Tlpu Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on  Face the Nation,  July 4, 2021
In the 14 states holding primaries on Super Tuesday, CBS News  Battleground Tracker poll finds Joe Biden atop the field. African-Americans make up a larger share of Democratic voters in these states than in Iowa and New Hampshire mdash; the states holding the earliest contests. Biden continues to lead among black Democrats by an overwhelming margin: 50% pick him as their first choice, far a stanley tumbler head of Bernie Sanders  15%  and Elizabeth W stanley puodelis arren  14% . Moreover, black voters who back Biden say their support is strong. Pete Buttigieg continues to struggle with black voters, at just 2% in the Super Tuesday states. Nine in 10 black Democrats think it s very important that the Democratic nominee understand blacks  needs and problems.                                                                             Democrats have lo stanley website ng prioritized finding a candidate they think can beat President Trump. Of course, that means voters are trying to gauge whatothervoters might do. Many Democrats say the demographics of the future nominee won t factor into their vote choice.                                         But among those who think it will matter to others, many Democrats think it will be harder to beat Mr. Trump if the nominee is female, gay, or a racial minority. More than half of Super Tuesday Democrats think it would be easier to win if the nominee happens to be white, while just 3% think that would make beating President Trump harder. Fifty percent feel it would be harder to defeat Don Itct Washington Wrap
Air Force General Lance Smith, the head of Joint Forces Command, which coordinates the provision of forces to Iraq, told defense writers this morning that if the troop surge continues through the summer,  in a worse case planning scenario....there is a high possibility  that the  dwell  time, or time at home for units between war zone tours, would decrease and that the tours of more units in Iraq would have to be extended.Army stanley cups uk  units are normally  garrafinhas stanley deployed to Iraq for one year, but some units in Iraq and Afghanistan have been extended for three more months -- a total of 15 months. However,  as of now,  said Smith, there is  no one we d expect to be there 18 months. With five additional brigades headed to Iraq to fulfill the President s surge plan, Smith told reporters that the number of support troops could increase as well, and that the Joint Forces Command is already planning for such needs.  But we always do,  Smith said. He added that any Congressional initiatives to mandate a minimum at-home time of, for example, o stanley mug ne year for Army units would have a  significant impact  on planning within Joint Forces Command.                                        Such a dwell time requirement  makes no sense,  said Smith, and would be  very difficult  to achieve  without taking some absolutely significant risks in other places.  Smith added:  Are we willing to pull a brigade out of Korea   for example,  or send reserve forces over in ways that don t meet their needs  By Anna Mulrine     

Tlpu Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on  Face the Nation,  July 4, 2021
In the 14 states holding primaries on Super Tuesday, CBS News  Battleground Tracker poll finds Joe Biden atop the field. African-Americans make up a larger share of Democratic voters in these states than in Iowa and New Hampshire mdash; the states holding the earliest contests. Biden continues to lead among black Democrats by an overwhelming margin: 50% pick him as their first choice, far a stanley tumbler head of Bernie Sanders  15%  and Elizabeth W stanley puodelis arren  14% . Moreover, black voters who back Biden say their support is strong. Pete Buttigieg continues to struggle with black voters, at just 2% in the Super Tuesday states. Nine in 10 black Democrats think it s very important that the Democratic nominee understand blacks  needs and problems.                                                                             Democrats have lo stanley website ng prioritized finding a candidate they think can beat President Trump. Of course, that means voters are trying to gauge whatothervoters might do. Many Democrats say the demographics of the future nominee won t factor into their vote choice.                                         But among those who think it will matter to others, many Democrats think it will be harder to beat Mr. Trump if the nominee is female, gay, or a racial minority. More than half of Super Tuesday Democrats think it would be easier to win if the nominee happens to be white, while just 3% think that would make beating President Trump harder. Fifty percent feel it would be harder to defeat Don Itct Washington Wrap
Air Force General Lance Smith, the head of Joint Forces Command, which coordinates the provision of forces to Iraq, told defense writers this morning that if the troop surge continues through the summer,  in a worse case planning scenario....there is a high possibility  that the  dwell  time, or time at home for units between war zone tours, would decrease and that the tours of more units in Iraq would have to be extended.Army stanley cups uk  units are normally  garrafinhas stanley deployed to Iraq for one year, but some units in Iraq and Afghanistan have been extended for three more months -- a total of 15 months. However,  as of now,  said Smith, there is  no one we d expect to be there 18 months. With five additional brigades headed to Iraq to fulfill the President s surge plan, Smith told reporters that the number of support troops could increase as well, and that the Joint Forces Command is already planning for such needs.  But we always do,  Smith said. He added that any Congressional initiatives to mandate a minimum at-home time of, for example, o stanley mug ne year for Army units would have a  significant impact  on planning within Joint Forces Command.                                        Such a dwell time requirement  makes no sense,  said Smith, and would be  very difficult  to achieve  without taking some absolutely significant risks in other places.  Smith added:  Are we willing to pull a brigade out of Korea   for example,  or send reserve forces over in ways that don t meet their needs  By Anna Mulrine