John McCain

What is your opinion of the report's findings?

To what extent is DOD working with the Government of Afghanistan to develop a realistic plan to replace private security contractors with the ANSF?

General Petraeus, what additional changes in law or regulations, if any, do you need to further address the problem of corruption-in-contracting in Afghanistan?

General Petraeus, since last fall, you have focused on the perception by the Afghan people and the Government of Afghanistan that money being spent there by the international community on construction, goods, and services is not having the…

Care of our wounded is among our highest priorities, and we will continue to seek out ways to improve our care for injured troopers.

Are you confident that this standard is being met now and will be met in the spring and summer as conflict intensifies?

General Petraeus, how far does ISAF need to go in order to get insurgents to the negotiating table?

General Petraeus, are military gains against the insurgency across the south capable of forcing them to the negotiating table?

General Petraeus, are narcotics still a major source of funding for the insurgency?

Engagement and support to the Afghans will, in all likelihood, be necessary beyond 2014 in order to ensure the durability of our gains.

Secretary Gates' remarks were reaffirming the political consensus achieved at the Lisbon Conference for maintaining the coalition through 2014.

President Karzai's announcement on the 22nd of March was consistent with my recommendation as ISAF commander.

General Petraeus, what is your current assessment of the Haqqani Network's capabilities and the extent of its sanctuary in Pakistan?

General Petraeus, what evidence can you offer that the ALP program is contributing to greater security in areas where it is active in Afghanistan?

Overall, fund reductions at this point could undermine the hard-earned progress our troopers and our Afghan partners have achieved.

Insufficient funding for the ANSF would result in a smaller and less capable Afghan force at the exact moment in the campaign when we are expecting our Afghan partners to assume more responsibilities across the country.

It is only recently that we have gotten the inputs right in Afghanistan.

I do believe that we can build on that progress, as difficult as that will be, and I believe it's imperative that we do so.

The surge did succeed.

The way to influence Pakistan is to show that there can be a certain outcome in Afghanistan

But for that transition to be truly irreversible, and for it to lead to an enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan, our country, and especially this Congress, must remain committed to this fight and those…

Ultimately, it is only when an Afghan Government and security force is capable of neutralizing the terrorist groups backed by some in Pakistan that those Pakistani leaders could come to see that a strategy of hedging their bets in this…

Perhaps the greatest need of all right now is winning the war in Afghanistan.

It is irresponsible to continue funding our fellow Americans fighting two wars through piecemeal continuing resolutions that do not meet their full needs.

We urgently need to pass a full year appropriations bill on defense for the remainder of fiscal year 2011.