John McCain actually said...

"I strongly support Secretary Gates' recommendations to restructure a number of major defense programs."

"What has exacerbated and exaggerated the problem, to an alarming degree, is that we've seen this consolidation in the defense industry."

"The challenge here is we have to get control over requirements."

"It is now conventional wisdom--and we're going to find out whether it's correct or not--that no weapons system, once it's in production, can ever be killed or can ever be terminated."