I consider the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict to be one of...
If I could inject here, Senator Levin, now the chairman of the committee--I was then chairman--and I visited that provin...
The importance of the United States Special Operations Command and the pivotal role our Special Operations Forces play i...
I have confidence in General Petraeus and his field commanders.
If confirmed, they will be installed during one of the most challenging times in our Nation's national security history.
MUOS will provide a 10-fold increase in capacity over UHF follow-on, providing UHF mobile communications for our tactica...
The rebasing initiatives are on track. The scope of restationing 70,000 troops and their families from Europe and Korea,...
I believe these risks are manageable, and that various measures--the provision of advisors and tracking of weapons--can ...
Withdrawing before there is a stable and legitimate Iraqi authority would turn Iraq into a failed state and a terrorist ...
I worry about a mandated timetable. I worry about mandating to any commander on the ground. Because it severely constrai...
I forego it, on behalf of Senator McCain and myself. I believe we're anxious to proceed to questions.
We ought not leave Iraq without the ability to sustain and defend itself, not just because of what it would mean to our ...
DOD has explored options to mitigate the UHF availability gap until full fielding of MUOS.
I am a strong proponent of defense acquisition reform.
I've always believed that we all want our troops to come home, as soon as possible, but the difference between us are th...
Your nominations come at a critical time in our country's history. The United States faces a myriad of strategic, diplom...
It is expected that in the coming weeks Kosovo will declare its independence and that declaration will be supported by t...
The United States and Pakistan have a shared interest in building stable and sustainable democracy.
