national security

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

President Obama marks the 20th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Threat Reduction program, one of the country's most successful national security programs. December 3, 2012.

Ret. General Wesley Clark, Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig and Ret. Major General Paul Eaton talk about the 2012 Election and National Security at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on November 21, 2011

Excerpt from the 2012 Vice Presidential Debate at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Vice President Joe Biden on National Security

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Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes reflects upon the anniversary of the end of the combat mission in Iraq and talks about welcoming our troops home and the administration's commitment to supporting our troops as they transition back to civilian life.

Edward Meagher joined the United States Air Force in 1966. He volunteered to go to Vietnam and spent well over 2.5 years overseas.

Today, Edward has the privilege of working with veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Obama's message has been very clear. You stood up for us; we will stand tall for you. He's ended the war with honor, and he's brought them home, and he's doing the same thing in Afghanistan. He understands at a real gut level what these folks have been through.

The sacrifices that our troops have made have been incredible. It's because of what they've done that we've been able to go after Al Qaeda and kill Bin Laden. When they come home we have a sacred trust to make sure that we are doing everything we can to heal all of their wounds. Giving them the opportunities that they deserve to find a job and get the education that they need.

The Commander-in-Chief gets one chance to make the right decision.