Tom Cotton actually said...

We got stuck in Iraq and Afghanistan because we cared about the political outcomes of those countries afterwards.

Deploying large numbers of American military forces onto foreign soil to nation-build vice accomplishing a defined mission is counter-produc...

We have to contend with increasing personnel and procurement costs at a time when defense budgets are decreasing.

Our defense strategy must contend with non-state and transnational actors; a rising economic and military powerhouse in China.