Robert C. Byrd: “I'm here on behalf, as you are, of millions of Americans. This is a very serious matter that we are going to be…”

Why has it taken nearly 2 years of fighting in Iraq before the Pentagon asked for armor for all of these supply vehicles?

I cannot understand why the administration chose to begin a major war knowing that our troops did not have enough body and vehicle armor.

the Congress has passed two use-of-force resolutions, one almost immediately after the September 11 attacks

My top priority will be to learn what challenges the DOD IG office needs to address and to ensure the adequacy of resources required to accomplish its mission.