We think that the approach of the international community to apply sanctions, to apply diplomatic pressure, is having an impact.

I don't think it's the right time for a BRAC process where we may not save a dime, frankly.

As your predecessor put it well, saving energy saves lives.

I'm so disturbed by the frequency of these attacks. It raises questions about our vetting process.

Improvised Explosive Device (IED) proliferation is a key concern of mine and it certainly has been for quite a while.

I believe is essential for the Marine Corps to operate and to move seamlessly from the sea ashore and in the air.

DOD is ensuring that U.S. global defense posture is aligned with our strategy.

national security is dependent on all of the things you just cited, but frankly, it's dependent on more.

Iran is of great concern. We have common cause with Israel, we have common cause with the international community with regards to the concerns about Iran.

Senator McCain in his opening comment cited that we were reducing 20 percent of the BCTs in the Army.

I had serious concerns about the Libyan operation and the nature in which the President exercised unilateral authority.

These are very dangerous individuals if they are as they've been reported by the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.

Senator, if I could, I share your concern deeply.

There are very real, not long-term but near-term, potentialities that could embroil not only the United States, but the Middle East and our allies, in a full-fledged war.

It is inexcusable that we are in this position now... not knowing what we're going to do because we have been unable to act.

I would hope that the Air Force and DOD will take a look and ensure that at least some of those aircraft are based at Guard bases around the country.

I think there's been an awful lot of talk around the Senate about freezing Federal employees' salaries and cutting the number of Federal employees, but there's been very little real difficult work of trying to hold down the cost of personal services contracts.

I think that some of the stuff that we've built in Afghanistan, we can go ahead and build the stuff...