Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.

I cannot understand why the administration chose to begin a major war knowing that our troops did not have enough body and vehicle armor.

the same situation that obtained prior to the entry of the war with Iraq might, in some respects, lend itself to a repeat in the case of Syria and/or Iran.

No, we're not talking about a lot of things; we're talking about this particular request for modularity.

Why has it taken nearly 2 years of fighting in Iraq before the Pentagon asked for armor for all of these supply vehicles?

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.

The President hasn't requested one dime of his $81.9 billion supplemental for the veterans' healthcare system.

Why isn't that in the defense budget?

Thank you.

I think that your recent trip to Europe had fantastic results.

That is if it becomes permanent.

I did not note that.

I want to join in congratulating you for what you are doing and the presentations you just made.

Does the administration have any plans for attacks against Syria, either because of the assassination in Lebanon or for its supposed hand in the Iraqi insurgency?

I really think that we have to, sort of, ask again how we're going to coordinate these funds to prevent assisting the same people for the same thing.

I think we may face amendments to increase it further.

What does it say about the state of our relations with all of these countries of the coalition of the willing, when, 2 years into the war against Iraq, the United States has to create a new foreign aid program to repay these countries for…

Will these funds be sufficient to address the complaints that we have heard, and that you heard also, Mr. Secretary, when you were visiting there, that our troops are scrounging for armor in trash dumps?