Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
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There is, obviously, sufficient body armor for every deployed service member.
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They reported back to the World Health Organization (WHO) that they had a possible positive.
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That particular Iraqi special operations force came under fire as they were conducting this operation, and in the process the Iraqi special operations forces killed 16 insurgents. They also, in securing the objective there, detained a number of other individuals, approximately 15, is what I've heard.
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that there is this detailed planning and intent on the part of the insurgents in Iraq to one day control that country and to really try to extend their extremism to neighboring countries. It demonstrates to me they clearly understand the importance and significance of the battle in Iraq right now.
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The mission and the focus of what our forces are doing (in Iraq) have not changed this week from last week or last month.
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The mission and the focus of what our forces are doing has not changed this week from last week or last month. Any spike in violence is unfortunate and is always concerning, but we tend to look at these things broadly and over time, and base our decisions on trends and on what the commanders on the ground feel is an appropriate balance.
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Detainee personal information was removed from the transcript because of concern about the potential harm to detainees if the documents were made public.
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Any sovereign government needs the ability to control their borders. So the role of the (Iraqi) border-control security forces is one that is vital to the overall security of the country.
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This does not represent the values of the United States military, ... It's a despicable practice that is unacceptable.
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This does not represent the values of the United States military, and doesn't represent the vast majority of the actions and behavior of our men and women in uniform. It is a despicable practice. It's unacceptable. And the department is going to address it.
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They have an ongoing interest in this Able Danger project and we're working with them to provide them with the kinds of information they seek to have on this.
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We're assessing the decision of the Supreme Court.
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We agree with the assessment there has been enormous progress since the removal of the Saddam Hussein regime and significant challenges lie ahead, ... We might put into practice elements of the findings as appropriate.
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Our position has not changed. This is a classified program and there are still aspects of it that are not appropriate for an open hearing. And that's what we have told the committee.