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President trumps new military strategy in afghanistan. This House Armed Services committee is just two hours. One of the primary concerns i would like each of you to address are the rules of engagement in afghanistan. During the previous administration, i introduced a resolution calling to the revision under operation resident support in afghanistan in an effort to succeed where combatants face. What are the standard rules of engagement for efforts in afghanistan . Includedhe old rules both rules of engagement and operating principles, including a requirement for proximity of the enemy to be e...

Defense secretary james mattis and general joseph doneford were on capitol hill this week testifying on President Trumps new military strategy in afghanistan and discussed the need to remove terrorist safe havens in other parts of the globe. It ran three hours. Committee will come to order. Committee welcomes secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today for a hearing on afghanistan and south asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are ...

South asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been wounded. As this ...

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 s...

When we open the floor for questions, please hold questions until you were given the microphone. Also please turn off your cellphone ringers i appreciate that. Tonight we are here to celebrate the release of Kevin Peraino new book, a force so swift mao, truman, and the birth of modern china, 1949 release today. A veteran correspondent around the world spent a decade as a Senior Writer and bureau chief as a finalist for the livingston award for Foreign Affairs reporting and as part of the team that won the National Magazine award in 2004. His first book titled lincoln and though world the makin...