I just can't thank you enough for what you've done for the country.
I think it would be a stabilizing, have a stabilizing effect, not just in Afghanistan, but in the region.
I will do everything I can on the Republican side in the Senate to make sure that we protect those funds.
Given that in FY11 the Air Force will use both voluntary and involuntary measures to reduce end-strength, why does it ma...
I think it would serve as a barrier to a reconstitution of the Taliban and others coming from the border areas in Pakist...
I appreciate that the Air Force retention-oriented culture will have great difficulty with the involuntary officer separ...
Now, we need to understand that as a Congress here, the Secretary of Defense has just told us, and, since World War II t...
I hope, Mr. Chairman, that sometimes this year Republicans and Democrats can have a breakthrough on this issue to help o...
Do you think, all things being equal, it would be better for the U.S. military to be able to continue to provide securit...
It is my view that the conditions have even changed in the last month with the instability in the Middle East.
I am very concerned on the effect on dwell time. I am very concerned about the effect on morale, morale of the service m...
I believe there are those who could have...
But politicians are accountable to the voters. The generals are accountable to their troops, to their chain of command, ...
I just want the country to understand that this is not the Petraeus strategy any longer.
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 som...
This is not yet over. It is not even close. We still have a fight on our hands in places like Yemen and Somalia.
