Deployments and we ended up producing hours and getting that next set of deployers ready to go we ended up delaying the deployment of carrier. When you talk about the Global Response force our ability to train our folks and their ability to have that next set ready is very much tied to the budgetary topline. Right now we have two carriers ready to go. We always have two to go. We are building up to a larger Surge Capacity but clearly with sequestration our ability to maintain that projection force generation is significantly challenged. Sir we have a designated Global Response force out of the 82nd Airborne Division that is ready to go and prepare to go. What i would say though is because of the fact that we have less forward station capability out of the army now the importance of Global Response force has increased significantly. Unfortunately i think it goes beyond damages the ability for the second airborne to force entry operations anywhere in the world. I go back to general dunfo
Issues of this past week. If you want to talk about any of those topics or have another on your mind, give us a call. Host you can also catch up with us on social media on twitter, facebook, or email us. Host a very good friday morning to you. The top issues of the week of become the top issues of friday morning papers. Here are a few of the headlines from the National Papers around the country. Here is front page of the Washington Times republican budget plans will be a tough sell even within the party. A story about the Iranian Nuclear negotiation Democrats Join ranks against iran nuclear deal. Islamic state claims attack in tunisia that kills 20 tourist. Congress is debating use of military force against isis. The wall street journal talking about that highprofile Federal Reserve meeting this week. Currencies go on wild ride, fueled by fed is the headline there. New york times, two stories on the israeli election this week. One is a political analysis piece on how it could reverbera
Forces there for the nearterm at least. But that when we rely on this, as we have since the end of the cold war, we end up with free rider problems and friends and allies that did not do not fully ante up to what they committed to. I have been arguing for a peace through strength approach, particularly the restoration on the Global Response force capability. We deal with nationstates and transnational actors. Im talking about the former not the latter. This idea of deterrence, deterrence being defined by capability and will. Here is where i get to the point on the Global Response force. We have the Service Secretaries and chiefs here yesterday. They gave a response to this. Im interested from the secretary and chief as it relates to restoring the Global Response force and how you see that factoring into our posture going forward. Sec. Carter i will start. We do have something called the Global Response force. We provide carefully for just the reason you describe. Namely, it is the most
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former montana brian sweitzer made huge news on this show a few weeks ago by hinting he intended to run for president. only he is not only following through, i will explain how i think he is the only candidate so far willing to challenge hillary clinton wage. president obama had a lot to say during his press conference yesterday about the revelations this year about the nsa mass monitoring of phone calls. there has been a ton of movement this week to discuss one of the election years and the one coming up is going to be especially interesting one, the primary season in particular. you only have to remember the christine o donnell, the shirin engles the joe millers of a uncanle years ago, to know that no republican incumbent senator is a sure thing anymore. plus i have rested my played jacket away from crystal ball. we ve got a new stack of note cards, excellent questions to put both you and our expert political guests to the test. another challenging and exciting install. of