No one is forced in there. That has to be maintained.

I have great power. We have awesome power. No nation in the world is even in our league.

Probably most fundamental for me when we talk of going to war, we need to think it through carefully, not just for the political, and the geopolitical, and the diplomatic, and the economic consequences, and those are important. But at…

we reduce reliance on nuclear weapons as a vital contribution to preventing that proliferation.

a nuclear war cannot be won, and it must not be fought.

It has to be, Senator. It has to be.

The report does not recommend we do these things.

Readiness is obviously the number one priority.

It is not inconsistent, I don't believe, Senator.

I voted based on what I thought was right.

There was an election in Iran.

It's a legitimate question.

Every nation has a right to defend itself.

That is correct, yes.

We must continue to condition that assistance.

Sequester is not the route.

I, too, would like to thank you, gentlemen, and your families, for your service and dedication to this country.

I do not believe he is the right choice for this job.