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Diplomatically in iraq. Gennaro odiernos comments were part of the hourlong speech on the future of the u. S. Army. [inaudible conversations] welcome to the National Press club. My name is Angela Greiling keane. Im a reporter for Bloomberg News in the 106 president of the National Press club. We are the worlds leading professional organization for journalists committed to our professions future through programming with events such as this fostering a free press worldwide. For more information about the National Press club please visit our web site at www. Press. Org. To donate to programs offe...

The issue of statelessness among syrian refugee children . Ill take that and get back to you on that. I know statelessness is one of the unhcrs key mandates, fighting statelessness. And its something we pay a lot of attention to globally. And i dont know the answer so ill get back to you on that. Thank you. So lets use this opportunity to give a shoutout if weve failed to to private sector efforts to try to help in this refugee situation. I understand ikea is trying to develop a new shelter, i dont know much more about it. They have developed it. Itseally as would you expect. But the Ikea Foun...

Welcome, everyone, to brookings. Im bill, the managing director here. And were delighted that were joined today by senator murkowski. One of my favorite johnny cash songs growing up was called springtime in alaska and if you remember the chore us, he says, when its springtime in alaska its 40 below and by that standard its downright balmy here tpwheasheds. Were delighted that senator murkowski is here today. We wanted to make her feel at home so we deviled up some summer weather for her and im sure shes wondering what the big deal is all about. The senator is the Top Republican on the Senate E...

Security issues . What are the things that we have to be concerned with as a nation and what is the armys role in those National Security issues . So i hope we will have a good discussion on that today. We face many challenges today, whether it be budgets and balancing our budget, reducing that debt and what is the right level of funding for our military . We face social problems which was mentioned, such as assault and harassment. We are working on the issues of suicide, the issues of taking care of our soldiers who have been wounded both with physical injuries and those that are nonvisible i...

Say yes to your life. When it comes to drugs and alcohol, just say no. First Lady Nancy Reagan as our original series first ladies returns monday night at 9 00. On cspan and cspan 3. Also on cspan radio and cspan. Org. Next, the army chief of staff is at the National Press club. He recently spoke about the u. S. Armys future. He covered a range of topics including budget cuts, Sexual Assaults in the military, and the u. S. Role in afghanistan. He also talked about the situation in iraq, regarding al qaedas influence in the region. What it could mean for u. S. Combat troops. Good afternoon and ...