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Is the response of Iraqi Security forces in the last week or so in mosul or other areas, is that kind of a poor commentary on the training that the United States provided to Iraqi Security forces . Absolutely not, no. Why not . When we left iraq in 2011, we left Iraqi Security forces at a level of competency, particularly on counterterrorism, that we believed was appropriate to the threats that they faced. And i would remind you, not that i probably dont need to, but a lot of a lot of blood and treasure that went into giving the iraqis that opportunity. A lot of young men and women didnt come ...

Senator or house member. And so this is Something Else that we strongly recommend. Host our guest is Henry Bonilla. Former congressman, served in congress until 2007, representing texas. Number for republicans is 2025853881. For democrats, 2025853880. And independents, 2025853882. Wonder if you talk to us a little bit about how this report and your recommendations are being received in congress today. Guest we havent had any strong feedback yet. Sometimes it take as while for messages to get into the leadership office. The former senators that led this, this on their side have already communic...

They never went to the backup tapes. Exactly. The backup server is different. Theres no backup server. Theres a serve that operates the email. And the tapes theyre stored on offsite, they never got the emails back. Even though congress requestedded it, the irs didnt care and didnt go the extra mile to get thosement you testified last week that you knew there was a problem, february 2014 with lois lerners emails. I was advised there was an issue. In midmarch, the irs, according to your testimony, learned additional facts about her mysterious computer crash. Thats correct. Then you testified at ...

The senate . And that a significant number, i cant remember the exact number, was actually voicevoted out of the house. I think they call it consent in the lower house . What do they call it . Consent . Unanimous con sernt. You would be surprised at the number of unanimous consent. So i guess the point im perhaps making poorly is that whats different now. Wha im saying, i think there are some things we can do. There are some tweak that is can be made. Im just wondering, what is it about this moment in history that we dont think we can look at a problem. And some of us think its not that big a ...

Want to know. Since then members of congress have wanted to know. Congressional oversight of intelligence is a recurring flash point in executive congressional relations. Our guests professor Laura Donahue of Georgetown Law School and mark from the Security Academy and John Hopkins University will explore the context to the current dustup between the senate and the c. I. A. By not only reminding us about past struggles between congress and the Intelligence Community, such as the Church Hearings but helping us to understand why this context matters. Everything has a history. Until the 1975, Chu...