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 taliban regime that gave them sanctuary. Very few, few would have predicted that 16 years later we would still be fighting what has become americas longest war. To date, we have achieved our mission to prevent afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists to attack america or our allies and partners. But that success has come at a tremendous price, more than 2,000 americans have given their lives in this war and over 20,000 have been wounded. I repeat, over 20,000 have been wounded. While we a
For those in house we would ask that courtesy that our mobile devices would have been silence or turned off. For those watching online or in the future, youre welcome to send questions or comments simply emailing speaker at heritage. Org and of course we will post todays program on the heritage front page for everyones future reference as well. Meeting our discussion today is daniel and he is our policy analyst in European Affairs and Margaret Thatcher for freedom and it focuses on transatlantic security issues, his writings have been featured in real clear world, foxnews. Com, breitbart. Com and his provided expert analysis in over 100 radio and television appearances. Is also served as a panelist at the transatlantic thing take conference in brussels, belgian and provide a parliamentary evidence United Kingdom house of the Lord Select Committee on the arctic. Prior to joining us on heritage at the Thatcher Center he worked at a nonprofit in washington dc as a policy analyst as well a
To begin our program this eek, please stand and welcome the West Covina High School jrotc honor guard for the presentation of the colors that will be followed by the singing of the National Anthem by alisa, cilario. Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ore the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say does that starspangled banner yet wave ore the land of the free and the home of the brave [applause] please be seated. Thank you to the West Covina High School our r. O. T. C. Honor guard and alisa i would like to recognize spernl guests guest te with us at the Richard Nixon Foundation John barr and sandy quin. [applause] Orange County supervisor john spitzer. [applause] members of the Yorba Linda City Council including mayor Peggy Hernande
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