President trumps new military strategy in afghanistan. This House Armed Services committee is just two hours. One of the primary concerns i would like each of you to address are the rules of engagement in afghanistan. During the previous administration, i introduced a resolution calling to the revision under operation resident support in afghanistan in an effort to succeed where combatants face. What are the standard rules of engagement for efforts in afghanistan . Includedhe old rules both rules of engagement and operating principles, including a requirement for proximity of the enemy to be engaged by our air forces. President trump has told me that i have the authority to change that, so i removed proximity and opens the itself enemy whenever they are found to nato air support under the nato hold plant. The first thing is, we have unleashed that. We have had a reduction in the number of deaths by innocent people has a result of coalition operations, not taliban. My point is, we will
Defense secretary james mattis and general joseph doneford were on capitol hill this week testifying on President Trumps new military strategy in afghanistan and discussed the need to remove terrorist safe havens in other parts of the globe. It ran three hours. Committee will come to order. Committee welcomes secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today for a hearing on afghanistan and south asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been
South asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been wounded. As this administration formulates its policies, the American People and members of congress have basic questions such as does American National security still warrant our military presence in afghanistan . Do we have a strategy to succeed or one to avoid failure . How is this administrations approach different from previous approaches . And can we ever be successful in the face of afghan corruption and af
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From abc news, this is world news now. So sad. His nose pressed up on the glass. How adorable. Good morning, im diane macedo. Im ryan smith. Great to be here. Thanks for having us, and, you know, tough day today. Hurricane matthew really brewing in the caribbean and closing in on haiti as we speak. Residents stocking up, and the dangerous category 4 storm moving in closer with sustained winds at 145 Miles Per Hour. The u. S. Military already taking action with 700 spouses and children of Service Members in cuba already have been e evacwapted to florida. The storm is spinning northward, and jamaica is bracing for the worst. Reporter here in kingston, jamaica, the first bands moved in, we saw the heavy rain, and weve seen flooding, even within just half an hour of it starts to rain. Incredible flooding here. The real concern is actually now in haiti because now it looks like the worst of the storm is going to hit that island, which, of course, ravaged that by that earthquake if ten, stil