John McCain

Dr. Miller, can you assure me that Russia will not have veto power within this administration going forward on the design, development, and deployment of our missile defenses?

Russia must not have veto power over U.S. decisions on our missile defense architecture and I will reject any attempts by this administration, or any future administration, to do so.

I hope our witnesses will comment on that.

The Aegis BMD program is putting the SM-3 Block 1B at risk for cost growth and schedule delays by planning to begin manufacturing in 2010 before its critical technologies have been demonstrated in a realistic environment.

The notion of collaboration between North Korea and Iran is not new.

The non-availability of these force enablers has become our most vexing issue in the operational environment.

What level of support does LeT receive from the Pakistani Government?

General Petraeus, do you expect any action to be taken on this legislation in the near term?

General Petraeus, how do you interpret Pakistan's recent successes in capturing senior Afghan Taliban leaders in Pakistan?

General Petraeus, do you believe that a policy of containment would be an effective option for dealing with a nuclear-armed Iran? Please explain why or why not.

The campaign for Kandahar is designed to leverage existing security structures, incoming ISAF forces, and ANSF to improve security.

General Petraeus, why is over $1.2 billion requested in the fiscal year 2011 budget for military construction projects to support current operations in Afghanistan when many of these projects won't be completed until the summer of 2012, a…

Our Nation faces significant challenges around the world--and in few places are those challenges more complicated than in the Asia-Pacific region.

Should we be preparing to deploy every sanction at our disposal against the Iranian regime or should we be holding back some in reserve for the future?

The objective of Hamkari Baraye Kandahar (Cooperation for Kandahar) is to provide credible, transparent, inclusive, and representative governance connected to the population.

General Petraeus, when I was in Baghdad in January, General Raymond Odierno said he had drawn up a contingency plan to keep an extra brigade in Iraq, which would leave more than 50,000 U.S. forces in Iraq beyond the President's August 2010…

General Petraeus, what are the implications of this legislation not being enacted?

Are you concerned about the fact that the President's plan was 30,000 American troops, with 10,000 additional ally contributions?

The fact is, we are now expanding our strategic partnership with India to address issues not only of regional, but of global, importance.

Do you believe that a policy of containment would be an effective option for dealing with a nuclear-armed Iran?

Our task in Iraq is to continue to help the ISF--in part, through the Iraqi Security Forces Fund...

The U.S. capacity to lead remains strong; what's more, our country is blessed with some truly first-rate civilian and military leaders.

I'm concerned that we are heading toward a situation in the broader Middle East where our friends don't trust us and our enemies don't fear us.

We should work to build our relationship with Indonesia into a genuine strategic partnership to tackle today's global threats.

The effect on ISOF of the counterterrorism law not being enacted is detrimental.