Former state department and National Security officials testified on the Trump Administrations ive been policy. Secretary of state mike pompeo declined an invitation to testify on the decision to kill soleimani. The Committee Chair threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Before i begin, i want to get i want to make the big announcement. Happy birthday. I am 35 years once again. Me too. We had here today to examine Trump Administration policy towards iran. Welcome to members of the public and the press as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today as well. He announced he would instill he would instead be in california. That is unfortunate. I do not think there is a member of the committee does not want to hear from mr. Pompeo and the American People. This committee will conduct oversight on this issue, one way or or another. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Under the Trump Administration, we have seen ten
The Committee Chair threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Before i begin, i want to get i want to make the big announcement. Happy birthday. I am 35 years once again. Me too. We had here today to examine Trump Administration policy towards iran. Welcome to members of the public and the press as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today as well. He announced he would instill he would instead be in california. That is unfortunate. I do not think there is a member of the committee does not want to hear from mr. Pompeo and the American People. This committee will conduct oversight on this issue, one way or or another. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Under the Trump Administration, we have seen tension. It seemed we were on the brink of war. Iran bears much of the blame for this escalation. Believe the destabilizing behavior strengthens them. It is what we expect from iran. U. S. Does not behave that way.
Days when that meant something and it really mattered. We respected people who hold these types of positions. We look forward to hearing from him tonight. Leavingink without even the stage, i will get the first panel underway so that we can start this. Professor, illege would say, get your notepads out. We will start with our first invite thei want to panelists to come up to the stage. Tim sale from the university of to chair theing panel and lead the discussion. , who has beento in the news quite a bit. Meghan osullivan, the kirkpatrick professor at the Kennedy School at harvard, an expert on north america, among other things, and one of the officials of the trilateral commission. Peter feaver, welcome back to the hilltop. He is a professor at duke and director of the grant staff Strategy Program and former white house official in the Bush Administration. If you would not mind joining me and giving a big round of welcome for our panelists. Tim . [applause] tim thank you. It is a pleas
I would be remiss if i did not recognize my great friend, colleague, the best president of the best World Affairs council in the United States. I know we have a lot of World Affairs Council Members here. Jim faulk, very grateful to jim for this help. We have players, including stephen hadley, who will be speaking tonight. A truly great Public Servant who was the director of the nsc under bush, and i say Public Servant in days when that meant something and it really mattered. And we respected people who hold these high positions. We look forward to hearing from him tonight. And i think now without even leaving the stage, i will get the first panel underway so that we can start this. As a college professor, i would say, get your notepads out. There will be questions, discussion. We are going to start with our first panel, and i want to invite the panelists to come up to the stage. Tim sale from the university of toronto, who was here as a postdoc, he is going to chair the panel and lead
The committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material and questions for the record, subject to the limitation in the rules. Before i begin, i want to make the big announcement that today is mr. Mccauls birthday. So happy birthday, mr. Mccaul. [ applause ] im 35 years once again. Yes. Me too. Pursuant to notice were here today to examine Trump Administration policy toward iran. I welcome our panel of distinguished witnesses. Welcome to members of the public and the press as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today, as well, after we invited him, he announced he would instead be in california. Thats unfortunate, whether you agree with this administrations approach to iran or not. I dont think there is a member of this committee who doesnt want to hear from mr. Pompeo and the American People certainly deserve to hear answers with our troops and diplomats being asked to hand in harms way. But this commit