If we withdraw the 33,000 by September of next year, will this still be a counterinsurgency operation?
My concern, Mr. Chairman, is that that is criminalizing the war.
Would you agree that it violates the War Crimes Act and the Detainee Treatment Act that are now U.S. law?
We have learned that long-term detention sometimes is the most appropriate way to gather intelligence that would be huma...
We have learned night raids have been problematic for the Afghan people.
It is not helpful. I think all of us--Senator Levin, McCain, and myself--have a goal of transitioning to Afghan control.
We are not doing any of the above.
They are willing to buy new F-16s. Is that right?
We want you to have sovereignty.
I have been open about the idea of having bases, joint bases, post 2014 with American aircraft, Special Operations Force...
I would just urge you on behalf of the special operations community to push the administration and Congress to take a bu...
If you bring them back to the United States, Mr. Chairman, for civilian prosecutions, I believe that is criminalizing th...
I think it is in our national security interest to have a political, economic, military relationship that extends to 201...
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.
Bringing up to 60 families to the CENTCOM AOR by fiscal year 2015 increases the support footprint.
We have an obligation here to protect them.
I have sat on this committee for 22 years now, and no matter what it is... we all want to speed these things up.
