I recently met with political leaders in the region who expressed their genuine concern for the political stability of the monarchy in Bahrain.

I'd like to talk about using alternative energy sources from home.

Please give me a detailed assessment of the risks marines are facing by hauling fuel and water to forward bases.

It is essential that President Obama holds to his decision to set July 2011 as the date for the beginning of reductions in U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Secretary Gates told this committee a few weeks ago that he supported the decision to set the July 2011 date because it was necessary to 'grab the attention of the Afghan leadership and bring a sense of urgency to them of the need for them…

I just returned from Afghanistan and Pakistan. I can't tell you how impressed I was at the quality of people that we have--our men and women, all of you who are leading them, and the job they are doing.

The Navy fully supports the use of using alternative source aviation fuels that meet all military performance requirements.

The numbers that I received show that literacy in Afghanistan is still only 28 percent.

So, basically, we have an ally who truly is not acting as an ally.

With the tremendous budget concerns we have within our own nation, if changes are made or adjustments are made to the operation as we know it in Afghanistan today, do you think it will affect the outcome at all, if we reduce the funding?

Do you believe that al Qaeda still poses a threat to the United States of America?

It looks like money is not going to win this war.

But we find it very difficult to continue on because of the EPA's intervention and their very onerous position that they've taken on permitting.

We're fighting a war, the longest war in history, because of our dependency and the unstableness of the Middle East because of our dependency.

to the extent that we can get the decision process out of the political process

the political process always raises its ugly fist

If you looked at the cost of energy in China right now, who has cleaned our clock on manufacturing, has theirs increases as much as ours has in this Nation as far as the baseload power?

Has the EPA read that report?