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Aisle, are rightly concerned about how he may respond when tested by russia, iran, north korea, and other transnational threats such as cyber. Considering some of these hotspots in the world in detail, i would like to start with iran, which remains a top concern for this committee. Their behavior with respect to forces across the region has not improved and irans unsafe actions have continued. I believe the joint plan of action is the most effective way to prevent iran from resuming their Nuclear Weapons program. General mattis, while you raise concerns about the jcpoa when it was being negotiated, you stated during a center for strategic and International Studies forum in april 2016 that in your words, there is no going back absent a real violation. I agree with that assessment. I look forward to hearing your thoughts about how we can build upon the jcpoa to address ....
Soldiers out of syria. brian: it s official who thought the president would back off. january mattis made it clear they are coming out. he says he will be out of the white house sooner than he thought. griff: gillian turner is live with the latest. lisa: hi, gillian. gillian: my three favorite people on one couch. no offense to anyone else. you are awesome. all right, so a senior defense official confirming to fox news yesterday that outgoing defense secretary jim mattis has signed orders to pull all-american troops out of syria during the coming weeks. pentagon officials though declining to share any specifics of the plan, citing security reasons. roughly 2,000 u.s. troops remain currently in syria. president trump said defense secretary mat tis will be leaving in one week. essentially forcing him out two months earlier than expected. the president tweeting: i m pleased to announce that our very talented deputy ....
Aisle, are rightly concerned about how he may respond when tested by russia, iran, north korea, and other transnational threats such as cyber. considering some of these hotspots in the world in detail, i would like to start with iran, which remains a top concern for this committee. their behavior with respect to forces across the region has not improved and iran s unsafe actions have continued. i believe the joint plan of action is the most effective way to prevent iran from resuming their nuclear weapons program. general mattis, while you raise concerns about the jcpoa when it was being negotiated, you stated during a center for strategic and international studies forum in april 2016 that in your words, there is no going back absent a real violation. i agree with that assessment. i look forward to hearing your thoughts about how we can build upon the jcpoa to address other ....
Government agencies creates other problems and is not an effective long term solution. one of your first tasks in the new administration will be to submit a fiscal 2018 budget that addresses these issues and goes to the point the chairman made of repealing the budget control act. general mattis, if confirmed, you will manage the department of defense grappling with many extraordinarily difficult challenges and it requires strong civilian leadership. congress must provide exceptions to the statutory requirement that currently prohibits individuals from being appointed if they re within seven years of their military service. earlier this week this committee held a hearing that was illuminating and constructive. i hope you will share the actions you will take on civilian control of the military if confirmed. when he assumes office, president trump will become commander in chief of our around forces. i continue to hope that the ....
Thank you, general mattis, for your past service to this country, and thank you again for your willingness to step forward and serve us once again. i was happy to see your responses to the advanced policy questions affirming the importance of nuclear weapons, which you describe as fundamental to our nation s security, and your statement that, quote, we must continue with the current nuclear modernization plans for all three legs of the triad, end quote. when we talked in my office about the triad last week, you brought up i believe a very important point that bears repeating, relating to the icbm force. there is a broad recognition that the legs of the triad have different strengths. the bombers are visible, and therefore they have what i call signaling value. the submarines are highly survivable. and the icbms are the most ....