[applause] members of congress i have high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you is excellency mohamed osheroff donnie president of the Islamic Republic of afghanistan ashraf ghani. [applause] in the name of god, the merciful and compassionate, speaker boehner, Vice President biden, Senate Majority leader mcconnell, House Majority leader mccarthy, House Minority leader ms. Pelosi, Senate Minority leader, ladies and gentlemen of the congress please allow me to thank you for your gracious invitation to address this unique forum of deliberative democracy. Above all else id like to begin by thanking the people of the United States, whose generous support for my country has been of such immense value in advancing the cause of freedom. [applause] more than one million brave americans have served in afghanistan. They have come to know our snowcapped mountains, our valleys, our windswept deserts, our parched fields, our rivers and our plains of waving wheat. But more important than
The speaker members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency Mohammad Ashraf ghani president of the Islamic Republic of afghanistan. President ghani in the name of god the merciful and compassionate Speaker Boehner Vice President biden, Senate Majority leader mcconnell, House Majority leader Mccarthy House minority leader ms. Pelosi, Senate Minority leader, ladies and gentlemen of the congress, please allow me to thank you for your gracious invitation to address this unique forum of deliberative democracy. Above all else id like to begin by thanking the people of the United States whose generous support for my country has been such immense value in advancing the cause of freedom. More than one million brave americans have served in afghanistan. They have come to know our snowcapped mountains, our valleys our windswept deserts, our parched fields our rivers and our plains of waving wheat, but more important, knowing our gentlemenograp
Invested in did not have open access to the distribution network, it would have been an entirely different story. This the difference this is what you can tell your constituents, that it is openness that is the core of creativity. Because there should be nobody acting as a gateway and saying mm, youre only going to get on my network if you do it on my terms. And the key then as we go to the previous discussion, what you want to do is make sure you have that gateway, not blocking the openness of entrepreneurs. At the same time that gateway, not being retail price regulated so that it can continue to invest, thats the kind of balance we were trying to do. But if i i would urge you to tell your constituents, the opportunity for innovation and the opportunity for the scaling that is required of innovation has never been greater because the networks are open. With all due respect, many people back in iowa would say youre trying to solve a problem that doesnt exist. Today. And i have a speci
Screeria nigeria. The speaker members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency Mohammad Ashraf ghani president of the Islamic Republic of afghanistan. President ghani in the name of god the merciful and compassionate Speaker Boehner Vice President biden, Senate Majority leader mcconnell, House Majority leader Mccarthy House minority leader ms. Pelosi, Senate Minority leader, ladies and gentlemen of the congress, please allow me to thank you for your gracious invitation to address this unique forum of deliberative democracy. Above all else id like to begin by thanking the people of the United States whose generous support for my country has been such immense value in advancing the cause of freedom. More than one million brave americans have served in afghanistan. They have come to know our snowcapped mountains, our valleys our windswept deserts, our parched fields our rivers and our plains of waving wheat, but more important, knowing
Supporting us. The service of american men and women in our country has been made possible by the bipartisan support of the congress of the United States. On behalf of our parliament and people, i salute and thank you. It has always been a pleasure to receive the congress men and women during your trips to afghanistan. Please do come again and again. And if you are in service, please come in your proud uniforms. I have a unique opportunity that when senator graham was just as a colonel, i asked him to salute our british general and he complied. So thank you. Veterans will always be welcomed in afghanistan. Our deepest hope is that the time will come when americans visiting our country, see the Cultural Heritage and natural riches of the valley the ancient architecture the fishing streams, the forests and the ancient architecture of another. Not as soldiers but as parents showing their children the beautiful country where they served in the war that defeated terror. On behalf of my enti