Well, good afternoon and welcome to the foundation for defense of democracies. Im cliff may, the founder and president and im pleased to welcome you today to our conversation, understanding al qaeda through the massive trove of Osama Bin Ladens files. I think you all know the background in may of 20 laechb 11. A naval navy s. E. A. L. Team got osaum ma bin laden. We should have learned a huge amount of information but we couldnt because it was under lock and key. The most resiferous pressures to release that information but most recently 470,000 documents have been released and we were given an advanced look bike mike pompeo who said this should be available to scholars and journalists and others. So with that im pleased to thand conversation over to our moderator, Kimberley Dozier who has had a distinguished career reporting on intelligence and National Security issues. She covered the war in iraq until she was wounded in the car bombing in 2006. I should note that todays event should
President for foreign policies here at the kato institute. Thank you for being here today and the outstanding conference stuff who do a terrific job organizing our many events. Welcome also to those of you watching at cspan and online at kato. Org. Following the september 11 terrorist attacks in october 2001 the United States issued combat operations inside afghanistan and against the taliban government that had harbored the terrorist there is. The ensuing 16 years, u. S. Goals have changed marginally but they typically include defeating al qaeda and other terrorist groups with global reach, strengthening the Afghan Government and Security Forces to prevent the taliban from retaking political power and denying terrorists a safe haven. Aassessments are mixed at best. In june secretary of state james mattis stated we are not winning in afghanistan right now. Estimates what have we spent prang from 840 billion to over 2 trillion plus over 2300 u. S. Troops killed and another 20,000 wounde
You will get the chance to see all of this, because cspan is here. So straighten your colors, you may be on tv very soon. Sally quinn is a longtime Washington Post journalists, television commentator, and one of the renowned social hostesses. She is the founder of the religious website from the Washington Post. She authored several books including that guide to adventurous entertaining, happy endings, and we will make you a star as the first female anchor in the midwest. She also has several friends. The author of divided lives, public and private struggles of three women. She has been a staff writer at the new yorker and reporter for the Washington Post. Bob woodward is an associate editor where he works. First 1973, coverage of the heergate scandal, then 2002, he has authored or coauthored announcer 1 road to the white house 2020 kicks [applause] good evening, everyone. My name my name is ruth robbins. I want to go over very quick housekeeping details. Please silence your cell phones
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Morning. I am jane harman, happy to welcome a lot of experts and smart people and also to give a shout out to the swiss ambassador, a dear friend of ours and interested in history, among other things and i note that we are having swiss day on november 9th. A tradition we have long observed. This event is for our friend bruce bruce hoffman, the very first expert on modern terrorism period. He may have been the very first expert on modern terrorism. He surely was a valuable resource to me when he headed rands office in washington and i was a member of the United States congress. With his bushy beard, at the time, i thought he might be a terrorist and i thought his job at rand might just be cover. Bruce tried to help me create a commission to make recommendations to congress on how to intervene before an individual who is radicalized, having radical views is protected by the First Amendment but how to intervene before a person with radical views turns to violence. Violence is a crime. The