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A lot of money and i found it. A bit disturbing. I think he shared with the world much more than. People thought he should have sharon so thats one impression another impression was that. The book is very long on detail short on reflection so its all about dialogues its all about he said he is such a. Human presence. But is only a little reflection about the momentous changes to happen a within the United States within the city of washington i want to add that almost every self respecting american politician or official has a book or few under his or her bow but what this is indeed so striking about this particular. Book is that it comes at a very high stakes time for the United States the pandemic is not over yet and the economy still bogged down the products are still going on the actions are 4 months away does it still feel like a suspense thriller to you im talking about the events in america or is it already a you know i fully flies disaster movie or a catastrophe movie because th
Listening in washington and around the country and around the world. I am mike ohanlon at the Brookings Institution. We are honored to host mark esper who, after being introduced by my boss, retired general john allen, he will offer remarks on how the covid19 is affecting the armed forces and anything else. I will ask questions and then i will hear from you. If you have not already submitted your welcome to do so. Apologies that we may not get to all questions. Ado, let me hand the body the baton to john allen. Good morning. My name is john allen and i am the president of the Brookings Institution and it is my great pledge to welcome you all to , featuring dr. Mark esper. Esper was sworn in as the 22nd secretary of defense on 2019. 0 323, he served as a secretary of the toy from november 20, 2017 the summer of 2019. He is no stranger to service. He is a 1986 west point graduate and upon graduation he was commissioned in the infantry and that makes at least two infantrymen on this call.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am the president of the brookings institution. It is my great privilege to welcome you all to todays event. Secretary esper was the 27th secretary of defense. He had served as the acting secretary in june and july of that year also served as secretary of the army to the summer of 2019. Secretary esper is no stranger to service. He is a west point graduate and upon graduation was in the infantry. Upon completion of ranger training, he served in the 101st Airborne Division and participated in the 1991 gulf war with the cherished screaming angles. Eagles. He retired from the u. S. Army in on7 after spending 10 years active duty. For much of the decade that followed, secretary esper continued his service. The former Senate Majority secretary forthe defense under george w. Bush. She would go on to a distinguished career in the defense industry, most recently serving as Vice President of relations for raytheon. Honored. Especially given the ongoing crisi
You are welcome to submit rookings. Eduevents b email address. With apologies that we may not get to all of them. Without further ado, let me hand the baton to john allen to introduce the secretary. Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is john allen and im the president of the Brookings Institution and it is my great privilege to welcome you all to todays event featuring our honored guest, the u. S. Secretary of defense, dr. Mark esper. Secretary esper was the 27th secretary of defense. He had served as the acting secretary in june and july of that year also served as secretary of the army to the summer of 2019. Secretary esper is no stranger to service. He is a west point graduate and upon graduation was in the infantry. Upon completion of ranger training, he served in the 101st Airborne Division and participated in the 1991 gulf war with the cherished screaming angles. Eagles. He retired from the u. S. Army in on7 after spending 10 years active duty. For much of the