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packages here too that are also significant. so, you know, i just -- all i'm saying is, i'm telling you, having sat there, the reality of gov e governance, and i say this with great respect because i share your sense of urgency about this. and particularly i know your family history. i know how deeply you are invested in this as you should be, as we all should be. but i'm just telling you the reality. and the reality is you just can't pound your fist on the desk and command people to do things. harry truman once said, when eisenhower became present. poor ike, he's going to pick up the phone and he's going to start ordering people around, and they're not going to respond. this isn't the army. >> that seemed to work for the last guy. but go on, bakari. i'll give you the last word. >> i don't disagree with you because i know you've been
remember, he's trying to get the other guys around his packaging too which are also significant. i'm telling you, having sat there, the reality of governance, okay, and i say this with great respect because i feel -- i share your sense of urgency about this, and i feel particularly i know your family history. i know how deeply you are invested in this, as you should be, as we all should be, but i'm just telling you the reality. and the reality is you just can't pound your fist on the desk and command people to do things. harry truman once said, when eisenhower became president, he's going to pick up the phone and start ordering people around and they're not going to respond. this isn't the army. >> that seemed to work for the last guy, but go on, bakari, i'll give you the last word.
the industries fallen despite the number of the manpower in the iraqi forces and the amount of arms that they have. do you think that the u.s. defense secretary, carter here, could be using this as a tactical move to try to motivate the iraqi forces? >> absolutely. let's look at the conversation we have had over the past few weeks. you have multiple players in this fight. we have talked about isis and its gains amount ground in particular recently about ramadi. that's only one of at least four players here. another player the iraqi civilians on the ground a third play the iraqi military and the iraqi government a fourth player the u.s. and other partners outside. we haven't looked it he other variables, right if you're going to assess a counter insurgency when you have an insurgent group that is isis doesn't have as many men at arms as the military does doesn't have the same equipment, step back and say why isn't the army doing this? the bottom line poppy, i think saying this exactly as you suggested, saying this because he is frustrated and people in washington are making a
>> well, it's a clear-cut case of at first you don't succeed, try and try again. an unmanned russian spacecraft finally docking at the international space station after a failed attempt last week. progress, 47 cargo ship separated for testing and things went awry with the new docking system. today's connection, much more successful. and the ship's faulty docking system will be sent back to earth for some tweaking. by the way, progress 47 mission to take out the trash, from the iss, reburned as the ship reenters earth's atmosphere a member of the armed house services committee, questioning the the army. claiming providing troops in technology in afghanistan that saves lives in the field. ied's, improvised explosive devices, why isn't the army
>> well, it's a clear-cut case of at first you don't succeed, try and try again. an unmanned russian spacecraft finally docking at the international space station after a failed attempt last week. progress, 47 cargo ship separated for testing and things went awry with the new docking system. today's connection, much more successful. and the ship's faulty docking system will be sent back to earth for some tweaking. by the way, progress 47 mission to take out the trash, from the iss, reburned as the ship reenters earth's atmosphere a member of the armed house services committee, questioning the the army. claiming providing troops in technology in afghanistan that saves lives in the field. ied's, improvised explosive devices, why isn't the army
>> well, it's a clear-cut of >> if at first you don't succeed try try again. a unmanned spacecraft after a failed attempt last week. the progress 47 cargo ship separated from the station a week ago but things went awry with the new docking system. today's connection much more successful. the ship's faulty docking system will be sent back to earth for tweaking. progress 47's mission to take out the trash. garbage to be burned as the ship reenters earth's atmosphere. a member of the house armed services committee is pushing for an investigation into the u.s. army. the army refuses to provide proof. the software ied's a huge threat to our american soldiers. why isn't the army using it?
>> well, it's a clear-cut case of at first you don't succeed, try and try again. an unmanned russian spacecraft finally docking at the international space station after a failed attempt last week. progress, 47 cargo ship separated for testing and things went awry with the new docking system. today's connection, much more successful. and the ship's faulty docking system will be sent back to earth for some tweaking. by the way, progress 47 mission to take out the trash, from the iss, reburned as the ship reenters earth's atmosphere a member of the armed house services committee, questioning the the army. claiming providing troops in technology in afghanistan that saves lives in the field. ied's, improvised explosive devices, why isn't the army
>> don't apologize to me. apologize to the marines supporting our country. >> i support all arms of our army. >> marines are not in the army. they are in the marines. >> okay. isn't the army sort of an umbrella word? >> you have your army, have you your navy, have you your air force and you have your marines and you have your coast guard. >> i made a mistake. i'm sorry. i don't usually admit it. >> that's true. >> jill, ways going to say marines who pass gas won't be punished until they are caught in the act according to the don't ask, don't smell policy. but you took that piece of joy. >> since it is an international effort is a dutch oven still allowed? >> i got one of those from ikea. >> i would think under nato command it would be fnlt -- it
crowd control mode. that's one of their jobs. and firing again in some cases very heavy caliber weapons, that could be heard, and would get noticed. obviously you can't have urban firing of a tank. it was never intended for that. people who have asked why isn't the army engaging, stepping in. the army of 450,000 here are in individual pieces of armor. what they can do, though, is fire their weapons. >> gentlemen, i find that absolutely -- i find that amazing that the tremendous restraint that the army has shown. as you said, richard, not even being referees, just letting it go. and at small times, engaging in crowd control.
and firing again in some cases very heavy caliber weapons, that could be heard, and would get noticed. obviously you can't have urban firing of a tank. it was never intended for that. people who have asked why isn't the army engaging, stepping in. the army of 450,000 here are in individual pieces of armor. what they can do, though, is fire their weapons. >> gentlemen, i find that absolutely -- i find that amazing that the tremendous restraint that the army has shown. as you said, richard, not even being referees, just letting it go. and at small times, engaging in crowd control. they just basically want the crowd to disperse, is that correct?