A morning ive asked the committee to consider 3196 pending military nominations. All these nominations have been before the committee for the reset required length of time. All in favor say i. The motion carries. The Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. This Committee Thanks you for your decades of service to our nation, we are grateful to your wife for the support she has provided to into all hers urination in uniform. I also want to welcome your son patrick, you look like your mother who is joining us this morning. I know your other children, joe and kathleen send their support, even as i bet they are relieved that they do not need to sit through your interrogation. To exercise the legislative responsibility its important that this committee are able to receive testimony, briefings and other communication of information. Have you here to applicable laws and regulations . I have. To agree to give yo
Strengthen the u. S. Japan alliance, cybersecurity. The discussion is an hour and a half. Good morning. Welcome. This is the annual event that Japan Program hosts to invite strategic thinkers in japan to whom we often dont get to listen to here in washington. And this year, i am extremely honored to have these three selfdefense members. They have taught me so many things in the ten, 15 years that ive nope th ive known them. So im very glad theyve agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You have the detailed bio in your seats. But i have quickly, to my might left, to your right, is general iwata. And next to him is admiral takei. And the far end of the podium, Lieutenant General hironaka. They are here to explain the importance of the selfDefense Forces. And we will listen to what they have in mind about future, japans defense posture. Before i start im a director of Japan Program here. Im yuk ey im yukie tatsumi. This event could not have happened without a lot of the
Half. Good morning. Welcome. This is the annual event that Japan Program hosts to invite strategic thinkers in japan to whom we often dont get to listen to here in washington. And this year, i am extremely honored to have these three selfdefense members. They have taught me so many things in the ten, 15 years that ive nope th ive known them. So im very glad theyve agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You have the detailed bio in your seats. But i have quickly, to my might left, to your right, is general iwata. And next to him is admiral takei. And the far end of the podium, Lieutenant General hironaka. They are here to explain the importance of the selfDefense Forces. And we will listen to what they have in mind about future, japans defense posture. Before i start im a director of Japan Program here. Im yuk ey im yukie tatsumi. This event could not have happened without a lot of the sponsors and supporters of the Japan Program. I would very much like to thank all o
Caliphate in iraq and syria is on the brink of being completely extinguished thanks to an aggressive new strategy led by the president what we have accomplished we have done as a team. Similarly secretary mineta has levied economic sanctions on north korean related entities countries must increasingly decide whether they will do business with north korea or with the community of peace loving nations Ambassador Haley has spearheaded in achieved enormous success passing the toughest u. N. Sanctions to date hold north korea general madison ah communicate virtually every day and we agree that there must be the highest level of coordination between our diplomatic efforts and our military efforts you cant have a stronger partner than a secretary of defense who embraces diplomacy and i hope he feels he has the partner he needs at the state department. And this is just the beginning of the list of partners and friends across the government who are all working for the American People theres muc
Campaign with a rally in vienna immigration has been a major issue ahead of sundays votes partys leader Hinds Christian kids the government governing coalition of trying to swap out austin people for muslims as the headlines the news continues but first it is inside story. Turkish troops cross the border into syria and korea says its to enforce a deescalation zone deal with so many Foreign Forces in the country though which they dont mean for the unity of syria and the prospects of peace this is inside story. I welcome to the show im sam is a than dozens of turkish soldiers of crossed into had lived province in syria as part of an agreement between russia iran and turkey the escalation zones its a move that bringing peace to syria well get to our guests but first this report from. From the border with syria. Turkeys cross border operation is underway these are soldiers from a special unit tasked with setting surveillance post in it live province. Turkey aims to enforce a cease fire agr