Opening Statements

Rep. Edward R. Royce, Chairman
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Chairman Royce’s Opening Statement:

Witnesses

Chairman Royce Questions Witnesses:

General Chuck Wald, USAF, Retired
(Former Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command)
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[truth in testimony form]

Admiral William Fallon, USN, Retired
(Former Commander, U.S. Central Command)
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[truth in testimony form]

Vice Admiral John Bird, USN, Retired
(Former Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet)
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[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Leon Wieseltier
Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy
Foreign Policy and Governance Studies
The Brookings Institution
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[truth in testimony form]
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Hearing transcript (PDF)