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[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here. I would like to thank Ranking Member whitehouse, my friend and collaborator. Its great to be here at doing this together. I was just saying to him, i told him i would tell you it would bt nice to them in his edges because hes a top question. He will take you to test. I would like to thank the witnesses for their attendance today. I would also like to highlight two empty chairs today, which i say for saved for two and find witnesses who apparently dont show your commitment to disc...

I can imagine where everybody is. [laughter] something going over at the house. Okay, the thing i want to emphasize today is that i saw senator cornyn, earlier this morning talking about what has brought getting done. There are things that we have to do. Were not making any progress on because of the impeachment obsession over the house. We have to reach a deal on spending and on defense appropriations i thought we had an agreement this summer and they renege on that. The nda huntress report is apparently snagged. As a democratic from the house are trying to undo a decade old policies related ...

Fears. That the president s precipitous withdrawal of troops from northern syria, has given isis a lifeline. Despite this new deeply concerning information, we still dont have a plan from the president on how hell ensure the enduring deep fight of ices. It said the president to demonstrate uncanny ability to get deep steamrolled and mike boudin. That went out that went out getting anything in return. This is the president s own aid, our own defense department. In partial and that is staying that isis was improved. After President Trump gave in to order one and let them come in and take the pla...

Thank very much. Were delighted to have you here today. My name is john hamre. Im the president at csis. And when we have events with outside groups like this we always start with a little safety announcement. I just want to you know louiewherever he is, he is responsible for your safety. And if something if you hear a voice saying we have to evacuate im not worried about the chairman well take care of him. We no know how to do that. But for everybody else the doors behind me take us down to the first floor. Two lefthand turns, a right hand turn to National Geographic well met there and i pay ...

[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the Washington Institute for near east policy. I have the pleasure of directing the institutes reinhardt program on counterterrorism and intelligence and im very, very please to be joined here today by the acting director of the National Counterterrorism center, Russell Travers. Todays conversation is part of the institutes ongoing counterterrorism lecture series. Russell took office at nctc as acting director in august, but its not his first, second or third time in the building. He felt many other leadership positions within nct...