Michael Waltz

I would be very interested in seeing that report.

I mean, it seemed, you know, that the challenge is with recruiting, the challenge is with keeping up with the civilian sector and the pace of technology and who bridges those two worlds.

I feel like I am getting transported back to 2009 with President Obama announcing withdrawal timelines.

U.S. modernization, or anticipated modernization, is not kicking off a renewed arms race.

I think incentivizing women to have interest, and pursue careers in STEM is critical to fully utilizing our talent base, and competing long term.

I just don't see how that's disputable.

I'm very concerned as a veteran as well about the national security implications of global warming.

I think we need to be very careful about crossing the line from aspirational to outlandish goals.

I think he's making that point as well.

I think that we need to let these negotiations continue and I hope we do.

My position is, let's let the current committee that is negotiating that finish its work, come to a compromise, keep the government open and let's move onto a lot of other business that the country needs.

Compromise can't be a dirty word.

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Why did the Taliban pick those five? Out of all of the spectrum of folks they could have chosen out of Guantanamo, why did we give them essentially their top five draft picks?

Just very quickly, Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban, considered it a victory and stated so as soon as he received his five top commanders back.

there was a real fear, me included in those first 24 hours that there would be, you know, 'ticker tape parades,' and Rose Garden ceremonies, and that this whole effort would get politicized, and that the truth, frankly, would be buried.

we deploy knowing the high likelihood of being captured, and it comes with that understanding that ransoms will not be paid, and there will not be swaps for us.

We need to learn lessons from these releases that we're paying for later.

I think what's debated and what's controversial is, one, his treatment when it was announced. But then, two, the price we paid.

No, Congressman, I wouldn't. And just a follow-on to the previous Congressman's question. I think there are a lot of other policy options open that weren't fully explored, more pressure on Pakistan, for one.

We have released now the Taliban's Deputy Minister of Defense, a senior operative in their intelligence service that was responsible for migrating al-Qaeda intelligence tactics over the Taliban.

If someone was killed during that specific amount of time, unless they tripped and hit their head on the way to the mess hall, they were out looking for Sergeant Bergdahl.

I personally believe the price was too high. Some people draw the line at Khalid Sheik Mohammad. I draw the line in the top five senior Taliban members that were requested by the Taliban.

In any negotiation both sides should walk away unhappy. That means it's about right.

But if we knew where he was and we were confident, and the risks were evaluated, absolutely we have the capability to get him.