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[inaudible conversations] good morning. The Armed Services Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on the posture of the u. S. Central command, Africa Command of special Operations Command in the context of our review on oversight of the fiscal year 2017 Defense Budget. We are pleased to welcome our witnesses general austen general rodrigues and general votel. We thank each of you for dedicated for decades of distinguished service and for your leadership of our men and women in uniform...

Our purpose is to marginalize and defeat violent extremists once and for all. That isnt easy. We know that as president obama and i consistently said it wont happen overnight. But today i say to all of our fellows citizens and the international community, we must recognize what daesh is doing to its victims and hold the perpetrators accountable and find the resources to help those harmed by the atrocities to be able to survive on their ancestral land. Naming these crimes is important but what is...

The general has just said and i would add one additional point which i think that the big lesson that we are learning out of this is the area between normal state competition and open warfare and i think that in my view this is an area in which russia is engaging and area is another example and Eastern Europe is another example and the ukraine is another example. They are challenging the open warfare, challenging influence and also the interest of many of our allies as well. So for those of us w...

Inspector general roth, you talked about the port added collection information sharing that resulted in Human Trafficking coming across our borders. I appreciate you keeping an eye on that and you know, everybody being aware of that. I have not yet received an answer for a letter ive written. We had i. C. E. Agent Taylor Johnson in one of our hearings involved in government whistleblowers and the retaliation against them which is really prevalent in the federal government. Its jaw dropping. So d...

Say is under the control of extremist groups like isil . Isil and daesh control the area in and around sirt. I couldnt give you exact percentage. The other places have transitory effect. Would you consider libya at this point a failed state . Yes, sir. Thank you all very much for your service. Thank you, mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses. I echo the comments about the appreciation for the service. The many times you have been before this committee. General rodriguez, i want to ask a coup...

I know that the wine is part of the program, but i hope that is not why you are here tonight. [laughter] times, ine this a few will only answer questions that are written in the vietnamese. [laughter] tonight is a special night. Ago, april 22, 1975, was the night our family left saigon. End to the life that we had. A life full of joy and happiness living among your own people, speaking your native language, being around family and friends. That life will always be a part of me, but as you will h...

Money we have given them. And theyebuild china know it. I have many friends from china. I dont have any objection to china, i think its wonderful, i am angry at our people, not their people, if you can get away with it. So look, weve rebuild china. It is not free trade, it is not anything, this is horrible, stupid trade. When you have 500 billion a folks, weve got to get smart. I have carl icon, i have the greatest negotiators in the ahn, i havearl ic the greatest negotiators in the world. We ha...

April 5, 2016, meeting of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors and Parking Authority commissioner ms. Bloomer read the roll director brinkman director borden director heinecke director nolan director ramos mr. Chair you have quorum please silence all electronic devices. Any person responsible for disruption may be asked to leave the room. Cell phones set on vibrate can cause interference with the microphones, we respectfully ask they be turned off. Item four appro...

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Have quorum please silence all electronic devices. Any person responsible for disruption may be asked to leave the room. Cell phones set on vibrate can cause interference with the microphones, we respectfully ask they be turned off. Item four approval of the minutes to mark 4 regular meeting motion to approve emphasize. Opposed . The is have it. Thank you communication Board Members and walton flynn died was a think outstanding citizen and loved dearly a thinker public works when oversee muni in...