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Lawrence Rita
advised among decided expect issues soldiers speak themselves
The soldiers were advised as to the issues they should expect to discuss, and decided among themselves who would speak to each issue as it may arise,
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We see an adversary that ... continues to develop some sophistication on very deadly and increasingly precise standoff-type weapons.
feels push secretary
The secretary doesn't feel this is push back. He feels it's an important clarification.
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Is there a way to define a threshold, or an anticipated threshold, above which a different set of relationships would kick in? ... That's a good question. It's only been two weeks, so don't expect us to have the answers. But those are the kinds of questions we need to be asking.
cases gone recent ruled three weeks
Is there a pattern? Certainly, in recent weeks three helicopters have gone down. Nothing has been ruled in or out in any of those three cases yet.
footprint heavy lower presence tension
The tension that the commanders feel between heavy presence and lower footprint is something they're measuring all the time.
country exchange
That's the kind of exchange you want to have with a country that has not been that transparent.
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The allegations were serious and the issue is a serious one. The inspector general concluded that it was much ado about nothing, that the individuals that had made the allegations couldn't substantiate their allegations, and everybody moved on. That matter was thoroughly vetted, and it's closed.
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Obviously, a lot has happened since the last Quadrennial Defense Review. The senior leadership of this department has established terms of reference for the ongoing Quadrennial Defense Review to look at a lot of activities, try and learn from what has happened since the last Quadrennial Defense Review, try and analyze various options, and come to some conclusions about how we're organized.
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You guys really want the definitive answer and so do we. The difference is, that takes understanding facts, and we have tried to uncover facts over the last week.
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The next step in the process is that the president will decide whether or not he's going to send it to the Congress as is,
continue decision government operate whether
it's a decision the Uzbek government has to make as to whether or not we would continue to operate from that.
asked fact ordered proceed
The fact is we said we'd proceed on commissions. Hicks is up. And we're going to proceed. And if we're asked not to proceed or ordered not to proceed (by a court), then we won't. That's the plan,
looking might needed procedures
We're always looking to see if there are modifications that might be needed to the procedures