John McCain

General Sharp, given the precarious succession situation on the peninsula and our collective inability to curb North Korea's bad behavior, is this the right time to normalize and add accompanied tours?

General Sharp, regarding training of forces on the peninsula, I am concerned about the availability and quality of ranges available to U.S. forces to support land maneuver and air training.

General Sharp, do you have an estimate of how many additional families will require housing in addition to the 3,400 housing as a result of normalizing tours?

General Sharp, despite the delay in OPCON transfer authority, will the Army brigades, currently stationed in Korea, be available for worldwide deployment as part of the Army's Force Generation program?

General Sharp, do you have an estimate of the overall costs to taxpayers to provide the housing, schools, and other community facilities and infrastructure to support your goal of normalizing tours?

What can be done to reign in these incredibly high costs?

General Sharp, what is the status of the decision within DOD to proceed with the plan to normalize tours for U.S. personnel in Korea?

I think by the time I finish my questioning somebody else will be back.

My own feeling was, as I heard it, that it was not really related to the capabilities of the military of the ROK, but more to the surrounding political and diplomatic environment.

I'm tired of buying the same horse twice.

We don't want to buy the same horse again.

I appreciate President Obama's strength and solidarity with President Lee and our allies in South Korea in the aftermath of the Cheonan.

Isn't it true that South Korea is now concluding FTAs with other countries?

I had a different reaction than Chairman Levin did to the transfer, to the delay of the transfer of OPCON.

The North Korean submarine had the capability to launch an attack on a U.S. ship just as they did a South Korean corvette.

Would you agree that one of the strongest measures we could take to affirm our relationship with South Korea would be to ratify the U.S.-South Korea FTA?

I think we have to expect that South Korea has to step up in terms of costs, in terms of responsibility.

General Sharp, please provide an update of what initiatives you have undertaken or planned to improve access and the quality of ranges for U.S. forces.

General Sharp, are we using all contributed funds to pay for the consolidation of Army forces at Camp Humphreys while in effect starving other critical facility and infrastructure requirements on the peninsula?

General Sharp, do you even have the available land on Camp Humphreys to build the housing required to support the additional families?

The Asian Pacific is one of the most consequential regions in the world today.

I think the sinking of the Cheonan provided a very clear and stark reminder of the dangers on the Korean Peninsula.

While the situation in North Korea has rarely been worse, our alliance with South Korea has never been better.

I'm troubled by the delay.

I must say again I'd like to underscore very clearly the point that both the chairman and Senator McCain made about President Lee Myung-bak.