Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
matters personal relieved
He was relieved for matters of personal conduct.
change continue
There is no change in policy, and we will continue implementing the policy.
capable certain executing military mission remains
What is certain is the U.S. military remains capable of executing every mission it is assigned.
indication suggest
I don't have anything to suggest that is accurate. I have no indication that there are any unaccounted for personnel.
information specific
I don't have any specific information on these images.
imminent information
I don't have any information on any imminent releases.
breakfast congress iraq members outspoken progress returned seen senator thinks
He has breakfast with members of Congress all the time. Senator Lieberman just returned from Iraq and he had some interesting observations. And he's been very outspoken about what he's seen and the progress that he thinks is being made there.
certain confused facts happened soldiers
Certain facts about what happened to other soldiers got confused with what may have happened to Jessica,
military planning respect seen stories wild
With respect to stories that I have seen that try to characterize military planning with respect to Iran, I would characterize as wild speculation.
detainees except movement released security talk transit
We typically don't talk about the movement of detainees except when they are being transferred or released to another country. We don't typically talk about the transit for security reasons.
commander decision exercise force job military sufficient sure
We don't want to take unnecessary risk. We do make sure that when we exercise military force we use the right resources, sufficient to get the job done. It is a decision made by the commander on the ground,
al attacks conduct connected continue defense department discovered documents prior qaeda review shows specific
While we continue to review the documentation and conduct interviews, and while there are some who allege specific documents exist, the Defense Department has not discovered any documentation that shows Mohamed Atta connected to al Qaeda prior to the attacks of 9/11.
ability capability forces iraqi offer remain responsibility roles security supporting
As they take over responsibility for things there are still US forces in the region. US forces remain in supporting roles with the ability to offer a surge capability to Iraqi security forces.
believed commission members necessary proceed
Up to this point, it's not believed to have been necessary because of the way in which prosecutors and the commission members have been able to proceed in their trials.