Mr. Panetta, would you commit to further dialogue on this issue and to provide regular updates to ensure our government and the American peo...
Would it be in our national security interest to open up transportation routes in the north to get supplies and equipment into Afghanistan w...
The safety of our Air Force members and their families is our number one priority.
The Department estimates that the additional net cost to support and protect families in the CENTCOM AOR will be approximately $6 million pe...
I am very supportive of an enduring relationship with Afghanistan.
Have we had enough people in RC-East since December 2009 to have an effective counterinsurgency?
This is an unacceptable outcome for our military, for our Intelligence Community, and for our own safety.
I think it is in our national security interest to have a political, economic, military relationship that extends to 2014.
That it does violate the War Crimes Act and it does violate the Detainee Treatment Act.
We are a Nation without a jail, and that is not good for us.
When we respond, we want to respond with overwhelming force. We are not looking for a fair fight here, right?
This is not a time to seek a peace dividend because we are nowhere near peace.
Do you think it is logical for this country to assume in the future that we are not going to have to use the Army in some kind of role in th...
This is not yet over. It is not even close. We still have a fight on our hands in places like Yemen and Somalia.
I am completely okay and very much support the idea of civilian control of the military.
But my question is, it is not condition-based. As I understand the policy, all troops will be removed by the end of September.
When you look at World War II spending, you are right. We went up to 42 percent at the height of the war of GDP.
Mr. Panetta, if confirmed, would you be willing to further investigate this issue in order to determine what roadblocks have halted the proc...
