The stability of Iraq remains critical to the future of the Middle East, a region that multiple presidents of both political parties have co...
we need to keep our objectives realistic and limited in Afghanistan.
I share the chairman's commitment to acquisition reform. Tough choices are going to have to be made quickly on the F-22, the C-17s, and othe...
The stability of Iraq remains crucial to the future of the Middle East.
I am one who said Guantanamo Bay needed to be closed, but I think that we should have made the tough decisions along with it.
The SOFA marks an important step forward in the orderly drawdown of the American presence.
Yet I believe there are non-military ways to blunt Iran's power to threaten its neighbors and sow instability throughout the Middle East.
Do you believe we can count on the Afghan central government to seriously address the drug problem during the upcoming election period?
I believe that we need to develop a comprehensive civil-military plan for Afghanistan, akin to that used in Iraq.
this is going to be a long slog.
We won't be able to achieve our goals in Afghanistan without addressing the drug problem?
At the request of the Government of Afghanistan, Allied Ministers directed ISAF to take action in concert with Afghans against narcotics fac...
Yes, I agree that business as usual is not an option, and that hard choices are needed.
I am very skeptical of what's going to happen down there.
I support efforts to increase the number of civilian officials and the overall non-military level of effort in Afghanistan.
Another reform I'd like to see is establishing (and resourcing adequately) an Office of Independent Assessment to provide the Department and...
should some sort of rehabilitative program be established at Guantanamo Bay, similar to some of the programs recently implemented in Iraq?
Secretary Gates, what is your understanding of the effect of unrequested earmarks on the Department's ability to maintain stable funding for...
