"We went to war in Iraq because we were told that Saddam Hussein had some connection with bin Laden."
"We went to war in Afghanistan to eliminate bin Laden's training camps and base of operation."
"I'm concerned about the amount of funding needed for ship construction going forward."
"Lieutenant General Flynn, won't protection from improvised explosive devices and other threats necessarily be different in the two vehicles?"
"I want to thank the panel for being willing to go in depth with us on this issue."
"The Marine Corps proposes responding to the EFV termination through a three-phased acquisition policy."
"The intent of the requirement is to deliver combat ready marines ashore regardless of the distance traveled."
"Vice Admiral Blake, if a 25 knot water speed is no longer required to launch from about 25 miles from the shore, what range of speed and distance from shore are being considered for the EFV's replacem..."
"Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for holding this very important hearing today."
"Lieutenant General Flynn, how will the MPC get ashore if it doesn't swim as the EFV and APC would?"
"Lieutenant General Flynn, how much money will actually be saved by cancelation of the EFV if the Marine Corps must extend the life of the AAVs, and design and build two new vehicles, the ACV and the M..."
"the concept of ship-to-shore maneuver supporting the EFV considered anti-ship threats from land-based mobile cruise missiles, air-to-surface weapons, and mines sufficiently serious that amphibious ass..."
"is the historical cost of legacy programs relevant to the requirements needed to execute the mission today?"
"The requirement has not changed. As stated by the Secretary of Defense, we are firm in the requirement for a Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle."
"Lieutenant General Flynn, won't an improved AAV that will be in service for a long time together with the new ACV leave the Marine Corps with two different sets of amphibious vehicles and the associat..."
"Yes, we're going to get a slower vehicle and a less capable vehicle for sure."
"The case for termination was made by citing the affordability of the EFV, not whether the EFV would be reliable and capable of meeting mission requirements."
"Gentlemen, I'm learning a lot today, and I guess that's the point of these hearings."
