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Im pleased to yield to the chair mr. Wilson. And ladies and gentlemen, it is a unique situation where i have just been recognized and get to preside simultaneously. It really gives me an opportunity to thank the Ranking Member smith for their planning this week, cyber week. It is a recognition for our three witnesses how important what youre doing protecting American Families. Im very grateful. We had a hearing yesterday on Cyber Threats to American Families, our National Defense. We have this hearing later this afternoon. We have a briefing. I want the American People to know we have really g...

And know that they were working with who they identified as their afghan brothers so just im regret that so much hey, bad i can remember the first time i went to afghanistan with sheila jacksonlee. She pointed out that bad news has no feet and excuse me. What is it . Good news has no feet and bad news has wings. And wow. But the bad the good thing is that extraordinary progress has been made and i agree with the chairman, too, that success in afghanistan is to deny terrorists safe havens which protects American Families and that we cannot forget it was september 11th, 2001, the attacks on our ...

In your view, does the Russian Administration from putin down genuinely believe in an analytical way they can somehow manage the situation whereby assad hate ad across syria can somehow win this war . Or do you think that actually they share the analysis the british government, american government, french government until assad is gone, well never defeat isis and the rest is just theater. Its about saving face. Its about not setting precedent that people can be removed by external factors. Deep down, is there an actual acceptance he really does have to go for this war to be over and beat isil ...

How does that affect ones thinking about how to measure risk . Well, if you still go back to sources and methods, which is what we most importantly have to protect, i still think there has been an overreliance on technology. Even though it is changing rapidly and we have to continue to improve how we use technology and data, you have to rely on it. There is nothing greater than good oldfashioned human intelligence gathering. It is going to be more difficult. A lot of times it is the human intelligence that enables better technologies, new technologies or discovery of what ad vversars are doing...

Fragile that it led to the class. Thank you very much. Were through our appointed time. Well break for now and come back at 3 30. I believe theres a break outside for all of you. Then mcraven will have his remarks. [ applause ] let me also thank director jim clapper and director john brennan, two very Close Friends who have worked with me side by side for many years now. We are really blessed to have these two gentlemen in the positions they are in. I cant think of any two guys that have done more to protect this nation over the years than jim clapper and john brennan. Gentlemen, thank you ver...