Defense secretary james mattis and general joseph doneford were on capitol hill this week testifying on President Trumps new military strategy in afghanistan and discussed the need to remove terrorist safe havens in other parts of the globe. It ran three hours. Committee will come to order. Committee welcomes secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today for a hearing on afghanistan and south asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been
South asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been wounded. As this administration formulates its policies, the American People and members of congress have basic questions such as does American National security still warrant our military presence in afghanistan . Do we have a strategy to succeed or one to avoid failure . How is this administrations approach different from previous approaches . And can we ever be successful in the face of afghan corruption and af
Include a fourth bracket for high income workers. Details are being finalized. From the New York Times, on senator john mccain in his twilight, and unfettered voice against trumpism. The president heads to asia for a 12 nation trip including stops theapan, vietnam and philippines. It is the president s foreign policies that we begin this morning. A New York Times editorial under Trump America surrenders. We want to get your calls on America First. S 202 7488001, republicans. 202 7488000, democrats. And you can join us on twitter or facebook. Thank you for being with us. Thes this editorial from New York Times this morning we want to begin our conversation on globalism versus America First. Under mr. Trump, america surrenders. It reads, in part, as follows. Every president has chosen retreat. T versus he was the president last month at the United Nations. For the diverse nations of the world, this is our hope. We want harmony and friendship. Not conflict and strife. We are guided by out
Significant role in the Business Practices of Global Companies and individual prospectors. This class is one hour and 15 minutes. Prof. Dochuk good morning. Welcome back from spring break and welcome back to our history of oil in american life. Today we are going to look at a critical phase between the 1930s and 1950s. A moment in which some important turns take place in the life of american oil. Two sectors we have been looking at, major oil and independent oil. This is a period in which the nation itself is kind of awakened to a new role in global politics. He quitee, in 1941, famously stated that the u. S. Was entering a new era of global leadership. It was the American Century dawning in the early 1940s and playing out during world war ii. We will look at how oil combined with religion helps create competing visions of American Authority on the global stage. If you recall prior to spring break, we had been spending time in the interwar period, looking at oil and some of these scand
Significant role in the Business Practices of Global Companies and individual prospectors. This class is one hour and 15 minutes. Prof. Dochuk good morning. Welcome back from spring break and welcome back to our history of oil in american life. Today we are going to look at a critical phase between the 1930s and 1950s. A moment in which some important turns take place in the life of american oil. Two sectors we have been looking at, major oil and independent oil. This is a period in which the nation itself is kind of awakened to a new role in global politics. He quitee, in 1941, famously stated that the u. S. Was entering a new era of global leadership. It was the American Century dawning in the early 1940s and playing out during world war ii. We will look at how oil combined with religion helps create competing visions of American Authority on the global stage. If you recall prior to spring break, we had been spending time in the interwar period, looking at oil and some of these scand