the united states army. i personally also want to know what the recognition of the army birthday means to myself and my district. three things i want to poubt point out to the floor, first off, of course, it is that it is my honor to respect hawaii's first -- represent hawaii's first congressional district which is home to the infantry division of the united states army. it is also home to the u.s. army pacific medical center and of course my army reserve unit. all of which i take great pride in representing here in the congress. second, i think it speaks to the strength and vitality and greatness of our nation and our nation's army that i for myself and child of immigrants from thailand and from china had the honor and privilege of calling myself an officer in the united states army reserve. it is a true testimony to the greatness of our nation and the greatness of our armed forces that the child of an immigrant would be allowed to serve as an officer in the most powerful fighting force the world has ever kn

20 isaac left havana for the united states with only $50 and the dream of building a new life and helping others. he proudly served our country, the united states, in the army in the korean war. upon completion of his service he started his own clothing business, the ike behar company, with over 400 employees. after seeing the great care that his mother-in-law received from the miami health networks, isaac decided to make sure that others would be able to take advantage of their great services. due to his generosity and commitment, the miami health networks have been able to continue to serve all south floridians. ike, i'd like to commend you for your service, for your support for our community and our nation. thank you for your dedication and commitment to improving the lives of all south floridians. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from arizona rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, we are entering the heart of wildfire season

horst, the united states army district of arm -- of washington.en, chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the hon. -- hon. william flynt iii, deputy -- wliam lynn iii, deputy secretary of defense. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the unid states. ♪ >> will you go with me in prayer? our gracious father, we ask you to be present among us today as we pause to honor those who ve served our nation and without hesitation, with selfless courage, and a love for our tion and the people we serve. thank you for the willingness to fight for freedom, for america, for home and family, anfour of their comrades that stand next to them on the battlefield. at continued --nd for their comrades the senate to them on the battlefield. continue to watch over these men and women. they will never forget, always impressed upon our memories, those who fought the good fight and use names and lives are represented by the over 300,000 markers that surround us today. comfort those who grieve for those who gave the last full measure of devotion. let this day the reminder of

hogancamp of the united states army. thank you. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. speer: madam speaker, i have one question -- ms. speier: madam speaker, i have one question, how long until we do something about our reliance on oil? the amount of oil that has spilled in the gulf since its inception is 65,000 barrels a day, up from 1,000 barrels. do you realize that if we had retrofitted 100,000 homes in this country it would equal the amount of oil that's been spilled into the gulf during this time. i say to ll of us it's time to take decisive action. it's time to rid ourselves on our dependence on oil. we can do so by embracing the home star program that the house has already passed and really what we should do is ask b.p. to put into an escrow account $6 billion, and with $6 billion, do you know what we can

only observation within your statement, and i will make the observation -- i do not think the united states army -- and i am not being critical. united states army does not work to a standard of "as best as possible ""when removing things from the battlefield. combat medics, instead of flying in to take out the wounded, it will be, name a company. we are now the combat medics. it just does not make sense. my time is up and i may export a little letter with you. and i appreciate the position that you're in your candor. commissioner green. >> thank you. thank you all for being here. i know you are excited about it, as are we. mrs. lamb, i was on the trip with commissioner thibault in iraq, and i spent all my time at the embassy with embassy and usaid personnel. i do not have to tell you -- you have got a huge mission, one which i do not know whether state is ever -- state has ever in its history been taken on -- been asked to take and on. and none of us want to see the department failed. but the clock is ticking. you're taking over from an organization, dod and much of it the army, which has a sig

i do not think the united states army, and i am not being critical, works to a standard as best as possible when it comes to remove and wounded from the battlefield. combat medics are flying in and taking the wounded out. there will be a company that says they are the combat medics. it just does not make sense. i'm explore this a little later. commissioner green? >> thank you all for being here. i know that your all excited about it. i was on a trip with the commissioner to iraq and i spent all of my time at the embassy. i do not have to tell you, you have got a huge mission. i do not know whether the state has ever in its history been asked to take on something like this. and certainly none of us want to see the department sale. but the clock is ticking. you're taking over from an organization, dod and much of it the army, which has a significant planning capability and significant resources. from my experience in both organizations, the state has not been able to compete with those kind of resources. you have got a real uphill climb. i was very happy when i was in country, and we were bri

alejandro ruiz was ultimately a surge in the united states army. he was born and raised in loving, new mexico. when war broke out, he traveled north to carlsbad and enlisted in the army. after basic training, he was assigned to the 27th infantry division. the 27th infantry division was part of the largest apple fib with us operation in the pacific theater -- amphibious operation in the pacific %% theater. it was during this invasion that on april 28, 1945, private ruiz's unity was pinned down by machine-gun fire by a japanese pill box. they were unable to advance until ruiz grabbed an automatic rifle and charged the pill box right in the face of machine-gun fire and grenades. unfortunately, his rifle jammed and one of the enemy attacked ruiz. without hesitation, he used the rifle as a club and beat back his enemy. ruiz then returned to his original position all the while under fire from machine guns and grenades from the pill box. on his second attempt to free his unit, ruiz was able to overtake the pill box and save the lives of his fellow soldier

he joined the united states army right out of cypress ridge high school always knowing he wanted to be a military man, a soldier in the united states army. he served a tour of duty in iraq three years ago and had just been redeployed to afghanistan in april of this year. our american warriors make great sacrifices in the heat and the dust and the deserts and the rough rugged mountains of afghanistan where summer temperatures reach almost 120 degrees in the parched desert landscape. our soldiers track down terrorists under the worst possible conditions, but no matter what home these cowards try to hide in, our soldiers are able to hunt them down and to keep america safe. we grieve the loss of this american warrior but we celebrate and honor his life and his service. we are fortunate that a man like matthew ever lived. matthew stood for the best of those american ideals and values exemplified in our fighting infantrymen. general robert e. lee once said duty, then a sublimist word in our language, do your duty in all things, you cannot do more and you should never wish to do less. matthew

and on behalf of the united states army, on behalf of myself, i deeply apologize to the families of the honored fallen resting in that hallowed ground who may question the care afforded to their loved ones. >> sreenivasan: the army inspector general steven whitcomb said mart of the problem could be outmoated technology. >> we are still using in arlington an analog method, a card system to verify what's there, what isn't there, when it happened, what changes were made. that was the substantial piece of one of our findings as we need to bring the records keeping at arlington into the 21st century . >> sreenivasan: in addition, lawn mowing over the years sometimes knocked down gravestones adding to the confusion. secretary mchugh said the army will do its best to fix all of the problem. >> i don't know if anyone can ever assure anyone that circumstances are perfect and i think you could say that about any cemetery in america. but what we can tell the family members is we're going to make every effort to ensuring and examine every possibly technology and approach and system by which we can

the high tempo we're on today that a soldier in the first six years he or she spends in the united states army has the cumulative stressers of an average american throughout their entire life. >> sreenivasan: in the u.s. army alone, 163 active duty soldiers have committed suicide through may of this year. 245 army soldiers committed suicide in all of last year. in the republic of congo, at least 48 passengers died when their train plunged into a ravine. the derailment happened on the line between a coastal town and the capital of brazzaville. more than 400 people were injured in the crash. a government spokesman cited excess speed as the main cause of the accident. britain's treasury chief announced the sharpest budget cuts and tax increases in decades. belt tightening measures include a sales tax hike to 20%, a new levy on banks, and higher capital gains taxes on the wealthy. the treasury chief, known as the chancellor of the exchequer, said the austerity measures are necessary to slash the country's $1.3 trillion debt. >> this budget is needed to deal with our country's debt. this budget is

general petraeus: "the fourth star: four generals and the epic struggle for the future of the united states army." thank you all three for being with us. greg jaffe, to you first. remind us what general petraeus' leadership style is. >> well, you know, he's very good politically. i mean, one of the things i think he did a great job with and i think pete mansoor can talk about this in depth is establish a relationship with p.m. maliki that wasn't always a comfortable and happy relationship. but i think he was able to push maliki, along with the u.s. ambassador there, ryan rocker, to really do things that were both in the iraqis interest and in the broader u.s. interest. so that's critical. he's also very good at getting a few big ideas out to the troops. getting their sort of buy-in and getting this kind of sprawling force moving in the same direction. >> woodruff: kimberly kagan, what would you too old that? what will he bring that's different? >> he's also an energetic commander like general mcchrystal was. the headquarters a year ago was energized by general mcchrystal. i think general petraeu

one thing i wanted to bring up, i am a veteran of the united states army. one of the problems we have with our soldiers and why these wars take so long is because rules of engagement have changed. they have tied their hands. some people are walking into hot areas without ammunition in their guns. that is just ridiculous. you wonder why this goes on and on and on. in world war ii, we had a war where there is a beginning and end. ever since then, it is police actions and no one ever wins, and no one really knows why we are there. one of the main things we need to do is address the rules of engagement. we have to untie our soldiers' hands, and a lot more of them will come back home. [applause] another thing, high school american history. the first two years of school, what did they deal with world history? this is america. not to mention, when they do hit junior and senior year, the books that are put out there have been gone through, so much history of our founding fathers has been taken out, that they are not even getting the full measure of what this countr

one thing i wanted to bring up, i am a veteran of the united states army. one of the problems we have with our soldiers and why these wars take so long is because rules of engagement have changed. they have tied their hands. some people are walking into hot areas without ammunition in their guns. that is just ridiculous. you wonder why this goes on and on and on. in world war ii, we had a war where there is a beginning and end. ever since then, it is police actions and no one ever wins, and no one really knows why we are there. one of the main things we need to do is address the rules of engagement. we have to untie our soldiers' hands, and a lot more of them will come back home. [applause] another thing, high school american history. the first two years of school, what did they deal with world history? this is america. not to mention, when they do hit junior and senior year, the books that are put out there have been gone through, so much history of our founding fathers has been taken out, that they are not even getting the full measure of what this countr

command chaplain and the united states military army, the superintendent of the arlington national cemeteryng general of the joint force headquarters, admiral michael mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the deputy secretary of defense. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. ♪ >> william bell with me in prayer? -- will you about with me in the prairie? our great father -- will you bow with me in prayer? our great father, thank you for the men and women who fight for freedom, for america, for home and family. continue to bless these honorable men and women, and help all americans appreciate their suffering and their sacrifice, and the loss of those who were with them and are now with you. may we never forget those who fought the good fight, and whose deeds in the allies are represented by the over 300,000 markers surrounding -- deeds in all life are represented by the over 300,000 markers surrounding us today. in your name we pray, amen. >> please join the u.s. navy band in singing our national anthem. ♪ >> o per se can you patsy -- oh say can you see, i of

i talked to our united states army training and doctrine command commander, general dempsey -- who had my job a couple years ago -- about, how do we tie the iraqi army schools into our schools? and we're going to pursue that. so a number of programs alg those lines. we want to make sure that whatever weo here will endure and be sustained by the iraqis after 2011. yes. >> yes, goi back to the iraqi air force, we heard lately that the iraqi government has requested the f-16 from the u.s. government. can you talk a little bit about that? >> the iraqi government has requested f-16s from the united states, and we're now in the process -- as you can imagine, it is a very complex process which involves state department and congressional notification. and we're developing, based on the request for the specific capabilities that they want: what does that package look like, when can it be delivered and, obviously, what the cost of it is going to be. so we're in the process of developing that back here in washington right now. >> well, when do you expect that the process will end and they wilrece

for support operation, the head deputy assistant of staff, among other positions within the united states armyeceived a b.s. in informal engineering from syracuse university, an ms in management from george strait university, and a level 3 accreditation from another university. john nicholson is responsible synchronizing the military action since of the services and combatant and demand for the region. is served in afghanistan at the deputy commanding general for regional command south, as part of the national a sergey -- security force for the national military command center. john nicholson has of degree from the united states military academy and georgetown university, a master's in military arts and sciences in the school for advanced military studies, and an m.a. from national defense university. on the back all of you for making yourself available today and for sharing your substantial expertise. it the policy of this committee to share it -- swear in the witnesses before you testified. i ask you to stand and raise your right hand. we solemnly swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole

national security and foreign affairs, thank you for this opportunity -pto discuss the role of the united states army and the department of defense management of oversight of trucking contracts in afghanistan. . >> all my duties were in baghdad, travel freely throughout iraq and afghanistan. let me state from the outside -- outset that this is absolutely vital to the system of our forces in afghanistan. overseeing services in an austere environment with a poor financial systems and during hostilities is a dangerous and difficult task that is being performed daily throughout afghanistan. for the 90% of our forces receive food, water, equipment and construction materials and other badly needed supplies. in the last year, since may of 2009, there have been more than 60,000 trucking missions. each mission is an effective means to meet the needs of our war fighters whose numbers will increase to 90,000. mr. chairman, in all army contract in operations worldwide, we strive to be responsive to our war fighters while ensuring proper fiscal stewardship of taxpayer dollars. our progress in these areas has been

i talked to our united states army training and doctrine command commander, general dempsey -- who hadmy job a couple years ago -- about, how do we tie the iraqi army schools into our schools? and we're going to pursue that. so a number of programs along those lines. we want to make sure that whatever we do here will endure and be sustained by the iraqis after 2011. yes. >> yes, going back to the iraqi air force, we heard lately that the iraqi government has requested the f-16 from the u.s. government. can you talk a little bit about that? >> the iraqi government has requested f-16s from the united states, and we're now in the process -- as you can imagine, it is a very complex process which involves state department and congressional notification. and we're developing, based on their request for the specific capabilities that they want: what does that package look like, when can it be delivered and, obviously, what the cost of it is going to be. so we're in the process of developing that back here in washington right now. >> well, when do you expect that the process will end and they

either we are deliberately not trying to train afghan military or the united states army is pathetically incompetent. and after eight years, we should have had a stand up afghani army of, what, 300,000, 400,000 troops, but we don't. and on the legal side, what does a declaration of war mean? is it a moot legal principle? either you go to war or you don't. host: in "the wall street journal" -- west virginia, janet on the republican line. is it time to leave? please, go ahead. caller: i just don't think obama is qualified to listen to the commanders. host: is it time to leave afghanistan? caller: i don't think so. but i do feel for those boys over there. and i just -- it just worries me that obama is just not qualified to run this country. host: david is on active duty. he is in virginia beach, virginia. please, go ahead. caller: good morning. i don't think we should stay there if we are not going to see the civil-military cooperation have been the way it should. i have been to afghanistan twice. i don't think the troops should be pulled out for nothing. folks from usaid to build after we

speaker, yesterday the united states army celebrated its 235th birthday. since the continentacongress first created e continental army to protect and secure or new nation, me and women have ntinued to make the ultimate sacrifice he name of freedom and independence. three centuries from the revolutionary war to d-day and the current global war on terrism and every day in between, america'soldiers have pformed bravely. the american military has achieve the the largest number of countries livi tday and histry of the -- in theistory of the world. i appreciate firstha the army as a 31-ye vetera of the ar reserve army guardy sefment also mfather serd inhe armair cos as a flyingtir inhi a india. but more meaningful to me is that i havthree sons tay seing in the aratial gud. with my olde son an iraq veteraof the fie artillery. onhis 235thirthday,end my appreciation to those who serve or currely serving and especiallythose falynd friends of soldiers who paid thultite sacrifice in the defense of liberty. in conclusion, god blesour troops, we will never rget septemr

one thing i wanted to bring up, i am a veteran of the united states army. one of the problems we have with our soldiers and why these wars take so long is because rules of engagement have changed. they have tied their hands. some people are waing into hot areas without ammunition in their guns. that is just ridiculous. you wonder why this goes on and on and on. in world war ii, we had a war where there is a beginning and end. ever since then, it is police actions and no one ever wins, and no one really knows why we are there. one of the main things we need to do is address the rules of engagement. we have untie our soldiers' hands, and a lot more of them will come back home. [applause] another thing, high school amican history. the first two years of school, what did they deal with world history? this is america. not to mention, when they do hit junior and senior year, the books that are put out there have been gone through, so much history of our founding fathers has been taken out, that they are not even getting the full measure of what this country is al

the united states army corps of engineers trying to harness the mississippi river in terms of navigation which stopped the nutrients that would each spring feet those wetlands so they could be vibrant. we put our money where our mouth is. any money derived from this offshore oil from killing -- drilling in federal waters, would go into our wetlands. right now, we get a pittance. in many cases, we have to share one quarter or with louisiana, texas, mississippi. louisiana and the rest of the gulf coast cannot wait that long. we need to those dollars now. it is in limbo because we did not know if we will be drilling off the continental shelf anymore because we did not know how safe it is. >> our number 2 of inside new orleans. you can listen live at wist.com. we would like to welcome those of you who are watching on c- span across the nation. thank you for coming in and getting a taste of what we are feeling down here. joining us now on the program is a coastal scientist from the environmental defense fund. somebody who has louisiana ties. angelina friedman is a coastal scientist for the en

i have never hidden the fact that i served 4.5 years in the united states army. i graduated with military honors and it was a mistake and it has been corrected and we will not do that again. i know that as soon as we caught it, we fixed it and i apologize because it was an honest mistake. >> voters are tired of double talk. they want people to shoot straight with them. if you criticized your opponent with this ad. >> bailout, career politicians, stimulus spending, -- >> when he endorsed your campaign, you said this. >> i think that the attorney general was probably the person i knew the least. as we got on the campaign trail, i became a big fan of him on the campaign trail. this was the one endorsement but could not be more proud to have. >> in light of your endorsement , now one of your competitors is one of your endorsements you are most proud to have. what do you say to voters that do not understand this? >> that was showing the differences between us. he had been in office for a long time. what i have always said about my opponents is that they have done this

the united states army corps of engineers trying to harness the mississippi river in terms of navigationch stopped the nutrients that would ea spring feet those wetlands so they could be vibrant. we put our money where our mouth is. any money derived from this offsho oil from killing -- drilling in federal waters, would go into our wetlands. right now, we get a pittance. in many cases, we have to share one quarter or with louisiana, texas, mississippi. louisiana and the rest of the gulf coast cant waithat long. we need to those dollars now. it is in limbo because we did not know if we will be drilling ofthe continental shelf anymore because we did not know how safe it is. >> our number 2 of inside new orleans. you can listen live at wist.com. we would like to welcome those of you who are watching on c- span across the nation. thank you for coming in and getting a taste of what we are feeling down here. joining us now on the program is a coastal scientist from the environmental defense fund. somebody who has louisiana ties. angelina friedman is a coastal scientist for the environmeal defe

weeks later, this has been approved by the united states coast guard and the united states army corpsgineers, the only approved for a couple of miles. we need 80 miles of this to fill in the 40 gaps along our barrier islands that were created by oil exploration. 25,000 miles of pipeline go for the state of louisiana to our 18 refineries up and down the mississippi river that manufacture petrochemicals and oil for the rest of this country. all we wanted to do was to fill in those gaps that we had an opportunity to be able to save our fragile coastline, to be able to say airwave -- save our way of life. right now, the corps of engineers and the united states coast guard has given us permission to do one of those passes at the expense of bp. now we must find the money in the louisiana treasury to be able to build the rest of the 80 mile san burn. literally, right now, for almost four weeks, 3-for contractors that are involved in pipeline dredging have been in the city of new orleans. there is 9-16 units on standby right now, directional dredges that can go out and stop but -- start the p

regardless of mcchrystal's qualifications, there are other generals and the united states army that could have taken over and handled this and obama did the right thing. host: he is talking about "rolling stone." the washington post style section writes about the magazine. that is in this morning's "the washington post." here is the president. >> it is a change in personnel but it is not a change in policy. general petraeus fully participated in our review last fall. he both supported and designed the strategy that we have in place. in his current post at central command, he has worked closely with our forces in afghanistan. he has worked closely with congress. he has worked closely with the afghan and pakistani governments. and with all our partners in the region. he has my full confidence. and i am urging the senate to confirm him for this new assignment as swiftly as possible. let me conclude by saying that it was a difficult decision to come to the conclusion that i have made today. indeed, it saddens me to lose the service of a soldier that i have come to respect and admire. but the

i spent 30 years in 10 days in the united states army and served in combat three times. i have no sympathy for general mcchrystal first of all, as a commanding general. with his experience, he realizes that the uniform code of military justice prohibits the action and conduct of those in his command and supervise as well as his own actions. at -- now, i am wondering to myself -- where was his chief of staff, his command sergeant major and those people in there to assist him and that part, that the other part, as far as i keep hearing this thing about the date july, when we are going to start withdrawing troops. i wish people would get it in their head that yes, you want to set a date at some point to where you are going to make a transition from the actions that you are taking now, and you cannot wait until that date comes and that it can summon. sure, the enemy is going to prepare. that is his job. you are going to walk, but you have to realize that at the same time, in order to get these people up to date, you have to set a task, addition and standard to which he wante

painful reconstructive purgeries on both of his fight so he could continue to serve in the united states army. just as our nation has overcome many painful challenges, ed overcame his injuries and continued to serve with profound distinction and success. he joined the special forces and in 1961, became one of the very first 100 green berets. he used his success and knowledge of the forces as an instructor for many years and seen as a natural leader and was careful to remain humble while being awarded badges and a come dations. following his distinct issued service he devoted himself to his wife and children and extended family and loved to fish with his grandchildren and skydived periodically, but these weren't the only freedoms. too often these days, congress is overly partisan and forgets to focus on issues of importance on getting things done and on service. now more than ever when we are facing as a country, great significant issues of national importance, we should absolutely remember the leadership of people like ed clowe and his devotion when he stated, i may not agree with every ameri

ladies and gentlemen, at this time, i would ask staff sgt of the united states army to play taps at theam veterans memorial. ["taps" playing] >> we thank you. ladies and showman, we would ask you to stay in place while we to leave the area and has scored some of the vips out to have some security is -- who have some security issues. >> here is what is ahead on c- span. what would and bernstein will talk about watergate, and then leigh touhy and william lowry, one of the first african- american graduates -- and then bial, runner of the [inaudible] join us when we welcome the north korea policy coordinator, wendy sherman. then, tucker and griswold talk about the free-trade agreement. and then gordano of the bankruptcy institute joins us. also, a look at the city of new orleans in the wake of the oil spill in the gulf of new mexico. the coverage gets underway at 1:00 eastern on c-span 2. is government broken? the brookings institution will have a panel discussion tomorrow and they will look at current challenges and talk about the ways to strengthen democracy. this will be under way at 1:0

but he served in germany and world war ii for the united states army. and at the end of the invasion of berlin he was there in the american sector where he was taken captive by the russians. the russians put him and three others into their russian prisoner of war camp, american soldiers. and they had to eat, they had to peel the poe day toys for the russian soldiers and then they got to eat the dirty potato peelings while the potatoes went to the russian soldiers. i'm surprised it didn't all go to vodka. but there were stories there that told me how poorly he was treated but i asked him, tell me the circumstances by which you were taken captive. and he said, well, the war was over, the german soldiers were gone, we were walking down the street in berlin and the russians came and picked us up and arrested us, he and three others. as he told the story, he said that the russians claimed that there were women in one of the adjacent houses and no soldier was to go near the women. well, that wouldn't be the history of the russian soldier or the american for t

one thing i wanted to bring up, i am a veteran of the united states army. one of t problems we have with our soldiers and why these wars take so long is because rules of engagement have changed. they have tied their hands. some people are waing into hot areas without ammunition in their guns. that is just ridiculous. you wonder why this goes on and on and on. in wor war ii, we had a war where there is a beginning and end. ever since then, it is police actions and no one ever wins, and no one really knows why we are there. one of the main things we nd to do is address the rules of engagement. we have untie our soldiers' hands, and a lot more of them will come back home. [applause] another thing, high school amican history. the first two years of school, what did they deal with world history? this is america. not to mention, when they do hit junior and senior year, the books that are put out there have been gone through, so much history of our founding fathers has been taken out, that they are not even getting the full measure of what this country is all abou

second of all, as i said, we have a process within the united states army by which e need to go forward in terms of discipline. that is ongoing. i do not think it is accurate or fair to say what has or has not3 this was a report that was received on tuesday. we continue to work it to and the contemplation of a disciplinary proceeding across the board are continuing. >> has anybody in the past or is anybody in the future going to look into who in the army knew what and when they knew it. we have an army facility which oversees arlington national cemetery and there is certainly a senate -- a general there. is anybody going to look into whether army officials knew or should have known about these problems? >> i will leave the fuller legal response to whitcomb -- to general whitcomb. when you have a chance to go to the website and look at the stand up order i have issued with respect to the new supply rise reposition, i think you will see a pretty detailed- supervisory position, i think you'll see a pretty detailed description of what i expect the new supervisor to follow for work with. tha

the afghan army has broad public support, and even the afghan government has more than twice the support that the united states does. polling numbers from the "new york times" in the case 99% of afghans support the kabul government over the taliban, while only 40% have are favorable view of the united states. the elders we met at a local shura in southern afgganistan told us that we should trainnand eqqip the afghan security forces to provide for their country's security and then depart. last week, general mcchrystal announced that i sat -- isaf would slow the expansion of the afghan and coalition troop presence in canada are in order to allow time to secure the support of local tribal leaders for that effort. i trust general mcchrystal's judgment on the timing. his right that when you go to protect people, the people have to want you to protect them. i would rather delay a few more months and have more afghan forces in the lead when the security presence is exppnded and operations begin more forcefully. our top priority is the training, mentoring, and partnering in the field with afghan troops and placing the

united states. >> brown: ray suarez talks to film maker carol dysicker. her documentary explains whether afghan army troops are trained and ready. >> a lot of what i saw and came away feeling was not that there was so much something wrong, you know, with them as much as there was something kind of wrong with our expectations. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by chevron. this is the power of human energy. bnsf railway. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation, dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: in her second day before the senate judiciary committee, supreme court nominee elena kagan was challenge on her beliefs for academic track record and the major legal issues of the day. newshour correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> repor

across and killing and kidnapping and terrorizing americans like an invading enemy army it is no wonder our united states department of justice called them the biggest organized crime threat to the united states. yet the political elites in washington, d.c. could not care less. according to the wall street journal, president obama is cutting funding for border patrol agents and denying the request for equipment. while smugglers, killers, and god knows who else waltz across our border every single week, washington refuses to enforce immigration law to protect the american people. that is shameful. it is dangerous. it is a dereliction of duty and it has to stop now. [applause] if our federal government refuses to protect us, we the people are forced to protect ourselves. that is what arizona did. [applause] that is what arizona did after drug gangs turned phoenix into america's kidnapping capital and washington refused to use its own immigration law to protect its own citizens. what happened is a desperate arizona had no choice but to pass its own version of existing federal law. let me say that again. the

blackshaw, chief oversees security division of united states agency for international development, and edward harrington, deputy assistant secretary of the army for procurement. our second panel brings together four industry witnesses who will testify on government program management of pscs in iraq. there john ryder, from dyncorp international, a ignacio balderas -- if i made a mistake on that, i apologize, director and chief executive of triple cannot be and written on here is mr. torres, chief executive officer of tories advanced enterprise solutions, or torres aps -- aes. i must now insert a late breaking addendum to my opening statement. in preparation for hearing, commission staff offered to meet with all witnesses and/or their key staff. that is a routine function. mr. torres, ceo of torres advanced enterprise solutions confirmed on june 7 that he would be testifying today. our staff meeting with him was scheduled for last tuesday. of late last monday, mr. torres assistant cancelled that pre hearing meeting. last wednesday, mr. torres told commission staff that torres aes was a small company was probably not needed on the panel. he als

if in fact the united states decides to continue on this way of using small armies of private securrty contractors to defend the -- the war zone, has there been any discussion or can we expect any discussion about getting direct authority and accountability over the private security companies as opposed to going to the know if that's being nyone considered? >> sir, as part of my -- i can share this. part of the subcontractor clause would give us ability into the subcontractor -- >> trucking companies -- the way, the contractors who eally don't have the expertise in this area and also be directty in charge of these security people? >> you mean, go directly to a prrvate security contractoo -- >> directly responsiile to our military -- security people, not through the trucking trucking contractors and seem perfectly incapable of doing it? >> sir, in my capacity, i am going to force that consideration to be made. >> good. thank you. i know you talked, at least general nicholson, has talked about the potential of a gap forces on that. -- afghan forces on that. you already talked about pe ap

united states' force security or contractor security? >> that i'll leave to the conclusion of the discussion. i think, however, that's something that the afghan national army could undertake tomorrow. >> protectionnof the road system. you think they are prepared? >> for private, local trade, yes, because that would not my point is simply that if we - are unable to offer anything in the way of a serious economic incentive to the local population to keep roads open, we will fail. and the only kind of solution that i conceive that will meet that is we become the sponsor of the open road. >> well, we're going to wind this up because we appreeiate with us here this afternoon. i want to give you the opportunity for one last ord if you feel compelled. >> i would like to return to what mr. lake said three times and which i think, mr. chairman, you said several times, this is a problem fundamentally, not of if we try to solve the day's question on a mere tactical level, it won't work. ii must be addressed on a strategic level. if you come up with a better economic strategy than i proposed here, you should rush to embrace it, but we need one, but don't have one. >>

know that he's ever even been to the united states, but i would contend that nonetheless he's one of us. why? most simply because he's a soldier serving in the army of a fellow democracy. a longstanding ally that's fighting a war that is backed by those committed to thee destruction of the jewish state and the annihilation of all jews in israel. some may doubt that such shocking bigotry is possible in the year 2010. it's not really merely possible and it's not an overstatement. it's reality. on june 11, not even two weeks ago, hamas authorities in gaza broadcast the following sermon. and this is a quote directly from that sermon. whoever believes that our battle with the jews and the crusaders has subsided or is dormant is living in delusions. the jews are convinced that their annihilation and the destruction of their state will never be accomplished by secretary lahr reactionary pan-arabic or other regimes. the destruction of their state will only be achieved through islam. . that's the hamas world view. and they are not ashamed of it. we shouldn't hesitate to believe them when they say they hate jews and they are trying to destroy israel and th

united states -- there needs to be a little flexibility, understandably. i'm sure he will make every effort to bring our troops home. i'm in the process of trying to join the army right now. i had the opportunity to speak to several enlisted soldiers. from what i've heard, when they say they have been deployed over to afghanistan and iraq, it does not sound like a really extreme situation where theyyare afraid or being attacked. situation. i think the july 2011 deadline is feasible. i think president obama is a smart man. he has surrounded himself with a good staff. he does not try to take everything on to his own shoulders. host: a judge has been under the moratorium on drilling, citing potential economic harm to businesses and workers. "the obama administration failed to justify the need for such a blanket, generic, and punitive moratorium." also, "the wall street journal" ken salazar could make asuggest- decision on a case by case basis. also, "the washingto"the new yo" notes that the judge in this case, according to public records, owned stocks in transition in 2008 -- transocean in 2008. pat on the line for independents, good morning. caller: first of all,

army enjoys the support of the afghan people and they are strong fighters. meanwhile, according to a recent "new york times" survey, only 40% of the afghans have a favorable view of the united statesthe general patraeus, i hope you will probably review the deployment of cable afghan security forces to try to get more afghan troops down to the south and in the leading operations there be for those operations are accelerated in the field in the fall. finally, a few words about the july 2011 date set by the president for the beginning of reductions in our combat presence in afghanistan. that decision also made clear that the pace of those reductions would be dependent on its circumstances at that time, and that the united states would continue a strong strategic command into afghanistan. that july 2011 date imports in a serrie sense of urgency to afghan leaders about the need -- imparts a serious sense of urgency in afghan leaders about the need for them to take the lead for their own security. president bush in november of 20 -- 2008 decided to blow for u.s. forces out of iraqi cities by june of 2009 and to withdraw all troops by december of 2011. that decision helped the iraqi gove

army enjoys the support of the afghan people and they are strong fighters. according to recent "new york times" survey, only 40% of afghans have a favorable view of the united states. general petreaus, i hope you will promptly review the deployment of capable afghan security forces to try to get more afghan troops down to the south and in the lead in operations there before those operations are accelerated in the field in the fall. finally, a few words about the july 2011 date set by the president for the beginning of reductions in our combat presence in afghanistan. that decision also made clear that the pace of those reductions would be dependent on circumstances at that time, and that the united states would continue a strong strategic commitment to afghanistan. that july 2011 date imparts a necessary sense of urgency to afghan leaders about the need to take on principal responsibility for their country's security. we saw in iraq the importance of setting dates as a way of spurring action. president bush in november 2008 decided to move all u.s. forces out of iraqi cities and towns by june 2009 and to withdraw all u.s. forces from iraq by the end of december 20

army enjoys the pport of the afghan people and theare strong fighters. according to recent "new york times" survey, only 40% of afghans have a favorable view of the united states. general petreaus, i hope you will promptly review the deployment of capable afghan security forces to try to get more afghan troops down to the south and in the lead in operations there before those operations are accelerated in the field in the fall. finally, a few words about the july 2011 date set by the president for the beginning of reductions in our combat presence in afghanistan. that decision also made clear that the pace of those reductions would be dependent on circumstances at that time, and that the united states would continue a strong strategic commitment to afghanistan. that july 2011 date imparts a necessary sense of urgency to afghan leaders about the need to take on principal responsibility for their country's security. we saw in iraq the importance of setting dates as a way of spurring action. president bush in november 2008 decided to move all u.s. forces out of iraqi cities and towns by june 2009 and to withdraw all u.s. forces from iraq by the end of december 20

battlefield, including the body army and mine-resistant and bush vehicles our troops need, as well, of course, as an increase in aerial drones. under president obama, the united stateshas killed or captured hundreds of terrorist leaders, including much of the top leadership of al qaeda and the taliban, disrupting their ability to fly and attack our country. the attended christmas day bombing and the attended bombing of times square reminded us all, if we needed any reminder, that our enemies still intend to do us grave harm. those plots were foiled not by chance but by the vigilance of law enforcement and intelligence. first responders, and importantly, ordinary citizens. but even a foiled plot is a lesson in our vulnerabilities, and the ways in which terrorists attempt to exploit them. that is why president obama demanded that our intelligence committee closely study and apply the lessons of those plots. president obama also demonstrated that he learned the lessons of the bush administration's conduct in afghanistan where, frankly, years of neglect allowed for the taliban's resurgence. president obama listen closely to opposing views on the way for work in afghanis