Ship takes it, and they use a hydrolysis machine to get rid of these, destroy them at sea, and dump some of the less toxic stuff into the ocean and to get rid of the more toxic byproducts elsewhere. They are supposed to be able to do this, get rid of the entire Chemical Weapons Program by the middle of 2014. Two issues the timeline. Two, the assad regime has made declarations of its Chemical Weapons Program. It is not clear whether they have made both correct and complete declarations of their Chemical Weapons Program. There are a lot of questions, a lot of devils in the detail of this framework. Your second point about china, and i will make this point real quick, pedro. China has unilaterally declared an air Defense Identification Zone over the east china sea. Part of that extends over the sun part of that extends over the senkaku islands, which china and the ban and japan are debating over who owns it. I was in japan a couple of weeks ago. I got to meet with folks from the governmen
Baghdad and i was with them to write the first book. Not about me, but to write about them. I was with them when bad things happened. We stayed in touch and they became the second the people in the new book. Where was their base . Kansas. Think of the moment. I know it seems like history at this point. I guess it is history. The war had been through several versions at that point. You know, the common perception was the thing was all but lost. It was inching up to what i have described as the tragic moment of the war. Into that moment went to this battalion, 800 guys, most deploying for the first time, young and full of a young mens invincibility. Off they went. They had a tough time. What was the average age . 19, 20. Most had not been out of the country before, much less deployed into a war before. I remember they were remarkable. If they were not filled with the perfect version of what we call patriotism, they had a sense of a Large Mission in mind. They were going to win this thing
Decided to become an advocate for anyone, anywhere who was facing the kind of fear that comes with standing up for yourself and your fellow men and women. So we honor two great men by being here today, two men with uncomfortable souls. We also have just acknowledged other brave human rights activist who received this prize and who stand before us. Because each of them has also known what its like to come up against governments and powerful forces who are determined to squeeze the hope from your heart to imprison your mind, to break your spirit. Chung stood. To that kind of oppression. Escaped from it as tom escaped from the holocaust and ran towards freedom. Im very proud that the United States is a place he ran toward. That it was our country thanks to people like tom lantos who others who might see in this audience who held high the banner of human rights as not being something given to you but something you are endowed with. Paul, thank you because you stood your ground. You stood i
For, the resignation of Eric Shinseki. Now attention turns to next steps. Will the resignation be a prelude to more fallout. And how can the institution, 1,700 hospitals and clinics and employees, how can it rebuild. Joining me now is Republican Congress woman from indiana. We have reported the secret waiting list, what was your reaction today when shinseki resigned . Im grateful that he did resign. And i am equally as eager now to move to the next step. I think the important thing to talk about here is that his resignation is just step one in a long process. This is not the end of the story. This opens up the story and allows what has to happen in step two. We have to continue our oversight on the veteran affairs committee. We have to make sure that the investigation which i believe will be criminal in things which come out of the investigation. Here is what we know. We know there is a body of people inside the v. A. In middle Management Structure that deliberately invented this schem
For, the resignation of eric shinseki. Now attention turns to next steps. Will the resignation be a prelude to more fallout. And how can the institution, 1,700 hospitals and clinics and employees, how can it rebuild. Joining me now is Republican Congress woman from indiana. We have reported the secret waiting list, what was your reaction today when shinseki resigned . Im grateful that he did resign. And i am equally as eager now to move to the next step. I think the important thing to talk about here is that his resignation is just step one in a long process. This is not the end of the story. This opens up the story and allows what has to happen in step two. We have to continue our oversight on the veteran affairs committee. We have to make sure that the investigation which i believe will be criminal in things which come out of the investigation. Here is what we know. We know there is a body of people inside the v. A. In middle Management Structure that deliberately invented this schem