Feb 16, 2011
The transition process will start with a limited conditions-based withdrawal this year.
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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.
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Feb 16, 2011
The historic changes now reshaping the broader Middle East are a direct repudiation of al Qaeda and its terrorist allies.
Feb 16, 2011
This is of course deeply unsettling, but it is also an unprecedented opportunity to support the peoples of the Middle East in shaping a new regional order.
Feb 16, 2011
The United States needs to make constantly clear it supports those seeking to exercise their fundamental rights in the Middle East and around the world.
Feb 16, 2011
I think you correctly and characteristically bluntly identify as our greatest long-term threat in the region.
Feb 16, 2011
We face the Iranian regime's desire to develop a nuclear weapons capability and to exploit the current regional instability to expand its hegemonic ambitions.
Feb 16, 2011
Prime Minister Maliki has said that he will investigate each death, each injury, and make certain they know what happened in each case.
Feb 16, 2011
I support the ongoing analysis for further growth for the ANSF, the greatest success of our last year their quantifiable and qualifiable growth in capability.
Feb 16, 2011
We face the destabilization of critical counterterrorism partners like Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, and Bahrain.
Feb 16, 2011
The current Tehran regime is incapable of trying to let other nations just take care of their own issues.
Feb 16, 2011
Iran provides the greatest challenge to the United States and the international community.
Feb 16, 2011
Full tour normalization in Korea will further our long-term commitment to support our forward stationed troops and their family members.
Feb 16, 2011
Shouldn't we resolve these issues completely before we continue to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the construction of a new Marine Corps base on the island?
Feb 16, 2011
The road to a reduced U.S. presence on the Island of Okinawa has been paved with quite a few speed bumps.
Feb 16, 2011
Senator McCain. Secretary Gates, is there an opportunity to make public the specific requests by Members of Congress made to representatives of DOD on issues related to contracts, acquisitions, and fiscal obligations?
Feb 16, 2011
Our commitment there is transitioning from a military to a civilian-led effort.
Feb 16, 2011
These principles, and the changes they are inspiring, that will ultimately defeat our terrorist enemies.
Feb 16, 2011
This is, of course, deeply unsettling, but it is also an unprecedented opportunity to support the people of the Middle East in shaping a new regional order.
Feb 16, 2011
Secretary Gates, under your restructure proposal, what is the current estimate for the additional time required to complete developing the aircraft?
Feb 16, 2011
How concerned are you about this development and how do you intend to address it?
Feb 16, 2011
Secretary Gates, do you believe that the defense intelligence enterprise has devoted sufficient resources to understanding and countering the threat from homegrown violent Islamic extremists like Hasan?
Feb 16, 2011
DOD and FBI collectively had sufficient information necessary to have detected Hasan's radicalization . . . [but failed] to act on it.
Feb 16, 2011
What organizations within the defense intelligence enterprise would you recommend significantly reducing or abolishing and what would be the savings to the taxpayer of these cuts?
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