I made this decision very reluctantly. I made it reluctantly because I recognize the significant hardship this places on...
DOD, I think in many ways, has been bloated. The Defense Department has gotten everything it has wanted the last 10 year...
When you are making friends around the world, when you are developing partners and allies, you are developing the next g...
I do not personally believe that you can eliminate the command structure in the military from this process.
My understanding is that the Navy has complied with the law and submitted the report to Congress on 1 February 2013.
The President has said Assad must go, and a democratic political transition should remain our goal.
I do not believe that providing lethal support to the armed opposition at this time would improve the terrible situation...
I fully supported the withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces from Iraq by December 2011 in accordance with the November 20...
A normalized relationship between our two countries, based on mutual respect and mutual interests, is the best way to ad...
I support strong missile defense cooperation with Israel, including the deployment of the U.S. TPY-2 radar and operation...
I believe the phased adaptive approach takes the appropriate steps to protect our interests in the region.
Although we do not see eye-to-eye with Russia on every issue, there are many areas of cooperation that have been positiv...
I disagreed with President Obama, his decision to surge in Afghanistan, as I did with President Bush on the surge in Ira...
I think Syria, the outcome there has far more important consequences for America's national interests than Libya.
I was against it. I thought the Bush administration had not defined a clear end state for the war in Iraq.
Iraq is better off today because of it.
I urge Congress to eliminate the sequester threat permanently and pass a balanced deficit-reduction plan.
I support an Army that is sized according to the defense strategy and the mission requirements that support that strateg...