Im chris miller, acting secretary of defense and im here today to update you on president trumps plan to bring the wars in afghanistan and iraq to a successful and responsible conclusion and to bring our brave Service Members home. From kabul to canada har and fallujah. Hundreds of thousands of americas sons and daughters who answered the call to serve in our Armed Services have brought us to this point. Their efforts and sacrifice will go down in history as showing the strength, commitment of a force that is unlike any the world has ever seen. Just last night, i joined Vice President pence and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to have the soldiers who perished in the middle east. This was a somber and hum bling moment that reminded us of the tremendous sacrifices of the men and women of the United States military of our Armed Services take an oath to defend the constitution of the United States. They serve not for personal gain but for the protection and wellbeing of their fellow
Readiness of our u. S. Armed forces. Today we are joined by nearly 1000 who have registered for this very important event. Despite our attention being focused on other things in the lead up to the election there may be no more vital of a topic for our country then this. Americans have had the good fortune of living in unparalleled freedom and prosperity for nearly 250 years and these gifts are maintained by a powerful and ready military that prevents our adversaries from destroying what so many of us as americans have had the opportunity to experience. President Ronald Reagan said that a truly successful military is one that because of its strength and ability and dedication wouldnt be called because no one would dare provoke it. He calls it peace through strength and that is how we won the cold war against the biggest enemy in history. Yet, in a time when those nations are reeling from a deadly disease outbreak, racial unrest and economic upheaval to many citizens and lawmakers argue
The readiness of our u. S. Armed forces. Nearlywe are joined by 1000 who have registered for this very important event. Despite our attention being focused on other things and the lead up to the election, there may be no more vital of a topic were our country than this. Americans have had the good fortune of living in unparalleled freedom and prosperity for nearly two it or 50 years. 250 years. By a gifts are maintained ready military preventing our adversaries from destroying what so many of us as americans have had the opportunity to experience. President Ronald Reagan said that a truly successful military is one that because of its strength and ability and dedication would not be called upon to fight because no one would dare provoke it. Peace through strength. And that is how we won the cold war against the mill the biggest enemy in history. Yet, at a time when this nation diseaseng from a deadly outbreak, racial in just an economic up evil, of people, upheaval but, we know we cann
Book in the lobby. They will be able to take your credit card. Lynn will be ready to sign it. It is not true early to be making a christmas gift. [laughter] so that all the shopping done well before. Dumenil is the professor of American History at occidental college. She has taught a number of distinguished institutions, including berkeley, whitman college, and she specializes in u. S. Womens history and cultural and social history since the civil war. She is a distinguished professor, having received many honors, including being a senior fulbright lecture, and many other recognitions, which is also to say we are in for a treat. She brings to this topic a richness which i think is going to make this experience one of real memory frost. So, once again, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here and for participating in the activities of the national war or one museum and memorial. I invite you back. Please join me in welcoming dr. Lynn dumenil. [applause] dr. Dumenil thank you. I am
As the action ultimately turned negative today down. S p declining. 80 and believe it tech and 234nasdaq plunging 1. 6. This month the market is led by the covid winners, the names that do fine when the economy is frozen those are not the stocks that lead us higher when times are good but as we saw today, covid plays could lead lower when the economy is improving are we finally emerging from the trough lets consider the case here first, you need to know. Were in a dangerous place its dangerous to be where we are because you can never tell if the economy is really at an Inflection Point until after and even if it is, covid stocks make up the average and drag down everything were now in the third day of this rotation with the Fastest Growing covid winners, industrials, travelers, retail these groups struggled to find their footing because they are covid losers but now in the morning today but the last two days, they are on fire i mean, did they give up the ghost at the end of the day . I