06/04/2007
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"You stated that the cost of buying and operating those additional aircraft would "invariably result in a reduction in critical warfighting capability somewhere else in the defense program.""
"Secretary Gates, are you committed to the modernization and sustainment of our GBIs and the procurement of additional GBIs if it were determined that technological advancements with the SM-3 do not co..."
"In short, the U.S. presence is a stabilizing influence for all claimants in the region."
"The budget impact would be proportional to the size of the force that is not withdrawn."