Do they enroll their children in the school where they are now or assume theyll be confirmed by then and look at enrolling them in the country in which theyll be serving . Why are we putting people who are serving their country through that type of uncertainty and anxiety . But we are. We are, by failing to move in a timely way the nominations that have been brought forward to us. Ill just mention one other example. I started with the hearing that i chaired today on behalf of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee dealing with four nominees. One was the ambassador to vietnam. I was just recently in vietnam. I met with our current ambassador, ambassador scher. I mention that because hes been nominated to be assistant secretary of defense for asia so hes leaving vietnam. We had a hearing today on the next ambassador to vietnam, a wellqualified career diplomat. The question is, are we going to have the orderly change of command in vietnam, a country critically important to u. S. Interests
And flying Surveillance Missions over iraq, they traditionally attack aircraft and so they know that they are there, but regardless of that, the defense secretary thinks iran should be involved in the joint chief chairman is convinced of what is happening now will not happen in afghanistan. This despite the president s plan to pull out of afghanistan in much the same way that he pulled out of iraq. Is it fair to say that the reality, talking about this probably makes some sense. I agree, committee know that there have been some sideline conversations. On a scale of one to 10, if we pull out of our troops out, general dempsey, what is the likelihood of what happened in iraq and afghanistan . Tending highly likely. I think based on the reports i received, i would have to make an assumption about this government. But i think that it would be unlikely in the lower thirds. Prefacing his prediction, as you heard, his analysis is on an assumption about the capability of the afghan government.
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We have team fox coverage, Steve Harrigan in atlanta but we start with mike emanuel in washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is now grouping three of the priority issues, the stimulus checks, big tech companies, and election integrity, but mcconnell was vague this afternoon on the timing. Those were the three important subjects the president has linked together, the senate will begin the process to bring these three priorities into focus. It the house vote 2751 30 f. Many in the g. O. P. Expressing concerns about the price tag, increasing the payments from 600 to 2,000 will cost an estimated 463 billion. A leading progressive crazed house lawmakers on the senate floor. Working families need help now, not next year, but right now. The house did the right thing. I congratulate them, and now it is time for the senate to step up to the plate. And do what the working families of this country overwhelmingly want us to do. The other huge item on the agenda is voting to override t
Well, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. The cell syrian state media says israel has carried out is strikes that have killed 5 soldiers. The attack happens near the capital, damascus. Israel has conducted numerous ear strikes inside government controlled areas of syria over the years. Investigation is underway in the ukrainian city of zoom, where the bodies of hundreds of civilians have been discovered and a mass burial site. The bodies are to be exempt for forensic examination. The carry off these Healthy Ministry says 24 people have been killed since the fighting broke out on wednesday. A ceasefire between knickers, extern, and touch extern has reportedly been violated just hours after a meeting between their lead us on friday. Those tensions, along with the conflicts in ukraine overshadowed the summit of the shanghai cooperation organization. And as big as stan whistle sorta has more from the summit, is 2 companies have engaged in a wide range of conflict alongside to