I fully support the President's decision.
We need additional personnel at the battalion and company levels with the appropriate expertise and technical equipment to detect the IEDs i...
I think there definitely is such a deficit of trust with Pakistan, and I think it's historical.
In Afghanistan, my personal sense is that we have--in the various visits that I have made... they understand that July 2011 is the beginning...
The Department does not currently track homosexual conduct discharges this way.
I believe that the New START Treaty allows the United States to maintain an effective nuclear deterrent.
destabilize not just Afghanistan, not just Pakistan, but potentially the whole region.
I do believe that the senior Taliban are only going to be interested in reconciling in terms that are acceptable to the Afghan Government, a...
we have reached a critical point in this debate where spending more money on a second engine for the [F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)] is un...
I will strongly recommend that the President veto such legislation.
Secretary Gates stated, '[t]o ensure that the department is prepared should the law be changed...'
Retention and recruitment is at an all-time high in the history of the All-Volunteer Force.
Achieving our objective in Afghanistan and Iraq has moved to the top of our institutional military's budgeting policy and program priorities...
I am not planning for a dual award at this time.
I am seeking a decision by NATO to take on territorial missile defense as a mission for the alliance.
We are committed to the long-term success of Afghanistan and Iraq as stable states that can govern and secure themselves.
The new system poses no threat to Russia.
I will preserve a position of advantage by maintaining and enhancing the current midcourse defense capability.