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President trumps new military strategy in afghanistan. This House Armed Services committee is just two hours. One of the primary concerns i would like each of you to address are the rules of engagement in afghanistan. During the previous administration, i introduced a resolution calling to the revision under operation resident support in afghanistan in an effort to succeed where combatants face. What are the standard rules of engagement for efforts in afghanistan . Includedhe old rules both rule...

Defense secretary james mattis and general joseph doneford were on capitol hill this week testifying on President Trumps new military strategy in afghanistan and discussed the need to remove terrorist safe havens in other parts of the globe. It ran three hours. Committee will come to order. Committee welcomes secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today for a hearing on afghanistan and south asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss ...

South asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Ser...

Good morning. The u. S. Senate Armed Services Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on u. S. Strategy in afghanistan and south asia. We welcome secretary mattis and chairman dunford back to the committee. We thank you both for your many years of distinguished service and leadership of our men and women in uniform. 16 years ago this week u. S. And Coalition Forces began combat operations in afghanistan to eliminate the al qaeda terrorists who attacked our nation and removed the taliba...

When we open the floor for questions, please hold questions until you were given the microphone. Also please turn off your cellphone ringers i appreciate that. Tonight we are here to celebrate the release of Kevin Peraino new book, a force so swift mao, truman, and the birth of modern china, 1949 release today. A veteran correspondent around the world spent a decade as a Senior Writer and bureau chief as a finalist for the livingston award for Foreign Affairs reporting and as part of the team th...

Everyone ive been to welcome to this news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes. Meeting at the media the deposed leader caseloads turns up in brussels to break his silence. Opposition leader calls for the election result to be an old saying it undermines the publics face in democracy. Russias foreign minister denies interfering in last years us president ial election following mondays grand jury indictments. And in sport the knockout rounds of the European Champions League a...

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Nations humanitarian awakening from oxford in 2013 and is working on a manuscript with the title of catastrophic diplomacy a history of the United States responses to Global National disasters. Thank you for agreeing to chair. Gen. Neller thank you for julia thank you for introducing me. I will introduce everyone in order. Our contributors was unable to make it, but i will read her comments in the order she appears the program, that is next. Our first speaker is a senior lecturer of American His...

Or, should the president forced ahead with his plan to remove all combat troops from afghanistan by the end of 2016 . Can dialans 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Ndependents, 2027488002 you can also email us. , johnitol hill yesterday campbell, who was the commander of u. S. Troops not afghanistan, 1 testified before the Senate Armed Services committee. The afghanistan timeline is unfeasible. Says the u. S. Must leave forces beyond 2016. [video clip] mid2014 envisioned in that we would transi...