House Proceeding 02-13-09 on Feb 13th, 2009 :: 0:12:35 to 0:15:45
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Lynn C. Woolsey: california. the gentlelady irecognized for fiveinutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to shine a light on foreign policy. specifically, our military presence in afghanistan. president obama did not ask for this war. he inherited, along with iraq, a destabilized middle east and

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Lynn C. Woolsey: a weakened american reputation overseas. mr. speaker, president obama is doing exactly what he said he would. he has called on his top military and diplomatic leaders to develop a plan for the future of afghanistan. already he has reached out to congress to get our input.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: that's why this week congresswomen barbara lee, maxine waters and i sent a letter to the president outling national priorities regarding afghanistan. we applauded the president for his strong leadership on an intelligence foreign policy and national security strategy, particularly his emphasis on

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Lynn C. Woolsey: diplomacy and international partnerships. we pledged to work with him and to work with his administration to implement a foreign policy that stresses cooperation, conflict resolution and humanitarian assistance. we expressed our support and pleasure over his commitment to bring our troops home from iraq

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Lynn C. Woolsey: in 16 months. mr. spker, this administration is called afghanistan, the strat front in the fight against terrorism. so in an effort to promote better cooperation in our nation's diplomatic doifment and military involvement in afghanistan, -- development and military involvement in afghanistan, our letter

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Lynn C. Woolsey: outlined policy benchmarks which many of us in congress support. and by the way, most americans. these benchmarks include a clear authorization of the use of military force be a defined goal and objectives and benefits of u.s.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: involvement in afghanistan. we ask that he determine the hun and financial resources necessary to carry out the administration's plan and provide us with a timeline for the redeployment of troops and military contractors.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: the role of the north atlantic treato, nato, the united nations, the u.n., and other international partners must also clearly be delineated. the humanitarian and economic needs of afghan people must also be met, we told him. well, mr. speaker, as our national policy for afghanistan is established, members of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: congress and all americans anticipate an honest and open discussion about the challenges that lie ahead. and with that, we look forward to working with this administration to advance a responsible and a smart strategy through the middle east and central asia.