I agree with that. And again I thank you for your service and your leadership.

I would hope that the common level we would all agree on is good science.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but we do need to have a common set of facts and I think good science helps us get to that point.

The President of the United States has specifically said Qaddafi must go, but has done nothing since saying that.

Congressional leadership in both parties have strongly called for a no-fly zone and other actions and nothing has happened.

I would urge the administration to do everything possible to increase sanctions, even as the ones that are authorized now are being implemented.

What assurances can you provide us and what checks do we have to make sure that those dollars don't aid and abet and benefit Hezbollah?

It is remarkable the heavy presence in that country and especially in Beirut that Hezbollah has, almost as if it is an organized crime force.

the United States, quite frankly, looks weak in this endeavor, it looks unwilling or maybe even unable to act in this capacity.

Well, when is that resolution going to happen? After the bloodbath, in the middle of the bloodbath?

But to say we are pressing the United Nations and that is energetic action, the Security Council, is to basically say the United States--and to say that is what we are going to limit ourselves to, what we are basically saying is the United…

I agree with the chairman's comments about the need for the President to attempt to articulate more clearly why not only Libya, but also the other countries in the Middle East, are especially important to us in terms of our national…

Secretary Hammack, is it correct that one of the advantages of the leasing option would be that the public could access the artifacts?

We ought to have a congressional declaration of war.

some Senators are indicating in a bipartisan way that they feel the President and the administration have not been forthcoming enough in meeting the problems of human rights in Libya.

What steps are being taken system wide to improve asset visibility and supply chain management?

While there are funds requested for F-22 squadrons, I do not find any funds for the Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL).

There has been dramatic change, but we are only at the very beginning of a long process.