Chair i would like to thank the members of our committee that served in iraq. We are grateful for your service. Your input today is going to be valuable. I will make an Opening Statement and turn it over to the Ranking Member so that he can make an Opening Statement. Before i begin, i would like to take a moment to express condolences to the families and friends of the sailors killed at Naval Air Station pensacola friday. The three sailors dedicated their lives to serving their country, and were taken from us far too soon. We need answers about the shooter and how this attack happened. The president was quick to share saudi condolences. Certainly at this point, the president must require the kingdom to give full and transparent cooperation with u. S. Investigations so that we can understand what happened, identify problems with the vetting process for military Education Programs and most importantly, bring the killer to justice. Since october 1, tens of thousands of people have taken t
Were grateful for your service and your input today is going to be invaluable. I will now ill make an Opening Statement and turn it over to the Ranking Member. Also before i begin on my comments here, i would like to take a moment to express my condolences to the families and friends of the sailors killed in pensacola last friday, the three sailers dedicated their lives were taken from us far too soon. We need answers about the shooter and how this happened. Certainly at this point, the president and all of us must require the kingdom to give full and transparent cooperation with the United States investigation so we can understand what happened, identify any problems with the vetting process for our military Education Programs and importantly, bring the killer to justice. Since october 1st, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities throughout iraq, these protests largely driven by youth have called for political reforms, an end to corruption, improved service del
Take a moment to express condolences to the families and friends of the sailors killed at Naval Air Station pensacola friday. The three sailors dedicated their lives to serving their country, and were taken from us far too soon. We need answers about the shooter and how this attack happened. The president was quick to share saudi condolences. Certainly at this point, the president must require the kingdom to give full and transparent cooperation with u. S. Investigations so that we can understand what happened, identify problems with the vetting process for military Education Programs and most importantly, bring the killer to justice. Since october 1, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities throughout iraq. These protests, largely driven by youth, call for political reforms, an end to endemic corruption, and greater economic opportunity. Reassuringly, the democrats reassuringly, the protesters have voiced democratic views. These persistent, peaceful protests led
And the more Muslim Brotherhood political islamistish people like bin laden and more other politically more oriented Leaders Within al qaeda. Within i. S. , more i. S. Seems more extreme. More purist. I dont see at this point any political current within that landscape at all. I mean, but that also may have to do on what kind of level or what kind of stage of evolution i. S. Is in at the moment. But for the threat to europe, i dont see theyre quite similar. I think the ideology is equally useful to or it can justify attacks in europe the same way. One final question here. Why are you so dismissive of lone wolves at the end of your remarks . Yeah. Thank you. Its because the lone wolf creates a sense of this kind of volatile, unpredictable threat, that if you basically see terrorists crawling out of the woodwork. And i think it doesnt rhyme with how i interpret the threat i have studied. Its more organized. And even those who operate quite independently are under influence, strong influe
Earlier this month president obama awarded the medal of valor to 13 recipients, all Law Enforcement officers recognized for Outstanding Service while on duty. He was introduced by attorney general loretta lynch. This is about half an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the 20132014 medal of valor. [ applause ] the recipients of the 20142015 medal of valor. [ applause ] [ room noise ] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States accompanied by attorney general loretta lynch. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. And welcome to the white house. All right. Thank you all so much. I love to have a musical accompaniment. I dont get that all the time. I need to hang out with you more often. Please be seated. To everyone here today, it is such a pleasure to be with you all today. And its such a privilege, really truly an honor for me to join so many outstanding Public Servants and distinguished guests and particularly our courageous Law Enforcement officers as we gather t