Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
We might as well settle this on the record. How do you pronounce your last name?
But you are asking for a budget number that would improve that. Are you not?
Suffice it to say, it is hard for you to give us specific numbers to project.
When I think about the failure of this Congress and this government to deal with this, I look in the mirror and I take m...
The people do want us there, and that is based on loya jirga outcome.
Let me just say I think that would be a massive mistake which would affect the security of Americans.
We will not fix this long term.
Most of our major platforms are maturing at exactly the same time that we have to rebuild and recap.
The budget process is broken. It is why we are sitting here today.
We have disinvested in the military three times.
General, you said our mission is to make sure our sons and daughters never have to fight in a fair fight.
So if I mentioned that on the floor later on today, that would be a good point to make. Is that right, sir?
So problems, yes, but it is not going to slow you down.
Do you anticipate capabilities beyond intelligence assessment?
In January of this year, I understand that for the first time since World War II, there were no aircraft carriers deploy...
That is excellent news. Thank you very much. I did not know that until now. So that is a positive development.
How soon might we have that?
