when you use the Joint Strike Fighter as a success story, sir, you have lost the connection between the military and this committee.
For more than seven decades, the aircraft carrier has been the centerpiece of America's global power projection.
It took almost 2 years after breaking the MDAP threshold for AAG to be elevated to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
We have identified the PLA [People's Liberation Army], the building in which they operate.
That would be considered a proportionate response.
The committee would also like to know when there's going to be a policy that would fit into these attacks.
the administration has still not mounted an adequate response.
I would like to thank you for your forthright and candid assessment.
I agree totally with the committee that we need to strengthen our deterrence posture.
I believe that it was an Arkansas philosopher that said there is no education in the second kick of a mule.
they feel confident that they can attack us with impunity and without significant consequences.