John McCain

It appears to me that the cancellation of the United States Air Force's (USAF) joint participation in the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) program in favor of the USAF's Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser Extended Range (WCMD-ER) is totally…

Secretary Rumsfeld, MDA states that the Initial Defensive Operations system will not be considered to have achieved Initial Defensive Capability until after an assessment from the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).

Secretary Rumsfeld, the designation of a program as undergoing spiral development is crucial because, according to section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003...

Secretary Rumsfeld, as you likely know, the DOT&E, Mr. Christie, has publicly expressed serious concern about the lack of operational test data for his office to evaluate.

Secretary Rumsfeld, under the fiscal year 2005 DOD budget, top-line funding for missile defense is going up to $9.2 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion over the previous year.

Is the U.S. space policy being updated to include the option to weaponize space?

Secretary Rumsfeld, when and how will you begin the process outlined in the Order of the Military Commissions that the President signed in November 2001, and will you have outside observers?

Secretary Rumsfeld, we commend our service members for treating the detainees at Guantanamo humanely and in a manner consistent with the principles of the Third World Geneva Convention of 1949.

I applaud your leadership in reassessing our force structure in Europe and around the globe.

What deadlines have you established to ensure these initiatives are folded into the upcoming BRAC process?

Secretary Rumsfeld, do you envision expansion of this program?

Secretary Rumsfeld, what is the role of the 18-18-18 plan playing in each of the Services?

Secretary Rumsfeld, I would like you to discuss the implementation of the 18-18-18 plan that Senator Bayh and I included in the Fiscal Year 2003 National Defense Authorization Act.

Secretary Rumsfeld, you are pursuing a temporary increase in manpower levels for the Army which will need to be phased out in a short time and could well reside in the Reserves. Does it not make sense to employ the Call to Service Act's…

Secretary Rumsfeld, every independent expert has called for increasing Army end strength. The demands of the global war on terror have stretched our military thin. Will the administration continue to oppose legislative efforts by Congress…

Secretary Rumsfeld, supplemental bills are submitted by the administration for emergency spending requests. Why is future end strength considered an emergency spending request? These are the same accounting gimmicks we accused the previous…

I am very hopeful that in the long term Iraq will become more stable.

I believe that it is going to get worse before it gets better, and it is time to start upgrading the benefits of those who are doing a good job for this country.

But, bottom line, that is my political statement.

I believe that 40 percent of the force in Iraq will be Guard and Reserve in the immediate future.

The ``U.S. is preparing to cut its troop levels in Europe by up to a third.''

The debacle cannot all be blamed on the Intelligence Community.

His conclusion is a devastating refutation of the Bush administration's case for war in Iraq and seriously undermines our credibility in the world.

As Senator Levin pointed out, your own DIA in September 2002 said: 'There is no reliable information'--'no reliable information,' Mr. Secretary--'whether Iraq is producing, stockpiling, chemical weapons or where Iraq has or will establish…

The White House agenda is clear--to blame the failure, the administration's case for war, on the Intelligence Community rather than the administration's manipulations and misrepresentations on the available intelligence.