03/31/2010
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"Under current conditions, would simply providing arms to the opposition be sufficient to help them end the violence and to force Assad to leave power?"
"There is only one state in our AOR actively seeking to destabilize the region and actively foment violence, and that is Iran."
"General Mattis, what is your assessment of the impact of this policy on operational readiness of units in a deployed setting?"
"I join you in welcoming our witnesses to discuss the President's budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of the Air Force."