Leon Panetta actually said...

The majority of our allies are signatories. They have acceded to this Convention.

It would give us the opportunity to be able to engage when it comes to navigational freedoms and navigational rights.

Hopefully by mid to the latter part of 2013, we will be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advice, and assist role.

Sequestration and the cuts involved in sequestration would be a disaster for the Defense Department and would truly hollow out our force and...