Pakistan has sacrificed enormously in the fight against violent extremism; over 35,000 of its citizens have died.
Well, in the same way that we've taken other diplomatic tacts in the past, this seems to me to be one that would help re...
Both Senators Harkin and Lugar publicly expressed their concern about the risk of bioterrorism following the death of Bi...
What is your judgment as to why there has not been more effort on the part of Pakistan, or India, to forge ties that wou...
Well, this is a debate we may have. I just raise the question of authorities not just with regard to Libya, but generall...
The committee sought a witness from the Defense Department to join Secretary Steinberg at this hearing. The administrati...
The President did not seek authorization from Congress to use military force in Libya prior to the beginning of our mili...
Well, Dr. Biddle, what you're describing is a situation, which you all touch upon, and that is considerable continued ec...
hypothetically, what does political Afghanistan look like? Is a stable Afghanistan one in which we return to more locali...
I am hopeful that these hearings will provide greater focus to the mission and strategy in Afghanistan in the context of...
I think you paint way too drastic a picture as what would happen if we don't have the boots on the ground.
Can we achieve the most important national security goals in Afghanistan... at far less expense?
If 10 years of American sacrifice hasn't convinced the region that the United States is a reliable ally, why are you con...
If we decide that we are unwilling to make that commitment, that we are unwilling to make that investment in the long-te...
The question before us is whether Afghanistan is important enough to justify the lives and massive resources that are be...
the primary importance of promoting stability in Afghanistan is to prevent nuclear proliferation out of Pakistan
The broad scope of our activities suggests that we are trying to remake the economic, political, and security culture of...
In my view, a Taliban government in Afghanistan would be a serious, serious problem for the United States.
