"The United States will seek a new treaty that verifiably ends production of fissile materials intended for use in nuclear weapons."
"What is the current level of dedicated funds, and how long can the American people sustain this level of funding, in your estimate, after our troops have left?"
"Let me just comment that at least we're told that eventually we want to get to 170,000 Afghan National Army soldiers and 130,000 police officers."
"According to recent ISAF figures, there are now estimated to be 113,000 trained Afghan National Army soldiers and 109,000 persons trained for service in the Afghan National Police."
"But in Afghanistan, there is not that kind of promise."
"I'm hopeful that our government will begin to work with the Afghan Government on what would be called a business plan."
"I believe that the consequences of failure of negotiation need to be brought home more emphatically than they have been."
"I believe a thorough and detailed debate can achieve similar levels of support."
"It appears that Secretary Gates agrees with both of you and is apparently asking for approximately $5 billion in additional funds to achieve these ends."
"Because this point has been raised several times, some critics of the treaty have said that missile defense or defensive mechanisms occurs in the preamble and the preparatory sentence."
"We are confident that at the end of this process, you will come to the same conclusion that we and many others have reached--that the New START Treaty makes our country more secure and merits the Sena..."
"I look forward to working with you and members of this committee to achieve a timely treaty review."
"Each one of you have categorically indicated there is no way--no way in which our missile defense will be inhibited in any way, at any time."
"As you have already zeroed in on specific objections that have been raised, I want to mention, just again, how important it will be to answer all of the questions of Senators with regard to missile de..."
"I mention that because we've written letters, sometimes bipartisan letters, sometimes all the Republicans, others--Secretary Gates has been a regular recipient of correspondence--and yet, at the same ..."
"If conflict ensues, and you use chemical or biological weapons against U.S. forces, the American people will demand vengeance. And we have the means to exact it. this is not a threat, it is a promise."
"Yesterday, some of my colleagues raised questions about the New START Treaty."
"I remind people, the Senate approved by a vote of 93 to 6, and the Moscow Treaty, which was approved, 95 to nothing."
