I believe it's the fair and right thing to do.

Am I correct, just to ask the question and get it on the record, that your judgment as advised by counsel is that it requires an act of Congress repealing DADT for the actual policy itself to be ended in the military?

It has become unfortunate practice, I believe, that Members have been holding up Executive nominations, in some cases, and I am confident it is the case with regard to Martha Johnson, for reasons unrelated to her qualifications. She is…

even if Congress were to continue funding the development alternate engine, we have not yet passed the halfway mark in terms of the total funding the alternate engine would require before it could be competed against the current JSF engine.

I'm grateful that the President has said he supports the repeal of DADT.

I appreciate your answer. Look, I agree that the transfer of OPCON is the right thing to do.

It's good. It is with great appreciation that I accept the higher wisdom of the chairman of the committee.

We believe strongly that China needs to revisit the value of a continuum of military-to-military relationship and dialogue with the United States.

What mattered most was not how a member of the military lived his or her private sexual life, but that they were prepared to risk their lives in defense of our country.

I guess I'd encourage you to err on the side of caution.

the current Transition Federal Government... is an effort that I would continue to endorse.

That's good to hear.

I appreciate that statement very much, and also the fact that China's growth and assertiveness is not just a concern of ours, parochially, it is very much a concern of most of the rest of the countries in the region who are allies.

In light of these recent requests for Land Warrior systems, is it fair to conclude that the Army prematurely terminated this program?

I'm sure the committee, as it normally does, will try our best to authorize to a level that will continue to allow the three of you and the many men and women in uniform who serve under you to do the job that we ask you to do in defense of…

I think we in the United States do not have the market cornered on all the smart technology.

I think it will be very important for the PRC to regard that level of influence and their responsibilities now as a very influential global partner.

The programmed reduction of NATO and European Union forces in the Balkans may induce additional risk of instability in the region.

India's strategic location, shared democratic values, growing economy, and evolution as a regional power combine to make them a partner with whom we need to work much more closely.

There's a growing appreciation among allies in Europe, in the Middle East, and in Asia of the missile threat, particularly from Iran and North Korea.

I look forward to continued progress there.

The President has been consistently clear, that he supports repeal of this policy.

the sooner we can have the capability to shoot, look, and shoot--that is, shoot at an Iranian or North Korean missile, Iranian particularly, from Europe and then look and see if we hit it, and if we don't, shoot again from California and…

It's a remarkable technological and management breakthrough, and I just don't think we can thank you enough for it, because it has direct relevance to the security of the American people.

Is it fair to say, Admiral, that assuming we make progress in some of the nuclear reduction negotiations we're in with the Russians and perhaps more broadly and the number of our nuclear warheads goes down, that the importance of the…