Central Africa Mission Not Open Ended, Says Defense Official

Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Defense Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs assured members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the mission sending roughly 100 U.S. troops to Central Africa is not open ended and will have a clear focus and exit strategy. (0:28)

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"Advise And Assist" Model Proven Successful, Says Defense Official

Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Defense Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, defends the deployment of roughly 100 U.S. troops to Central Africa in order to train and better equip African troops to take on the known terrorist organization, Lord’s Resistance Army. (0:11)

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