WE SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN -- >> I WANT TO PICK UP ON THIS

>> I WANT TO PICK UP ON THIS POINT AND I WANT TO PUT THIS TO

POINT AND I WANT TO PUT THIS TO CONGRESSMAN RYAN.

CONGRESSMAN RYAN. TODAY THE TALIBAN CLAIMED

TODAY THE TALIBAN CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING TWO

RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING TWO AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS IN

AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN.

AFGHANISTAN. LEADERS AS DISPARATE AS

LEADERS AS DISPARATE AS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVE BOTH SAID THEY WANT

TRUMP HAVE BOTH SAID THEY WANT TO END U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN

TO END U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT IT ISNT OVER

AFGHANISTAN, BUT IT ISNT OVER FOR AMERICA.

FOR AMERICA. WHY ISNT IT OVER?

WHY ISNT IT OVER? WHY CANT PRESIDENTS OF VERY

WHY CANT PRESIDENTS OF VERY DIFFERENT PARTIES AND VERY

DIFFERENT PARTIES AND VERY DIFFERENT TEMPERAMENTS GET US

DIFFERENT TEMPERAMENTS GET US OUT OF THERE, AND HOW COULD YOU?

OUT OF THERE, AND HOW COULD YOU? >> I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION. SO IVE BEEN IN CONGRESS 17

SO IVE BEEN IN CONGRESS 17

YEARS, AND 12 OF THOSE YEARS I SAT ON THE ARMED SERVICESARS I

SAT ON THE ARMED SERVICES

COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

THE DEFENSE, THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, OR THE ARMED SERVICES

COMMITTEE, OR THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE. AND THE LESSON THAT IVE LEARNED

AND THE LESSON THAT IVE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS IS THAT YOU HAVE

OVER THE YEARS IS THAT YOU HAVE

TO STAY ENGAGED IN THESE

TO STAY ENGAGED IN THESE

SITUATIONS.

SITUATIONS.

NOBODY LIKES IT.

NOBODY LIKES IT.

ITS LONG.

ITS LONG.

ITS TEDIOUS. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE, SO I

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE, SO I WOULD SAY, WE MUST BE ENGAGED IN

WOULD SAY, WE MUST BE ENGAGED IN THIS.

THIS.

WE MUST HAVE OUR STATE DEPARTMENT ENGAGED.ATE

DEPARTMENT ENGAGED. WE MUST HAVE OUR MILITARY

WE MUST HAVE OUR MILITARY

ENGAGED TO THE EXTENT THEY NEED

ENGAGED TO THE EXTENT THEY NEED

TO BE.

TO BE.

BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS, THIS

BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS, THIS

PRESIDENT DOESNT EVEN HAVE

PRESIDENT DOESNT EVEN HAVE

PEOPLE APPOINTED IN THE STATE

PEOPLE APPOINTED IN THE STATE

DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH THESE

DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH THESE

THINGS.

THINGS.

WHETHER WERE TALKING ABOUT

WHETHER WERE TALKING ABOUT

CENTRAL AMERICA, WHETHER WERE TALKING ABOUT IRAN, WHETHERRE

TALKING ABOUT IRAN, WHETHER WERE TALKING ABOUT AFGHANISTAN.

WERE TALKING ABOUT AFGHANISTAN. WEVE GOT IFTO BE COMPLETELY

WEVE GOT IFTO BE COMPLETELY

ENGAGED.

ENGAGED.

HERES WHY.

HERES WHY.

BECAUSE THESE FLARE-UPS DISTRACT US FROM THE REAL PROBLEMS IN THE

US FROM THE REAL PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY.

IF WERE -- IF GETTING DRONES

IF WERE -- IF GETTING DRONES

SHOT DOWN FOR $130 MILLION

SHOT DOWN FOR $130 MILLION

BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS

BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS

DISTRACTED, THATS $130 MILLION

DISTRACTED, THATS $130 MILLION

THAT WE COULD BE SPENDING IN PLACES LIKE YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, OR

PLACES LIKE YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, OR FLINT, MICHIGAN, OR --

FLINT, MICHIGAN, OR --

>> CONGRESSMAN RYAN -- >> OR REBUILDING -- --

>> OR REBUILDING -- >> IM GOING IT GIVETO GIVE YOU

>> IM GOING IT GIVETO GIVE YOU SECONDS TO --

SECONDS TO -- >> IS THAT WHAT YOU WILL TELL

>> IS THAT WHAT YOU WILL TELL

THE PARENTS OF THOSE WHO

THE PARENTS OF THOSE WHO

SOLDIERS WHO WERE JUST KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN? WERE JUST KILLED IN

AFGHANISTAN?

WELL, WE JUST HAVE TO BE ENGAGED. JUST HAVE TO BE

ENGAGED. AS A SOLDIER, I WILL TELL YOU,

AS A SOLDIER, I WILL TELL YOU, THAT ANSWER IS UNACCEPTABLE.

THAT ANSWER IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE TO BRING OUR TROOPS HOME

WE HAVE TO BRING OUR TROOPS HOME

FROM AFGHANISTAN.

FROM AFGHANISTAN.

WE ARE IN A PLACE IN AFGHANISTAN WHERE WE HAVE LOST SO MANYNISTAN

WHERE WE HAVE LOST SO MANY

LIVES.

LIVES.

WEVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY.

WEVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY.

MONEY THATS COMING OUT OF EVERY

MONEY THATS COMING OUT OF EVERY

ONE OF OUR POCKETS.

ONE OF OUR POCKETS.

MONEY THAT SHOULD BE GOING INTO

MONEY THAT SHOULD BE GOING INTO

COMMUNITIES HERE AT HOME.

COMMUNITIES HERE AT HOME.

MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE

MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE

HERE AT HOME.

HERE AT HOME.

WE ARE NO BETTER OFF IN AFGHANISTAN TODAY THAN WE WERE

AFGHANISTAN TODAY THAN WE WERE WHEN THIS WAR BEGAN.

WHEN THIS WAR BEGAN.

THIS IS WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PRESIDENT, COMMANDER INO

HAVE A PRESIDENT, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WHO KNOWS THE COST OF THE

CHIEF, WHO KNOWS THE COST OF THE

WAR AND WHOS READY TO DO THE

WAR AND WHOS READY TO DO THE

JOB ON DAY ONE.

JOB ON DAY ONE.

I AM READY TO DO THAT JOB WHEN I WALK INTO THE OVAL OFFICE.WHEN I

WALK INTO THE OVAL OFFICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> IM GOING TO GO DOWN THE

>> IM GOING TO GO DOWN THE

LINE.

LINE.

IM GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE --

IM GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE --

IM GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE

IM GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE

HERE.

HERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU FELT LIKE SHE

YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU FELT LIKE SHE

WAS RESPONDING TO YOU.

WAS RESPONDING TO YOU.

YOU GET 30 SECONDS.

YOU GET 30 SECONDS.

>> VERY GOOD MAN.

>> VERY GOOD MAN.

>> FAIR ENOUGH.

>> FAIR ENOUGH.

>> APPRECIATE THAT.

>> APPRECIATE THAT.

>> I HEAR WHAT YOURE SAYING.

>> I HEAR WHAT YOURE SAYING.

>> I WOULD JUST SAY -- I DONT

>> I WOULD JUST SAY -- I DONT

WANT TO BE ENGAGED.

WANT TO BE ENGAGED.

I WISH WE WERE SPENDING ALL THIS

I WISH WE WERE SPENDING ALL THIS

MONEY IN PLACES THAT I

MONEY IN PLACES THAT I

REPRESENTED THAT HAVE BEEN

REPRESENTED THAT HAVE BEEN

COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN AND WE WERE

COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN AND WE WERE

REBUILDING.

REBUILDING.

BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS THAT

BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS THAT

THE UNITED STATES DOESNT

THE UNITED STATES DOESNT

ENGAGE, THE TALIBAN WILL GROW. AND THEY WILL HAVE BIGGER,ROW.

AND THEY WILL HAVE BIGGER, BOLDER, TERRORIST ACTS.

BOLDER, TERRORIST ACTS.

WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE SOME PRESENCE THERE --VE SOME

PRESENCE THERE -- >> THE TALIBAN WAS THERE LONG

>> THE TALIBAN WAS THERE LONG BEFORE WE CAME IN.

BEFORE WE CAME IN.

THEYLL BE THERE LONG BEFORE WE LEAVE. BE THERE LONG BEFORE WE

LEAVE. >> WELL -- THEY WERE.

>> WELL -- THEY WERE. >> WE CANT KEEP U.S. PEOPLE

>> WE CANT KEEP U.S. PEOPLE

GOING TO AFGHANISTAN THINKING WERE GOING TO SOMEHOW SQUASHG

WERE GOING TO SOMEHOW SQUASH THIS TALIBAN.

THIS TALIBAN.

>> I DIDNT SAY --

>> I DIDNT SAY --

>> THATS BEEN THERE --

>> THATS BEEN THERE --

>> I DIDNT SAY SQUASH THEM. I DIDNT SAY SQUASH THEM.EM.

I DIDNT SAY SQUASH THEM. WHEN WE WERENT IN THERE, THEY

WHEN WE WERENT IN THERE, THEY

STARTED FLYING PLANES INTO OUR

STARTED FLYING PLANES INTO OUR

BUILDINGS.

BUILDINGS.

IM JUST SAYING RIGHT NOW -- >> TALIBAN DIDNT ATTACK US ON

>> TALIBAN DIDNT ATTACK US ON 9/11, AL QAEDA DID.

9/11, AL QAEDA DID. >> I UNDERSTAND -- I UNDERSTAND.

>> I UNDERSTAND -- I UNDERSTAND. >> AL QAEDA ATTACKED US ON 9/11,

>> AL QAEDA ATTACKED US ON 9/11, WHY I AND SO MANY PEOPLE JOINED

WHY I AND SO MANY PEOPLE JOINED

THE MILITARY TO GO AFTER AL

THE MILITARY TO GO AFTER AL

QAEDA, NOT THE TALIBAN.

QAEDA, NOT THE TALIBAN.

>> THE TALIBAN WAS PROTECTING

>> THE TALIBAN WAS PROTECTING

THOSE PEOPLE PLOTTING AGAINST

THOSE PEOPLE PLOTTING AGAINST

US.

US.

ALL IM SAYING IF WE WANT TO GO

ALL IM SAYING IF WE WANT TO GO

INTO ELECTIONS AND SAY WE GOT TO

INTO ELECTIONS AND SAY WE GOT TO

WITHDRAW FROM THE WORLD, THATS

WITHDRAW FROM THE WORLD, THATS

WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SAYING.