blood. we can talk about how well it was used and what the right strategies were. i will be the first one to say that big mistakes were made over that time. in the eye ins 2001 and said we will be committed to reducing, if not eliminating, terrorist groups operating from this region. we will stay until that objective is met. sure,e have now said is, that objective has not been met, but we are still leaving anyway. the blame has largely been ai government.karz i will also say very bluntly that there have been massive corruption problems within the government. as there have been in any government in south asia. there have been challenges building national security apparatus. there has been corruption problems in the u.s. dealing with contracts in afghanistan. i would say, first and foremost not just to the afghan people, can we look the american people in the eye and say we have reached a point in afghanistan where the american homeland is safe, for now, and in the foreseeable
protecting the military and protecting them. we need to encourage good relations between jordan and egypt. and jordan and saudi arabia. we need to let them know that we are dependable. what i said before it is very true. people rely on the united states. aople have to know we are dependable ally. it is good policy for us to be a dependable ally. it is also good policy for us in terms of what we need. al qaeda was planning. and putting. we were not going after them. when the soviet union russians were thrown at afghanistan, we sort of pact that the one home. we allow that country to fester instead of making sure that the taliban did not rear its ugly head. we cannot afford to do that anymore. feel thatt people they are tired. they are all tied. we have responsibilities as the leading power and as a responsibility to ourselves. it is one of those moments in our life in everybody s life. we have to be vigilant. we need to work to make sure that the people who would do us harm
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variety of services to these veterans in their backyard because of chairman young. chairman young has left behind a rich legacy in support of our heroes, especially those in the tampa bay area. by renaming this important facility in his honor, we will provide a lasting monument to her member a great friend. chairman bill young. thank you, and i yield back. i reserve the balance of our time. the judgment from florida reserves. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. i would like to yield three what minutes to the gentlewoman from florida whose district went up to bill young s district. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. i thank the gentlewoman for yielding the time. i rise in strong support of designating the bay pines va medical center in pinellas the c. w. bill young medical center. i would like to thank congresswoman brown and all of our colleagues for honoring bill young with such a designation. i have been fortunate to serve alongside of bill young