WEBVTT 00:02.011 --> 00:05.287 ever the secretary well I deliver some opening remarks and then 00:05.287 --> 00:08.490 will open up for the questions were trying it as many questions 00:08.490 --> 00:12.490 as we can inside as you just limit your questions we get as many 00:12.490 --> 00:15.781 reporters as possible and with that mr sector good thank you 00:15.781 --> 00:20.880 peter in good afternoon everyone to pleasure to be here in tampa 00:20.920 --> 00:23.090 once again with chairman joe joe dunford 00:24.546 --> 00:28.770 along with general joe vitale and general tony thomas our newest 00:28.770 --> 00:29.950 combatant commander 00:31.200 --> 00:35.300 i'm grateful to each of them for their leadership for the tremendous 00:35.300 --> 00:39.420 skills and unique expertise they bring to their new positions 00:40.090 --> 00:44.230 and i'm also grateful to general lloyd austin for his leadership 00:44.680 --> 00:50.010 and his many years of service to the country I recognize and 00:50.010 --> 00:54.430 I know all of you do that these men have key decisions to make 00:54.940 --> 00:58.990 as they begin their commands so we gotta be brief but I do wanna 00:58.990 --> 01:02.580 make a few points in all plenty of time for your questions for 01:02.580 --> 01:06.110 both of these critical commands this will be a seamless transition 01:06.430 --> 01:09.790 with their new leaders moving full speed ahead on all admissions 01:10.355 --> 01:13.890 and so come leveraging the unparalleled excellence of our outstanding 01:13.890 --> 01:18.450 special operations forces to quietly expertly neutralize threats 01:18.450 --> 01:25.230 that can emerge early and nearly anywhere on earth and its scent 01:25.230 --> 01:30.342 cannot deliver an isolated steen defeat as well as helping build 01:30.342 --> 01:34.770 them her secure future in afghanistan countering iran's malign 01:34.770 --> 01:38.480 influence helping our partners grow more capable against shared 01:38.480 --> 01:42.270 threats maintaining security and freedom of navigation in the 01:42.270 --> 01:46.810 gulf working with u s european command to help ensure israel's 01:46.810 --> 01:52.540 security and strategic depth and much more working closely together 01:52.540 --> 01:55.976 with our partners these two leaders will take our counter reiser 01:55.991 --> 02:00.450 coalition military campaign planned and executed with the characteristic 02:00.450 --> 02:06.340 precision and rigor we've seen from them on the battlefield indeed 02:06.340 --> 02:10.620 since we began accelerating the campaign in october are pressure 02:10.760 --> 02:15.390 and local forces have gathered momentum inflicting damage to 02:15.390 --> 02:20.370 isis military forces financial network to access to foreign fighters 02:20.860 --> 02:26.670 its mobility and commanding control and its leadership in recent 02:26.670 --> 02:29.980 weeks coalition forces of severed the main artery between isis 02:29.980 --> 02:34.710 power centers and sing rock of syria and I sold in northern iraq 02:35.470 --> 02:39.450 and began the early stages of operations to collapse isis control 02:39.450 --> 02:40.270 over mosul 02:41.580 --> 02:44.990 and targeted isola sosia too were directly involved in external 02:44.990 --> 02:50.380 plotting and trainee and eliminated key leaders from isis cabinet 02:51.180 --> 02:55.790 isis now under pressure from all sides and going forward with 02:55.790 --> 02:59.730 the leadership of these men and the steadfast dedication of our 02:59.730 --> 03:04.150 partners will build on this momentum will continue to accelerate 03:04.150 --> 03:07.850 this campaign and we'll be doing more in accordance with our 03:07.850 --> 03:12.550 strategic approach and leveraging our unique capabilities including 03:12.550 --> 03:17.340 cyber special operations among many others president obama has 03:17.340 --> 03:21.196 been clear that accelerating the defeat of isis is as topper 03:21.207 --> 03:25.640 parity and i'm confident that as we create opportunities against 03:25.640 --> 03:27.950 isis will be able to seize them 03:30.040 --> 03:33.702 now destroying isis parent tumor military leader rockin' syria's 03:33.760 --> 03:36.070 necessary but it's not sufficient 03:37.430 --> 03:40.600 the complex geopolitical dynamics remain one of the greatest 03:40.600 --> 03:45.790 challenges as I said when I was here in january we must also 03:45.790 --> 03:49.840 destroy isis metastasis around the world and continue to work 03:49.840 --> 03:54.090 with our counterparts to protect the homeland br only together 03:54.090 --> 03:59.250 can we deliver I saw a lasting defeat a cat will not take a few 03:59.250 --> 04:02.330 questions peter great again everyone can conduct a question will 04:02.330 --> 04:05.592 get as my peoples were camel wrestling a back and forth with 04:05.592 --> 04:09.250 the local press and I was remiss last time in advise you to hit 04:09.250 --> 04:12.520 the microphone button for speak begin with that kevin barron 04:13.360 --> 04:13.865 france. One 04:17.531 --> 04:20.768 I beg you refer to holding the press conference today graduations 04:20.768 --> 04:26.040 under new oppositions um i'd start with also a nato meeting to 04:26.053 --> 04:29.580 isis and exploit the simple question to go off of what we heard 04:29.580 --> 04:33.172 from the campaign trail recently affront now we have both the 04:33.215 --> 04:37.240 secretary the chairman here on on the right divorce is nato very 04:37.240 --> 04:46.225 obsolete I did a nato ally has done it important work for our 04:46.230 --> 04:52.200 security and for international security since its original founding 04:52.200 --> 04:57.350 mission which was to wage the cold war was successfully completed 04:57.832 --> 05:01.840 on in a late eighties and early nineties allied nato took on 05:01.840 --> 05:09.919 afghanistan ah today nato is working in the aegean oben just 05:09.922 --> 05:16.040 picking some examples here are on the refugee crisis aba as a 05:16.040 --> 05:20.260 mechanism for germany in greece since then to turkey to work 05:20.260 --> 05:26.390 together on the nato has played in industry mental role in. Afghanistan 05:27.160 --> 05:33.740 and by helping the afghan government of aba and the afghan security 05:33.740 --> 05:39.360 forces to restore decency and some stability to that country 05:39.750 --> 05:45.330 out we are working with nato now on strengthening the deterrence 05:45.370 --> 05:51.250 of russia russian are ration a lot and also allow so called hybrid 05:51.250 --> 05:56.180 warfare in europe and working with nato allies on the security 05:56.180 --> 06:02.650 issues in the mediterranean that derive from a salt I were discussing 06:02.650 --> 06:08.340 with nato the possibility all of nato participating even as nato 06:08.380 --> 06:11.698 many nato nations participate in the coalition against isis but 06:11.698 --> 06:16.328 participating as nato ought self I there is a lot that night 06:16.357 --> 06:21.389 but that that our nato ally has done and is doing chairman commanding 06:21.464 --> 06:22.680 the thing to that clinic 06:23.920 --> 06:28.269 according to the market or not he's getting should have emigrated 06:28.281 --> 06:32.041 out of the governor but without the violence they is I think 06:32.041 --> 06:34.510 the question probably is a question that might have an as 15 06:34.510 --> 06:37.510 years ago but it's hard to think about asking a question today 06:37.510 --> 06:40.120 when you look at the challenges in europe both eastern itself 06:40.127 --> 06:44.039 so the fundamental question is is collective security for nato's 06:44.080 --> 06:47.130 or requirement the answer's yes the united states still have 06:47.130 --> 06:49.721 common interests with our european partners in addressing the 06:49.721 --> 06:52.495 security challenges the ants would have to be asked and I would 06:52.496 --> 06:56.190 switch stop now the secretary's comments about the out of theatre 06:56.490 --> 06:59.730 the contribution that nato has made I had the privilege of commanding 06:59.960 --> 07:02.970 nato forces in afghanistan and when you think about it pretty 07:02.970 --> 07:06.650 extraordinary that for 10 years here's the nato as form the core 07:06.760 --> 07:10.780 of the other coalition in afghanistan to stay together and still 07:10.830 --> 07:14.283 is together today with the resolute support mission to move afghanistan 07:14.340 --> 07:18.097 future again the secretary mentioned the jan is also a broadbill 07:18.140 --> 07:21.430 partnership capacity effort by nato partners we are part of that 07:21.430 --> 07:24.294 as well in north africa to harden states against eisele soak 07:24.520 --> 07:28.117 in my in my mind the yule the relevance and nato is not is not 07:28.117 --> 07:31.620 at all in question are in fact I think it's a question of making 07:31.620 --> 07:33.790 sure we have the right focus cousins there's a lot of work to 07:33.790 --> 07:34.200 be done 07:35.540 --> 07:41.640 our I don't want to be our congratulations magill friern village 07:41.640 --> 07:45.320 of psychology trouble hearing dog commercially chans under any 07:45.340 --> 07:50.151 jobs at level tells you can talk to me about um a large section 07:50.151 --> 07:55.297 of the iraqi security forces approached mosul avalanche satisfied 07:55.299 --> 08:00.216 that they have the capacity capability to the road to feed the 08:00.217 --> 08:04.540 days they are and you know it now will you propose to us forces 08:04.540 --> 08:09.330 might do well thanks so thanks are almost certainly after a lot 08:09.330 --> 08:12.960 to I walked up to look into specifically applicable the iraqi 08:12.960 --> 08:15.810 security forces are doing an alert for doing that very quickly 08:16.061 --> 08:18.840 pressing several which are seen now is later begin to see the 08:18.843 --> 08:22.690 iraqi astrally for stepping forward in conducting operations 08:22.835 --> 08:26.483 on and started to see that and begin to move towards mosul as 08:26.483 --> 08:33.427 they as we don iowa records excuse me over 30 time canceling 08:33.431 --> 08:37.676 repair time and die and continue to push towards an objective 08:37.679 --> 08:40.480 other so I think you're beginner I there are there is progress 08:40.480 --> 08:43.260 mimi there certainly is more the need to be done we need to continue 08:43.260 --> 08:46.251 to support them and with all of our capabilities in nine and 08:46.251 --> 08:50.540 I look forward to a more detailed assessment of the german reich 08:51.280 --> 08:54.770 managing gave nero into the job would you recommend a greater 08:54.770 --> 08:58.399 us presence there watching those discussions on elaine right 08:58.399 --> 09:02.200 now and I know that german secretary when I have some discussions 09:02.200 --> 09:07.180 on that salt malek fordham dealer living good tradition is a 09:07.319 --> 09:09.499 guide that atom 09:10.812 --> 09:15.900 oh we are looking for opportunities to accelerate their campaign 09:15.960 --> 09:19.850 against isolates the instructions the president has given us 09:20.351 --> 09:25.566 um so as we developed those opportunities we wanna do also all 09:25.566 --> 09:29.890 be looking to that general patel as we look to general austin 09:30.152 --> 09:34.880 before opportunities consistent with our basic strategic approach 09:35.600 --> 09:41.590 which is to enable capable with local forces capable and motivated 09:41.590 --> 09:46.153 local forces on the ground to take hold territory but with the 09:46.182 --> 09:52.150 strong help file for mama said no not at all so apropos to your 09:52.150 --> 09:55.280 question I mean it's very important that the iraqi government 09:55.908 --> 10:00.819 job be able to continue as it has very strong under prime minister 10:00.863 --> 10:06.920 body to provide them with the overall support to the iraqi security 10:06.920 --> 10:10.418 forces and reconstruction that context is very important on a 10:10.418 --> 10:14.359 military coup dex but it i'm I mentioned in my state very important 10:15.651 --> 10:21.350 andrew uh folks live entertainment with military time some fall 10:21.350 --> 10:27.220 will be a basis of question um in jordan for you mentioned that 10:27.220 --> 10:29.610 of the other day that you thought that in the coming weeks we 10:29.610 --> 10:33.340 would probably see an increase in troops are over there and i'm 10:33.340 --> 10:37.320 just wondering if you could talk a little bit about why why now 10:37.360 --> 10:42.320 i'm in the sector you've talked about of offering some support 10:42.320 --> 10:46.399 to the iraqis for several months now of the iraqis have an office 10:46.403 --> 10:49.320 made a formal request for that have the iraqis made a formal 10:49.320 --> 10:52.240 request for additional support on what else is happening now 10:52.240 --> 10:55.280 that makes you think that that this is the time to up to ratchet 10:55.280 --> 10:57.980 up that presents the show andrew would happen in the in the wake 10:57.980 --> 11:01.630 of romani was the via the iraqi security forces put together 11:01.630 --> 11:05.046 a plan for mosul in continued operations and so they shared that 11:05.046 --> 11:08.030 clan which though it was our commander on the ground in a mcfarlane 11:08.280 --> 11:11.270 and then they had a conversation about what enabling capabilities 11:11.270 --> 11:14.430 can we provide that would allow the iraqi security forces the 11:14.430 --> 11:17.615 peshmerga to maintain a momentum that we have stored sealed glass 11:17.680 --> 11:22.188 a couple months old so the timing of all of our request and anna 11:22.243 --> 11:25.880 again the secretary a broad secretary secretary engage with the 11:25.880 --> 11:28.769 president on not on what the president is asked us to do which 11:28.769 --> 11:31.890 is to come to him with ideas that allows to maintain a momentum 11:32.070 --> 11:35.010 but the timing really now is focused on the next phase the campaign 11:35.320 --> 11:37.760 which was called mosul in maintaining the gun a moment on that 11:37.760 --> 11:41.283 we hammer monte sole source directly attributable to developing 11:41.283 --> 11:44.669 a plan for mosul sitting down come up with a common plan with 11:44.669 --> 11:47.820 the coalition underground led by john mcfarlane and then figuring 11:47.820 --> 11:50.997 out what capabilities would would best enable again emphasized 11:50.997 --> 11:53.991 the point the secretary made what capabilities will best enable 11:53.991 --> 11:58.000 the iraqi security forces in the peshmerga to be successful operations 11:58.008 --> 12:02.420 motion can you talk to 90 skydome is in particular the eye at 12:02.420 --> 12:05.885 this time nor tan andrew but but again of those recommendations 12:05.888 --> 12:08.113 been made him will have the president of an opportune initial 12:08.114 --> 12:11.550 decisions here in coming weeks for the local side third from 12:11.550 --> 12:15.231 the in there sir the identify yourself to be helpful your opinion 12:15.232 --> 12:18.240 or near cape cod hi this is susan cascading and with american 12:18.240 --> 12:21.352 media institute a thank you very much gentlemen for doing this 12:21.352 --> 12:25.140 and congratulations on your new positions as great um we've read 12:25.140 --> 12:29.010 in recent operations that it appears that on eisele home territory 12:29.010 --> 12:33.444 that they are on the run or they at least paying up it entered 12:33.467 --> 12:36.751 a fair amount of grief and it appears that were prevailing against 12:36.751 --> 12:40.730 them on their home territory however can we expect them to strike 12:40.730 --> 12:44.780 back outside of their home territory in increasing aggression 12:46.540 --> 12:53.320 oh well I do a us understand that era by yes we're gathered momentum 12:53.320 --> 12:56.310 in iraq and syria that is necessary but is your question to kids 12:56.310 --> 13:01.860 it's not sufficient I soul has aspirations to strike outside 13:02.280 --> 13:06.937 on either by inspiration of rivera the degrees of directions 13:07.130 --> 13:13.462 and enabling europe have seen that already obviously we feel 13:13.581 --> 13:18.032 are are concerned about that so it's we do have to combat by 13:18.042 --> 13:23.621 saul bob elsewhere and bob as I said I fully expect that we will 13:23.621 --> 13:29.059 be successful in iraq syria defeating eisele but there the metastasio's 13:29.108 --> 13:33.370 around the world and there's the homeland fight itself all of 13:33.370 --> 13:36.679 those need to be waged in parallel component question please 13:37.257 --> 13:40.272 and follow up going to see only seven gets a questions and got 13:40.272 --> 13:42.750 a break from here on the ball 13:44.169 --> 13:47.160 I guess getting him paul shaken with u s news and world report 13:47.160 --> 13:50.270 on can you talk a little about the russian assistance to the 13:50.270 --> 13:54.030 syrian armed forces and retaking palmira pdc that as a positive 13:54.030 --> 13:57.381 step and looking more broadly at some point is you're skinny 13:57.390 --> 14:00.820 to coordinate with russia on military activity as these borders 14:00.820 --> 14:04.600 began to close up as he sang about it will kick two two things 14:04.600 --> 14:11.090 are reversible what we really need the russians to do is to advance 14:11.090 --> 14:15.430 the political solution they have unique leverage there because 14:15.430 --> 14:21.690 of their relationship off with the syrian regime I and what we 14:21.690 --> 14:24.560 really need is an end to the civil war some hoping that that's 14:24.560 --> 14:27.680 what comes out of geneva and I hope that's where the weight of 14:27.680 --> 14:28.360 the russian 14:30.211 --> 14:34.640 dot effort lies an absurd the second part of it was at some point 14:34.650 --> 14:37.790 is the u s continued to coordinate with the russians in general 14:37.790 --> 14:41.710 dunford you talked about how you had spoken to your russian counterpart 14:41.710 --> 14:44.410 recently I wonder general though tell if you had any contact 14:44.410 --> 14:50.803 with russia we have gone actually quite often non professional 14:51.039 --> 14:55.920 and on discussions aimed at making sure that there are no incidents 14:55.920 --> 15:00.675 as we pursue ours our operations and nothing russia's done in 15:00.675 --> 15:07.180 serious impeded our our fight against isis our discussions have 15:07.243 --> 15:13.710 had that would be the purpose of making sure there was no possibility 15:13.710 --> 15:18.000 been in supreme russian forces and u s forces those discussions 15:18.089 --> 15:22.160 are continuing and they're very fruitful they're very professional 15:22.440 --> 15:26.543 uk and us over satisfied with them but that's a far as it goes 15:28.130 --> 15:32.510 yes trevor catapult from bay news nine here in tampa 15:33.806 --> 15:38.246 that's not for me papa who had licensed general forceful arrive 15:38.246 --> 15:42.090 to question is actually one I want to know what he knows and 15:42.090 --> 15:45.180 the president's expectations are of this new command structure 15:45.806 --> 15:49.680 and the generals are self what you expect of your selves in this 15:49.680 --> 15:52.825 new command structure also with the recent terrorist attack to 15:52.825 --> 15:56.610 seen abroad it's a big it's brings more more concerned here at 15:56.610 --> 16:00.480 home about not if but when it will happen here what reassurances 16:00.480 --> 16:02.960 can you give the american public that you doing everything you 16:02.960 --> 16:07.690 can to keep it from happening here a log with respect it to expectations 16:07.690 --> 16:13.480 I think that if I am the president didn't have high expectations 16:13.480 --> 16:19.580 of these two officers are they wouldn't have been a nominated 16:20.118 --> 16:23.576 could for confirmation by the senate and by the weather center 16:23.576 --> 16:27.560 would never confirm that shark trust and confidence is it is 16:27.700 --> 16:31.490 complete and that's why they are where they are adamant that 16:31.490 --> 16:34.590 said we all know we have work ahead of us but these of the right 16:34.590 --> 16:39.060 guys to do that the book for the trust and confidence is is right 16:39.060 --> 16:44.420 that is their arm is far as the broader died in a campaign against 16:44.420 --> 16:50.750 eisele is concerned we will defeat eisele i'm confident of that 16:51.330 --> 16:56.710 it's gonna require effort in syria to rockets can require effort 16:56.710 --> 17:00.960 around the world and yes it's can require all protection against 17:00.960 --> 17:05.610 the homeland but we have a look at the tremendous strength and 17:05.610 --> 17:10.920 power behind the organizations look these guys are taking over 17:11.097 --> 17:15.417 five to date that will prevail together with our our coalition 17:15.417 --> 17:19.670 but with a lot of work to do reach task and that now your jacket 17:19.670 --> 17:23.850 on the title I abjure status konovalov was the guys coming from 17:23.850 --> 17:28.520 socom to saigon one of things I I hope to do is really is a mystic 17:28.560 --> 17:32.426 take a chance right but I learned it said so calm as kind of 17:32.426 --> 17:36.390 a trans regional commander looks more globally and really apply 17:36.390 --> 17:39.810 that to the proms were dealing with inside come up certainly 17:39.810 --> 17:42.900 we can't just be insular are cells look at the problems in iraq 17:42.900 --> 17:46.080 and syria we have to recognize the problems that emanate from 17:46.080 --> 17:49.390 that area affect other areas so we have to work very closely 17:49.390 --> 17:52.480 with all of our party as on the was european command africa command 17:52.900 --> 17:56.900 socom wore a variety of others to do that so I think that for 17:56.900 --> 17:59.780 me that will be one of things about me trying to pay a lot of 17:59.780 --> 18:03.639 attention to around them not to invert with the journal tel just 18:03.639 --> 18:07.210 said but but my intent is the new socom commander will be to 18:07.210 --> 18:10.883 support him rejoin and an innocent brahmin or abbacy something 18:10.957 --> 18:14.220 very dark strong investments there as well as to continue to 18:14.220 --> 18:17.169 refine his trans regional strategies going forward for the secretary 18:17.430 --> 18:20.010 and for the president i'd would like emphasize though that the 18:20.010 --> 18:23.190 threat of external attacks is our number one priority in her 18:23.190 --> 18:26.010 abilities drop that so among the many threats out there that 18:26.010 --> 18:30.090 is a clear focus on afrikaner party disrupt any any external 18:30.090 --> 18:35.590 threat german and a dramatic political generals of the tell thomas 18:35.590 --> 18:38.040 congratulations when as you guys if you could talk a little bit 18:38.040 --> 18:41.873 about balancing secrecy with the need for public information 18:41.873 --> 18:45.077 in these wars i'm your eyes increasing particularly as we've 18:45.231 --> 18:49.310 made us looks to target and potentially capture more isolated 18:50.585 --> 18:54.210 also starting in the very tony can jumping yelling i've i've 18:54.210 --> 18:57.073 had to discuss with the secretary and others here about this 18:57.073 --> 19:01.210 angers is an important issue I think we want to try to do is 19:01.460 --> 19:04.620 not we certainly recognize the public needs to understand what's 19:04.620 --> 19:07.890 happening in tennessee were having progress thing to stand but 19:07.890 --> 19:10.521 the status is of the things the world that were doing the name 19:10.692 --> 19:15.410 country pop but war also are very keen to do is protect our approaches 19:15.450 --> 19:20.030 in provide our people on the ground the maximum opportunity to 19:20.030 --> 19:22.850 accomplish the missions that were not there were asking them 19:22.850 --> 19:26.580 to do in the handle and so I I that think that requires a very 19:26.580 --> 19:29.392 careful balance on very pleased with how the departments but 19:29.392 --> 19:32.830 approach in that year ali landing for doin' a good job trying 19:32.830 --> 19:38.050 to tell the story but yet not tell so much to take savannah takes 19:38.050 --> 19:42.164 away the advantage is far from people on the ground but died 19:42.168 --> 19:45.520 off or wahlert operators are necessary secret hour we're actually 19:45.520 --> 19:48.494 committed to the accountability we have to american people in 19:48.494 --> 19:52.489 the prison on states so there's not a felon is there and certainly 19:52.572 --> 19:55.310 not the american public have a need to know about what we're 19:55.310 --> 19:58.760 doing almond or doing it in the right way can consist of an american 19:58.760 --> 20:03.060 values so bob we except that that's not a challenge in terms 20:03.060 --> 20:06.297 of information about his general tell mentioned I think where 20:06.386 --> 20:09.932 we do have concerns his work starts in peril of the tactics and 20:10.200 --> 20:13.340 techniques that we have employee and more courtly the people 20:13.340 --> 20:17.880 involved we had a rash of true name disclosures are recently 20:17.880 --> 20:20.940 which I don't see serving any purpose of the nep with those people 20:20.940 --> 20:24.899 in jeopardy and noted as one of family support what they both 20:24.899 --> 20:26.650 said absolutely 20:28.030 --> 20:32.038 i'm richard danielson with the tampa bay times squash and initially 20:32.038 --> 20:34.907 as for general motel popular much like you're from secretaries 20:35.706 --> 20:40.090 all last year how within central command there arose from concerns 20:40.380 --> 20:43.750 about the quality of intelligence being produced by its analysts 20:44.030 --> 20:48.630 how that was being handled how is being presented and i'm i'm 20:48.630 --> 20:53.473 curious what your plans are coming in to ensure that you are 20:53.473 --> 20:56.790 getting good intelligence and you're in a position to present 20:56.790 --> 21:01.520 that to all the other people you work with armed with confidence 21:01.840 --> 21:06.110 and in that the analysts have confidence in and now how how the 21:06.110 --> 21:09.980 organization of a treat their work can we can we do with the 21:09.980 --> 21:14.301 other railway owned and shortly and the reason is so the job 21:14.308 --> 21:18.090 you actually speak to the to the question I judge when I say 21:18.380 --> 21:24.200 that in the matter that you're referring to odd that's a matter 21:24.200 --> 21:27.160 that's been referred to the inspector general of the department 21:27.160 --> 21:30.643 of defense I believe lot of confidence in the inspector general 21:30.643 --> 21:31.550 in their ability to 21:32.850 --> 21:35.790 get to the bottom of that night can't hide I wanna make sure 21:35.950 --> 21:39.310 it's clear we can't we can't comment on that i'll just speak 21:39.310 --> 21:43.800 for myself I think it's any different for a body with the bomb 21:43.934 --> 21:49.160 a lot else I depend upon and demand good 21:50.470 --> 21:55.634 information of all kinds of but that includes intelligence operations 21:55.656 --> 21:58.460 I wanted to lgbt people tell us give it to me straight 21:59.890 --> 22:03.640 and that's the only way that you could responsibly but i'm not 22:03.938 --> 22:09.340 make decisions so with that said in the past by that job for 22:09.340 --> 22:12.410 the future and his young russian on graphical email that there 22:12.610 --> 22:15.040 are just like it's extraordinarily important as I as I mention 22:15.040 --> 22:19.083 a few moments ago one nine nine marks after the changed man sun 22:19.343 --> 22:22.130 commented the most important resource that so calm as is our 22:22.130 --> 22:26.060 people and we rely on their experience with brian their expertise 22:26.335 --> 22:30.127 that rely on their ability to help us think throwing work during 22:30.171 --> 22:33.890 understand difficult problems and so will we gotta have his regatta 22:34.039 --> 22:36.917 regatta continued to nurture and regatta continued encouraging 22:37.269 --> 22:39.990 environmental allows people and within the organization come 22:39.990 --> 22:44.160 forward and put out the information so it can get can be absorbed 22:44.160 --> 22:48.530 by by commanders and other leaders and we can we can assess that 22:48.530 --> 22:52.318 we can use that they're helping former decisions recommendations 22:52.685 --> 22:56.410 so I look forward really supporting that that kind of approach 22:57.251 --> 23:01.709 but jack hi jacqueline climates of the washington examiner i'm 23:01.709 --> 23:05.260 wondering if any of you can provide an update about the investigation 23:05.260 --> 23:08.600 into intelligence manipulation in central command and when we 23:08.600 --> 23:10.207 might expect to see results of that 23:11.550 --> 23:16.900 well that gets back to the previous a delegate question and the 23:16.930 --> 23:20.267 that's a matter that is now with the inspector general that the 23:20.328 --> 23:23.680 part of the department defence and bear and that therefore I 23:23.680 --> 23:27.880 can't comment on that except to tell you that it's under investigation 23:27.880 --> 23:32.000 by the inspector general not so I think the right thing and I 23:32.000 --> 23:35.185 have confidence in that fat to the more general issue I don't 23:35.200 --> 23:42.010 repeat what I just just said aba which is we've got to have god 23:42.512 --> 23:45.826 dog intelligence told to his straight brother richie knock and 23:45.881 --> 23:49.070 be able to make the right decisions you need good information 23:49.070 --> 23:51.980 about away doesn't just come from intelligence obviously we read 23:52.750 --> 23:56.081 your own reporting than when you talk to her people in the field 23:56.081 --> 23:58.970 so there are lots of sources of information and so far as intelligence 23:58.970 --> 24:04.760 is concerned it's got to come straight and so I went there are 24:04.760 --> 24:07.918 intelligence folks to know that that we expect that not true 24:07.918 --> 24:13.220 that stroller the guys behind me as well right thanks everyone 24:13.220 --> 24:15.710 for being here I know that you know it's a big day ahead for 24:15.710 --> 24:21.648 the general spirit of the servers that are much older guys here 24:22.640 --> 24:25.435 according to admit. 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