This, as with other aspects of this nightmarish problem the u. S. Needs to lead its partners in the region and internationally in stepping up the effort so its closer to the level of the problem. We have again, we have declaratory policies about humanitarian issues but theres no followthrough. People make pledges they never deliver. Ive looked at camps in kurdistan. I remember seeing the sea of tents last year in northern jordan where syrians have come. Ive seen the camps in turkey. And, you know, if you really want to think about the nightmare, think about all those young men in those camps. Very little jobs, money, but radical preachers. People talking to them about settling scores and its a formula for not just another four, eight years of trouble but a generation of nightmarish problems. We saw what happened when the palestinians were dispersed and went into camp and had radicals banging them every day about the struggle. And i think its i fear its already too late to have caught t
Dempsey, is to me intellectually dishonest. Senator aot. Mr. Chairman just for the record president george w. Bush signed an agreement with maliki government to withdrawal all forces. Well have that debate later on but it was clear we could have and Everybody Knows they could have and the people that were there knows they could have senator a yot. Thank you both for being here and your service to the country. We both appreciate it. Secretary carter you had answered to senator manchin that the arms were providing to the kurds were doing so with the consent of the iraqi Central Government. Are we doing that directly or through the iraqi Central Government . We are not the only ones but we and others convey the weapons directly to the kurds. But we inform the Iraqi Government and get their formal consent to it. So it doesnt delay the arming of the kurds but were who are trying to stick up for the Central Government. Because previously we heard complaints about it going through the Iraqi G
And a member of your caucus acknowledged that the full sentence was any time anywhere in the sense of a well defined process with a well defined end time. So im pleased we have established that. The iaea can request access to any suspicious location with 24 hours notice under the additional protocol. The deal was not change that baseline. The issue if there is then agreement is not reached, then when the iaea requests access this 24day clock will will start. The and this is a new tool a finite time a new tool for resolving disputes within what we think is a short period of time. And short is defined because of our confidence in environmental sampling that we will then be able to have to implement to detect microscopic traces of Nuclear Materials even after attempts are made to remove the evidence of of of activities with nuclear material. And irans history provides a god good example. In 2003 the iaea requested access. It was denied. Negotiations dragged out for six months, but even af
Pleased that yesterday a member of your caucus acknowledges however, the full sentence was anytime, anywhere in the sense of a welldefined process with a welldefined end time so i am pleased that we have established that. In fact, the iaea can request access to any suspicious location with 24 hours notice under the Additional Protocol which iran will implement. The deal does not change that baseline. The issue if an agreement is not reached then when the iaea requests access the 24day clock will start. This is a new tool a finite time, a new tool for resolving disputes within what we think is a short period of time and short is defined because of our confidence in environmental sampling that we will be able to have to implement to detect microscopic traces of materials even after attempts are made to remove the evidence of activities with Nuclear Material. In fact, irans history provides a good example. In february of 2003, the iaea requested access to a suspicious facility in tehran,
Effective inspections and i hope our witnesses will deal with that today because that is a matter of major concern. We need to know the answer to that. Have we cut off all pathways for iran to obtain a Nuclear Weapon particularly the Covert Military use operations . We know that is a major concern. That is why the pmd is particularly important, the chairman mentioned the pmd and the work that iaei, our International Inspectors. They have great credibility in this area. But we want to know whether they have the capacity to do what we are asking them to do and will they have the access they need because we need to know about the prior military dimension to go forward to make sure we can contain any opportunity they may use for covert activities and will we discover it and be able to take action. These are questions were going to ask. We read the agreement. And we still have questions. And we hope well get answers as to whether we have effectively prevented iran from using covert activiti