Beyond discussing it, are we advocating it? Are we leading the effort at the Security Council or are we just in eliciting mode?

the monarchy's inaction, its failure to address the needs of its people, is feeding Iran's influence in Bahrain

I voted against TARP. I believed then, as I do today, that TARP was a serious policy mistake.

the financial markets believe more than ever that the United States Government will step in and save the too-big-to-fail institutions should there be another financial shock.

I meant work with some people you do not need to work for.

What are we talking about here, if we are serious about trying to help and shape the outcome here?

I am concerned, as I listen to your answers, with what happens if Qaddafi prevails.

Where is the United States redline in our relationship with Lebanon? Are we willing to maintain a relationship with a government that is controlled by a terrorist group?

the ultimate success of the Dodd-Frank Act depends to a certain degree on market perception.

The too-big-to-fail doctrine is a flawed doctrine from the beginning, is it not?

Well, you have to do the metrics. You have got to measure this, have you not?

I wonder if it is not moral hazard to allow a nation to go into a depression?

When I make a mistake, I have to pay for my mistakes. And when they make a mistake... I have to pay for their mistakes.

I don't want to lose a golden opportunity to ensure that we have information that could lead to a prosecution regardless of the results in Libya.

The focus on repayment of TARP is deceptive because it fails to consider the huge taxpayer cost from non-start programs.

do the plans for your respective Services over the next 5 years include a return of depot operations funding back into the base budget at levels that will maintain an adequate workload?

Are you confident that sufficient resources will be available through at least 2016 or 2017?

Finally, has the Air Force determined what manpower will be required to maintain the KC-46A at the base level?