq following a successful completion of the war? >> in specific numbers, i would have to rely on combatant commanders exactly requirements, but i think -- >> how about a range? >> i would say that whats been mobilized to this point, something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers are probably a figure that would be required. were talking about post hostilities, control over a piece of geography thats fairly significant with the kinds of ethnic tensi...

>> general shinseki, can you give us some ideas to the magnitude of the armys force requirement for an occupation of iraq following a successful completion of the war? >> in specific numbers, i would have to rely on combatant commanders exactly requirements, but i think -- >> how about a range? >> i would say that whats been mobilized to this point, something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers are probably a figure that would be required. were talking about post hostilities, contr...

>> well, mr. chairman, this is the toughest part -- >> can you raise your voice a bit, please. >> raise my voice a bit? okay. this is the toughest part of our training requirement. >> thats virginia senator john warner, questioning the man who was then the chief of staff of the army, general eric shinseki, who has always been soft spoken to the point of senators having to tell him, talk louder at senate hearings, even when he is talking into a microphone. but what he said that day, in response t...

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Cant wait until we get more, we get, what, 60 pages out. another 500 pageso sore. gates points something out, theres at least some question as to how confident and capable the president is in making decisions when it comes to war. now, gates himself is a warrior. hes a soldier. he says, i answer the president. the president made the right calls. thats what a good soldier does. he doesnt question authority above him, but he does when he leaves and has a look back and says im writing my memoir. i ...

Future. as commander in chief, i will not let that happen again. not on my watch. we need a start -- we need a smart, strategic set of priorities. the new guidance that the defense department is releasing today does just that i want to thank secretary panetta and general dempsey for their extraordinary leadership during this process. i want to thank the service secretaries and chiefs, the combatant commanders and so many defense leaders, military and civilian, active guard and reserve, for their...

Combatant commanders to get their views. this guidance that we are releasing today, which has been distributed now throughout the department, it really does represent a historic shift to the future. and it recognizes that this country is at a strategic turning point. after a decade of war and after large increases in defense spending. as the president mentioned, the u.s. militarys mission in iraq has now ended. we do have continued progress in afghanistan. its tough and it remains challenging, b...