The ability of al Qaeda to regenerate would be greater under a losing scenario, is that correct?
One of the reasons that we have contained al Qaeda is that we have other agencies in the fight.
I think it is a critical investment, Senator.
If we were seen as losing in Afghanistan, it would be hard to convince the Iranians to change their behavior?
The Afghan people do not want to return to the oppression of the Taliban.
And, Mr. Secretary, considering the significant variability associated with the budget and resulting force structure, is...
We have to maintain that. So that means that some of the operational readiness, combat readiness will begin to get, we w...
I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, and I have a firsthand experience of growing up with Navy personnel, and what e...
I am sorry for the Department of Justice that they put politics ahead of the law.
I suspect that South Carolina's percentage of African-American Members of Congress may have been the highest in the coun...
I thank you and your staff for doing a very good job, an exceptional job, in difficult circumstances.
So we would eventually lose all we have gained?
The Government of Afghanistan in many ways is one of the enemies we are fighting here.
how is she going to better off and able to hire more employees, and pay them a better wage, and invest in new locations ...
We are giving billions in tax credits to individuals who are not authorized to work in our country.
I have not seen anything in the president's budget that creates a smaller, more accountable, more efficient government.
the president has this attack on oil and gas companies which already pay the highest effective tax rate in the country a...
we have spent $19 trillion, but we have got more people in poverty than ever before under our current economic policies.
