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to the secretary mentioned.
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through the fiscal year and we eighty % strengthening our operating funds.
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we're doing everything we can to structure readiness out to do
this we will have to traded some level and to some degree.
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chilean both money and time to recover in the years japan.
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cheddary shape the forged flew. We can the that that's the uncomfortable truth.
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in the out years.
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of the word flexibility at that to us that just doesn't mean
reaper transfer thirty and reprogram IMF those are necessary
but insufficient I mean.
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the unpopular but unavoidable institutional reforms that will
be ness share.
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reduce redundancy and we've got to change its and level our compensation
structure without that kind of reform we will lose the human
capital the important talented young men and women emma lose
combat capability.
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srong display declining dollars an increase humorous.
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people do their etched.
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distraction to them nearly every question I feel that in my town
hall meeting with military members and their families was about
the protracted budget uncertainty and that's share.
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that they're gonna be I E gold they don't join the military the ideal.
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to a more sustainable future.
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for two questions.
From that.
The secretariat regarding north korea.
Would you say that up.
Is north career more dangerous now than you think it was six
months every year ago.
And could you talk of about the decision to send the the to SPF
on to the South korea for this exercise.
Was that not more about provocative.
A moves by the United States does that.. Rios.
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they might of our that.
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That we United States to to south korea.
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Involved in prosecuting a it anything.
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on joint action sizes.
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Home. And Pamiere and announcements a couple weeks ago regarding
the new missile defense capabilities. Which cuts to your.
Question about is north korea more dangerous today. I think the
very provocative actions and and the a belligerent tone.
Own early has ratcheted out.
Of the danger.
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the south korea.
All the nations and in that to.
Region the world and of our committed to of of pathway to peace.
Am the north Koreans a seem to be headed in a different left with.
So arm we will a unequivocally of the first year unequivocally
committed to that alliance was self career those we're all those are.
Other allies in that region of the world and we will be prepared
that we have the prepare to deal with any eventuality.
Quote. Along those lines the last regional from the commander
goes minister.
Signed with is suffering counterparts for the call the combined
harder provocation plans.
To talks about consultations with the so you in the light of
any no north korean provocations of we've untold as a to kind
of put a brake on their to prevent being from escalating ever calming.
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precious and and I when discredited all as china put a brake
on a very close shelf korean allies and I think it returned as
we well I mean working it. You know the general Thurman where
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the armistice and any houses combined forces command had an who's U.S.
forces korea. So he hash the have.
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in the pressures of of.
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just a centrally allowing him and myself korean counterpart gen
john to come to agreement about how that influence will be.
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and you the Consultations going to the for sure I think the answer
that question is it is editions men and I'm going after to have
a counter provocation plan.
Over the last two years.
And in recognition of the stated.
Position the south korean government that they no longer willing
to be provoked and so we wanted to make sure we initially with
them that.
Was for.
Gen where kim Jong on to our it was somewhat of the unknown quantity.
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three over the past couple of years of missile development.
Another underground nuclear test and certainly and escalation
in the rhetoric if not out right threats to attack the United States.
What's the take and is a busy busy attending to bargain his way
to to to a bargaining table.
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For is he a more serious threat and first imagine or more serious threat.
There's five.
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Has taken so for since he's come a to power.
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Fort north korea occasionally will go to try to get the intention.
Of the United States the to train the maneuver us into a song
position favorably them whether it's more systems sure.
Bilateral home.
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So the action he's taken.
And the the actions a stake in in the words you used to is not
going to a projected more responsible accountable.
A mission ship.
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Is the north korean military leadership worries the later.
These later norris the korea.
The secretary of the honor heightened rhetoric you see any moves
that suggested that mission and military steps five north Koreans
and have units are the yes form and loose possible. Yeah.
We know what we're in a our annual action shows cycles.
Sure that and so there have been moves in the maritime domain
on each coached as well as some of the artillery units that are
a across the military Joan french also a other men movements
we haven't seen anything that we're ecosystem really their movements
other than consistent with historic patterns and training action
chechens know.
It's been twos.
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concerned about news not necessarily the reaction of my elicit
in north korea or other mama a japanese and korean allies you
know that those actually sizes are mostly to sure our allies
that they can count on us to be prepared.
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Sequestration question different jaundice to.
Assist to generate of the public has been here in the military.
Or of a financial readiness crisis from sequestration sequestration
is here. Now me EPA we've probably enduring aircraft that carry
of readiness a crisis poison more purity of adjustment for you
have to live within your means basically.
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with forty one billion dollars less than. Of all what was projected
in a budget you're going to ingest and to maintain readiness.
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turnaround M centers eyeshadow news and said we will work hard
around that that mean we will make things to work of for that
readiness that's a priority you you have to have that it is a
balancing any rebalancing just as we've noted some or comments here.
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it is but to make no mistake this the capability of this department
of defense to defend interest of our country and our allies will
be their.
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some of your shwe unison history. And the expansion and contraction
of defense budgets overtime. This is not the deepest but in this
this the threat.
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we've got is a enough enough for thirteen problem that will affect
readiness and it'll affect in to fourteen for the secretaries
challenge us to do is personal me our way through that we gotta
get through thirteen fourteen. And then as we look to the fifteen
nineteen budget these assets to do this review to lock for the
kind of opportunities your doctor at one V a better torso United
States as a major readiness crisis because sequestration will
have you get enough. We forever from the the budget.
Can someone mitigate off full-blown readiness grows get division
at two weeks tension aggression. We're we're in the message ensuring
that are this and how today costa set the to fly out there and
south korean players that and change of strategy and anyway and
it is an appropriate given the fleet assisting apartment.
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the what I say years of the war.
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With the south Koreans.
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part of that is Marty just said the them commitment to our allies
the unwavering commitment on the Korean peninsula so am we factor
and all these different to tactical.
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in action shows with allies. So I don't know the track cost of
what was the new more talking about know I don't either and and
that we're well said we budget for certain number we recon blue
lightning global reach action shows the fifty two and be to we
budget for certain number of the manually this was within the
context of the budgeted.
Exercise program but even if a western jennifer.
In the in light of what's happened in north korea and depravity
asian and the necessity of assuring our allies that we're shwe
are there with them we would a founder way to do this you know
aspect your form we get a readiness challenge. But we're not
going to put our security at risk and manage.
Of the fleet.
In whatever affect the U.S. officials said describe north korea's regime.
It's a rash.
And the fact that so little was known of our how are dynamic
so rough control world.
Why you think it's wise for U.S. to respond and hope that it
some of these north korean probably ftse.
I don't think we're a poking back to responding the we've always
said a significant.
Presence in relationship a and A a I don't think you that's a
new a bit but and the more new question in this would be the
But we're my and should your question is it to the north Koreans
have to understand.
That term a what they are doing.
Is you very dangerous.
Them and they have some options.
They can take another approach.
Do of a better future.
Know what they're doing now is not the the waited to do that
and so we have because security issues your that we have protected
in commitments in our security interests Seoul and no I don't
think we're doing leaving the extraordinary a provocative are
or of the A allow the organ of what the nation's do to protect
the wrong interest and assure as the general said the especially
to it not only to our south korean ally but do over allies and
region and that to the new.
We we must. Make make clear.
That these provocations by the north are taken by to buy S very
surest lee and will respond to that.
You feel like you know an awful pop the rushing.
That these responses by the U.S. are taking in the way in which
you intended to be. Well as if you all know enough about north
korea there there are it is uncertainty.
A in that government didn't in their leadership in intentions
but that isn't the issue the issue was a we have to be prepared
to defend our interests the allies interest a and we have to
be prepared to defend that looking at the any potential any possibility end.
Oh yes we have other approaches that we would prefer that we
have the engaged in that we would for for the to north to do
that is. Well-Off.
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You normalisation of administration and it comes to syria and
in the to first to change the cooperation of us. That's museum
and to to us bullseye to find a peaceful solution quite transition.
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in in in interesting and the That will this study this testifying
last week in this after two dimensions some contingency plans
made by you of eun-sun european countries. And invade.
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and Bennett's comes to defense you realize that you mentioned
the did not create crisis.
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across winning is can the commitments about the called contingency
plans to build working on and the second the the rapprochement
between israel and turkey hall it'll affect the calculation in
the region that this of present also mission and a target really
quickly and your of quite probably turkey because of him the
max about cutter to define the country and since this is the
first basically the good conduct to keep it I get some common
so it.
Rowland and died in on my standing use.
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and outer the And I have all the years of noted editor given
speeches given that just to turkey but the next it.
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legacy in world and a whole sometimes we we in the west don't
fully appreciate where they enter the of.
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but thank you a S2 am summer your other points an.
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Retro from on that to president obama was able to.
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certainly in our troops the that relationship that poor years
is bent.
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Couple years prior that is been the building in developing in
important for both countries soul of clearly in the interest
of all was a that to their relationship is being put back together.
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neighbors in developing more conference to I would suspect among
the neighbors in that area that did jerking in israel will once
again for began working together on some these common interests.
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is just chosen.
A former of the Swedish diplomat to head up the best to gay sheena
of what was used and what was accused of over there which is
in poor.
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As of yet confirmed.
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On a side.
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And we've got to deal with that eventuality and in that how we
would to respond to the me stop there and see if it general dancing
as it for their comments on that because she's.
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Am working on significant injections in particular make the take-away
would be that we are working this most complex challenge through
our partners show through turkey and it's NATO alliance are NATO
launched through Jordan very strong regional.
Partner and of course through israel and have collaborative planning
efforts and underway with each of them.
Not just uniquely for the possibility of chemicals. But also
for the other eventuality use them. You know the law should control
of heavier defense weapons.
Am refugee or humanitarian and A assistance support of humanitarian
assistance operations. The defense of turkey.
Through ballistic missile defense shield with offensive untoward of.
So we've got any number of contingency plans and each are them
a issue them at some level rip rely upon regional partners to
help which are vista.
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churn going on around the roaring korean special in the grid
location also in asia and you have unwashed experience of president
foreign policy of being the So here sunday here dealing with
this initial as they question issues separately investor.
U.S. about your polymer really going down china a expending asymmetry
in the area especially indirect television news and analyse the threat.
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security and also for the region are issues and he non-nation kinder.
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in the IE9 for your of genesis extensions specially rickets pension
and also said that as a renaissance gone. So I'm searching cages
came back from Afghanistan and who have been here. So venue having
the job and what you think the and all the people of that is
that asking that.
What is they are future after NATO on the U.S. leaves the region
and what to really the future missile that there are one of the
indonesian set.
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an important part and I just in the region and the world.
Am economically diplomatically in every way am so a India will
continue to play a very stabilizing will commit to for a world
whose your question. I Afghanistan.
Am you know all the to give was always intended a orderly responsible transition.
Of the United States. I said forces out.
Of Afghanistan and that's what we're building for that's that's
so why each you've east block by block agreements will word with
the Propelling one detention facility turnover or all gets is
to eventually where we all wanted goal a peaceful transition
a transition that to of will.
A hopefully put Afghanistan.
In a position a to have a peaceful prosperous future.
A with our continued the assistance is you know that to.
The president has laid out a it. Here's cannot don't worry post
two twenty four twenty fourteen borman.
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the huge call.
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in and we're gonna waved the to do that I it's jagger you regularly
not be easy open down but to what we're on track force reductions
or on track and that that's just all part of the the Afghanistan's
a sovereign nation and the We we want them to be a srong sovereign
nation with the with a significant to future china.
Out china's rape are will continue to be a great power it has interests.
I'm certainly those interests to include the pacific in asia.
That we have interests as well I think.
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star with two different shapes.
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common interests with china economic diplomatic military that
the military. Yeah and that's a responsible.
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see about these but.
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The the pacific.
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north korea.
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It's about south korea japan all the neighbors in that area.
So arm these accommodations had the factory in the long term
relationships and I don't think of the way this all that is going
to war.
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in the we're on a pass to the to do that will lead to money that
he said that you know the detention strategic goes from out here
actually took a longer view and we've set on our re balance showing
and all the things circuitry mentioned Whitacre over time and
you know the one of my a a focus Shirazes building a joint force
for twenty twenty so met none of this is to flow the foot the
foot for the. Sewage.
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to the eyes lastly in the Cruisers and says that is that that
decision is based on long-ways missile threats and the threat.
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last year for images of possible mobilise in the hands this is
of the enough response to a threat that as exist yet that this
new that kind of payoff for me is that this is an overreaction
and is it is of you has been in duped here is assignments that
the why such a robust response those are some things you america's
people need to know more about that threat secondly you got about
horses bigger the british amateur more about what are now what
was talked about and what's command these.
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and or you handle ira at what are you.
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the Of what are not. Well thought out strategy event at missile
defense announcement of the If first done.
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Have missile capability.
A We know that they have significant kid pretty.
And A M as we think true long term threats.
We have to plan and sure for short term. But also for long-term
in every decision that's made and the announcement was made a
couple weeks will of wasn't some knee jerk reaction.
To the young leader strikes in north korea.
And these are a decision making processes that evolve.
A based on threats potential threats. He only need be wrong wants.
A and an I don't know what president forward german will what's
after defense.
What's to do wrong.
Let's. Was come to nuclear threats. So am.
I would take a issue was your now losses of where our decision
or announcement there.
Well is a year was an off lots of further thought that when into
this in strategic thinking.
And they're all goes into these kinds of a decisions like and
you know as the that was this the ship think north korea threat.
That because that thinking to curve that the you've Hermes speak
about the proliferation of technologies whether they be ballistic
missile technologies for cyber technologies you all certainly
say that the homeland shouldn't can be considered a century is
it has been for.
For generations so this is all about us thinking again had we
get ready for the future winter one. This is like the gradually
thing in a skate to where the part in a vain afterwards than.
On the Brett's in nineteen forty two george marshall and his
british colleague call together their the combined chiefs and
they met over a Roosevelt hall of Fort mcnair and the top floor.
And they Decided how they would make sure that their relationship
with advances the cause of not only their own countries but to
for the world out into the Foreseeable future show my british
telling and I decided to recreate the month and we gathered top
for Roosevelt hall forming near recreate. The picture. I did
did strike me how much younger we look than they did that.
Those years.
And a but we had some incredible conversations about.
Their future are future. You know the degree to which they intend
to the further integrate into your or remain can that they crush
Atlantic paired a partner and our they were questioning ocean
that are re balancing to the pacific where both facing economic
challenges and so we kind of we've met kind of we chartered a
cores to.
Ensure that they remain our strong this the partner and it wasn't
very well that I haven't render the report yet to the secretary
show you excuse me. If I go on and further additional.
High would say that he allowed me to come Waldorf. But I will
out news spent fifteen minutes a great number of where I thank
you might as many of..