News contributor and president of a firm. Im pleased to have him back on the program. Thank you so much. Tell me what we have discovered here and what it might tell us and where it might lead us. Steve the good news is that after 16 months, an airplane that disappeared, and the world could not fathom how a huge aircraft could disappear, we finally have what is a part from the airplane that will tell us yes, it crashed and yes, those people are gone. On the other hand, we say it is probably 4000 miles away from where it hit. It had 16 months to drift around in the indian motion the indian ocean, the current move counterclockwise. From the impact point where it hit those currents go north and then they turn to the west and then they go south. It is just a big circle. Everything x. It is not pushed around. Somehow it may have gotten spit out. It does not tell us where the wreckage is on the bottom of the ocean. It does not tell us where the black biox x is. Box is. Charlie it could be we
Im daniel runde. We are talking about the nonmilitary components of the us strategy in afghanistan. I think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact that the president has come forward with a new strategy four afghanistan without timelines and with a commitment to a great cause. I think that there are there is a moral component to this as well. There is a lot of progress. I think that does not get a lot of coverage on this. And so for us to risk letting all of dad go with the price way too high. We have been working on this for a long time. I have been working with ambassador wayne and the Senior Advisor here. We have done a lot of things with the ambassador. We have got a very good panel to cover the issues today but i think the other point i want to make is, you cant solve the challenges of afghanistan without diplomacy and without development. And we certainly welcome the fact that there is a security it requires a security compone
Afghanistan. The first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome i think many people welcome the fact that President Trump and the Trump Administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without timelines and redoubling down on commitment to a gray cause. The fact that there are 3 Million Girls in school and theres a whole lot at stake in afghanistan not just our security but theres a moral component to this as well. I think that and theres a lot of progress. So for us to risk letting all of that go would have been the price is way too high. Weve been working on this for a long time here at csis. Weve done a number of things with ambassador wayne. Weve got a very good panel to cover the issues today but the other point i want to make is, you cant solve the challenges of afghanistan without diplomacy and development and that we certainly welcome the fact that there is a it requires a security component but the facts on the ground are being changed by diplomacy and d
Structure in that country and the influence of regional partners like pakistan, china and india. This is 90 mince. Okay. Were going to get started. Im dan rundy, hold the chair at cis. Were here to talk about nonmilitary components of u. S. Strategy in afghanistan. I think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact President Trump and the Trump Administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without time lines and doubling down on a commitment to a great cause. The fact there are 3 Million Girls in school, a whole lot at stake in afghanistan, not just our security but moral component as well. Theres a lot of progress that doesnt get a lot of coverage. For us to risk letting that go would be high. Its been a privilege to work with my friend ambassador wayne, who is the former coordinator. Weve done a number of things with ambassador wayne. So weve got a very good to cover the issues today. But the other point i want t
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