WEBVTT 00:00.081 --> 00:03.531 mean everybody got a few things off the top here before I turn 00:03.531 --> 00:07.240 your questions by the sector as you all know just returned from 00:07.240 --> 00:10.070 germany where he addressed to the enduring security challenges 00:10.070 --> 00:13.500 we face at the yukon change of command ceremony he noted the 00:13.500 --> 00:16.470 challenges on nato's eastern flank protected the increasingly 00:16.470 --> 00:19.910 aggressive actions of russia and each of us reserve steps we're 00:19.910 --> 00:23.430 taking to reassure our allies deter further russian aggression 00:23.460 --> 00:27.200 and secure a europe that is free and at peace the sector he also 00:27.200 --> 00:29.840 hosted a very productive meeting with his counterparts from nations 00:29.840 --> 00:33.390 leading the military effort to deliver I saw a lasting defeat 00:33.870 --> 00:36.720 at that meeting they discussed the situation on the ground and 00:36.720 --> 00:40.360 the recent progress made in iraq and syria as well as the additional 00:40.360 --> 00:43.610 resources that will be required as we support our local partners 00:43.890 --> 00:47.504 in the next steps of the campaign the sector noted his confidence 00:47.504 --> 00:50.240 at this meeting will produce additional military commitments 00:50.480 --> 00:53.420 from some of our coalition partners and he proposed convening 00:53.420 --> 00:57.770 the next full counter eisele coalition ministerial in july here 00:57.770 --> 01:01.590 in washington we intend to keep the pressure on eisele and in 01:01.590 --> 01:05.540 that connection a one a noted on april 20 second coalition forces 01:05.540 --> 01:09.116 conducted an airstrike targeting sudanese national abu sayad 01:09.116 --> 01:14.010 al sudani also known as abu isa al amri came and I saw external 01:14.010 --> 01:18.120 attack planner the strike happened near al bob syria we cannot 01:18.120 --> 01:21.247 confirm that ouster downey and his wife shoddy jabbar khaleel 01:21.490 --> 01:26.312 mohammed also known as loom isa and ricky and australian national 01:26.340 --> 01:29.850 were both killed in this airstrike elsie downey was involved 01:29.850 --> 01:32.510 in planning attacks against the united states canada and the 01:32.510 --> 01:36.170 united kingdom but after donning his wife were active in recruiting 01:36.170 --> 01:39.410 foreign fighters in efforts to inspire attacks against western 01:39.410 --> 01:43.280 interest as the decibel sidonie and shoddy remove influential 01:43.280 --> 01:46.570 eisele recruiters and extremists who actively sought to harm 01:46.570 --> 01:49.650 western interests and further disruption this great degrades 01:49.950 --> 01:54.220 ices ability to plot external attacks while this strike in the 01:54.220 --> 01:57.180 secretary's discussions with the coalition demonstrate continued 01:57.180 --> 02:00.930 progress in our campaign the secretary also noted in germany 02:00.930 --> 02:04.420 that this campaign is not without sacrifice the loss of special 02:04.420 --> 02:08.090 warfare operator first class charles h keating the fourth was 02:08.090 --> 02:11.080 a tragic reminder of the dangers are many women in uniform face 02:11.080 --> 02:14.390 every day in the fight to defeat I saw our thoughts and prayers 02:14.390 --> 02:18.631 are with his family at this difficult time finally I do I note 02:18.631 --> 02:21.150 that later today the department were lease its annual report 02:21.150 --> 02:24.720 on sexual assault in the military this year's report highlights 02:24.720 --> 02:28.770 efforts in five key areas advancing sexual assault prevention 02:29.150 --> 02:32.870 encouraging greater sexual assault reporting improving response 02:32.870 --> 02:36.570 to male survivors combating retaliation associated with sexual 02:36.570 --> 02:40.060 assault and harassment and tracking accountability of sexual 02:40.240 --> 02:44.420 all cases the report shows a sustained high level of reporting 02:44.450 --> 02:47.410 which is critical in order to connect victims with needed services 02:47.835 --> 02:51.070 to hold the perpetrators accountable and notes climate survey 02:51.070 --> 02:54.590 results that indicate that 87% of those who witnessed a situation 02:54.590 --> 02:58.610 they believe could lead to sexual assault took action to intervene 02:59.160 --> 03:01.670 last week as you know sector ricardo released the department's 03:01.670 --> 03:04.730 retaliation strategy which provides a framework for strengthening 03:04.730 --> 03:07.960 support for those who experience retaliation connection with 03:07.960 --> 03:11.150 reporting sexual assault or harassment and for clarifying the 03:11.150 --> 03:15.440 retaliation response process the report shows the value of persistent 03:15.470 --> 03:18.400 intensive efforts to combat a prominent senior leadership from 03:18.400 --> 03:22.720 the secretary on down falling gauged in attacking it is a difficult 03:22.720 --> 03:26.270 challenge for the military and other institutions in this country 03:26.590 --> 03:28.850 but it's one under the secretary's leadership were determined 03:28.850 --> 03:32.330 take on and I would note that other institutions from higher 03:32.330 --> 03:36.320 education and also other federal agencies even the united nations 03:36.320 --> 03:39.380 have looked to the department defenses programs as potential 03:39.380 --> 03:42.470 models for their own efforts again a report will be released 03:42.470 --> 03:45.338 later on today in the be more permissions are contained in that 03:45.338 --> 03:49.912 report for you with that you have to take it up the theater of 03:49.914 --> 03:53.260 the air strike you mentioned it before a second of your network 03:53.560 --> 03:56.829 you discovered in more detail what it was look and the way it 03:56.829 --> 04:02.840 was carried out on bobby to again took place in in syria ah mmm 04:02.840 --> 04:07.160 and not provide more details of than that other than this was 04:07.160 --> 04:11.450 a strike that carried out again against a target said that we 04:11.450 --> 04:15.640 believe are not only had plotted in the past against western 04:15.640 --> 04:18.780 interests including the united states alone but had the potential 04:18.780 --> 04:24.962 to do the same again others killed them up and admire sentience 04:24.962 --> 04:29.690 is dead they were the only people killed in this action almost 04:29.690 --> 04:31.944 two weeks since that happened is the reason why it wasn't just 04:31.948 --> 04:36.550 both market risk um as you know but there's a process we go through 04:36.805 --> 04:41.740 fire in which we try to determine the outcome of these airstrikes 04:42.028 --> 04:46.180 and in this case we were able to turn them out with the certainty 04:46.187 --> 04:48.330 of confidence that this air strike was. Successful 04:50.540 --> 04:55.438 doc one of the airstrike in that have followed by villagers who 04:55.638 --> 04:59.562 depended on this airstrike he started by saying that you believe 04:59.880 --> 05:04.380 these peaceful claudie I think your words against the u s canada 05:04.624 --> 05:11.205 u k regarding plotting against us was this a direct plot against 05:11.205 --> 05:16.410 the us inside the united states or was this u s interests overseas 05:17.275 --> 05:23.220 arm we believe barbara that they were actively seeking an engaged 05:23.220 --> 05:25.930 in plots against the united states and these other countries 05:25.930 --> 05:29.080 that we mentioned and also importantly that they been active 05:29.080 --> 05:32.920 in recruiting foreign fighters and that was again a among the 05:32.920 --> 05:36.870 reasons for carrying out the strike I understand that um but 05:36.870 --> 05:41.140 it would be a significant development if you had evidence of 05:41.140 --> 05:48.037 an isis plan to strike inside the united states from operatives 05:48.042 --> 05:52.570 over there so the question if you could if you could please again 05:52.638 --> 05:56.830 were they plotting to attack inside the united states or u s 05:56.830 --> 05:59.945 interests overseas because you mentioned that it was unclear 05:59.948 --> 06:04.040 what when you said we believe that that again that they were 06:04.040 --> 06:07.640 engaged in plots aimed at the united states these other countries 06:07.930 --> 06:11.210 there was an effort specifically to target western interests 06:11.620 --> 06:15.380 and so we took this strike barbara because we believe that this 06:15.380 --> 06:17.770 was in america's national security interest in that they did 06:17.770 --> 06:21.570 pose a threat to the united states in many states inside the 06:21.570 --> 06:25.600 united states or to the united states interests outside of the 06:25.600 --> 06:26.510 united states 06:28.262 --> 06:31.850 we are satisfied that they posed a threat to the united states 06:32.290 --> 06:36.310 and that we were able to strike before perhaps others plotting 06:36.318 --> 06:39.570 reached about the point that opposed to specific threat inside 06:39.570 --> 06:43.050 the united states but were satisfied that they were plotting 06:43.050 --> 06:48.499 against us interests western interests are and also countries 06:48.499 --> 06:51.420 are in addition the united states outside of the united states 06:52.132 --> 06:57.060 home again and were satisfied that this was a time that we were 06:57.060 --> 07:00.880 able to to strike at these particular targets these particular 07:00.880 --> 07:04.780 people before they were able to mount the something that would 07:04.780 --> 07:08.350 pose a threat to the united states specifically that we were 07:08.350 --> 07:11.789 able to move quickly understand the question is really I know 07:11.791 --> 07:16.352 you do so can you can you know me i'm not gonna get it is another 07:16.359 --> 07:20.700 lightning not begin specifics about what to what was inside because 07:20.700 --> 07:24.420 it would be a very significant development if isis operatives 07:24.420 --> 07:27.910 over there have applied to strike the united states inside the 07:27.910 --> 07:30.887 united states have been extraordinary develop yet and barbara 07:30.931 --> 07:33.950 again making clear that the they pose a threat the united states 07:33.950 --> 07:37.910 and other countries and that this actually believe has eliminated 07:37.910 --> 07:41.820 that threat if I could if I might on the navy seal of m this 07:41.820 --> 07:47.860 firefight the secretary yesterday called it a surprise isis attack 07:48.230 --> 07:52.533 that was his word to use the word surprise so how is this not 07:52.560 --> 07:59.120 life of an intelligence failure number one to see you had u s 07:59.120 --> 08:04.440 personnel on site prior to charles keating arriving as part of 08:04.440 --> 08:08.880 the reaction force navy seals were worried their houses not intelligence 08:08.880 --> 08:12.270 failure that the secretary says it was a surprise that you did 08:12.270 --> 08:19.100 not see the isis vehicles and personnel rushing the press peshmerga 08:19.100 --> 08:24.250 front line that you couldn't stop them and once sadly the navy 08:24.250 --> 08:27.540 seals became engaged in trying to rescue the other navy seals 08:27.990 --> 08:32.878 that they simply got to some extent over whelmed by the isis 08:32.904 --> 08:36.374 spiders to the extent that the helicopters the medivac struck 08:36.430 --> 08:40.860 small arms on the way out how is this not an intelligence fair 08:40.860 --> 08:44.990 held hundreds of nazi occult happenings on the battlefield I 08:44.990 --> 08:48.176 think this is in the kernel or address yesterday as well barbara 08:48.242 --> 08:53.300 obviously every time and the forces there been able to see this 08:53.540 --> 08:56.620 attack coming they would have responded differently to it perhaps 08:56.620 --> 08:59.577 this could have been avoided that certainly something that dead 08:59.577 --> 09:03.650 that were looking at carefully on this particular attack was 09:03.650 --> 09:08.152 not anticipated um then we were forced to respond in the peshmerga 09:08.160 --> 09:10.800 forces they were forced to respond a gun as you know they were 09:10.800 --> 09:14.720 able to ultimately a retake that territory alone but they did 09:14.720 --> 09:18.260 not anticipate this particular strike the kind of force of that 09:18.260 --> 09:21.200 was brought to bear in this particular instance and as a result 09:21.200 --> 09:24.480 we saw the fire fight that played out in the diploma of the quick 09:24.480 --> 09:28.290 reaction force does the secretary is he satisfied at the moment 09:28.670 --> 09:33.240 to leave things as they are especially as you have additional 09:33.240 --> 09:36.930 special operations troops going in to perform these advise and 09:36.930 --> 09:42.770 assist missions or is the secretary now asking for recommendations 09:42.770 --> 09:48.070 options ideas on how to keep u s this forces more safe force 09:48.070 --> 09:54.060 protection barbara as you know is iowa job one for our forces 09:54.060 --> 09:56.820 for our commanders in the field this is something that's constantly 09:56.820 --> 10:02.120 being at reassess her ling in this instance I we hadn't a fatality 10:02.120 --> 10:06.370 of the us service members and that requires hard questions and 10:06.370 --> 10:09.280 so we are looking at the situation terms of force protection 10:09.750 --> 10:12.790 not aware of any specific changes right now as you know we had 10:12.790 --> 10:16.250 a quick reaction force there specifically to provide assistance 10:16.250 --> 10:19.300 to american forces that were there doing the advice and assist 10:19.300 --> 10:24.070 mission that was the plan all along that is the kind of precautions 10:24.070 --> 10:28.050 that we take in these instances and of course will be reassessing 10:28.262 --> 10:31.850 of force protection going forward on the secretary made clear 10:31.850 --> 10:33.480 and in german and. Um 10:35.570 --> 10:38.770 to put americans in harm's way is the most serious decision he 10:38.770 --> 10:42.470 can make and that he's gonna do everything he can working with 10:42.470 --> 10:46.470 the commanders to make sure that american forces are as protected 10:46.470 --> 10:49.730 as possible in a situation which we know they are in harm's way 10:51.920 --> 10:52.657 yes gordon 10:54.026 --> 11:02.887 when his email via um do you know if the u s advisor group five 11:03.440 --> 11:07.090 arrived before or after the fighting broke out yesterday or today 11:08.490 --> 11:12.388 a minor standing coordinate again of a deferred a c g t f for 11:12.388 --> 11:15.623 the the operational details but my understanding is a divisive 11:15.816 --> 11:21.890 assist team was in the town previously in and before this assault 11:22.230 --> 11:25.890 that took place and the quick reaction force was brought in after 11:25.890 --> 11:29.068 it became clear that this assault on the mac not that there was 11:29.128 --> 11:32.100 fighting in the area they were there of course and they've been 11:32.100 --> 11:35.300 fighting that that was the purpose of the licenses was to provide 11:35.300 --> 11:38.850 advice assistance to the peshmerga who were in the conducting 11:38.940 --> 11:43.680 operations against iceland during the diverse persian cat just 11:43.680 --> 11:48.388 about homeland issue or not is it that you guys don't matter 11:48.400 --> 11:55.245 surely know what the threat than on the edges of a macro music 11:55.788 --> 12:00.192 do you know what the threat is in are loath to say which is you 12:00.223 --> 12:05.005 know a position to take a lot of jackets are i'm not into many 12:05.024 --> 12:09.630 infantile just matters here i'm at this podium I am again share 12:09.630 --> 12:14.400 with you that that this was that two individuals who had previously 12:14.740 --> 12:20.680 plotted a against western interests against the five some of 12:20.680 --> 12:24.800 our partners and allies in the past and we're in the process 12:24.800 --> 12:29.160 of plotting against the united states and now some of our allies 12:29.160 --> 12:33.600 of the more recently and as a result that's why they were targeted 12:34.010 --> 12:37.190 and that's where the strike was carried out by chilean relating 12:37.190 --> 12:40.430 where the use is authorized to clean up a little bit of what 12:41.064 --> 12:44.640 got confusing last week with secretary talking about the classified 12:44.640 --> 12:52.299 nature of the control it was an by five years paco are such patrols 12:52.300 --> 12:56.110 for their fallen officer are those classified after they have 12:56.110 --> 12:58.269 occurred and if they're not 12:59.640 --> 13:06.860 originally the palm can the pentagon got a pledge to say if something 13:06.860 --> 13:12.180 occurs and you guys are asked did this occur but you can answer 13:12.180 --> 13:16.150 affirmatively yes this occurred and provide details about such 13:16.680 --> 13:20.580 operations will limit limit rankings up his honor think it is 13:20.710 --> 13:25.088 confusing maybe is as other wrestlers like matter heater latimer 13:25.090 --> 13:30.034 who was named to the 2000 hours in a hearing remember we cannot 13:30.043 --> 13:34.330 lead operations around the world as you know i'm in this particular 13:35.070 --> 13:39.594 instance the the reference from the sector was not a hundred 13:39.760 --> 13:44.860 an uncertain as to exactly which operation five the center he 13:44.860 --> 13:47.776 was being asked about at that time entered an abundance of caution 13:47.776 --> 13:50.600 he's not and talk about things that are classified and I will 13:50.668 --> 13:53.550 pledge he would not enter mappings that are classified for obvious 13:53.550 --> 13:57.562 reasons um but I think in specific reference to the to the a 13:57.562 --> 14:00.850 ten's that was not classified as just as you 14:02.050 --> 14:06.430 have noted there was a press release about their activities they 14:06.430 --> 14:10.211 flew in several areas of the philippines as part of the operations 14:10.211 --> 14:14.058 that were announced on after the chequered visited the philippines 14:14.058 --> 14:18.020 who was the public deployment that dare we discussed and I think 14:18.180 --> 14:22.004 so to be clear that was not a classified operation but the sector 14:22.004 --> 14:24.590 at an abundance of caution in a public setting was not to talk 14:24.590 --> 14:28.260 about something where there was any risk at all that use can 14:28.260 --> 14:30.874 be disclosing information that was of a classified nature so 14:30.874 --> 14:34.447 he but chose not to have to address that directly in an open 14:34.557 --> 14:39.497 format so that a budget if there is a garden variety which wrote 14:40.240 --> 14:42.200 whether it's ridin' probably not miles 14:43.425 --> 14:47.960 warren is a pentagon and a penny and pledged to answer publicly 14:47.960 --> 14:51.420 questions about whether those of have occurred or assuming they 14:51.420 --> 14:56.440 have no class by nature after the chopper to me about our operations 14:56.440 --> 15:01.110 around the world in which we fly salen operating as international 15:01.562 --> 15:05.740 law allows and will continue do so I net support example we issued 15:05.740 --> 15:09.990 a press release and in that instance I am that detail exactly 15:09.990 --> 15:14.320 what those aircraft are doing we are told folks in advance those 15:14.320 --> 15:17.760 aircraft would be in the philippines and I think that's real 15:17.760 --> 15:19.596 consistent with where we're gonna be going forward 15:21.081 --> 15:24.608 yes I ve been when he took 22 individuals who were killed in 15:24.608 --> 15:27.380 the strike he said they had previously plotted against western 15:27.380 --> 15:31.140 interests in the past that suggests that those plots had come 15:31.140 --> 15:34.090 to fruition of these any of these any attacks that we know about 15:34.090 --> 15:35.026 the baby involved 15:36.240 --> 15:40.000 I mean let me just look back your own specific I can provide 15:40.000 --> 15:45.371 some historical sea voyage from I know that or an outing for 15:45.371 --> 15:50.707 judith too for example uh I know the australians of detailed 15:51.110 --> 15:55.661 on their views and their thoughts about these particular are 15:55.661 --> 16:02.310 individuals on these are people who as I said had previously 16:02.310 --> 16:07.264 plotted and i've been involved with external plots against the 16:07.412 --> 16:10.881 united states and other countries and i'm not in a walk through 16:11.091 --> 16:14.990 I don't know the exact details here in front of me um but again 16:15.020 --> 16:19.920 these people posed a threat to the united states to our allies 16:19.920 --> 16:22.910 and that's the reason the strike was carried out on the stunning 16:22.910 --> 16:27.066 the ecology party not willing to talk about the actual plot can 16:27.066 --> 16:30.544 you confirm that the splc did indeed come to fruition these but 16:30.990 --> 16:34.662 these were things that actually happened adam again knocking 16:34.707 --> 16:39.414 it into intelligence matters here in every single odd historically 16:39.414 --> 16:43.430 or I can take that question for you if you like but we are satisfied 16:43.780 --> 16:49.200 that not only had a previously plotted out in the past that they 16:49.200 --> 16:53.470 were actively plotting against the united states and other western 16:53.470 --> 16:57.292 and as so yes they can 16:59.468 --> 17:05.440 the first arc would add to that pointed in enon in precise way 17:06.850 --> 17:11.846 do you have any of it with mission above the northward here preparing 17:12.051 --> 17:15.268 to another to protest a celebrity 17:16.470 --> 17:19.690 I don't have any information for you I know this is something 17:19.690 --> 17:25.168 that to five for the south koreans are close allies of any in 17:25.168 --> 17:28.550 isis will continue to monitor north korean activities given the 17:28.550 --> 17:32.630 recent provocative actions by the north koreans and we will continue 17:32.630 --> 17:38.430 to do that and uh this is a situation where again these additional 17:38.430 --> 17:42.279 steps by the north koreans at this time would be harmful to the 17:42.283 --> 17:47.329 stability on the korean peninsula and we as always a person with 17:47.333 --> 17:51.810 koreans to to show restraint and to conduct themselves in a way 17:51.810 --> 17:55.249 that will promote a piece is to go in the korean peninsula meantime 17:55.250 --> 17:59.741 will stand shoulder shawl over with our south korean allies delta 17:59.839 --> 18:04.860 in the backstory of shifting gears to a russia on wednesday defense 18:04.860 --> 18:08.150 ministers with you announced the creation of three new divisions 18:08.150 --> 18:10.900 to which we headed towards the west the country's western border 18:11.680 --> 18:15.540 looking at the baltics and watch as wine did that announcement 18:15.540 --> 18:19.024 how that affects some of this so the discussions between the 18:19.809 --> 18:23.268 to insert a carter and his nato counterparts about this rotational 18:23.268 --> 18:28.780 force and to have american forces in the baltic a higher level 18:29.780 --> 18:34.499 of us security personnel well first log of the sector's comments 18:34.499 --> 18:38.030 said that european changed man I think are pretty clear in terms 18:38.030 --> 18:42.540 of spelling out on the unfortunate situation which the united 18:42.540 --> 18:46.820 states I find itself having to move from reassurance to to deterrence 18:46.820 --> 18:50.860 and the steps were taken with regard to iran three point four billion dollars 18:50.860 --> 18:55.450 money they'll be committed to try intended to shore up a again 18:56.517 --> 19:01.798 by nato's eastern flank and two to show I in real terms the u 19:01.798 --> 19:06.060 s commitment to two of the nato alliance into those said those 19:06.060 --> 19:08.640 countries and so this was not done 19:10.280 --> 19:12.780 there's no particular response to to what the russians are doing 19:12.780 --> 19:16.640 other than the again what we're doing is in response to russian 19:16.640 --> 19:20.840 actions in the region whether it be in crimea a or elsewhere 19:20.920 --> 19:25.490 and this is a tangible example of the u s commitment to try and 19:25.490 --> 19:29.799 not and bolster of the security situation in that part of the 19:29.840 --> 19:33.310 or that part of the world and to to show our solidarity with 19:33.310 --> 19:40.654 our our nato allies and again provide nom a u s response that 19:40.654 --> 19:44.710 appropriate and are given the terms of the the nato alliance 19:44.740 --> 19:49.158 and one that is consistent with there with our message of firth 19:49.630 --> 19:52.927 of assurance and deterrence for our friends in the parlor 19:54.370 --> 19:58.830 yes june the two individuals the couple killed the label for 19:58.830 --> 20:02.390 the second straight that they have any connection to say that 20:02.390 --> 20:05.842 they lived in the annuity was before residences 20:07.176 --> 20:11.550 fire I will i'll take that question not aware that they did come 20:11.580 --> 20:16.571 again no one was a sudanese national one was an australian and 20:17.706 --> 20:23.950 beaky moniker to simply be there some of the underwear but to 20:23.950 --> 20:26.781 overtake the questions if we can fire can determine four 20:29.047 --> 20:31.430 man I demand. Platform 20:33.791 --> 20:37.860 alondra yes in syria from how confident are you that this new 20:37.860 --> 20:40.561 secession of hostilities with the cease fire that it was in a 20:40.567 --> 20:43.910 home without you discuss and in human action with relatives with 20:43.910 --> 20:47.290 the russians trying to make sure that it is not that the collapse 20:47.290 --> 20:51.890 of this euro just as well overseas the secretary has said on 20:51.890 --> 20:55.731 many occasions in not including yesterday in an interview we 20:55.868 --> 20:59.057 certainly hope the cessation of hostilities will hold in that 20:59.057 --> 21:03.230 it can build into a diplomatic resolution and peaceful resolution 21:03.230 --> 21:06.720 of the syrian civil war that's what that's the right thing for 21:06.720 --> 21:13.280 the syrian people um but i've she did it depends on on what several 21:13.280 --> 21:18.348 players on the ground um do in the days and weeks to come and 21:18.348 --> 21:21.750 we applaud the efforts by secretary kerry trying to cure that 21:21.750 --> 21:26.093 cessation of hostilities to tryon and expanded if possible um 21:26.118 --> 21:31.070 but we only by looking at events on the rally see if if others 21:31.070 --> 21:35.100 are willing to abide by itself out we have to be realistic and 21:35.100 --> 21:38.850 that it's been a challenge so far we've seen the cessation of 21:38.850 --> 21:42.410 hostilities frey about surely we encourage secretary carrion 21:42.410 --> 21:45.900 and the others involved to try and abide by the cessation see 21:45.900 --> 21:48.980 that can build into something of more positive for the syrian 21:48.980 --> 21:53.200 people went on the mission to pass over to the russians and just 21:53.200 --> 21:56.350 wondering if you had any recent discussion nor any guarantees 21:56.350 --> 22:00.730 that fuel pressure on the syrian regime to make sure that secretary 22:00.730 --> 22:05.130 kerry of course has been engaging directly with his russian counterpart 22:05.130 --> 22:07.830 with regard the cessation that's been the responsibility of the 22:07.830 --> 22:12.015 state department all of leave that not not beyond our 22:13.501 --> 22:17.365 are membrane of understanding with regard to the overflight in 22:17.531 --> 22:21.880 syrian granted the deconstruction of our air activities but to 22:22.130 --> 22:25.210 the point the lead has been taken by secretary kerry and the 22:25.210 --> 22:28.620 state department with regard to to russia in the negotiations 22:28.620 --> 22:31.690 of the cessation of hostilities and a leave that to my state 22:31.690 --> 22:35.891 farm camp for more related to the same topic um some reports 22:36.575 --> 22:40.731 indicated that the u s was in favor of including jamaican astride 22:40.750 --> 22:43.650 the ceasefire with the russians were adamant that they don't 22:43.650 --> 22:47.310 want them to be included in the just gifts to some lights on 22:47.310 --> 22:52.270 this weather is part of the thinking allowed him to discussions 22:52.270 --> 22:55.080 about the cessation of heart still using the terms that are sometimes 22:55.080 --> 22:59.330 believed that state department counterparts um as you know our 22:59.330 --> 23:03.519 focus here the department defense is on defeating isis and to 23:03.520 --> 23:07.587 eliminating isolation as a threat and mornington which they focused 23:07.590 --> 23:11.590 on trevathan of stress you consider it a terrorist organization 23:11.590 --> 23:16.207 due to emphasize this and all the organizations with impact of 23:16.402 --> 23:20.100 settlements or so this is part of the department of defense to 23:20.430 --> 23:24.378 discuss an issue like this with should be carried out ceasefire 23:25.233 --> 23:28.859 and after the cease fire right now and again with regard to two 23:29.240 --> 23:32.275 exact aspects of the ceasefire in the produce offense that's 23:32.276 --> 23:36.270 something that's been negotiating geneva by five sector carry 23:36.500 --> 23:39.310 but as you pointed out they are not part of a cease fire right 23:39.310 --> 23:42.776 now on time that's how we understand your department 23:44.590 --> 23:49.690 yes look the ideal according to the u s marine corps out of their 23:49.690 --> 23:55.660 247 f 18 hornets only roughly 30% can fly right now as the secretary 23:55.660 --> 23:59.300 concerned about the other sectors bin on the hill is talked about 23:59.760 --> 24:03.072 readiness he's talked about and project there's been asked about 24:03.084 --> 24:05.690 marine aviator shannon and readiness there in those issues in 24:05.690 --> 24:09.650 the budget and that he's put forward in consultation of course 24:09.650 --> 24:14.020 with the services including with the the marine corps on reflects 24:14.020 --> 24:18.330 a budget that tries to achieve the maximum level of readiness 24:18.750 --> 24:21.700 within the budget confines and this is been an area of concern 24:22.128 --> 24:25.760 for the marine corps one of the secretary on has tried to address 24:25.760 --> 24:28.630 with his by janette has been odyssey in close consultation with 24:28.630 --> 24:33.330 the other marine leadership about it and the beliefs of the budget 24:33.330 --> 24:38.570 that we have reflects the best effort to try and make sure readiness 24:38.570 --> 24:41.032 across the board whether to the marine weather terrain a vision 24:41.032 --> 24:45.303 or any other aspect of the us military are up to the challenge 24:45.804 --> 24:49.200 see the struggles with marine aviation is more of a widespread 24:49.200 --> 24:54.110 problem across all the services on no I don't think so many think 24:54.110 --> 24:58.010 this is a particular issue that sir ian had been discussed at 24:58.010 --> 25:02.220 length and this is an issue where we're out working to address 25:02.260 --> 25:06.420 and again but you reflects a particular decisions made to try 25:06.420 --> 25:11.200 and address and some of these shirts on these issues so not readiness 25:11.200 --> 25:14.270 is critically important and weather to the marine corps or any 25:14.270 --> 25:18.652 other odd service and the secretary has put an emphasis on readiness 25:18.652 --> 25:22.620 in this budget while at the same time also making the investments 25:22.620 --> 25:25.862 in the future an innovation that I can serve the marine corps 25:25.862 --> 25:29.670 and the I and the army the navy in the air force or in the years 25:29.670 --> 25:34.636 to come to switching gears for second time yesterday and I urge 25:34.653 --> 25:38.250 you see the rhine revolutionary guard for threatened senior commander 25:38.250 --> 25:41.298 threatened to shut down the strait of hormuz is that a concern 25:41.298 --> 25:45.940 to the secretary jim response reaction to those comments outlook 25:45.994 --> 25:49.860 is of course so we would have concerns with that with comments 25:49.860 --> 25:54.955 like that um you know that we have will contain a flash sale 25:54.955 --> 25:59.330 in operate wherever international law allows and any effort to 25:59.330 --> 26:04.320 cut down a notch or to somehow shut down a waterway of critical 26:04.320 --> 26:08.750 import nsw to the global economy I e something that said that 26:08.750 --> 26:11.800 we would treat with the a great degree of concern and obviously 26:11.800 --> 26:16.550 we have our forces are present apart a world to make sure on 26:16.580 --> 26:19.520 that there is the free flow of commerce and that early american 26:19.520 --> 26:24.090 interests arya are all maintain jobs are going to go live to 26:24.090 --> 26:27.930 the the division was in syria try to save this operation has 26:27.930 --> 26:31.338 been coordinated with any open for storage 26:33.305 --> 26:40.239 player in st I just your reckoning get into um intelligence or 26:40.239 --> 26:42.850 operational details about this beyond the fact that the strike 26:42.850 --> 26:49.800 was carried out on with the specific of the specific targets 26:49.800 --> 26:52.141 in mind because of the threat they pose the united states and 26:52.141 --> 26:56.167 some of our allies the two opening statement you said that the 26:56.167 --> 26:59.900 mentioned that there would be that meeting in washington dc in 26:59.900 --> 27:04.580 july he was yes as you know there was set there been several 27:04.704 --> 27:08.810 a mysterious now involving members of the coalition some smaller 27:08.810 --> 27:13.360 group buys was the meeting in stuttgart of the pastor yesterday 27:13.736 --> 27:16.230 by the eating in july and again were still working at the details 27:16.230 --> 27:20.310 the hope would be this would be a full membership of the coalition 27:21.246 --> 27:23.580 no dates yet were still trying to work at the details as you 27:23.580 --> 27:27.118 can imagine trying to get everyone on multiple countries into 27:27.160 --> 27:30.400 washington sametime just put some logistical hurdles that will 27:30.400 --> 27:31.030 try to overcome 27:32.860 --> 27:37.986 yes honey I know you re not ounces recorded site for some but 27:37.990 --> 27:42.071 I have enough courage to ask their voices question of the regime 27:42.124 --> 27:46.580 of charles h one next us president accept the notion of the new 27:46.850 --> 27:51.570 york realized japan south korea so can you agree with that or 27:51.920 --> 27:56.357 could you detroit defiant cry commitment from the united states 27:56.358 --> 28:03.260 to provide nuclear deterrents to japan at it again to you know 28:03.290 --> 28:07.219 you you prefaced your question when they're not you know nothing 28:07.219 --> 28:11.230 to get into presidential politics and so and not to get into 28:11.230 --> 28:14.920 presidential politics at this podium is not the place for for 28:14.920 --> 28:18.510 me to be in for the department offense to beat away into to election 28:18.510 --> 28:19.263 issues so 28:20.860 --> 28:25.651 yes kristie could be able to question some people of zone one 28:25.653 --> 28:28.638 on sister station of the village is you said that the second 28:28.645 --> 28:33.728 circuit led this year deal with the russians you just clarified 28:33.728 --> 28:37.706 that the sed festival doesn't have anything to do with this agreement 28:37.957 --> 28:42.470 or if this was the role of parliament in the state department 28:42.470 --> 28:45.230 has been the lead on this from the from the start secretary kerry 28:45.230 --> 28:49.932 has understandably so um the meetings in geneva we provide of 28:49.932 --> 28:55.316 course sarah advices the department does we fed on uniformed 28:55.320 --> 28:58.820 people providing guidance to the state department in their negotiations 28:59.270 --> 29:02.480 i'm and self course remained in an advisory role but in terms 29:02.480 --> 29:04.773 of the negotiations himself saving led by the state government 29:04.773 --> 29:10.329 sector here pacheco said that if this deal or somehow otherwise 29:10.372 --> 29:14.530 by other partners we will have all that the military option is 29:14.530 --> 29:18.780 one of the best is this thing that's significant match another 29:18.790 --> 29:22.940 way for other options i'm not sure exactly what you're referring 29:22.940 --> 29:27.980 to in terms of something secretary said today um but we are the 29:27.980 --> 29:31.290 united states of course is watching carefully and the us military's 29:31.290 --> 29:34.220 watching carefully to see what happens with the cessation of 29:34.220 --> 29:39.880 hostilities r fight is is with eisele on end but we're watching 29:39.880 --> 29:43.930 what happens in in in other parts of of syria very carefully 29:44.281 --> 29:47.340 around to make sure that there is no back down on our efforts 29:47.340 --> 29:51.340 and that more importantly that the syrian people get some relief 29:51.340 --> 29:56.598 from the civil war that is caused by tremendous suffering in 29:56.598 --> 30:01.088 strife for people in syria of course we're a supporter of sector 30:01.090 --> 30:05.080 kerry's efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities on the 30:05.080 --> 30:10.131 syrian people as a sector carter has stressed on they deserve 30:10.131 --> 30:13.263 better at them what they have right now and anything that we 30:13.263 --> 30:16.110 don't reach or a diplomatic and peaceful reza lucian of this 30:16.110 --> 30:20.212 conflict is something of course that we would support and evolved 30:20.217 --> 30:25.400 into the addict is a fight going to an upper limit to just clarify 30:25.400 --> 30:30.121 whether it was used to grind in this guise were part of an emerging 30:30.121 --> 30:34.110 target and danube recessed airstrike formerly being followed 30:34.110 --> 30:34.897 by you know 30:36.930 --> 30:40.206 people on the ground before and actually tracked them at night 30:40.206 --> 30:44.490 you strike them and nothing to get into the specifics in terms 30:44.490 --> 30:47.870 of intelligence or operations d these were specific targets though 30:48.141 --> 30:50.170 that had been identified these individuals 30:51.821 --> 30:55.850 yes the appear on the two individuals you mentioned at the top 30:55.892 --> 30:59.071 and in his her strike at your friends the israelis to confirm 30:59.071 --> 30:59.830 her nationality 31:01.200 --> 31:02.973 particularly the younger wife 31:04.579 --> 31:07.940 prizes the australians have five have made a public statement 31:07.940 --> 31:13.784 about this as well on the question would ask was about his interception 31:13.803 --> 31:18.032 in a russian aircraft with the athenian years or four storeyed 31:18.062 --> 31:22.738 multi as secretary carter considered reaching out to all defense 31:22.738 --> 31:25.920 ministry showing you I it was like some years they spoke to him 31:25.920 --> 31:32.490 and that he believed that engagement mr showing you is good form 31:32.825 --> 31:34.722 going forward between us and russia 31:36.434 --> 31:40.382 office specifically with regard to the most recent events that 31:40.382 --> 31:43.470 we have raised our concerns with the russians through the appropriate 31:43.880 --> 31:48.180 I channels um that has not been the secretary of defense but 31:48.180 --> 31:51.750 we've had of those conversations at the appropriate level and 31:51.750 --> 31:55.180 made our concerns known about their unprofessional unsafe behavior 31:55.670 --> 31:58.919 of the russians in those instances with regard to their sectors 31:58.962 --> 32:01.741 engaged with minister choi go he has engaged with mr showing 32:01.741 --> 32:05.120 you in the past as you know I specifically with regard to the 32:05.120 --> 32:10.996 eisele fighting events in in syria on and at this time we have 32:11.001 --> 32:15.362 any additional meetings or correspondence planned a between the 32:15.362 --> 32:19.540 this actor in the minister but the sector is not opposed to it 32:19.540 --> 32:25.120 he spoke with mr sure you in the past um but right now we don't 32:25.120 --> 32:28.070 believe that that would serve any particular purpose of this 32:28.121 --> 32:31.763 pointer was how far back in the past were talking about that 32:31.763 --> 32:35.466 this tragedy I can check the date on the lam it's been some some 32:35.470 --> 32:39.664 time but will take a day to give back to fredericton conversation 32:39.798 --> 32:44.520 since 2014 when the russian forces moved into crimea because 32:44.896 --> 32:48.992 I think at that point if there's really we've read out conversations 32:48.992 --> 32:53.530 the sectaries head with minister shoigu largest ion in recent 32:53.530 --> 32:56.700 months so I it's been tied to the eyes the fighters you know 32:57.530 --> 32:59.242 so will get the day for you. Specifically 33:01.410 --> 33:04.877 yes thank you swallow the matter back to these lumps that attacked 33:04.877 --> 33:09.110 mosul time but you know in iraq about some of the peshmerga fighters 33:09.110 --> 33:13.130 are being saint peter read that there were american civilians 33:13.390 --> 33:17.340 over there took part in fights or in addition to his part of 33:17.340 --> 33:21.400 the advise and assist teams were there any contractor is there 33:21.490 --> 33:24.111 at the time of the attack not that I love 33:25.775 --> 33:30.038 released as we talked about this the advised assist forces who 33:30.038 --> 33:34.150 were there um specifically in why the quick reaction force was 33:34.150 --> 33:38.310 called and i'm not aware of american contractors that were there 33:38.460 --> 33:43.087 in addition also affected as long as it was able to punch through 33:43.111 --> 33:47.750 enterprise to respond to fires indeed get as far as it did with 33:47.750 --> 33:51.160 the attack for the crown was to him how much of a concern is 33:51.160 --> 33:55.700 or that I suppose now figured out lauren something about how 33:55.910 --> 33:59.484 surveillance being done in force protection being done now that 33:59.495 --> 34:02.880 way around to the point that really carry out this operation 34:03.831 --> 34:08.620 is this operation it was I saw that ended up losing territory 34:08.620 --> 34:13.171 losing a significant number of our fighters not so unnaturally 34:13.203 --> 34:18.720 into that isolates of this is the this is an enemy that we need 34:18.720 --> 34:21.925 to be very careful with and they have five 34:23.740 --> 34:27.860 they have proven their capabilities on the battlefield and at 34:27.860 --> 34:33.860 the same time he was seen a rocky security forces a gain ground 34:33.860 --> 34:40.230 in heat in a lot more I see the peshmerga forces effectively 34:40.322 --> 34:43.810 i'm take on eisele as they did in this case as in they were able 34:43.810 --> 34:51.050 to retake that territory I am so I so I time is not 10 feet tall 34:51.580 --> 34:56.844 and I think in this instance they were able to display on the 34:56.845 --> 35:01.148 certain degree of force on that was a surprise and they were 35:01.148 --> 35:05.729 also repelled ultimately and there's nothing about this fight 35:05.910 --> 35:10.950 that indicates this was not achieved new capabilities that ultimately 35:10.950 --> 35:14.920 the iraqi security forces the air the kurdish forces and with 35:14.920 --> 35:18.400 the support of the coalition that can ultimately overcome 35:19.749 --> 35:21.640 so I think everybody.