Niels lesniewski, Senior Senate reporter for roll call. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. And live now to remarks from secretary of state mike pompeo. Hes part of a discussion on Foreign Policy taking place at the Economic Club of washington d. C. This morning. This is live. So, look it, its an important question. Its about priorities and resources and how you allocate time and how do you think about the problems that, you know, for me the first the first half when i came in now, 16, 17 months ago to the state department after having been the cia director was to make sure that the state department was ready in the moment of crisis. Spent a lot of time making sure my team was ready for the day what happens when something bad happens and are your people, and things you hadnt thought about. Priorities, the first thing i do every morning is read about china. I talk about the broad array of issues that present opportunities for the United States and risks from china. The trade negotiatio
Issues for the u. S. , talked about his report. This is an hour and a half. Good morning. I Melissa Dalton. I direct the cooperative Defense Program at this center for strategic and international studies. I am pleased to welcome you to responsibility, the approach to security in afghanistan. I want to share with you first are building and safety precautions. We feel secure in our building but we have a duty to prepare for emergency. I will serve as your response will Safety Officer in this event. Please follow my instruction should the need arise. Finally, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the emergency exit pathways for this room directly behind you and down the stairs. If there is an incident behind you, we will go out these doors, follow me and i will take you to a safe location. Today we are delighted to be hosting to distinguished individuals from the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. The executive director himself, john sopko, sworn in in j
Officials from the state department and usaid are testifying the House Foreign Affairs committee. Kathy manning from North Carolina and then we are fortunate that we have joining us today the chairman of the Foreign Affairs committee of texas. Like every american i watched as it is in afghan citizens fell from airplanes, crawled through sewage and through infants over barbed wire fences attempting to escape following the Biden Administrations surrender to the taliban in august 2021. Sadly to me this is the worst Foreign Policy decision, worst defense decision in the history of the United States. The consequence we see today with the imitation of slaughter around the world, with that in mind this example of appeasement was a devastating review of the administrations foreignpolicy as we know see iranian puppets fully empowered as war criminals mercilessly launch stuff into ukraine. As the Chinese Communist dictatorship threatens the wonderful and free people of taiwan. Biden broke his pr
Officials from the state department and usaid are testifying the House Foreign Affairs committee. Kathy manning from North Carolina and then we are fortunate that we have joining us today the chairman of the Foreign Affairs committee of texas. Like every american i watched as it is in afghan citizens fell from airplanes, crawled through sewage and through infants over barbed wire fences attempting to escape following the Biden Administrations surrender to the taliban in august 2021. Sadly to me this is the worst Foreign Policy decision, worst defense decision in the history of the United States. The consequence we see today with the imitation of slaughter around the world, with that in mind this example of appeasement was a devastating review of the administrations foreignpolicy as we know see iranian puppets fully empowered as war criminals mercilessly launch stuff into ukraine. As the Chinese Communist dictatorship threatens the wonderful and free people of taiwan. Biden broke his pr
Officials from the state department and usaid are testifying the House Foreign Affairs committee. Kathy manning from North Carolina and then we are fortunate that we have joining us today the chairman of the Foreign Affairs committee of texas. Like every american i watched as it is in afghan citizens fell from airplanes, crawled through sewage and through infants over barbed wire fences attempting to escape following the Biden Administrations surrender to the taliban in august 2021. Sadly to me this is the worst Foreign Policy decision, worst defense decision in the history of the United States. The consequence we see today with the imitation of slaughter around the world, with that in mind this example of appeasement was a devastating review of the administrations irian puppets fully empowered as war criminals mercilessly launch stuff into ukraine. As the Chinese Communist dictatorship threatens the wonderful and free people of taiwan. Biden broke his promise to those who had breast l