Bev w weve been doing a series. We recently hosted Abdullah Abdullah about two weeks ago. Before that we couldnt have done this without tony we thing thanks very much, tony, for everything. I think were going to have an interesting and constructive conversation today. When i think about people who are qualified for their jobs or the right people at the right time, i cant think of a better person than my friend greg. Fz who served both in pakistan and afghanistan has served some of the toughest places in the World United States of america. Greg ess a friend, a a patriot, a really qualified individual. Thank god he has raised his hand and agreed to do Public Service again. Come on up here. Give him a round of applause. Its very nice to see many of my old friends here in the audience. Particular lilymy friend from cairo who did, who has done a lot of the things that need to be done or might be done in afghanistan so great to see all of you and i look forward to meeting those of you who i
Witnesses today, and ill save the introductions. I know there are a couple introductions that will be made from up here. This morning well go ahead with our Opening Statements, myself and senator cardin, and then were honored to have both the chairman and the Ranking Member of the whole committee here. So senator barrasso, senator carper, and then i understand senator cardin, you have an introduction to make also. Yes. All right. Well do that. Lets recognize first senator carper, because hes going to be coming back and doing his a little bit later. Just very briefly, welcome to this important hearing. I want to thank our chair and Ranking Member for pulling us all together and giving us a chance to say something. I have a statement. I would like to ask unanimous consent it appear in the record. And if i have a chance to come back and give it live later this morning, i will do that. Again, its good to see you all. Thank you for joining us. This is important. Important stuff. Thank you,
So i certainly hope they would be but i have no confidence as i sit here right now that they will. Senator nelson when, mr. Secretary, when you look at a map like this, a map of syria that i assume you handed out, somebody did thats a mess. And maybe it is the only solution is the solution of a political exit for assad so that we can go after these extremist elements. By the way, i had to leave the committee to do an interview on cnn, and the whole focus that they wanted to jump on was your statement earlier in the hearing that we had only trained up 60. But i pointed out to them what you said was the vetting is very difficult and in fact we are vetting some several thousands additional and the vet is a lot more tore tuesdayous because you certainly dont want to have a guy trained up and then you ends up aiming his gun back at us. In iraq, do you think that this new Prime Minister has the capability of getting out of his shiite mold and does he have the capability of bringing all the s
Developments, since ive been in congress has been development of a friendship with just an absolutely great patriotic american, hes a friend of mine, and hes come twice to sit in my seat in the gallery, most recently to hear President Trump deliver his state of the union address, but heres a story by sean pully, its entitled the plug on the muellercomey witch hunt. It says special counsel Robert Muellers investigation is turning into a witch hunt and needs to be shut dun immediately. Exf. B. I. Director james comey who admitted sparking the probe by leaking information to the New York Times is nothing more than a calculating, cunning, partisan political hack at the at home in the d. C. Swamp. During last weeks hearing, comey admitted he intentionally gave a memo to his friend hoping it would lead to the appointment of special counsel. Quote, i asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter, unquote, comey told lawmakers. Quote, didnt do it myself for a variety
Developments, since ive been in congress has been development of a friendship with just an absolutely great patriotic american, hes a friend of mine, and hes come twice to sit in my seat in the gallery, most recently to hear President Trump deliver his state of the union address, but heres a story by sean pully, its entitled the plug on the muellercomey witch hunt. It says special counsel Robert Muellers investigation is turning into a witch hunt and needs to be shut dun immediately. Exf. B. I. Director james comey who admitted sparking the probe by leaking information to the New York Times is nothing more than a calculating, cunning, partisan political hack at the at home in the d. C. Swamp. During last weeks hearing, comey admitted he intentionally gave a memo to his friend hoping it would lead to the appointment of special counsel. Quote, i asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter, unquote, comey told lawmakers. Quote, didnt do it myself for a variety