But sometimes you have to make the ask or you don't get the offer.

We ought not to be looking at senior partners-junior partners when it comes to the expenditures or the requirements.

The new U.S. national strategy, as has been indicated, calls for the increase in our presence and involvement, more involvement in the Asia-Pacific region.

I hope we ask very aggressively and assertively, because of the importance of appropriate partnerships in terms of who contributes to the partnership.

I have a number of concerns about our presence in Iraq at the current time. I don't think that I have a clear understanding of what our mission is there.

What we need to do is be sure that there is a parity here among all the nations that gain from this security apparatus that we have.

It is designed and intended to defend against the existing growing threat from Iranian ballistic missiles to Europe and other possibilities as well.

You cannot fight cyber warfare with drop cords.

It is critical in both homeland security, homeland functions in terms of natural disasters.

We are faced right now with the President of Iran and President Chavez of Venezuela, two peas in a pod.

Mr. President, today I pay tribute to four American heroes who embody the spirit of what it means to serve your fellow man. Those heroes are the four Army chaplains who served on board the United States Transport Ship Dorchester in…