nugent: i don't disagree with that. when you talk to the forces that were there in 2011 and the training with the iraqis, it was evident then we had good brigades in the iraqi military and then we had some that were sectarian split off that were incompetent. i think that is what we saw happen. i think that is the remarks you have heard. having an enduring force would have prevented it, i don't know but we what have had a better chance of preventing it if we have been there to keep pressure on the iraqis at the time. i want to make sure we don't do the same now in afghanistan. sec. carter: i will say something about afghanistan. maybe the chairman wants to say something about iraq. fortunately at the moment, we have a different situation in afghanistan. a bilateral security agreement in place that is welcomed by the government of afghanistan and a partner in the government of afghanistan in the national unity government that is not sectarian in nature. that is welcoming of the american assistance and training, so it is a

nugent: i don't disagree with that. when you talk to the forces that were there in 2011 and the training with the iraqis, it was evident then we had good brigades in the iraqi military and then we had some that were sectarian split off that were incompetent. i think that is what we saw happen. i think that is the remarks you have heard. having an enduring force would have prevented it, i don't know but we what have had a better chance of preventing it if we have been there to keep pressure on the iraqis at the time. i want to make sure we don't do the same now in afghanistan. sec. carter: i will say something about afghanistan. may be the chairman wants to say something about iraq. fortunately at the moment, we have a different situation in afghanistan. a bilateral security agreement in place that is welcomed by the government of afghanistan and a partner in the government of afghanistan in the national unity government that is not sectarian in nature. that is welcoming of the american assistance and training so it is a

robert nugent owns ship bottom shell fish and fears vacationers will choose other locations. >> they might go to beach haven or other island. >> reporter: the u.s. army corps of engineers says no more than 1,000 feet of beach, about two or three blocks will ever be closed at a time. >> very frustrating. >> reporter: but with no hard and fast schedule where crews will be on any given day, realtors say they're unable to give potential renters answers on when the work might be on their block. after ship bottom the project is slated to move onto southern sections of long beach township. >> it's been tough to really put anything out because the schedule's been changed so much even just within the last three weeks. >> reporter: the project manager tells me dredges needed for the work weren't available earlier this year. he says because the scope of the project here will be so large, there's just no way to avoid the summer season. >> we're trying to get it built as well prior to the next season, so we want to get as much sand up on the beaches to achieve the purpose of the project, which is

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nugent. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and to mr. carter and first of all i want to thank both of you. mr. dempsey, i appreciate your service to the country and particularly the uniform that you wear of the united states army. it means a lot to me. secretary carter, the first time i get to meet you. but the question i have, and i guess where i'm kind of perplexed is what is going on within iraq today, where we have the general of the cuds force leading the charge basically and i get our reluctance to have boots on the grounds, because let me tell you, my kids have been there. and i don't necessarily want to see them go back. but on the same token though, i hate to see that iran now has taken the lead in particularly when you go back in history of iraq with us, recently in 2011 when i was there, we had five u.s. service members killed the night i was there by an advanced ied supplied -- go figure -- from iran. and now we're allowing them to take the lead and -- and you remember back when we had our forced in iraq at the draw-down and american troops being killed and ambushed because of

nugent i'm going to yield to the cheap because i've met i don't know great deal about this program but it's one i'm going to look into more based on your bringing this to her attention but i will yield to the chief on this. [inaudible] to look at a new way of moving this. thank you. if using this weapon on a platform that is actually going to be operational. the second thing not to do is maturation of the technology. he wanted to be more efficient. we wanted to be more effective and more survivable so that's the near-term focus. we want to produce a family of electromagnetic weapons of the idea of walking away from the concept is simply not true. one of the problems we have had that is made is inefficient in getting started on this program and this is me offering opinion to you sir we have built were for capabilities and to separate portfolios so what are e-5 data on air staff is in recognizing this problem several months ago he directed across functional study to bring our electronic warfare folks in our weapons boosters together which is where champs has to work and asked to give him

nugent. i'm going to yield to the chief i'm going to admit, i do not know a great deal about this program. it's one i'm going do look into more based on -- you're bringing this to our attention, i'll yield to the chief on this. [ inaudible ] >> to look at a new way of moving this plattformplatform. the second thing we want to do is do more maturation. we want it to be more efficient effective and more survivable. that's the near term focus. we want to produce a family of electromagnetic weapons. the idea of walking away is simply not true. one of the problems we've had, that has made us inefficient in getting started on this program is that we have built weapons and electronic warfare capability in portfolios. what they've done recognizing this problem several months ago he directed a cross functional study to bring our electronic warfare folks and weapons producers together, which is where champs has to work and test them to give him a study on the future of this weapons approach. and it's d

nugent. >> thank you mr. chairman. and to mr. carter and first of all i want to thank both of you. mr. dempsey, i appreciate your service to the country and particularly the uniform that you wear of the united states army. it means a lot to me. secretary carter the first time i get to meet you. but the question i have and i guess where i'm kind of perplexed is what is going on within iraq today where we have the general of the cuds force leading the charge basically and i get our reluctance to have boots on the grounds because let me tell you, my kids have been there. and i don't necessarily want to see them go back. but on the same token though, i hate to see that iran now has taken the lead in particularly when you go back in history of iraq with us recently in 2011 when i was there, we had five u.s. service members killed the night i was there by an advanced ied supplied -- go figure -- from iran. and now we're allowing them to take the lead and -- and you remember back when we had our forced in iraq at the draw-down and american troops being killed and ambushed because of the s