Michael G. Mullen

The defense of our Nation is the greatest challenge we face.

The greatest threat to our national security is literally our debt and deficit

A Nation with our current levels of unsustainable debt cannot hope to sustain for very long its superiority from a military perspective or its influence in world affairs.

U.N. peacekeepers help reduce the risks that major U.S. military interventions may be required to restore stability.

Why do you care whether she's a good witness or a bad witness? It's your job to get to the truth for the American people and for the families of those four individuals who lost their lives, not to give a heads-up to the higher-ups in the…

I have lived my life focusing on accountability, and I feel very strongly about that.

My worst nightmare is terrorists with nuclear weapons.

The most significant threat to our national security is our debt.

Our national debt is our biggest national security threat.

I believe that a stable Afghanistan, one that denies our enemies a safe haven, will prevent future attacks from Afghanistan on our country like those experienced on 9/11.

The United States and the international community have sacrificed an extraordinary amount--in lives and resources--for the Afghan people.

I'm hard-pressed to believe that, having fought for what they've fought for, that they're going to sacrifice their sovereignty to this country.