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Good morning im the director of the middle east program and we are delighted to welcome you to what i think will be a fascinating program on us policy and strategy after the Qassem Soleimani strike. First in the unlikely event we need to evacuate the building i will tell you where to go. I dont think that will be a problem but i will direct you. Also thank you for those who have supported todays activity. They have done it in a way that is exemplary for the way a policy discussion should do so to set up a conference so there is no responsibility for what we say but but it is an issue of significant broad interest we are grateful for the support. Looking at what has happened in the gulf there is a broader National Debate if the us should be digging in or pulling out. Iran is perceived to be a threat. Even within the chump Administration Even how the us should deal with that threat the us increasingly has been facing asymmetrical threats and responding with conventional tools that has be
Good morning im the director of the middle east program and we are delighted to welcome you to what i think will be a fascinating program on us policy and strategy after the Qassem Soleimani strike. First in the unlikely event we need to evacuate the building i will tell you where to go. I dont think that will be a problem but i will direct you. Also thank you for those who have supported todays activity. They have done it in a way that is exemplary for the way a policy discussion should do so to set up a conference so there is no responsibility for what we say but but it is an issue of significant broad interest we are grateful for the support. Looking at what has happened in the gulf there is a broader National Debate if the us should be digging in or pulling out. Iran is perceived to be a threat. Even within the chump Administration Even how the us should deal with that threat the us increasingly has been facing asymmetrical threats and responding with conventional tools that has be
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements extraneous material and questions for the record subject to length limitation in the rules. We will begin, mr. Secretary. Thank you for meeting with us this morning. Weeks ago we invited you to testify about american policy towards iran, iraq and the use of force. No one doubts that case and solomon was a dangerous terrorist but its important that we look at Foreign Policy in terms of whether it makes american safer and advances our interest. Weeks later we seen attacks, injured more than 100 servicemembers, then then need to move thousands personal back to the region and remnant of our relationship with iraq and the setback in the fight against isis.
Coronavirus outbreak. This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material, and questions to the record subject to the length, limitation, in the rules. Well begin, mr. Secretary, thank you for meeting with us this morning. Weeks ago, we invited you to testify about american policy toward iran, iraq, and the use of force. No one doubts that Qasem Soleimani was a dangerous terrorist, but its important that we look at Foreign Policy in terms of whether it makes americans safer and advances our interests. Weeks later weve seen attacks that have injured more than 100 Service Members, the need to move thousands more personnel back to the region, and derailment of our relationship with iraq and a setback in the fight against isis and iran, again, pushing headlong toward a Nuclear Weapon. You promised the American People that they would be safer and iran would be deterred. So by