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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
So you know i always think about truth as an installment to have to come up again sometimes. Okay, just say no. This is for all three of you. One opportunity space you challenges, opportunities, how do you make a decision no im not going to take on that card or they dont like the product even though they want me to be the boys. Note this job is really not for us because there is more to this. We still have some basic principles about what youll taken what you wont take, what works and what doesnt work for the quality of your project and your team. If youve got a baghdad check, dont do it. I still think there is a level of integrity levels of decisionmaking that you know if you are headed down the wrong path for a right path. Youve got to stop yourself and say this isnt worth it. Ill go to the next client for the next opportunity. There have been times in my life where he made the decision i make it halfway down the path and this isnt going to work out. He started stop yourself at any m
Were going to get now. Thats hip. The hipsters will like that dude. Yeah. Only one person even knows what the word hipster means and. Thats me. Im the youngest one there by 35 years. Were out of time. Thank you so much for joining me today. Thanks, matt. Thank you all. Okay. I just got yelled at backstage because ive been forgetting this whole time to mention we have a whole give away thing that were doing that i just kn learned about. So if you like gopro Everybody Knows what a gopro iss. Right . I got one hand. Guys are active and engaged. You all know what a gopro is. , it i weve got the new black one, like with a head mount its our wi like literally everything you a couldny with a gopro weve got back stage. Our winner will be selected in some way that i dont understand at all. But put a selfie of yourself on instagram at Techcrunch Disrupt and well choose on the third day. Pane god chosel on the third day, te of seventh day, Something Like that. Im excited about this next will b pa
I think that moment a year ago was a wakeup call for all of us. A lot of soul searching occurred which is good and healthy. Re i think part of the approach weve taken in government youme where you could argue some of the same historic issues have been raised in terms of pipeline. Ou bui you know im very much in the if you build it they will come school, meaning if you send a g if y message from theou beginning of inclusion, if you insist in the hiring process that there be imum o maximum opportunity for ss inclusion, you find a lot more success at inclusion. Our entire tech team happens to m happ be women, including some women of color. Our administration thank you. Our administration as a whole in terms of senior jobs and our administration across all agencies is 53 women in Senior Management roles for the entire set new york city government. So i think it is quite available if the mindset of what is valued changes. I would argue this is not just about social responsibility or art in