Lieutenant General Van Antwerp, in your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages to the use of 'cost-plus' contracts?
We need to get that sorted out, General.
Several hundred thousand for several years.
It is hard to imagine a more important military nomination than that of General David Petraeus.
I think we have arrived at a point where in fact we do need to help them a bit more in providing security.
You are being asked to square the circle, to find a military solution to a political crisis.
The worst of all worlds be a small, short surge of U.S. forces. We have tried small surges in the past, and they have been ineffective, beca...
the ISG report is a recipe for defeat in Iraq.
The dirty little secret is that we don't have enough troops. We need to enlarge the size of the Army and the Marine Corps.
Therefore, the status quo is not acceptable?
We needed more troops. We needed it very badly.
the status quo is not acceptable.
We are not winning the war in Iraq; is that correct?
I have always said we needed more troops in Iraq.
I respect you enormously. I appreciate your service. I regret deeply that you seem to think that the status quo and the rate of progress we ...
Senator John McCain has said that the Iraqi government needs to break the back of the Mehdi army and bring down Sadr.
We'd love to see more troops there.
