this is not the pentagon s paper. it was not the time of what could be released or not. this was a guy that got stolen document and gave it to the world. this is simple. it s a straightforward, in a beauty of a trial is you narrow all of the extraneous docs to the charges that are there. the charges of this case are that he was trying to hack into our military information that protects not just our country but all the men and women in uniform around the world. this is serious stuff. forget about the politics, the fact that both right and left don t like julian assange or love him. this is a guy who violated the law. i got to laugh if their fight
the people of arizona and then also men and women in uniform around the world. he often told me what he thought was his most important role, was to be a voice for national security and international affairs. i think, hallie, when next you and i cover a crisis, an issue, his voice will be so notably absent in the debate. that s something that after these events of memory and celebration are over, the void will be so palpable in days to come. today will be about service, celebration and, in some ways, the people of the capitol community also feel these rituals are important. because at a time in the sort of momentary politics of the day, where there are plenty of reasons and lots of instances of people being frustrated and unhappy with their elected leaders in congress, this is a time to remember what these institutions are supposed to be about, in terms of serving the public and charting the course
afghanistan. i know our thoughts and our praise are with their families. we re grateful for their service. we re grateful for the service of all our men and women in uniform around the world. as i conclude, mr. chairman, i want to again thank this committee for what you do every day to support our men and women around the world. mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to make this statement. i look forward to your questions. thank you very much, mr. secretary. in your statement, you indicated that the president had made the final decision on this operation. i appreciate you clarifying that. we had a briefing just a couple days ago and the last question asked by a member of congress was who made the final decision and one of the briefers stated that you had made the final decision. i think all of us understand how this place works and a decision
prayers are with their families. we are grateful for their service. we are grateful for the service of all of the men and women in uniform around the world, and as i conclude, mr. chairman, i want to again thank this committee, this committee for what you do everyday to support our men and women around the world. mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to make this statement and i look forward to your questions. thank you very much, mr. secretary. in your statement, you indicated that the president had made the final decision upon this operation and i appreciate your clarifying that, because we had a briefing a couple of days ago, and the last question asked by a member of congress to the briefers is who made the final decision and one of the briefers made the decision that you had made the final decision. i think that all of us understand how this place works,
prayers are with their families. grateful for their service. we are grateful for the service of all our men and women in uniform around the world. as i conclude, mr. chairman, i want to again thank this committee, this committee for what you do every day to support our men and women around the world. mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to make this statement and i look forward to your questions. thank you very much, mr. secretary. in your statement you indicated that the president had made the final decision on this operation, i appreciate you clarifying that. we had a briefing just a couple of days ago, and the last question asked by a member of congress was who made the final decision, and one of the pre-first stated that you had made the final decision. i think all of us understand how this plays works, and a decision