Dr. Schear, today, the United States has military officers serving within the United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping missions in Haiti, Liberia, and a few other peacekeeping missions.

So much of that directed against women.

I think we obviously will ask for a closed session, and we'll try to schedule that together.

Increased U.S. contributions would also send a political message both to host nations and U.N. member states.

One criticism of the section 1206 train-and-equip program is that assistance is provided to address emerging threats without sufficient assurances that the program will be sustained over time.

I would think the success in Colombia, for instance, in partnering with the United States has led to greater security, stability, and partnership with the Colombian people.

do you believe that building the capacity of foreign security forces is a core function of DOD?

I do want to say that we're going to keep the record open for any colleagues that may have questions for the record, until the close of business day on Friday.

There's been discussion about arming the rebels or not arming the rebels. Certainly I think a lot of people are concerned about exactly who the rebels are.

This is not a situation which would enable that country to withstand another major hurricane hit.

Thank you, Mr. Reid. You certainly have a lot to oversee for the special operations-combatting terrorism.

Mr. Reid, what do you believe is the appropriate role for Military Information Support Teams (MIST) in relation to these activities?

Some observers contend that the national intelligence agencies focus their assistance on SOFs in Afghanistan engaged in direct action.

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