IMET is a very important part of what I would hope to be our outreach to the world in a way that makes good sense.
I have been a strong proponent of benchmarks with metric measurements for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I would hope that we would make that a part of the negotiations because that is what we would have to do.
It is very clear that our enthusiasm for cyber and for the benefits that we receive from being able to transmit information... has gotten us...
We didn't build the firewalls that we would ordinarily build in the transfer and transmittal of information.
You will inherit 10 years of war, budget belt-tightening, and two wars winding down, if confirmed.
I think the importance of the role that the Guard has now taken is something that needs to be at the table all the time.
Self-defense and self-governance go hand-in-glove.
If we don't do that, then I am in favor of going back to vaults and paper and the old way of doing things...
As in any big organization, somewhere it has broken down with, for example, the two I just mentioned.
People are hurting. When you have your electricity shut off, they are hurting.