Howard P. McKeon: “We are on the brink of creating a hollow force.”

the message of the amendment is simple--no more excuses, get it done.

The QDR is meant to be a useful tool for Congress to understand the longer-term strategic challenges and opportunities facing the Department.

To cut further would require an adjustment of strategy. You concluded that this new strategy would, and I quote, 'Not meet the needs of the Nation in 2020 because the world is not getting any more stable.'

I am concerned that the scope of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program was flawed from the outset.