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| Barack Obama |
“I
want you to know I truly appreciate your comments calling out Afghan President Hamid
Karzai’s for his continued unwillingness to sign the accord permitting troops to remain
in his country after December.”
President
Barack Obama
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| Charles Hagel |
“I don’t
know if it will do any good, but it can’t hurt, Mr. President.”
Secretary
of Defense Charles ‘Chuck’ Hagel
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| Barack Obama |
“But
I did want to paint a parallel picture for you, Chuck.”
President
Obama
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| Charles Hagel |
“Would
that be watercolor or oil-based, Mr. President?”
Secretary
Hagel
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| Barack Obama |
“It
will be rhetorical, Chuck. Can you handle that?”
President
Obama
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| Charles Hagel |
“I’d
prefer a nice watercolor, but go ahead.”
Secretary
Hagel
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| Barack Obama |
“President
Karzai won’t sign the agreement and we want him to do so. Part of that is we want to make sure that our troops won’t get fucked if they stay there as
peace-keepers. At the same time, I want you to come up with a policy and plan
for stopping sexual assault in the military—you know, the assault of one
military person by another military person? Maybe someone superior in rank, or
maybe a subordinate? Or maybe some misogynistic bully decides women shouldn’t
be in the military because they deserve to be raped? But no matter how often I
ask, no matter how politely I ask, you don’t give me anything except
gibberish.”
President
Obama
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| Charles Hagel |
“I
don’t follow you sir. Are you saying I’m from Afghanistan?”
Secretary
Hagel
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| Barack Obama |
“No.
I’m saying the United States doesn’t want to see our soldiers get fucked in Afghanistan, PLUS I don’t want to see them get fucked anywhere ... unless it is a
consensual act.”
President
Obama
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| Charles Hagel |
“Didn’t
I come up with a solution for that yet sir?”
Secretary
Hagel
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| Barack Obama |
“No,
you have not. Look, why don’t you ask President Karzai for his input?”
President
Obama
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| Charles Hagel |
“…”
Secretary
Hagel
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| Charles Hagel |
“…”
Secretary
Hagel
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| Charles Hagel |
“I
already did, sir. He had none to give.”
Secretary
Hagel
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