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

Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region is critical for our national security.

Violence and instability rage in the Middle East and Africa.

I applauded the President's decision to take out Osama bin Laden. However, this tactical success did not end what former CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid called the long war against Al Qaeda.

From Aleppo in western Syria to Fallujah in central Iraq, Al Qaeda now controls territory that stretches more than 400 miles across the heart of the Middle East.