A strong, agile, safe, secure, effective, nuclear arsenal for the United States is not debatable.
Absolutely.
I make that commitment to this committee.
We blundered into Iraq because of flawed intelligence, flawed assumptions, flawed judgments, and ideologically driven mo...
If you do that, that is tantamount to giving the President of the United States authority to use military force against ...
He said clearly that in his words, he has Israel's back.
We do not favor containment. That is the President's position, and that was my position.
the military option must remain on the table.
I was protecting Congress' prerogative when it comes to declaring war.
I agree that with Iran's continued rejection of diplomatic overtures, further effective sanctions, both multilateral and...
I regret referencing the Jewish lobby. I should have said pro-Israel lobby.
There will be consequences, significant consequences to the management of our Defense Department.
I was one of some Republican Senators who did not want that vote to go forward.
As Secretary of Defense, I won't be signing off on reports in the same way as a private citizen.
I do not because it wasn't a recommendation.
There is no question that as I have said this morning, that my experience in Vietnam very much guided the questions.
Do we understand the costs? Are we prepared to make those costs in lives?
Accountability is a primary responsibility of any institution or organization.
