Didnt have a problem doing it, but i would find it strange if there was any less disagreement over the how much one enjoyed having to do it or whether or not we should have done it . I would be surprised if there wasnt that disagreement in the military. One of the things i find odd right here is seems like no one is disagreeing with the principle. It was just how it was handled, how it was handled, you know, saying he was a hero, given the rose garden deal and all that. It doesnt seem line the principle is one correct me if im wrong. It sounds like the principle is one you agree with. Its the principle and the price we paid. I would argue well have to pay again to deal with these gentlemen in the future. And congressman, i think that it was a good price, and i think it was worth the risk to get Sergeant Bergdahl back home. Thank you, mr. Chairman. The chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. Desantis. You said, well, maybe they thought beheading bergdahl would have been better,
When we look at this, what are the kind of things that general allen can do in effect to start to get the tribes to look at this differently, to say, look, our interests are more aligned with this coalition thats being put together than with this group isis. Well, at the National Level i think he will, along with our diplomats, encourage the new Iraqi Government to answer some grievances that both the sunnis and kurds have had for years, actually, since 2004. I think theres some indication that theres reason to believe that could occur. The sunni tribes in anabr. The maliki government was actually, as you might expect them to be, very much against the idea of a National Guard in a al anbar. I think this government may be more open to it. I think that will be one of the lines of effort. Is this something this is for either of you that we can get done in iraq if we dont get buyin from the sunnis . As i said in an earlier question, senator, every campaign makes assumptions. If those supgs
It out to the American People last week. What is the Legal Authority youre basing that on . The Statutory Authority is the amf of 2001. If you wanted to add something to that, would probably be the amuf of 2003. My time has expired. I assume you meant theres no purely military solution to isil . When you said theres no military because youre seeking yeah theres no purely military solution. Thank you. We need to stick very carefully to the sixminute rule because we have one, two, three, four, five at least, and so we have to be out of here at exactly 1 00. So, please, watch that clock, everybody. Im not your problem. Senator donnelley. I didnt mean i know that, mr. Chairman. I want to thank both of you for everything youve done and for our service to our country. I want to get back to what you were talking about as to having had partners and having buyin. I heard the role john allen is going to play. Is a big part of that role n your mind, working with sunni tribal leadership, the peopl
Tactically we have to get enough of the Iraqi Security forces to go from defense to offense, to put it about as bluntly as we can. As we do the government of iraq has to fill in behind that. So to be candid there is some risk here that the three big risks that i would mention to you are if the government of iraq fails to become inclusive and though the signs are promising they havent yet fully delivered. Second, if a coalition forms but doesnt have endurance because this is going to take several years. And then the third risk is retribution. When we encourage and assist the iraq Security Forces to regain lost territory we have to be alert for the fact that unless the government of iraq is there to embrace the people and ensure that they Work Together there could be retribution on the part of those who may have been seen as complicit with isil. So we have some challenges ahead. We are open eyed to them. I think we have a Good Campaign plan. I follow up on that. You have significant expe
You might want to save your applause because i have a lot to go through. Seated very close to jim is eugene boom, the dallas Deputy Sheriff for discovered the rifle on the sixth floor that day. Also over in that area we have phyllis hall, a nurse from the hospital who was in trauma room number one when president kennedy died and also rose who worked for the time when bureau in houston at the time of the assassination. Over behind rows we have a wonderful julie who was press aide to governor John Connally at the time of the assassination. One of the first reporters inside this building. Pierce was later our tour narrator for the audio tour which continues to guide guests through the sixth floor exhibit today. I think i get that section. I do want to go through this quickly. We have some eyewitnesses, a teaneck, our youngest photographer at the time of the assassination seated behind to my bill in detail, the closest civilian eyewitnesses to president kennedy at the time of the shooting.