(17 Aug 2009)
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1. US President Barack Obama walking on stage
2. Troops applauding
3. Wide of Obama addressing VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) members
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4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen adapt to new challenges everyday. But as we know, much of our defence establishment has yet to fully adapt to the post-Cold War world, with doctrine and weapons better suited to fight the Soviets on the plains of Europe than insurgents in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan. Twenty years after the Cold War ended, this is simply not acceptable. It is irresponsible. Our troops and our taxpayers deserve better. "
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5. Profile shot of Obama speaking
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6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"The full spectrum of challenges demands a full range of military capabilities - both the conventional and the unconventional. The ability to defeat both an armoured division and the lone suicide bomber; the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and the Improvised Explosive Device; 18th-century-style piracy and 21st century cyber-threats."
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7. Cutaway audience
8. Wide of Obama
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9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"As we move forward, the Iraqi people must know that the United States will keep its commitments. And the American people must know that we will move forward with our strategy. We will begin removing our combat brigades from Iraq later this year. We will remove all our combat brigades by the end of next August. And we will remove all our troops from Iraq by the end of 2011. And for America, the Iraq war will end. "
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10. Cutaway wide of Obama speaking
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11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"By moving forward in Iraq, we're able to refocus on the war against al Qaida and its extremist allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan. That is why I announced a new, comprehensive strategy in March. A strategy that recognises that al Qaida and its allies had moved their base to the remote, tribal areas of Pakistan. This strategy acknowledges that military power alone will not win this war, that we also need diplomacy and development and good governance. "
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12. Cutaway of troops watching
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13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"And today, our troops are helping to secure polling places for this week's election so that Afghans can choose the future that they want."
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14. Wide shot of Obama speaking
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15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"The insurgency in Afghanistan didn't just happen overnight, and we won't defeat it overnight. This will not be quick, nor easy. But we must never forget, this is not a war of choice, this is a war of necessity. Those who attacked America on 9/11 are plotting to do so again. If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al Qaida would plot to kill more Americans. So this is not only a war worth fighting, this is fundamental to the defence of our people."
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16. Various, Obama shaking hands with audience after speech
STORYLINE:
President Barack Obama took on both the US defence establishment and free-spending members of Congress on Monday, saying they were draining the defence budget with "exotic projects" that were both unnecessary and too costly.
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