I must say, going over your biographies in preparation for the hearing, your answers, listening to you this morning, you...
I just want to ask a quick question about the working group on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
I appreciate that answer very much.
That I think quickly but strongly outlines the nature of the threat certainly to our national security structure.
This has been one of the great chapters in the proud history of the American military.
One of the things I think was implicit in what Senator McCain said, and I certainly share this hope, is that we can work...
Our Afghan friends are worried that we will leave and the Taliban will cut their heads off.
When you think about the havoc that could be unleashed in a country like ours, it's profoundly unsettling.
I appreciate that. Our committees are going to continue to work together.
You don't surge for 1 year and then begin leaving, regardless of whether you've achieved your objectives, or not.
Obviously, I agree it's very comprehensive and should inform the decision that Congress makes in voting on the question.
I agree with you in highlighting the threat posed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al Shabab.
There is no evidence that the presence of gay and lesbian colleagues would damage our military's ability to fight.
Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' will have absolutely no effect on that.
I do not find the arguments used to justify 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' convincing.
I don't think, respectfully, there's any basis for saying that, if we repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' the number of homo...
Sixty-nine percent of Americans are recorded as supporting their right to serve.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice applies to everyone, gay and straight.
