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It was either with you are chairman smith asking about working with faithbased organizations. We do work with that. In fact, we visited with the archbishop in kurdistan when we were there to talk about the work they are doing. I know the king and jordan has been very open in meeting with different religious leaders both sort of from an islamic perspective to reduce the lore of isil, but also how do we work with the various religious groups. Syria was one of the most tolerant countries in the ent...

National Security Forces and police are going to be able to take care of this problem at the same time. We are introducing your book and the things we know about your reality. We have the severe policy disconnect. What will you offer for advice on how to fix that . We i mean, you know in some ways the way it will work the Strategic Direction by the civilian elected commander in chief is you know military should. And large degree in the civilian run military to be in line with that there are fund...

Highlight had the need for a conditionsbased approach. Like our National Military strategy written in 2012 president obamas calendarbased troop drawdown plan for afghanistan no longer accurately reflects the facts and conditions on the ground. Like the president s policy against isil, the president s afghanistan policy lacks of strategic disconnect, providing a list of goals or preferences but precluding the means necessary to achieve them. Perhaps it is time for the president to exercise strate...

Privacy that she needed. One more time, thank you very much. [applause] feel free to come forward if you would like. Good afternoon. Im peter bergen. I run International Security program at the new America Foundation and its my great pleasure to introduce my colleague and friend who has this wonderful new book out. The green berets battles from afghanistan to washington, which outlines makes quite unusual career as these somebody who is creating policy in the white house but also runs a successf...

That we are hosting an event for a book guantanamo diary, without the author. That is because the author, Mohamedou Slahi is still imprisoned at one time about. He has been mayor since 2002 and he is still in the same cell he was where he wrote the book back in the summer and fall of 2005. He is spared even though he has never actually been charged with a crime and even though a federal judge ruling on habeas corpus ordered his release five years ago. The u. S. Government has appealed the judges...

Appeared on this campus all those decades ago that first mouse, that first message helped lay a foundation. And in the decades since, on campus uses like this, in Companies Campuses like this, in companies that are represented here, new people have come along, each laying down a block, one on top of the other. When future historians ask, who built this age, the answer will be, we all did. As americans. And im absolutely confident that if we keep at this, if we keep working together, in the spiri...

Glor good evening. Scotts off tonight. Im jeff glor. Tts first penalty issued by the white house after the the hack on sony pictures. A new set of sanctions, including north koreas Weapons Program and spy service, and the Administration Says it is only the first step. Chip reid is traveling with president obama in hawaii. Reporter the sanctions announced by the white house target three north korean organizations, including the governments Intelligence Agency and the agency that sells weapons to ...

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A couple of months ago and we were talking about current rules of engagement as it pertains to afghanistan, with this train, advise and assist mission. Isil is networking. We know they are recruiting in afghanistan. So my question was under this current operation youre under was if isil is identified by american troops or after began National Security forces in the assist mode we are in, can we absolutely destroy isil and the answer from the state department no, maam. My comment was i would cons...

Instructed them to ensure the safety of residents. Defense minister haled al obeyedi also suggested that troops should avoid harming the hundreds of civilians still trapped in the heart of tikrit. He noted it will take several more days to gain full control of the city. Islamic state militants captured tikrit last june. The operation to take back the city involves iraqi soldiers and shia muslim militiamen. The u. S. And other governments are concerned the fighting could rekindle conflicts with t...