02/01/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"We think the public sector in the Department of Defense are woefully unprepared and split and segmented and not coordinated to be able to handle now what is one of the greatest threats to our national..."
"Any action the United States makes sends a message to everybody on the planet."
"We are concerned that the DOD... has the authorities in order to, number one, prevent or, number two, counterattack."
"Let's get--so, for someone who is looking out for the common defense of this country to say, 'Well, they've got the lead... that doesn't cut it over here.'"