Guys, can you push up a little bit . Thank you, everybody. Were just here to support the general and all of the generals. We are here to support our countrys military. If the country shuts down which could very well be, the budget should be handled a lot differently than its been handled in the last long period of time, many years, but if for any reason it shuts down the worst thing is what happens to our military. Were rebuilding our military. Were bringing it to a level that its never been at and the worst thing is for our military. We dont want that to happen. Im here to support our military. Our military has to be the best in the world by far, and as you know, its been depleted over the last long period of time, and when we finish there wont be anything like it. We need that now almost more than at any time in the past. So im here for our military. Im here to support our great, great and very powerful military, and were going to keep it that way, but were going to make it much bett
Them in places in the country where they would be much less likely to be engaged, but if they were engaged there were not only have the right to defend themselves, my themselves my presumption would be re would assist in. Is that a fair estimate . That is my feeling. It is what i said. I think we have an obligation to do so. I do not expect that occasions arise anytime soon. To get to the chairmans. And the very first vetting the thing, mr. Chairman that made the number so small, and i said the i said the number 60 and can look at your faces. The same reaction i do. Why is that number so small. The reason for that has to do with the criteria we applied. Some of this is the law to these recruits. We do counterintelligence screening. We make sure that for example they arent going to pose a green on blue threat to the trainers that they dont have any history of atrocities. These are all things that are required of us. Theyre willing to engage in the campaign in a way that is compliant wit
Here on cspan3. John brennan on last weeks terrorist attack in istanbul and ongoing threats to u. S. National security. Hosted by the council on foreign relations, this is an hour. Welcome to the council on foreign relations, im Judy Woodruff and im delighted to introduce our speaker this afternoon. I dont think there could be a better time or moment for us to hear from the director of the Central Intelligence agency without further ado, please welcome director john brennan. Thank you, it is a pleasure to be back at the council to compare notes on Dynamic International scene, i very much look forward to talking with judy and Council Membership on the many topics in the headlines. I would first like to offer brief opening remarks to kick off the conversation today. Now, whenever i administer the oath of offices to our headquarters in langley, virginia, i tell them they are coming aboard at the critical moment. In the 36 years since i first entered government, i have never been witnessin
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