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well good morning the center arm
services committee meets this

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morning to consider the nomination
of general vincent brooks

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to the commander of united nations
command combined forces command

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in the united states forces korea
generally we congratulate you

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on your nomination we thank you for
your decades of distinguished

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service in your willingness to step
forward and lead once again

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of course we know today would not
be possible without the support

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sacrifice of your wife carol
who's with us this morning

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and is in our tradition we hope
you will take the opportunity

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and reduce your family joining you
today north korea is destabilizing

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behavior continues to present a real
and rising risk of conflict

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over the past three months it is defied
the international community

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by testing a nuclear device in
launching a long range missile

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and now there are reports it may
seek to test another nuclear

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device these calculated cycle as
a provocation continue to pose

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a risk of violent escalation on
the korean peninsula this is

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a daunting challenge that american
forces on the korean peninsula

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confront every day but it is one
they confront together with

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their south korean brothers and
sisters in arms this committee

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is deeply grateful for the close
cooperation of our friends in

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seoul and between u s forces korea
and there are ok roc armed

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forces I applaud the leadership
of present.