The relationship that the Pentagon has with the Veterans Administration (VA) and with communities throughout the country has got to get stronger.

the American people are going to become increasingly skeptical about this alliance if the United States has to bear three quarters of the burden.

the President has made it clear that he intends to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in the coming months, and while I am a supporter of this drawdown, I am concerned with the security situation on the ground for our remaining forces.

The sacrifices our troops are willing to endure to protect this country is nothing short of amazing.

This is not a war without end. The Lisbon Summit has made clear that the transfer to Afghan security responsibility and leadership will be complete not later than the end of 2014.

What kind of a signal do you want to send the rest of the world, in terms of America's role in the world?

I did not support the invasion of Iraq, which distracted us from that goal.

this modernization project is, in my view, both from a security and a political standpoint, really important.

I question our financial relationship with Pakistan and their commitment to our partnership.

Because we're about to make some of the same mistakes we made after the Vietnam war.

we, as a country, are going to be taking care of them, and their families, not just today, not just when they return home, for but a lifetime.

I would just ask you to look at, and perhaps work with the incoming secretary, to determine if it is in our best interest to have the places ready at Fort Bliss for a BCT?