Tran thanh [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] would like to call this hearing on worldwide threats to order. I would like to welcome our distinguished witnesses today, director of national intelligence, dan coats. Director Central Intelligence agency, mike pompeo. Director of the intelligence agency, general robert ashley. Director the federal bureau of investigation, chris rea. After the National Security agency, admiral mike rogers. And directed the Geospatial Intelligence agency, robert cardillo. Weve got along in front of us and i thank you all for being here. I know how forwardlooking this one occasion on an annual basis. Since 1995, this committee has met in open forum to discuss the Security Threat facing the United States of america. This has never been, nor will it ever be a comfortable conversation to have. The threats this country face are complex, evolving and without easy answers. Exist in multiple domains. They are asymmetrical and conventional. They can
Host got to leave it there and i apologize only because were done with this threehour program where we looked at free speech. Time for us to conclude. We take you towe now take you ts institution in washington, d. C. A form looking over Security Matters over 21st century security, looking at the Trump Administration and Security Matters. We will take you to that forum right now. Allow them to take off from where i leave. We will have broad discussion up here amongst ourselves. To my left is former secretary of defense robert hale. He has been through the battles of iraq and afghanistan and sequestration and shutdown. He has seen it all in the obama years where he was for the most of that time. He is speaking today under his own auspices. He is my former boss, i worked with him at the Congressional Budget Office 25 years ago. I know. Twoeflects badly at least ways, the amount of time and your progeny, so to speak. He then went to the air force and was the comptroller through the 1990s f
Across the country. Now two former Obama Administration officials discuss what defense policies and strategies might look like under President Trump. The Brookings Institution hosted this event. Its just over 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to brookings. Were grateful to have everyone here today. Were going to be talking about what should Donald Trumps Defense Strategy, budget, and other military plans be looking forward for the United States. At a moment where the Trump Administration is undoubtedly still asking itself these questions and a lot of decisions havent yet been made, were still very early in a new presidency and we have about as great of a team to help answer these questions as i could imagine. And im looking forward as well as they are to discussion with you in the second half of this mornings forum. Let me briefly introduce each of the gentlemen here and then ill say a couple of broad words about where we stand in the Defense Budget debate. Just to allow
Across the country. Now two former Obama Administration officials discuss what defense policies and strategies might look like under President Trump. The Brookings Institution hosted this event. Its just over 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to brookings. Were grateful to have everyone here today. Were going to be talking about what should Donald Trumps Defense Strategy, budget, and other military plans be looking forward for the United States. At a moment where the Trump Administration is undoubtedly still asking itself these questions and a lot of decisions havent yet been made, were still very early in a new presidency and we have about as great of a team to help answer these questions as i could imagine. And im looking forward as well as they are to discussion with you in the second half of this mornings forum. Let me briefly introduce each of the gentlemen here and then ill say a couple of broad words about where we stand in the Defense Budget debate. Just to allow
Forum. Let me introduce each of the gentlemen here and then i will say a couple of broad words about where we stand in the Defense Budget to allow them to take off from where i leave off. We will have broad discussion among ourselves and go to you about half way through. Immediately to my left is former under secretary of defense who is pentagons comptroller. Bob has been through the battles of not only iraq and afghanistan but sequestration and shut down and has pretty much seen it all in the obama years where he was the comptroller for most of that period of time. He has been with hamilton but speaking today under his own and is also my former boss. I worked for him at the Congressional Budget Office. After that reflects badly in two ways by the time but as things turned out bob went to the air force and was comptroller throughout the Clinton Administration and spent a number of years in various pursuits. And then tom wright is sitting in the middle today. Tom is my colleague at broo