Kenow today. He currently serves as ceo of Business Executives for National Security. He joined there in january 2020 following 39 years of distinguished military service and served for three years as the commander of the u. S. Central command and he prior to serving as the commander of Central Command he commanded the u. S. Special Operations Command and the special joint Operations Command in addition to his current role as the executives for National Security he is also a distinguished senior fellow in National Security at the middle Eastern Institute and we have the president of the middle east institute here. He has got to talk about the theme that has come up through other discussions this morning, which we are all aware of but werent exactly sure what to think about and i think a moment about 30 minutes we will know exactly what to think about it, about how we should think about Great Power Competition in the gulf so. Im delighted to introduce general joseph votel. He sent to th
Kenow today. He currently serves as ceo of Business Executives for National Security. He joined there in january 2020 following 39 years of distinguished military service and served for three years as the commander of the u. S. Central command and he prior to serving as the commander of Central Command he commanded the u. S. Special Operations Command and the special joint Operations Command in addition to his current role as the executives for National Security he is also a distinguished senior fellow in National Security at the middle Eastern Institute and we have the president of the middle east institute here. He has got to talk about the theme that has come up through other discussions this morning, which we are all aware of but werent exactly sure what to think about and i think a moment about 30 minutes we will know exactly what to think about it, about how we should think about Great Power Competition in the gulf so. Im delighted to introduce general joseph votel. He sent to th
Mentioned now, it does not exist. How can you do the job better than what you have done in iraq with thousands of troops . Secretary ernest the forces in syria been different because the conditions in syria and iraq have been different. In iraq, one of the Biggest Challenges is ensuring that they are under the command of a unified government. That is not something that had been in place until relatively recently went the Prime Minister to power and sought to govern that country in a much more inclusive way. That more effective and Inclusive Leadership have made the Security Forces more effective. The situation in syria is a lot different. Opposition forces there are not affiliated with the Central Government. They are more loosely organized. Yet, despite the loose organization, the United States and Coalition Partners have been able to effectively help them. The situation in kobani is a good example of this. There is this war between turkey and syria that is almost completely secure. T
We get a taste of our own medicine now. Ms. Ryan please dont hurt us. Ms. Parsons why dont we start with you . Good morning. Ms. Parsons good morning. Lineup. I just want to thank you guys for coming out this morning and talking. m interning a lot of the Republican Debate a few days ago was taste around the Mainstream Media being an extension of the Democratic Party based around the Mainstream Media being an extension of the Democratic Party. I just wondered if you support or debunk that theory. Great question. Ive been thinking about a lot since that debate. People alwayst of want to come up swinging at the media. There are some people who put opinion with act with fact, but for many of us in the white house, we definitely get all the sources, not one or two do. Definitely. Fact it may be something you dont like, but we put the fact out there. About the media all they want, but they are the first ones looking to the media to find out what is going on in this country. It is a doubleedg
Hearings, there are many experts who would contend the complexity of the geopolitics that led to the u. S. Retreat from europe created an opening for putin and the ukraine. Clearly we must closely coordinate with our european friends for the sanctions against russia to work but i think without any doubt we can all agree on one point and that is that the United States must take the lead. I believe the administration the legislation passed with unanimous consent in both houses of congress. It authorized the president to provide much needed military and humanitarian aid to ukraine and imposes additional sanctions against russia. This legislation was necessary in december. And it is certainly necessary today. Now, we all want a diplomatic solution. But this can only come about when at the cost of continuing to ravage ukraine is simply too high. Providing nonlethal equipment like night vision goggles is all well and good. Giving ukrainians the ability to see russians coming, but not the wea