There are 10 going on line in 2004, 10 in 2005?

I will just reiterate the feelings of my colleagues in terms of rallying around the troops at this time, regardless of the differences of opinion that may have existed previously.

The effectiveness of this system is going to affect our diplomacy, other possible military actions, and so forth.

How do you define effective? 90 percent success rate? 75? 50?

They seem to be--I do not want to say denial, but they are certainly downplaying the potential threat from the North.

Secretary Rumsfeld, I have supported your goal for a new round of base closures in 2005 and applaud your efforts to bring our military force in line with our infrastructure.

if this kind of leaking takes place, it's hard to--I would request that you do all you can because we are going to try and do all we can from our end.

We live in a world unfortunately of multiple threats these days.

It seems to me right now that they are insufficient to either fight or deter successfully.

I would trust in your budget that you're embedding additional capabilities to address multiple situations simultaneously.

I agree with so much of what you said. You gave an excellent statement. Your endorsement of market-based solutions, I think all of us would agree with that.

It seems to me we are trying to reduce as much as possible the inherent uncertainty in this unprecedented situation.