At the request of the Government of Afghanistan, Allied Ministers directed ISAF to take action in concert with Afghans a...
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 Afghanist...
Another reform I'd like to see is establishing (and resourcing adequately) an Office of Independent Assessment to provid...
should some sort of rehabilitative program be established at Guantanamo Bay, similar to some of the programs recently im...
Secretary Gates, what is your understanding of the effect of unrequested earmarks on the Department's ability to maintai...
I agree with Ambassador Crocker that the ISF have made enormous progress, and we expect that the elections will take pla...
Another reform I'm calling for is putting Nunn-McCurdy 'on steroids'.
What added measures are necessary--on the part of the Department, industry and Congress--to further accelerate the deliv...
Secretary Gates, president Obama's order also charges you with evaluating whether the conditions of detention at Guantan...
A program like FCS . . . must continue to demonstrate its value for the types of irregular challenges we will face as we...
I am concerned that each Service may grow beyond their capacity to provide adequate support for the new military personn...
Illicit drugs and terrorists should not determine the fate of Afghanistan.
Secretary Gates, will they increase the number of civilian experts they send to Afghanistan to help with reconstruction ...
I look forward to working with our international partners to help create a truly comprehensive civil-military strategy t...
do you believe we can count on the Afghan Central Government to seriously address the drug problem during the upcoming e...
The ability to detain and question that person would be essential to U.S. national security.
