I want to emphasize again that this provision we have in the budget... is to accommodate incremental expenditures associated with ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I am in the process of drafting some legislation that would allow us to reach out to our closest allies on our national missile defense system.

Are you addressing this problem in the Army?

I am particularly concerned about the cost overruns and everything that we are hearing about in that particular program.

Thank you.

Now, as the commander responsible for ground-based midcourse defense, can you perform this mission effectively without Canadian support?

Thank you. It is my turn to ask a few questions.

Were they successful?

How are your discussions going with Canada as far as whether they would be a partner or not in our missile defense efforts?

I can think of an example, too, where we built up a reserve, Mr. Young. We had a change in attitude in Congress, and all of a sudden it was gone.

cost had replaced mission success as the primary driver in program management.