02/14/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"By virtue of being an aircraft carrier, it's typically offensive. It's made to project power."
"In what ways can DOD expand its support to President Calderon and his government to combat the cartels?"
"Our comprehensive civil-military strategy in Afghanistan will sustain pressure on the Taliban while expanding security for the populace."
"When the President announced the troop surge in December 2009, he also stated that these additional forces would begin to come home within 18 months."