WEBVTT 00:05.710 --> 00:09.380 I do not and osman students are wouldn't goes straight to questions 00:09.450 --> 00:10.410 us lead to. 00:11.910 --> 00:13.220 First of and um. 00:14.300 --> 00:18.150 Nudging the public news about your in your bench work the pressure 00:18.150 --> 00:19.790 here and I just on behalf of. 00:20.420 --> 00:24.190 The most of us turn the press core we just went express our appreciation 00:24.190 --> 00:28.000 for all of your hard work your professionalism and your ability 00:28.000 --> 00:29.230 to answer. 00:29.810 --> 00:33.770 Any and all of our questions at any time that they are nine when 00:33.770 --> 00:36.270 we asked them either here or or whenever we're travelling. 00:37.010 --> 00:39.040 And I think we hope that. 00:39.950 --> 00:43.510 Here we wish you good luck and we hope that I'm clever takes 00:43.540 --> 00:48.590 this job next how was that got an Brat from your knowledge degree 00:48.590 --> 00:50.710 about the military that someone looking. 00:51.320 --> 00:52.800 Answer questions as well as you. 00:53.570 --> 00:54.670 Thanks. Beer. 01:00.200 --> 01:04.200 He does a great way to ended all the time was dinner advisor 01:04.200 --> 01:04.610 right out. 01:05.620 --> 01:09.930 Because this is not a better now Anna listings for. 01:10.460 --> 01:10.920 See that. 01:12.740 --> 01:17.900 Ukraine. Although the it it can be and it's gonna just at the 01:17.900 --> 01:19.620 moment in the weekly schedule. 01:20.800 --> 01:22.790 She's not to mention. 01:24.300 --> 01:26.800 Um I don't know will visit the sea of the skin to plays out. 01:26.800 --> 01:30.290 You know we charity tour too weak and I will juicy and we'll go. 01:30.800 --> 01:33.880 Right to forgive the first question we all have go made it pretty 01:33.880 --> 01:37.650 very appreciative of your professionalism efforts to appreciate that. 01:39.130 --> 01:42.310 And just a two on ukraine only susie's for. 01:43.130 --> 01:47.350 Didn't hold so well so I'm wondering um if you cannot get assigned 01:47.400 --> 01:52.160 us aid to ukraine um. What if anything can make it is being gone 01:52.160 --> 01:55.850 of any thoughts about doing anything more now that another time 01:55.850 --> 01:56.860 for this he's for a spot. 01:57.760 --> 02:00.760 And anything out of date in terms of additional aid or assistance 02:00.760 --> 02:03.740 nothing's changed about the processor which we are trying to 02:03.740 --> 02:08.170 provide the material assistance to Ukraine's a security forces 02:08.170 --> 02:09.630 and you know the assistance is. 02:10.280 --> 02:14.190 Still other non lethal Fort discussions continue about other 02:14.190 --> 02:17.930 types of assistance. I read nothing new to say on that I'm which 02:17.930 --> 02:21.790 are right that that the cease fire did not all the Moscow violated 02:21.790 --> 02:26.700 that the Um that there's it additional uh it can't genie fighting 02:26.700 --> 02:30.400 around the vault set of a as you know and I'm watching this very 02:30.400 --> 02:33.920 very closely um and the O'Neal's I that is the that. 02:34.430 --> 02:38.590 The nothing is going to change about two things one are wreaking 02:38.590 --> 02:41.340 nation and the Pentagon that a us military solutions not gonna 02:41.340 --> 02:45.700 be had here that would need to happen. This Moscow needs to abide 02:45.700 --> 02:47.890 by the agreement it signed up to. 02:48.620 --> 02:53.460 Up into a remove their heavy weapons and the russian forces summation 02:53.460 --> 02:57.990 ukraine uh and and respect their territorial SUP into a territorial 02:57.990 --> 03:01.940 sovereignty of ukraine and number two that we're gonna continue. 03:02.650 --> 03:07.050 To reassure our allies and partners a in NATO to continue exercises 03:07.090 --> 03:11.200 presents black sea air policing all that accepts many can't that 03:11.200 --> 03:15.630 this was the ash. Oh wait to be argument about providing time 03:15.850 --> 03:17.360 with phone defense there. 03:18.080 --> 03:22.210 I says it it certainly that is it's certainly denim. 03:22.760 --> 03:25.410 This is certainly factors into the discussions are is no question 03:25.410 --> 03:28.910 about the leader but them I did to say that it's going to tip 03:28.910 --> 03:31.920 the scale one or another it it would be to overstated them the 03:31.950 --> 03:35.860 we have a secretary angle made made clear before you rafting. 03:35.860 --> 03:38.820 I was gonna be mindful of you know unintended consequences here 03:38.820 --> 03:41.800 of every decision that we make it is a decision is a decision. 03:41.800 --> 03:45.710 I discussions tuesday that continues and them hampshire will continue. 03:46.290 --> 03:49.790 Um what what really needs to happen here is instead of having 03:49.820 --> 03:52.920 an old debate about legal assistance are comic closest called 03:52.920 --> 03:56.590 really nice to happen and Moscow nice to abide by what it agreed 03:56.590 --> 03:58.090 to in this way ceasefire. 03:58.990 --> 04:03.170 From if I can to shift to libya back in august. She said that 04:03.170 --> 04:08.610 that after that you wait he and a egypt a bomb certain positions 04:08.650 --> 04:11.910 in libya. He said that we discourage other nations from taking 04:11.910 --> 04:15.980 apart in libya species through violence harris your position 04:16.010 --> 04:19.930 change has the petting that's position change in terms of um 04:20.190 --> 04:25.420 the actions of countries um being involved in libya NRG support 04:25.450 --> 04:29.950 egypt's right to up from I says targets in the weight of the 04:30.110 --> 04:33.690 the christian capex. I think it's important to remember the context 04:33.690 --> 04:36.860 of which I said that back in august that was that was not a very 04:36.970 --> 04:39.330 uh those missions. 04:40.250 --> 04:42.060 Back conducted by um. 04:42.680 --> 04:47.300 The egyptian forces was not they will not there or edit the QE evolves. 04:47.300 --> 04:48.010 Well was not. 04:48.570 --> 04:52.790 A involving ends. I sigh el or necessarily a terrorist network. 04:52.830 --> 04:55.830 It was a different sort altogether. So I stand by what we said 04:55.830 --> 04:58.990 back that we are taking a position of the Pentagon home. 04:59.590 --> 05:04.110 Uh please recent strike spicy bite. You jim uh. I'm a where trucks 05:04.110 --> 05:08.340 early were aware that we we didn't to we were notified air time 05:08.340 --> 05:10.640 you to participate or support them in any way will not taking 05:10.670 --> 05:11.770 a position is. 05:12.650 --> 05:15.470 Best military in libya now that I says has a stronghold there. 05:16.700 --> 05:19.730 The low because of the energy against RSI el is as you know in 05:19.730 --> 05:23.800 iraq and syria that no decisions have been made to expand the 05:23.800 --> 05:26.280 fight against I shall be on iraq syria. 05:26.800 --> 05:29.860 We've also shed in this a matter of fact the main just brit in 05:29.860 --> 05:33.710 the take 10 steps back writ large the and uh it's been clear 05:33.710 --> 05:37.540 we've been clear that um we can to need a have the right to engage 05:37.540 --> 05:41.140 tears that works wherever they are faced threatened americans 05:41.140 --> 05:42.520 or the American injures. 05:43.220 --> 05:48.330 Like 45 um Iraqis were reportedly burned to death by ice just 05:48.330 --> 05:51.220 you have any confirmation of that what with the circumstances. 05:52.070 --> 05:55.810 Me a where the video will uh I'm a it's being analyze. I'm not 05:55.810 --> 05:59.500 the position as we speak right now that confirm the authenticity 05:59.500 --> 05:59.740 of it. 06:00.270 --> 06:03.320 Certainly wouldn't surprise any others here if it if it turns 06:03.320 --> 06:07.250 out to be authentic intrude given the tons of atrocities that 06:07.250 --> 06:10.450 this group continues to wage against innocent civilians. 06:10.770 --> 06:15.230 But a where we're at that that no just not the position to confirm or. 06:15.830 --> 06:18.950 Couple of races questions on known that. 06:19.880 --> 06:22.770 Turn official is most surfers was are talking about how the main 06:22.800 --> 06:27.080 acquit some of the Syrian rebels with trucks like what boots 06:27.080 --> 06:28.200 communications gear. 06:29.450 --> 06:35.260 And Notion that equipping have also to call a new se or struck 06:35.540 --> 06:38.940 their car to assist in calling us or starts. We're told that 06:38.940 --> 06:43.380 that is under consideration do you have concerns that if you 06:43.380 --> 06:47.450 go ahead with that and have that rebels call in airstrikes you 06:47.490 --> 06:51.460 could be in a position that carry now one of the church and this 06:51.460 --> 06:54.680 rather than a target set that might be something. 06:55.560 --> 06:58.680 That we can eat us standards a verification. 06:59.200 --> 07:01.860 Church a great question and the I want to these for guinea for 07:01.860 --> 07:03.890 a little there because I wanna provides an can touched on us 07:03.920 --> 07:08.310 and that was a classic cart before the force cashing a hope that in. 07:09.890 --> 07:13.170 He did a gemini day examine. What this train and equip mission 07:13.170 --> 07:16.060 is all about its to you and we talked about this before to get 07:16.060 --> 07:21.640 IQ Andre of of a fundamentally trained that shareen Monett moderate. 07:21.640 --> 07:24.830 Opposition fighters to to go back and defend their communities 07:24.830 --> 07:28.170 and go on the offense eventually against I style him side. 07:28.730 --> 07:31.910 Syrian eighties and we forget this sometimes we talk about it 07:31.910 --> 07:35.180 the this train and equip so during is going to be sell equipment 07:35.180 --> 07:38.260 provide and you would imagine you would expect that some of that 07:38.260 --> 07:42.070 equipment would be basic military do you perhaps a mobility in 07:42.070 --> 07:42.630 the form of. 07:43.160 --> 07:46.470 Trucks and vehicles. I'm small arms ammunition. So that they 07:46.470 --> 07:49.480 can better defend themselves and of course you know I sold that 07:49.480 --> 07:52.330 the Rusty joe. I talked about radios. Absolutely. Why wouldn't 07:52.330 --> 07:55.110 we wanna you know help them out which of unique a ching gear 07:55.110 --> 07:58.910 because communication as we well mile was a key part of of being 07:58.910 --> 08:03.780 able to command and control not your a forces there and in the 08:03.780 --> 08:08.240 feels so dollar makes perfect sense. They are the big jump to 08:08.240 --> 08:11.450 saying that there are going to be serving is in an forward air 08:11.450 --> 08:16.290 controller use just the way farther down any discussion the that 08:16.290 --> 08:20.650 were haven't right. Now is that a possibility in the future would 08:20.650 --> 08:23.700 it would could we possibly get to a point where they might be 08:23.700 --> 08:29.110 able to help with spotting I'm from the ground in syria for coalition estates. 08:29.280 --> 08:32.070 Yes that is a possibility but is only a possibility and we're 08:32.070 --> 08:35.430 not even very we haven't even begun the training so. 08:35.960 --> 08:40.000 Up. I wanna make the clear that the in acid this before wordsworth 08:40.000 --> 08:42.580 repeating the training that they're going to be receiving and 08:42.580 --> 08:45.170 equipment that will go with the training is designed to give 08:45.170 --> 08:50.050 them basic military skills and organizational capabilities. 08:50.190 --> 08:52.870 So that they can go back and defend their their citizens not 08:52.870 --> 08:55.900 to turn them into what we would consider it a pet and trying 08:55.900 --> 08:58.900 on jay to axiom didn't join tactile air controllers. That's not 08:58.900 --> 08:59.270 the goal. 09:00.020 --> 09:03.480 There's also an I'm sorry I did. Yeah jesse. But also one eight 09:03.480 --> 09:04.180 while the point. 09:04.850 --> 09:08.950 There's been no decision. No decision made out about um. 09:09.460 --> 09:13.170 A Eighty that combat air support. 09:13.790 --> 09:14.900 Pat for. 09:15.840 --> 09:18.630 Opposition fighters that we go back into the fight. 09:19.290 --> 09:23.020 In syria out we said we said it that odyssey we would have to 09:23.020 --> 09:26.250 provide some measure support but there's been no policy decisions 09:26.440 --> 09:28.390 about what that support would look like right now. 09:30.260 --> 09:33.750 I interrupt each other to get it now. We'll have another question. 09:34.280 --> 09:39.450 So so first of all and combat or support for for for the Syrian trade. 09:39.950 --> 09:43.710 Rebels are you saying that it is. 09:44.540 --> 09:48.370 Necessary mandatory have somewhat of that there will have to 09:48.370 --> 09:54.150 be some Klein get us combat air support in syria for the before 09:54.150 --> 09:57.230 they can go back in the field known also as it said there's been 09:57.230 --> 09:58.890 no decision about about. 10:00.200 --> 10:04.630 Their support specifically two opposition members. But we also 10:04.630 --> 10:07.150 wreaking as answered in this isn't this this is an area. 10:07.150 --> 10:10.330 That's actively under discussion. Right. Now is what manner of 10:10.330 --> 10:14.500 support would we give to these trained opposition members. 10:14.500 --> 10:17.940 One may go back and their syria mean we we recognize that we're 10:17.940 --> 10:21.220 going to have some responsibilities here. We're we're bringing 10:21.220 --> 10:23.770 him into this training program mora quitting that we're getting 10:23.770 --> 10:27.370 them ready sir. You were gonna Haston obligations and responsibilities 10:27.720 --> 10:29.710 of after a training is complete. 10:30.320 --> 10:33.280 That's in the realm of discussion right now. No final decisions 10:33.280 --> 10:35.440 of the made about what that support would look like whether it's. 10:36.050 --> 10:40.400 Whether it's a intelligence support for air support all that 10:40.400 --> 10:41.330 is being discussion. 10:42.390 --> 10:47.820 He was military deeper into ways syria operation that it is right now. 10:49.070 --> 10:52.640 Ink so barb. I mean I get a one again the of radicals but the 10:52.640 --> 10:56.470 fight inside syria is the same for us militarily as it is an 10:56.470 --> 10:58.980 start rocket is anti bias. I know. 10:59.600 --> 11:04.000 Everything that we've gone inside syria has been aimed at that 11:04.000 --> 11:05.540 group and that group all right. 11:06.090 --> 11:10.150 You are not providing support for troops on the ground inside 11:10.150 --> 11:11.510 syria was to us. 11:12.090 --> 11:16.010 That's if you have to do that inside syria does that not take 11:16.040 --> 11:21.380 the us military deeper into an operation. I think to wear dances. 11:22.010 --> 11:26.120 The way well for Saul what what what what I think would but the 11:26.120 --> 11:28.800 projects to use an operation against the sock. 11:29.340 --> 11:32.650 Because we're already involving operations in syria against I 11:32.650 --> 11:33.520 said well I mean. 11:34.160 --> 11:37.490 Virtually half of the 20 400 a so restrictions conducted this 11:37.670 --> 11:41.410 had been inside syria soak. Nobody can say war nodding in a combat 11:41.410 --> 11:45.470 role in Spain up in syria and we all were dropped a lot of the 11:45.470 --> 11:48.400 nation's or dance. I said oh and we continue to do that so. 11:49.010 --> 11:52.480 So where are you have all been operations in syria the and but 11:52.480 --> 11:55.520 I why it's really important and we go back to the core purpose 11:55.520 --> 11:58.160 of this train and equip program which is to get them ready to 11:58.160 --> 12:01.530 defend their communities and the go eventually army offensive 12:01.530 --> 12:03.090 against arsenal. That's the goal. 12:04.050 --> 12:06.960 It's gonna be. So few opportunities to press you and the two 12:06.990 --> 12:12.420 intermediate future to become an due to the us military provides. 12:12.490 --> 12:16.830 There is support for Iraqi forces ground forces on the ground 12:16.950 --> 12:21.630 in a rack you have no military task at the moment to perfide 12:21.690 --> 12:26.470 eras support for in the forces on the ground insight syria whoever. 12:26.470 --> 12:29.700 They may be that that is not a us military task. Right now. 12:30.320 --> 12:32.770 So I don't have partners on the ground in syria. 12:33.290 --> 12:36.670 It's it opens the door you're saying to doubt possibility. 12:37.450 --> 12:42.730 How to wait possibility. So how is it that this does not a quaint. 12:43.280 --> 12:45.750 To beat us mission in syria. 12:47.260 --> 12:51.660 Expanding. It is that that that you know what I don't wanna get 12:51.660 --> 12:52.670 ended a rhetorical. 12:53.270 --> 12:56.330 Definition mission creep purchase from the member than mission. 12:56.330 --> 12:57.920 Creep is when the mission changes. 12:58.670 --> 13:01.200 The mission would not change with the addition of three. 13:01.960 --> 13:06.190 I Uh it you you're all been expanding is can the same thing. 13:06.260 --> 13:07.070 You know I mean. 13:09.050 --> 13:13.250 We would not we we know a again barbie or a car before their 13:13.250 --> 13:16.710 worship trying to get mated to a two to make decisions because 13:16.710 --> 13:19.130 the decisions from the podium I can do that right. 13:19.730 --> 13:24.160 We know that we would have an obligation to support in some bastion. 13:25.130 --> 13:28.340 A trained opposition fighters that we would that would go back there. 13:28.340 --> 13:31.160 We would prepare to go back into syria and fight against I said 13:31.160 --> 13:34.540 oh we have an obligation and responsibility and nature of that 13:34.870 --> 13:37.380 hasn't been decided. So I can tell you what it would look like 13:37.380 --> 13:41.960 right now but but clearly and I wanna make it very well understood 13:41.960 --> 13:45.020 that we know we would have some obligations. Yeah. I mean otherwise 13:45.020 --> 13:47.890 why would these individuals wanna come in and be a part of the 13:47.890 --> 13:50.840 strain quit permitted in believe that we are just gonna get I'm 13:50.840 --> 13:54.010 ready but that we will provide some support for them as they 13:54.040 --> 13:57.750 go against RSI el and that's a real key part of this cuz that's 13:57.750 --> 14:00.860 the mission there against are so that's where that that to where 14:00.860 --> 14:03.210 fighting that's that's the that's the purpose. 14:03.740 --> 14:08.480 Is a lot to me. Oh god is the the park most with one of the estimated 14:08.480 --> 14:12.100 to reach an agreement in principle to Turks can do some details 14:12.100 --> 14:12.850 about physically. 14:14.080 --> 14:14.710 Down and 14:16.000 --> 14:19.110 And when you get that amount that I'm not aware main I have a 14:19.110 --> 14:21.930 new announced with respect to the signing ceremony them. 14:21.960 --> 14:25.030 And I'd like that the United addicted to turkish government spoke 14:25.030 --> 14:25.600 about this. 14:26.240 --> 14:30.850 Um yesterday so Iranian melts PS with specifics on this agreement 14:31.060 --> 14:35.980 except to say that um we have maintained that and close consultation 14:35.980 --> 14:38.200 with the turkish government pumped out there. 14:38.870 --> 14:42.790 Role. Roles you know many ways they can contribute to coalition 14:42.790 --> 14:45.710 operations and but I'm gonna let the turkish government speak 14:45.710 --> 14:48.430 for what they've agreed that to do into a. 14:48.990 --> 14:52.620 Major nations longtime main get all the won was there. 14:53.460 --> 14:57.330 Winning six so it grease can make you and and science above. 14:58.050 --> 15:01.380 The determine a common enemy have this that can be who who don't 15:01.380 --> 15:01.710 get wet. 15:02.510 --> 15:03.540 A common enemy. 15:04.660 --> 15:07.040 So only quote I still enough so that the city. 15:07.870 --> 15:11.120 I'd I'd think i've handled that part that naz ian with barb. 15:11.120 --> 15:14.640 I mean the fight is against I sell us. I'll only. 15:15.420 --> 15:16.950 Stores a coalition is concerned. 15:17.580 --> 15:21.580 In your question about vetting and screening Emmy. We are and 15:21.580 --> 15:24.090 we continue to work through this. 15:24.770 --> 15:28.580 Screening process I can tell you that we have at this point in 15:28.580 --> 15:33.150 time identified about 12 hundred individuals love through the 15:33.150 --> 15:38.090 screening process them that we will begin to now. I'm odyssey 15:38.090 --> 15:42.010 screen further and and that and work through the getting him 15:42.010 --> 15:45.170 and it is said training processors about 12 hundred people that 15:45.170 --> 15:49.320 we the that we have that that general data and his team with 15:49.320 --> 15:51.940 our inner aids see an international partners and identified as 15:52.220 --> 15:54.620 potential for the bell for the whole. 15:55.210 --> 15:56.270 Syria chain acquit. 15:57.480 --> 15:57.890 He would. 15:59.070 --> 16:03.360 We're not that we're not talking about individuals and then taken 16:03.360 --> 16:06.550 them to a training site right. Now was in no still in the very 16:06.710 --> 16:10.020 beginning of this about 12 hundred individuals. Another identified 16:10.370 --> 16:13.380 for participation attention participation in this. 16:14.050 --> 16:17.090 Process and in this program where they will be trained. I don't 16:17.090 --> 16:18.080 have that information. 16:19.280 --> 16:20.480 Yeah Jamie with a. 16:21.170 --> 16:25.180 Parker are brought with them for the record for the thing about 16:25.180 --> 16:29.390 the mindful on and the consequences along that thinking of some fan. 16:30.110 --> 16:32.760 Uh the purity fine units page a. 16:33.590 --> 16:35.690 Allowing the show real and you will you be. 16:36.560 --> 16:39.500 Other countries and how to tell you will be. 16:40.610 --> 16:43.880 How that can be in the of control over how Booker will be here 16:44.130 --> 16:46.100 and all the different all falling true. 16:47.280 --> 16:47.940 The people there. 16:49.100 --> 16:52.900 Well I mean it in a in a the scene is said Jamie about any there's 16:52.900 --> 16:57.150 a pretty extensive the The west of of a. 16:57.790 --> 17:00.300 Guiding principles here a for Halle. 17:01.310 --> 17:05.130 These sales would be administered of the defense department will 17:05.130 --> 17:08.700 play a role in this but is a century led by the State department 17:08.790 --> 17:11.780 but them enough you don't mind I'm just read these to use so 17:11.780 --> 17:15.870 that so that I get them right um. But there are there are some specific. 17:16.610 --> 17:20.060 Guidelines for instance 80 the ship in germany use the systems. 17:20.570 --> 17:23.670 Must use an an accord true international all including international 17:23.670 --> 17:27.140 manager aim Wall and internationally human rights laws. 17:27.790 --> 17:31.420 Them armed in other advanced systems a men's systems are to be 17:31.420 --> 17:34.860 used in operations of all the use of force only when there is 17:34.860 --> 17:38.430 a lawful bases for the use of force under international law such 17:38.430 --> 17:42.420 as national self-defense recipients are not to use military unmanned 17:42.420 --> 17:45.960 systems to conduct on lawful surveillance or use on Wall full 17:45.960 --> 17:49.850 force against the their domestic populations and then as appropriate 17:49.850 --> 17:55.170 recipients will uh provide love operators. They're an man operators 17:55.170 --> 17:58.090 the technical in dock trial train on these should be systems 17:58.090 --> 18:01.190 to reduce the risk of unintended injury or damage and we will 18:01.190 --> 18:02.120 have a role. 18:02.730 --> 18:07.380 And Have what we see what we call induced moderate. So we we 18:07.380 --> 18:11.200 will have a role as well as the state department in monitoring 18:11.200 --> 18:15.010 the use of the sting. So there's there's there are um they are 18:15.010 --> 18:19.430 pros captions here that will be a place for any transfers of 18:19.510 --> 18:21.620 the systems and each. 18:22.190 --> 18:26.550 Given as it is a many for military sales program. I'm each case 18:26.550 --> 18:29.370 would be examined individually averse good to the sea before 18:29.370 --> 18:31.670 decision got made to actually transferred. 18:32.600 --> 18:36.060 For all over a lot to go with given that we cannot be accused 18:36.270 --> 18:36.790 of drone. 18:37.690 --> 18:40.110 To carry out that could be sure. 18:40.700 --> 18:44.680 Going abroad is a subject of great debate about whether that 18:44.760 --> 18:49.110 conforms with international laws and human rights of Powell could 18:49.180 --> 18:53.770 prove to be possibly intruded the been the Held a ghost ranch 18:53.770 --> 18:57.490 with other countries are you wonder what the technology go to 18:57.490 --> 19:00.720 quench adjusts lofty goals. I mean these are these it in actually 19:00.890 --> 19:04.520 pose corrections in place of that we will follow and we will 19:04.520 --> 19:07.090 expect anybody that receives the systems to fall. 19:07.760 --> 19:10.860 Can tell you that we've got the architecture in place. We know 19:10.860 --> 19:14.570 how to do this this isn't the first advanced type of military 19:14.570 --> 19:18.300 system that we have worked with the state department to transfer 19:18.300 --> 19:22.190 which is so to a out to other governments and we have the psp 19:22.190 --> 19:25.730 same times of abilities with other systems were very good at 19:25.730 --> 19:28.030 this time and I can just assure you that we're gonna take this 19:28.030 --> 19:30.470 very seriously step-by-step case by case. 19:30.980 --> 19:33.690 Um week we uh that this is a technology that. 19:34.220 --> 19:36.660 We need sick. It's it's it's in our best interest. 19:37.390 --> 19:40.470 That to be able to have. 19:41.050 --> 19:41.970 This kind of. 19:42.590 --> 19:45.450 A control supervision and screwed me over. 19:46.100 --> 19:51.080 Uh the potential delivery of the systems because it's so ubiquitous 19:51.110 --> 19:54.150 now capability uh not every nation has the same. 19:54.650 --> 19:59.270 Uh. Sing sophistication editors. We do but this is that this 19:59.270 --> 20:02.150 is a technology that's not going away. So it's it's our interests 20:02.150 --> 20:05.430 and I think it's a big it should suit the American people's it 20:05.430 --> 20:07.480 just to know that we're gonna be in vaults. 20:08.240 --> 20:13.110 From soup to nuts are now all these systems are densely transfer. 20:14.450 --> 20:15.450 That answer. 20:16.440 --> 20:18.180 I've become ok so. 20:18.770 --> 20:21.540 I will be two or three humbling please first can you tell somebody 20:21.540 --> 20:24.850 American troops to point to start doing the training and equipping 20:24.850 --> 20:28.240 of the planet Syrian opposition forces and also can you tell 20:28.240 --> 20:30.680 us what are those people being a. 20:31.310 --> 20:36.380 Screen. A newer words are going to learn the skills you talk 20:36.380 --> 20:39.990 about Barbara where they could talk on radio two American were 20:39.990 --> 20:43.470 planted potentially identify targets because of the impression 20:43.470 --> 20:46.620 has been that don't get one shot of this training and then go 20:46.620 --> 20:50.990 back to syria not combat for subsequent lessons for has been updated. 20:51.510 --> 20:53.000 Uh uh since we last true that good. 20:53.870 --> 20:56.700 So right now the first advantage edition of about we'll also 20:56.700 --> 21:00.880 under personnel are in the region and they are a they are making 21:00.880 --> 21:04.690 preparations for follow-on personnel. I think I stayed here for 21:04.690 --> 21:09.610 the podium that that that that toll pride us total applied military 21:09.610 --> 21:12.410 could be about a thousand that doesn't mean there's a thousand trainer. 21:12.410 --> 21:13.280 So was you know there's. 21:13.970 --> 21:17.690 You know some number would be applied to force protection intelligence support. 21:17.690 --> 21:20.670 You know enablers but about a thousand total a first hundred 21:20.700 --> 21:23.240 are in the region now I'm not and talk about when they are right 21:23.240 --> 21:24.830 now for obvious reasons. 21:25.630 --> 21:30.650 Um. Ansari shut in question was that will allow acting as good 21:30.650 --> 21:33.660 texture 40 or controllers be part of the curriculum twelve's. 21:34.910 --> 21:38.260 Taking them so when the trinian's gonna be. 21:38.880 --> 21:41.250 On a stair step approach them. 21:41.960 --> 21:46.170 And they will graduate these uh uh fighters will gradually from 21:46.170 --> 21:49.170 one my will to the next and and each level dress like we trained 21:49.450 --> 21:52.990 American troops will get more sophisticated as they work through it. 21:53.590 --> 21:56.640 I have the curriculum and from a me as a said though the the 21:56.770 --> 22:01.110 the main purpose of the trainees basic military structure and 22:01.110 --> 22:03.100 skills them. I can't. 22:03.620 --> 22:05.860 Won't let out that of that at some point. 22:06.630 --> 22:09.690 They know that that we might find it useful for them to have 22:09.690 --> 22:13.570 the ability to the to help assist wave targeting on the ground 22:13.570 --> 22:18.680 but I we we wanna walkie away from this notion that we're gonna 22:18.680 --> 22:23.180 be producing Syrian fall where air controllers that is not the 22:23.180 --> 22:25.780 case that is not what this training is designed to do. 22:26.440 --> 22:30.180 Um I think that you know one anonymous source in the last a girl's 22:30.180 --> 22:33.050 story sort a liking the to call bunny. Let's let's look at that 22:33.050 --> 22:34.790 for a medical bunny. We didn't have. 22:35.440 --> 22:38.440 That you know trained forward air controllers on the ground there. 22:38.440 --> 22:41.660 But we do they have eventually and it took a little time was 22:41.660 --> 22:47.460 some reliable sources in cycle bunny a anti-us AOL forces that 22:47.540 --> 22:52.100 who led a good working knowledge of not just the town but where 22:52.330 --> 22:56.340 I is IO woes on any given day and show was a wanna help was be 22:56.340 --> 22:59.680 a little bit more precise we were already there pursues but more 22:59.680 --> 23:03.680 % sincerely self strikes what up a number and um. 23:04.280 --> 23:07.260 The tactical Scheck don. I said oh increased when you have somebody 23:07.260 --> 23:10.010 on the ground. I can always help you if nothing else elite. 23:10.010 --> 23:12.400 Tell tell help tell you what not to take it. 23:12.980 --> 23:16.890 So it's that it's in the you know it's a different level of sophistication 23:16.890 --> 23:20.290 and what I think we're all he's do we talk about 40 or controlling. 23:20.290 --> 23:23.230 What is not the goalkeeper could there as a set of arbor could 23:23.230 --> 23:26.190 there could could you get to a point where they might be able 23:26.190 --> 23:29.460 to system that kind of an endeavor if it's absolutely possible. 23:29.460 --> 23:33.540 But we haven't even started the actual training in and I think 23:33.540 --> 23:36.240 it's really important that we maintain a sense of perspective 23:36.610 --> 23:37.510 on patients. 23:38.570 --> 23:43.910 Reduced room for the groove wrinkle bottom did not call in airstrikes. 23:44.510 --> 23:46.830 But simply assisted began targeting. 23:47.360 --> 23:51.230 Ices is that correct. That's perfect and that down would be the 23:51.230 --> 23:56.690 model for any moderates Syrian rebels. They would not necessarily 23:57.070 --> 24:00.640 calling in air strikes as we understand calling in airstrikes. 24:00.670 --> 24:03.880 I think that's right back in again I'd say at potential will 24:04.220 --> 24:06.620 again and that's not the to definitive fewer the trainee hasn't 24:06.620 --> 24:09.630 even started yet but I think you're right you got the right spear that. 24:10.130 --> 24:14.230 That it's not about you know creating a wing forward air controllers 24:14.230 --> 24:17.920 are gonna be you riding the or tasking order everyday. 24:18.450 --> 24:22.380 But could could it could it be useful to have eyes on the ground 24:22.850 --> 24:24.930 to help must be more precise orkin. 24:25.670 --> 24:29.360 Just as critically not make a tragic mistake absolutely. 24:29.910 --> 24:33.900 But we're we're focusing mainly on basic military skills an organization 24:33.930 --> 24:38.100 really that this is that this is a lot before iran and ever we 24:38.100 --> 24:38.790 wanna get them. 24:39.860 --> 24:42.430 Basically train so they can go and defend their communities and 24:42.430 --> 24:45.900 then eventually of chili cool the all fence against I said. 24:46.540 --> 24:50.850 To clarify some of your answers to Barbara to the needy clears. 24:50.940 --> 24:55.600 What it sounded as if you were suggesting that a us air strikes 24:55.800 --> 25:00.370 have not down conducted in syria in support of any military. 25:01.460 --> 25:07.070 Forces. That's right what we have been conducting but the rugby 25:07.260 --> 25:11.490 kurdish were not can swell in we degree in company. 25:12.210 --> 25:16.120 Ankle by yes said that's that's it that's just what we're not 25:16.190 --> 25:18.570 what I think the question was you know will Arch. 25:19.690 --> 25:22.840 Ground units that were operating in support of the way we are 25:22.840 --> 25:27.520 the Iraqi security forces in maneuver mean worse insane like 25:27.520 --> 25:30.310 you should pretty forces as they go on the offense against asset 25:30.310 --> 25:32.810 all sense of they're going to retake territory are they're gonna 25:32.810 --> 25:37.190 defended a um you know we are we're preparing the way helping 25:37.190 --> 25:39.940 prepare the way the airstrikes and and supporting them dynamically 25:40.340 --> 25:44.240 I maybe I got barbers quest around maxwell. Let's not going on 25:44.270 --> 25:47.700 in syria right now. But said eco bunny. Yes. We were providing 25:47.730 --> 25:48.730 air support to. 25:49.380 --> 25:53.150 The anti es el forces. I saddle forces as they were trying to 25:53.150 --> 25:56.550 retake the city. We were very open about that I was in chided 25:57.020 --> 26:00.520 dives a question that I thought what Barber was asking was about. 26:01.160 --> 26:01.470 You know. 26:02.420 --> 26:07.090 Large ground forces indigenous ground forces inside syria. 26:07.640 --> 26:08.970 Dennis understanding question. 26:09.500 --> 26:14.830 Oh. In her for the future of the um that less than 100 to be 26:14.830 --> 26:16.760 in the region and the about a thousand. 26:17.670 --> 26:21.750 Then I date by the screening Ortiz the trainers this would-be 26:21.810 --> 26:25.380 this of being that the fell some our personnel devoted to the 26:25.380 --> 26:27.400 train and equip program not all tried. 26:28.430 --> 26:30.840 And it in the region that they are an advance group they're just 26:31.100 --> 26:33.700 they're just making the way for the ones that will follow. 26:33.700 --> 26:36.910 I don't have any announcements on chip dip. One instigated khamenei 26:36.910 --> 26:40.570 yuccas personnel of been involved in that 12 hundred that were found. 26:41.090 --> 26:43.870 A very small number work in add gentleman got is headquarters 26:43.870 --> 26:48.390 in his stead me as these go one hundred. Yeah underneath their 26:48.390 --> 26:52.150 Austin who has been leading the screening process. 26:52.890 --> 26:56.160 That's gonna stuff has been doing that for several months. 26:56.160 --> 26:59.910 Now this 100 that I talked about their advance personnel for 26:59.910 --> 27:03.370 that the trainer's and the enablers double calmer though strangers to. 27:03.940 --> 27:04.470 In the future. 27:05.120 --> 27:08.710 So. Tuned in for dengze this screening process gentleman gonna 27:08.710 --> 27:10.770 in his staff. I don't know how many people honest enough. 27:10.770 --> 27:13.580 So I can continue that they been really work in that piece. 27:14.370 --> 27:17.790 This one under the dance element is there a devoted help make 27:17.790 --> 27:21.950 the way for what will eventually be a thousand and eight and 27:21.950 --> 27:25.580 right in a key go up or down who will eventually be supporting 27:25.580 --> 27:28.430 the train and equip program long term that not all of those will 27:28.430 --> 27:32.350 be trainers as you know we deploy enablers intel's intelligence 27:32.380 --> 27:35.080 specialists force. Protection means some of that number of files 27:35.080 --> 27:39.630 and will not be traders. I've gained several hundred of the thousand 27:39.630 --> 27:42.620 and will be devoted to the training mission. But I don't have 27:42.620 --> 27:45.850 a specific number of is that I don't break it down for read the 27:45.850 --> 27:46.890 script with the hunter. 27:47.790 --> 27:48.310 Is not. 27:49.060 --> 27:51.960 New just gone knows how to have actually talked about half of 27:51.960 --> 27:55.600 the podium. What's the point four guys his same 100 i've talked 27:55.600 --> 27:59.570 about before they are still they're still setting the the conditions 27:59.570 --> 28:02.880 for fall. One person on a common they have not alive good and 28:02.880 --> 28:04.370 on anything to to. 28:04.870 --> 28:10.320 You. The same 100 have the alam with mass and that's I'm grateful 28:10.370 --> 28:11.490 and you get these um. 28:12.120 --> 28:16.270 The last don basements for egypt as they had that sales with 28:16.350 --> 28:20.070 russia and china. I'm date have um. 28:20.620 --> 28:23.560 Expressed frustration about the lack of what the silicon suspension 28:23.560 --> 28:24.850 of things like get sixteen. 28:25.650 --> 28:29.410 Um and spare parts and I just carries thinking that characterized 28:29.410 --> 28:33.130 for me. What the current um egypt. He was nuts no relationship 28:33.130 --> 28:36.390 as it has it that been straight yelled in the last 18 months 28:36.390 --> 28:39.940 to see us as expresses frustration with the um how the morsi 28:39.940 --> 28:40.720 wiki indeed. 28:41.510 --> 28:44.980 Whether it was a democrat bad haircuts and we still believe in 28:44.980 --> 28:48.810 egypt as it is that an important strategic partner. I'm in the 28:48.810 --> 28:53.230 region nancy and that that's that hasn't changed and uh we also 28:53.230 --> 28:56.030 recognize are we have some common interest with egypt with respect it. 28:56.630 --> 29:00.420 Terrorism regional stability um and including peace with israel 29:00.660 --> 29:02.120 and egypt has a huge world life. 29:02.740 --> 29:06.420 And I'm like dairies. We're continuing to review this security 29:06.420 --> 29:09.300 assistance policy in light of developments political developments 29:09.300 --> 29:14.830 in sight eat your. Soul a That we're still holding currently 29:14.830 --> 29:18.040 holding on the delivery of press of a weapon systems to include. 29:18.040 --> 29:23.270 Yes sixteens that the uh M anyone tanks um and uh and some other 29:23.270 --> 29:27.350 things like harpoon missiles those are still um on on hold and 29:27.350 --> 29:28.970 there's been no decision with perspective. 29:29.660 --> 29:33.690 I'm carry so why don't we fight it really is a question that's 29:33.690 --> 29:37.850 going to um and prove that relationship as they're concerned 29:37.850 --> 29:41.630 that the strain that we see the last 18 months will that be expanded 29:41.660 --> 29:44.580 on campaign against Islamic state that is now reach into the 29:45.650 --> 29:49.580 Well we wanna running back and obviously we released us 10 Apache 29:49.580 --> 29:53.110 helicopters to egypt specifically for them to assist and then 29:53.110 --> 29:56.820 I can I counters am fight which unpacked easier very good for them. 29:58.030 --> 30:01.630 So we're a were constantly reviewing a relationship with egypt. 30:01.630 --> 30:03.960 I don't have any new and masters to make other than to say that 30:04.320 --> 30:06.870 that the counter shares relationship with egypt the threats. 30:06.870 --> 30:07.990 We know they face. 30:08.780 --> 30:14.880 I'm from a actors networks. I'm is real them insignificant wanna 30:15.190 --> 30:17.250 get it. We we understand that and show. 30:18.200 --> 30:21.170 To the degree we can work through that with them a system with 30:21.170 --> 30:23.520 that like on the Apache helicopters. We're gonna do that but 30:23.520 --> 30:26.240 there are certain other items larger more conventional lightens. 30:26.810 --> 30:28.040 And that are still on hold. 30:28.610 --> 30:31.950 Given the political developments in the main it's a it's it it's 30:31.950 --> 30:34.890 a complex relationship that we have with egypt but we recognize 30:34.890 --> 30:39.150 that they faces a significant that the terrorism threat and we're constantly. 30:39.700 --> 30:41.360 You know working through that with that. 30:42.570 --> 30:44.240 Yeah I caught it on. 30:44.900 --> 30:49.860 When asked them to lift the arms embargo in libya kon-tiki internationally. 30:49.860 --> 30:53.550 Recognized government does the U.S. military feel that this is 30:53.550 --> 30:57.620 a viable option is this that's too scary considering that there 30:57.620 --> 31:01.190 are so many is one of the militants and I suspect arms can be 31:01.190 --> 31:04.980 in their hands. What's are with the attitude of heat that that 31:04.980 --> 31:08.220 really that he the crash in starter asked me to get in to state 31:08.220 --> 31:09.770 department equities in that would be. 31:10.330 --> 31:14.020 Appropriate for me from a podium I think the radishes kinda leave 31:14.020 --> 31:18.500 Lancet away. I did with with nancy that we view them as a strategic partner. 31:18.500 --> 31:23.310 We recognition have significant counterterrorism needs and requirements. 31:23.450 --> 31:27.950 That's why we allowed the the delivery of those 10 Apache helicopters 31:27.950 --> 31:30.850 but it's a complicated relationship the political that I'm jennie 31:30.850 --> 31:34.260 to make itself um and we're working with the state department 31:34.260 --> 31:36.080 workout work in a way to that but I wouldn't. 31:36.820 --> 31:40.230 One M make broad plasmids here from this particular podium a 31:40.270 --> 31:45.920 about to the future. So how is the decision to arm the libyan 31:45.920 --> 31:48.290 government and and church for reading. 31:48.810 --> 31:52.730 Different from the decision to Norman train Syrian rebels they'll 31:52.730 --> 31:56.940 be going back to secure to re or is it just that it has an entirely 31:56.970 --> 32:01.670 steps to to he's so it's to libya and then I didn't oh yeah all 32:01.670 --> 32:05.460 of a libyan there are the judges wanting to lift the arms embargo. 32:05.970 --> 32:06.690 To libya. 32:07.280 --> 32:11.270 I'm as they fight ice is that they get I get I just I don't have 32:11.300 --> 32:15.320 a it's not my place from the Pentagon to speak to the um the 32:15.350 --> 32:18.370 an arms embargo like like that so I just don't have anything 32:18.370 --> 32:19.990 to the actual have. 32:20.570 --> 32:23.250 But I don't have a position to the Pentagon on that has it that 32:23.280 --> 32:27.140 syria train and equip mission is very specifically about our 32:27.140 --> 32:31.620 so inside syria world. We know they continued to be able to find 32:31.620 --> 32:34.510 sanctuary safe haven resourced and shells finance themselves 32:34.510 --> 32:37.680 train themselves. I'm so their show very significant. 32:38.300 --> 32:42.940 Um anti-us Iowa role. They're inside syria um and one we talk 32:42.940 --> 32:45.010 about and I don't get a little off topic but. 32:46.130 --> 32:48.850 Don't we talk about it. I is so I ales. 32:49.490 --> 32:52.470 A tense at expansion and we've been stains for a long time. 32:52.470 --> 32:56.110 We know that one I'm attached to sites and other places but those 32:56.110 --> 32:57.480 other places whether it's. 32:58.040 --> 33:01.880 North africa or Afghanistan um is stolen nation. 33:02.830 --> 33:06.710 I'm a effort in some cases the aspirational asked me what take 33:06.710 --> 33:09.740 us years and never not monitoring. It you her gentle every disappear. 33:10.250 --> 33:13.220 Talk about the hundreds are so that he thought might be. 33:13.820 --> 33:17.550 I'm in the north africa where we're still watching this closely 33:17.580 --> 33:21.140 but it's but that the plan try to make is the location of the 33:21.140 --> 33:24.110 energy is where it should be right now which is on iraq and syria. 33:25.040 --> 33:28.730 It's the car vacation is engine part of the anti isis coalition 33:28.730 --> 33:31.640 that the U.S. is leading in iraq and syria. No I don't believe 33:31.640 --> 33:35.710 the I don't uh but I fully a two to three to tie will about the 33:35.930 --> 33:39.800 whole thing and I don't have the list of 60 that don't Glee that good. 33:40.670 --> 33:42.580 Are cool and who who. 33:43.250 --> 33:46.940 Moderate opposition he noted the usual come from word to specific. 33:47.520 --> 33:52.300 Ever say units were where they across the board and just a follow-on man. 33:52.920 --> 33:56.820 We have some sense of when they're going to be completed and 33:56.820 --> 33:58.940 they will go into training. 33:59.890 --> 34:05.330 Ugh. I would say that den they ate their 12 hundred come from 34:05.360 --> 34:09.750 numerous groups and not any one group but that numerous groups 34:09.750 --> 34:11.130 a jonah gotta has been. 34:11.640 --> 34:14.900 The in the discussion with the leaders. Of those could summon 34:14.900 --> 34:18.340 he's kisses numerous. I don't know I can give me a list of them 34:18.340 --> 34:22.580 all hala. We're all for who they are but again 12 hundred told 34:22.740 --> 34:27.060 from from numerous the groups in your second question was how 34:27.060 --> 34:30.150 long with a rating Kate good. I'm afraid so that they'll be able 34:30.150 --> 34:31.180 to start crying. 34:31.730 --> 34:34.270 Well we're working. Well I don't know we're working our way to 34:34.270 --> 34:36.940 the screening process. Now again we would initially identify 34:36.940 --> 34:39.410 just well-funded that screening process for those 12 ordered 34:39.410 --> 34:42.600 is still long going. I know I can give you a timeline it's. 34:43.740 --> 34:46.780 To before doing any very deliberate about this and it's gonna 34:46.780 --> 34:48.420 be individual by individual. 34:48.980 --> 34:51.240 Uh and so that's gonna take some time and the other thing that 34:51.240 --> 34:51.810 we're gonna do. 34:52.630 --> 34:55.650 Is and that's it just the fours as they work their way through 34:55.650 --> 34:58.860 the building block of they're trying the building blocks some supply. 34:59.570 --> 35:03.550 They will get re screened to determine their readiness inability 35:03.550 --> 35:07.530 to make it to the next couple and so all throughout the training process. 35:08.040 --> 35:11.340 They will these possibly screened as we work our way to do it. 35:11.340 --> 35:12.300 So it's not like it's. 35:13.130 --> 35:16.550 It's not like area fiat moment where you know that's it your 35:16.550 --> 35:19.580 screen you don't you really. Well there's there's gonna be continual 35:19.580 --> 35:20.430 screenings drop. 35:21.920 --> 35:26.240 On will screening and then we're using net the word screening. 35:26.470 --> 35:29.850 So what I see screening I think that's what you'll winter pretty 35:29.850 --> 35:30.640 stunning it's. 35:31.460 --> 35:34.710 But arm are ordering telling of the screening to be here with 35:34.740 --> 35:38.720 this process is done with these people they will began the military training. 35:39.500 --> 35:43.800 One 20 initial screening is done and and the sites are ready 35:43.840 --> 35:48.070 as I said we still have all the trainer's place or the enabling personnel. 35:48.460 --> 35:51.940 So while the screens going on we're getting a sites ready. 35:52.290 --> 35:54.860 I'm eventually will come together and we'll be able to started 35:54.900 --> 35:57.120 I'd faint and I think i've said this before that. 35:57.860 --> 36:01.270 We believe we came general undoubtedly she could be ready to 36:01.270 --> 36:06.500 start training sometime or a um you know market pulp middle march yourself. 36:07.010 --> 36:07.950 The matter is so. 36:09.170 --> 36:12.790 Dole you know that I can give a date certain or what I want to 36:12.790 --> 36:15.310 but that's roughly around the time when I think will probably 36:15.310 --> 36:16.140 be ready to start. 36:17.120 --> 36:18.820 Yeah. I'm tired. 36:19.480 --> 36:21.140 And can help or contact. 36:21.720 --> 36:25.210 With the help with this thing that the very formal have that 36:25.640 --> 36:29.310 oh where many Cowan traction that contract jewels support that 36:29.310 --> 36:31.530 would put you sencom for that but de. 36:32.420 --> 36:36.570 What he has done gentleman got it is a work with both inter agency 36:36.570 --> 36:39.640 partners that in the federal government people that know how 36:39.640 --> 36:43.580 to do this and have done it and we go idea Senegal um as well 36:43.580 --> 36:47.450 as international partners leisure countries like turkey him ooh 36:47.450 --> 36:50.360 a have great in depth knowledge about some of these groups and 36:50.360 --> 36:53.080 of help provide some context forces. We've worked their way through 36:53.080 --> 36:56.950 it so it's been up to team effort that it's not just us military 36:56.980 --> 37:00.650 alone that doing us whether dish to contractors involved. I just 37:00.800 --> 37:01.370 couldn't say. 37:01.960 --> 37:04.280 This man heartened that question. 37:04.790 --> 37:08.570 Are you lessons from iraq or Afghanistan no-fly to prevent it 37:08.570 --> 37:13.030 this year forcefully may work within the future and he can talk 37:13.030 --> 37:13.660 the chicken on. 37:15.050 --> 37:18.560 Absolutely and we talked about a fortune and the we're very good 37:18.560 --> 37:20.220 at this process and a. 37:21.040 --> 37:22.440 We've learned a lot of lessons. 37:23.240 --> 37:24.490 Through in in blood. 37:25.040 --> 37:30.180 And so yes we are a VC mindful as we screen use individuals for 37:30.490 --> 37:35.820 the potential for insider a threats. Obviously I'm and I'm. 37:36.330 --> 37:38.070 As I Indicated. 37:38.840 --> 37:41.340 At the outset when I talked about the numbers of total people 37:41.340 --> 37:43.710 are gonna be deported do this. I mean a certain number will be 37:43.710 --> 37:48.480 force protection the best pacific some in some tomorrow for mindful 37:48.480 --> 37:49.020 of everywhere. 37:49.660 --> 37:53.920 The Thai for one more quarter to put the jus one is a year where 37:53.920 --> 37:57.580 general campbell that's fine last week saying he was seeking 37:57.580 --> 37:59.600 flexibility is gonna fly perfection. 38:00.200 --> 38:03.720 Um it's a pretty he met with the present before the power not 38:03.720 --> 38:07.320 but has he's in a any formal recommendations secretary carter 38:07.770 --> 38:12.550 about what you would like to shit interested dodie aware of any 38:12.550 --> 38:15.550 formal recommendations of the things that it's is sector color. 38:16.070 --> 38:19.530 Oh man that the lines for away from the plan would if it was 38:19.560 --> 38:20.360 to be tweet. 38:20.930 --> 38:22.090 Lebanese and tweak it. 38:23.630 --> 38:28.450 Girls the milk there with a pretty here today from a And punched 38:28.450 --> 38:33.480 a gentle campbell for a for that she has time a concerns about 38:33.940 --> 38:37.980 any changes to the process. I'm not aware many here. It is only 38:37.980 --> 38:41.500 february right now and I also wanted the clear that you know 38:41.500 --> 38:44.620 we can't let's not get ahead of decisions and have been many 38:44.620 --> 38:46.370 there's been no change to the withdrawal. 38:46.950 --> 38:48.040 Timeline excuse me. 38:48.740 --> 38:52.930 Um I get to the of gold being roughly or a half what we have 38:52.930 --> 38:55.590 today by the end of this year at the end of this year. Oh by 38:55.590 --> 38:58.150 the an election that is still the plan that is still. 38:58.730 --> 39:00.880 The plan that general campbell's executing tea. 39:01.430 --> 39:06.980 Um but as sector carter made clear sees these opened the having 39:07.010 --> 39:10.510 a discussion and dialogue about the suitability of back don't 39:10.510 --> 39:12.030 fall but no decision to them. 39:12.890 --> 39:16.970 Progression is a on your own situation the reports were that 39:17.240 --> 39:20.070 surgery for wanna sit valium in this bella. 39:20.810 --> 39:24.440 You're thinking you know who explained force that it's very carter. 39:24.800 --> 39:29.240 Why did you think he would prefer civilian over Terry person 39:29.290 --> 39:34.390 just to. Go for Sol sector occurred at quarter hasn't made a 39:34.390 --> 39:37.960 decision about a who will be the next press secretary. So I wouldn't 39:37.960 --> 39:38.660 wanna get ahead of. 39:39.310 --> 39:39.710 A knee. 39:40.310 --> 39:41.100 Decisions that. 39:41.740 --> 39:43.160 He hasn't made yet. 39:43.820 --> 39:48.210 Um. I think he comes in the job wanting to soar to revisit the 39:48.240 --> 39:52.210 the role of spokesman here and um and one of the questions that. 39:52.770 --> 39:56.740 Um I kinky once stood to lose torque lee asking consider these. 39:57.320 --> 40:01.420 I'm not just to get individually is but that but what that individual 40:01.420 --> 40:05.130 represents an whether it's appropriate or not to have a uniform 40:05.130 --> 40:08.800 of peer them and at the buzzer for questions for him to Austin 40:08.800 --> 40:09.980 she comes into the job. 40:10.670 --> 40:14.310 Of agree did stay on for a couple weeks to help in with this 40:14.340 --> 40:17.830 transition indoors new job in the beginning. You know he'll he'll 40:17.830 --> 40:21.160 make those decisions about but who he wants it the podium and 40:21.160 --> 40:21.870 isn't time. 40:22.570 --> 40:27.140 I but I'm not aware that any decisions have been made that specifically 40:27.140 --> 40:30.770 you would have with respect to who my replacement might be. 40:31.610 --> 40:32.150 Uh no. 40:32.690 --> 40:34.570 We are here to. Both. 40:35.390 --> 40:39.630 Work. The union in the future of the can prepare for this in 40:39.630 --> 40:41.500 an uncomfortable position because. 40:42.020 --> 40:46.540 As a little bit you needed to defend the of the the treasures 40:46.640 --> 40:47.170 the top. 40:48.890 --> 40:50.390 Uh. While boston. 40:51.180 --> 40:52.300 He in. Them. 40:56.550 --> 40:57.520 Right now that. 40:59.570 --> 41:00.680 That it mm. 41:01.580 --> 41:03.830 Honestly it hasn't been a big issue for me. 41:04.520 --> 41:07.770 I can I can say a I get looking interface doing isn't there have 41:07.770 --> 41:11.830 been some questions that odyssey have tried to hear me into a 41:11.860 --> 41:15.130 political discussions and and that's all that when I took this 41:15.130 --> 41:18.660 job that that was a. That was a potential but they've been fueled 41:18.660 --> 41:20.200 very very for twenty. 41:21.290 --> 41:25.870 Um. As it just hasn't them up a big problem for me and I don't know. 41:26.560 --> 41:31.340 Whether that's Because of My experience here in the Perry on 41:31.340 --> 41:31.990 a whether it's. 41:32.630 --> 41:36.150 But because That i've known all of you for so long and you know we're. 41:36.680 --> 41:40.580 I can go I think it's probably a combination of that and I also saying. 41:42.080 --> 41:46.050 Interested. Sounding sick of the angle of do but I think egos 41:46.050 --> 41:49.130 of the best press core and town and um but I think it's. 41:50.020 --> 41:52.720 Because you most of you been here for so well. 41:53.510 --> 41:55.970 And you know this building so well you know the military so well. 41:56.690 --> 41:57.610 And um. 41:58.280 --> 42:01.660 The the kinds of information exchanges are we power whether it's 42:01.660 --> 42:05.280 year on camera or in my office upon background has been. 42:05.840 --> 42:10.520 Facts you guys simply licensees you want the action want context 42:10.520 --> 42:11.130 and you haven't. 42:12.050 --> 42:15.670 You don't call over the building from a political viewpoint typically 42:15.950 --> 42:19.870 and that is how we see made it easy on me to be a military goin' 42:19.870 --> 42:20.990 this in this gel. 42:21.500 --> 42:26.100 Um so for me personally that that it hasn't been a big factor 42:26.130 --> 42:28.190 and I think it's because of the appetite for information. 42:28.190 --> 42:31.670 What you guys were looking for. Was but I was able to provide 42:32.090 --> 42:36.490 images from I did did to my expereince just hasn't been a factor but. 42:37.050 --> 42:37.770 Honestly you know. 42:38.610 --> 42:40.460 We all serve that the pleasure of. 42:40.980 --> 42:42.930 Of the secretary and um. 42:43.440 --> 42:44.010 I am. 42:44.930 --> 42:47.910 The and that order down the gap can be again to live in an oval 42:47.910 --> 42:48.930 proportion that. 42:49.460 --> 42:50.300 I have enjoyed. 42:50.820 --> 42:51.870 Almost every day that. 42:52.820 --> 42:54.120 Thanks as I did it..