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That's the fruit of our commitment there, and we should recognize it as such, that there are two parties, that there is political competition.

It's everything. It's form of government. It's the role of civil society. It's education. It's public health.

If we had left, as we have left Iraq and now we see what's happening, and we're--contemplating Afghanistan, downsizing--if we'd have had that same knowing hindsight, if it is 20-20--what would Korea look like today if we had left, 60 years…

Should further consideration be given toward aligning the 130th Airlift Wing with Air Force Special Operations Command or having this wing somehow affiliated in support of JSOC?

Publically available information is an important tool in the broader U.S. Government and partner nation efforts to counter threats to our Nation.

NATO and we in the Coalition agree that a political transition in Syria is required to assure the long-term stability of the region.

Ultimately Assad's removal, to rid Syria of an autocratic regime whose hostility towards its own people was the original cause of the Syrian Civil War, is essential.

We can't have good policy, particularly in the field of foreign policy and military affairs, if people in your position aren't borderline obnoxious about making your views clear to our elected leaders.

I think they are participants in the development of our ability to leverage and thrive in the human domain.

What can we do to help them understand and train for the ability to dominate the human domain?

No one wants Afghanistan to be the next Iraq.

I believe that sending United States trainers and weapons to Syria would make us safer.

There is not a West Virginian I know that would not sacrifice so we have the military we have to defend our country.

Servicemembers should feel that while they serve to protect the freedoms of all U.S. citizens, theirs are respected and upheld.

I think it is very important for servicemembers to feel that expressions of their sincerely held conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs are accommodated and protected by DOD.

Freedom of religion is provided for in the First Amendment to the Constitution.

If confirmed, I will continue to review and update our religious accommodation program to ensure we continue to protect the expression of religious beliefs, both in policy and practice, to the greatest extent possible, consistent with…

Certainly it seems like it would be a good idea.