Martin Dempsey: “Absolutely. We are talking about a $1.2 trillion difference when you add up what was done in the $487 billion of the…”

we are putting our military on a path where the force is so degraded and so unready that it would be immoral to use force.

I would not recommend we put United States forces in harm's way... simply to stiffen the spine of local forces.

the global security environment is as uncertain as I have seen in 40 years of service.

Under no circumstances should we relieve pressure on Iran relative to ballistic missile capabilities and arms trafficking.