Should be derived strategically. We tend to look at strategy as linking and balancing, hence ways and means. Then we look at the results and risk. We believe that, at the end of the day, our strategy is reflected in the qdr. It is fundamentally about protecting our National Security interests. If we understand what those are and that some are more important than others, not only does this enable us to offer advice on when and how to use force, it means we can link those interests on how to allocate everincreasing means that are provided by congress. And in between the ends and the means lies the Fertile Ground of ways, and how we go about getting it all done. And how resourceful we can be in crafting those ways. The tougher we are on ourselves and how we manage a resources, the better we can conserve our ends. One of the most important ways is deterrence, which really comes in two forms. One is showing an adversary that we can deny objective. In other words, his attacks will fail. Alte
Insuring that the senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our Society Early this year. The success of the president s proposals, especially a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, rests largely in the hands of the upper chamber. Dan gross, the president of the Brady Campaign, says nothing will happen in either chamber without public pressure. Theres an extraordinary disconnect between what the American Public wants, including gun owners and nra members, and what our elected officials are doing about it. It is going to be up to us, the American Public, to close that disconnect. Republicans seem intent on digging in their heels while president obama is back to the strategy of enlisting the American People to move policy. At least the deja vu is happening on both sides of the aisle. Glen thrush, animal of washington, denizan of the beltway. Actually not actually. As is usual, you have a really interesting piece in politic
Police found a bag next to the gunman that had explosive fireworks. Today theres a News Conference at 9 30. Well carry that live on news 4 today. Learning the reason why is at thor of the investigation. Police are combing the mall for clues about the shooter and people that were killed. E Erika Gonzalez talked to those there. The Columbia Mall sent to a frenzy. An unidentified gunman fired up to ten shots. The weapon was found near his body. He was also still had a large amount of ammunition on and about him. Two zumiez employees, Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson shot to death. This shouldnt happen at the Columbia Mall. Shouldnt happen anywhere. Mall employees ran for cover. Stock rooms turned to shelters. We went to the back room and locked the door and waited. Five people were injured and taken to the hospital. At least one with a gunshot wound. Members of the fbi are searching every nook and cranny and asking every question to find an answer to why. There was something wrong. Someb
That the Power Africa Team is focused on a number of projects they are trying to push forward. I would expect things are as transparent as possible. There is certainly an entre to say, who are the guys you are talking to . Those are opportunities. The two questions that were directed toward me the competition from china. I do not see it as competition. As and epc contractor, we obviously compete with Chinese Companies and have competed with Chinese Companies. We submitted a bid today for a contract in tanzania. It is tough for us to compete with chinese contractors. We are more expensive at the end of the day. But we also intend to use equipment that is more reliable. You have to pay for that. Overall, at the macro level, i do not see it as competition. Chinese companies and the Chinese Government have done Amazing Things in africa in terms of roads and infrastructure. There is so much to be done that it is not a matter of competition. We have come late to the game in a way. As everybo
Syria. The goal is not to see a massive mess on the map. But he thinks that we can make this a whole lot worse than it already is. In the next year he faces the withdrawal of the United States from afghanistan and he would like us to still be there. This is one area he was quite relieved that we were there. He liked the idea that we were bogged down because we may be there and some kind of way in which we would stay, not where we would be heading out like the soviet red army headed out a couple of decades previously. He he looks at syria and probably doesnt spend every day thinking about u. S. But he spent a lot of time looking at this in the kgb, studying what the u. S. Is up to. He does not think that they have thought up of anything thought of anything beneficial to russia. Activityin all of the in syria is to be restraining the United States from intervention. He does not know where the endgame is going to go and he would much rather have Bashar Alassad keeping some semblance of co