We have to, as you both clearly indicated, not rhetorically but fundamentally respond to this.
Going forward, the challenges there seem to be more political than any type of military threat from the outside, or an uncontrollable intern...
I don't think we could find someone better acclimated to the various challenges; and there are quite a few throughout the region.
It seems to me with the North Koreans testing, with Iran marching toward a nuclear weapon, that is a deep concern...
Good-news stories about Afghanistan and the Afghan security forces don't seem to get the coverage in the U.S. media that is given to negativ...
It would also reassure our NATO allies that we remain committed.
I think keeping the larger-sized force would certainly, as you pointed out, reassure the Afghans.
I respect his service to our country, I just think that with the challenges we face around the world right now, I judge him based on his rec...
I think all of us agree here that there are things that we could do better in the Pentagon.
I believe it sends the wrong signal to the Afghans to do that.
I think the President chose wisely. There are very few people in this country with the experience, as a combat infantryman, decorated and wo...
I expect, though, if you're confirmed as the Secretary of Defense the President of the United States will not turn to you and ask you about ...
From your perspective, are the problems there more political in nature or more the military capacity?
One of the issues that Senator McCain brought up and I think very correctly as the ranking member of the Seapower Subcommittee is the Ford c...
There are many different ways you have deal with the issue, and it goes to some of the questions I raised with Dr. Rooney.
My time is expired, but, again, gentlemen, there are very few people who have served the Army and the Nation with your courage and your dist...
They did make the commitment to a denuclearized peninsula.
Do you agree that DOD should provide our servicemembers with the greatest level of protection under the MLA by closing these loopholes?
