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crystal nicely the smh am an opening statement is a caregiver and spouse of an operation enduring freedom veteran. following her testimony we will hear from mrs. lorelei st. james, the director physical infrastructure for the government accountability office, and closing out a pen will be mrs. heidi golding who will be testifying on behalf of congressional budget office. she is cdos principal analyst for military and veterans compensation and the national security division. so thank you again to all of you for being here this morning for the support and. mr. reickhoff, we weekend with you. >> thank you, madam chair, members of the committee. on behalf of iraq and afghanistan and over to a thousand of her members and supporters, many of them are here today, thank you for inviting us to testify in the long-term costs of war for our generation of veterans. i served in iraq from 2003-2004 as a platoon leader. when my unit returned and i came home from work, we return to the country confused by and a bit uncomfortable with its warriors. people wanted to help. they just didn't know how. bringin

military during that ten years off operation enduring freedom what makes situation even worse this same type of disaster struck in two thousand and five the province when you see the helicopter was shot down under similar circumstances since then u.s. special operation forces as well insufficient time to analyze and evaluate and to make sure that these started off disaster we'll never struck at the heart of this special operation forces community and especially in afghanistan and pakistan a good man lesson for the u.s. commander in afghanistan he's led their regular e.g. to do their three cups of tea counterinsurgency you know get it stale and please keep in strategic reserve special operations command and their team members for the most challenging and the most daunting tasks such as counter-proliferation counterterrorism and count on our cottage. not the way it needs it since our i don't get a business update now with me tree. as the world's financial markets ended last week on the high notes they are moving with the same kind of optimism into this trading week that was after the wors

. >> on october 7, the military launched operation operation enduring freedom,ac tacking the palban.aliban lost control of the country, but the low-grade war would continue almost a deck scpead pose a serious challenge to the american will. >> next, the u.s. set its sites on iraq, where it was believed they were creating weapons of mass destruction, harboring terrorists and violating u.s. sanctions. and dick cheney became one of the strongest advocates for the war. >> there is no doubt that saddam hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. there is no doubt that he is amazing them to use against our friends, against our allies and against us. >> it was a radical turn from the first gulf war where he said we should not spill american blood to force saddam from power. what changed? >> the second time around, when we were faced with a different situation where all of a sudden, what was going on in that part of the world could ultimately have an impact here at home. >> iraq. vice-president cheney said he felt you were worrying too much about the united nations' approval. >> yes. [chuck

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when bush allow the open process as he did in enduring freedom, on the search in 2006, when he benefited from that, his decisions for good. when he did not, he went with too much confidence and everybody was loyal, this is what the presidents wants. then we see some very poor decisions. the worst one is what we see as phase four operations in iraq. that's decision on how to manage iraq after the invasion. which turned out how to be a case study in how to mismanage, which is the costliest decision in my mind that bush made. bush was no doubt polarizing. and in our scholarship, i think we have to be very careful about the two argument that is are out there in abundance. on the left, there are a lot of people that have conspiracy theories and psychological theories and so on about how bush is completely -- what completely beyond his capacity as president. and then on the right you have over loyalty. including among christian conservatives. and i can speak as a christian conservative myself. and we had to learn put no confidence in princes. psalm 118. just because bush is a christian preside

he was killed in fighting in afghanistan in support of operation enduring freedom. in 2004 it was my privilege to nominate him for an appointment as a cadet to the united states military academy in west point. upon his graduation he was commissioned in the infantry where he sought out the army's toughest challenges immediately. he graduated from the demanding airborne ranger courses and past the test to get the infantryman badge. while conducting combat operations, he was tragically killed when his unit came under fire by enemy forces. for his heroic action that is day, dimitri was awarded posthumously the bronze star medal and purple heart. though we fourth down his loss, we immensely proud of his accomplishments. and we are immensely proud of the men and women who fight for us every day to take it possible to savor the freedom left to us by our founders. may god help his family. and may they find comfort in the nobility and valor of his deeds. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to

for our returning soldiers and sailors and marines from operation iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom in afghanistan. i was shocked to hear just a couple of days ago that 30% of the returning vets from those two wars, iraq and afghanistan are unemployed. they would make excellent construction workers, and we should have a special program, if we do this, where we train them and put them into decent pays jobs. >> host: governor governor rendell, do you understand where governor governor scott of florida were coming from when they said no to federal funds for high speed rail? >> guest: i guess they may -- again, i haven't had a chance to speak to any of them, and i know john caisic from days in congress, and he's a great man, but they must have decided the benefits were outweighed by the cost, not only the cost to federal government, but the cost the states had to come up with to match the program, and without being on the ground there, i can't say whether that is analysis is right or wrong. they al were afraid of the problem that laura said in her call, and that's cost overruns tolding

. >> donna brazile, alex, thank you for after enduring months of isolation, he is now enjoying freedomwe will tell you the story of an american journalist who escapes from libya. as hurricane irene turns towards the u.s., the east coast prepares for a hit from the storm. >> an american journalist is a free man after months of isolation in libya and he's talking about his escape from jail. cnn foreign affairs correspondent has the dramatic story. >> joe, matthew van dike is an aspiring travel writer and now has an adventure story you wouldn't believe. for six months, languishing in solitary confinement, matthew van dike had no contact with the outside world. his mother told cnn they don't know why he was arrested by gadhafi's forces, knocked unconscious and thrown into tripoli's notorious prison shown here in a you tube video. >> here awoke to the sound of a man in the room above him being tortured. >> early wednesday, matthew told cnn.com in the chaos and fighting heerks heard prisoners and thought this is it. they came to lynch me. someone hammered off the lock on the door. he and the

enduring ideals. because of the ingenuity in the private sector. because of faith and family and freedomto the fabric of who we are and what we stand for. i believe in america. i believe in her purpose and her promise. i believe her best days have not yet been lived. i believe the greatest deeds have not been recorded in the annals of history. with your help, with the grace of god, we will get america working again. god bless you. thank you all for coming. >> so there you go. texas governor rick perry. now we can say gop candidate rick perry. he officially did it. this morning he was in south carolina and he had a little more energy in his first speech. that was a little laid back. they say if i'm ever going to run for president, patriot, patriot, america, america. >> better days ahead. >> he did well though considering he wasn't even there. >> he did. and look, we knew he was going to run. so that entices people out. people have been waiting for him to come in. there is some sign that there is dissatisfaction with those already in the race. e looks better before they actually start to r

endure, burning a man once said. another man became the match stick that set a nation aflame. be fire and his appetite cannot be sacrificed like freedom. injustice and desperation make men combustible. they can neither loft or stream. the knife begins to taste the same. from egypt to lebanon to yemen, the light from the burning man is catching, those with nothing with lose are offered. and, you know, i think, really it's just remarkable what one bern did. of course, there were so many factors about what's been happening in the middle east. i'm so happy the book, as i said, has become so topical. and what's happening in the last six or eight months, what's been happening currently in the middle east and so many other instances. the book is a premiere for nonviolence in nonmuslim societies, and the middle east, and i would urge you all to take a look at my book. thank you so much. [applause] [applause] >> any questions? >> i think in any religion you take it too seriously, you are going to have problems. that's true with islam, hinduism, mormons, it's universal to all of the religions. if you follow them too literally and too seriously

endure, burning a man once said. another man became the match stick that set a nation aflame. but fire and its appetite cannot be calculated like freedom. injustice and desperation make men combustible like dry wood. about words lose meaning and entire people their voice, so they can no longer scream death and life become the same from tunisia, yemen light from a burning man proves catching and those with nothing to lose are offered but bodies fan the embers of their hopes into a blazen dream. it's just remarkable what one person did. of course there were so many factors what's been happening in the middle east but i'm so happy that my book, as i say, has become so topical and i'd like to sort of update this book and do it in the paperback events what's happening in the middle east and so many instances you know this book is a primer for nonviolence in muslim societies and in the middle east and i would urge you all to take a look at my book. thank you so much. [applause] >> any -- any questions? >> i think in my observation, any religion, if you take it too seriously you're going to have problems and extremists. i think that's true wi

freedom that they hold so dear. people say, why are you running frofor president? >> because i want to get america working again. our nation cannot endure another four years of rising debt. now we're told we're in a recovery. it sure does not feel like a recovery. there are millions of americans to cannot find a job. those are having to work full time. it is not feel like a recovery to them. one in six eligible americans cannot find a full-time job. that is not a recovery. that is an economic disaster. president obama said he had reversed the recession. of the past six months, and you run into a little bad luck. at the same time, some people dismiss job creation. there have been some on the left that said the fact is those 40% of the jobs created in america since the ninth of june was just luck. badica's crisis is not luck. it is bad policies from washington, d.c. jobs come by keeping taxes low and controlling spending by reforming tort laws and ensuring regulations are fair and predictable. president obama's policies which she claims reverse the recession increased unemployment. they exploded the debt. they led to the first downgrade o