Senator Kent Conrad, (D-ND) the Senate Budget Committee Chairman, asks about the war funding request during a hearing on the 2009 Defense budget

Senate Budget Committee Chairman, Kent Conrad, says he is disappointed with the estimate of $70 billion for supplemental war funding for 2009. (0:47)
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Assistant Secretary of Defense Gordon England speaks about the incomplete estimate for supplemental war funding during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the 2009 Defense budget

Assistant Secretary of Defense Gordon England explains why the Department of Defense has only requested a partial amount of the supplemental war funding for the fiscal year 2009. (0:54)
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Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Kent Conrad (D-ND) gives an opening statement at a hearing on the 2009 Department of Defense Budget

Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad speaks about early administration estimates of the cost of the war in Iraq during a hearing on the Department of Defense Budget hearing. (1:07)
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Senator John Kerry speaks about winning the war in Afghanistan during a hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Senator John Kerry says that good governance is as important as military strategy for winning the war in Afghanistan. (0:35) 
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General James Jones Co-chair of the Afghanistan Study Group speaks about narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan in his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Retired Marine Corps General James Jones says that narcotics trafficking is a force that has been difficult to solve. (0:29) 
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Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell speaks about an incident involving Iraqi detainees during a press conference at the Pentagon.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell speaks about a U.S. Army investigation into an incident last year,  involving the deaths of up to six Iraqi detainees, who are believed to have been killed on the battlefield after being detained by U.S. soldiers. (0:35)
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Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell answers a question about troop withdrawl from Iraq during a press conference at the Pentagon.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell answers a question about the Defense Department discussions regarding the rate of troop reduction from Iraq. (0:26)
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Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell speaks about the 2009 military budget during a press conference at the Pentagon

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell speaks about the 2009 military budget request and explains why the request is significantly shorter than the fiscal 2008 request.  (1:05)
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Congressman Andrews Discusses the Meaning of America Delivering Justice

Congressman Robert Andrews (D-NJ) talks about justice not necessarily meaning force, but also finding a common way of living together as partners and not combatants.
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Senator Claire McCaskill Laments Failed Oversight of Government Contractors

At joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Federal Management and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Senator McCaskill (D-MO) describes the state of government contracts in Iraq. She points out the repetition of mistakes made in previous engagements, namely Bosnia, and encourages greater vigilance and responsibility. (1:07)
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Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell speaks about an attack on a mine-resistant vehicle in Iraq during a press conference at the Pentagon.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell explains an attack on a mine resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle in Iraq and speaks about how the crew cab was not penetrated by an improvised explosive device. (0:45)
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Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell answers a question about the 2009 military budget during a press conference at the Pentagon.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell speaks about the budget process and how funding requests for 2008 and 2009 may cross paths and the Defense Department's contingency if funding is not delivered. (0:37)
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Former Afghan Foreign Minister Argues for Continued NATO Presence

In a speech at the Foreign Affairs Council of Washington, DC, former Afghan Foreign Minister Hon. Abdullah Abdullah responds to a question about misgivings in some countries about continuing military aid, arguing that a NATO presence in his country will continue to be helpful and necessary in combating the Taliban and making progress toward a stable society.
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