I am convinced, tragically, that if the status quo remains, that violence will continue to spill over onto our side of the border.
I would like for you to think about certain benchmarks and certain criteria that we could use to gauge success or failure.
As of February 2011, CBP did not have an estimate of the time and efforts that are needed to secure the Southwest Border.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Madam Secretary, for being here. Thank you for your hard work.
As we drawdown, our goal is to leave behind an Iraq that is stable.
So moved.
These efforts have made it possible for DOD to absorb lower projected growth in the defense budget without, as Chairman McKeon warned last m...
I think it is also obvious that the Iraqi military does not have a lot of the technological capability that they need to combat this kind of...
This so-called 'cut' is to the rate of predicted growth. The size of the base defense budget is still projected to increase in real, inflati...
I share your optimism about our success in Afghanistan, which has confounded many of the critics.
we are committed now through NATO to the 2014 exit date from Afghanistan.
We are not talking about continued combat operations on the part of the United States, but they do need the kind of technical assistance tha...
I am deeply concerned about the situation in Pakistan, which obviously is vital to the sustained and long-term success in Afghanistan.
I think one of the worst announcements ever made, as far as the conflict in Afghanistan, was the statement that we would be beginning withdr...
Could these organizations simply be done away with?
There are still sanctuaries in Pakistan.
I think it is time we engage in active discussions with the Iraqis as to their future needs as well as any threats there might be to our nat...
we have no greater responsibility in our national government than to protect our security.
