01/26/2011
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"I look forward to working with Secretary Panetta in driving solutions to the strategic management challenges facing DOD."
"If confirmed, will you vet the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's initiative to reform JCIDS?"
"failure is not an option in Iraq and we must be prepared to bear the cost to ensure success"
"Without the U.S. presence there, it would take a long time before Iraq would have the ability to replicate that capability?"