Jon Kyl: “We need more agents. That is what they tell us down there.”

It's enough that it's opportunistic. In other words, we're in a conflict with one, and the other sees that this is an opportunity.

The first thing we've got to do is have a conventional capability which is so dominant that no party would ever consider a nuclear attack against the United States.

One of the things that we noticed in this endeavor is there is a great attitude among the military, among the Defense Department generally in being able to succeed at a mission.

Our responsibility is to be straightforward with you all. You're the ones that appointed us, you're the ones that we answer to.