Do you intend to allow the expiration of foreign military sales (FMS) of the F-22?

Why didn't you tell us that the JET was going to come out with a report that disagreed with the IOC date being met?

Well, you've been instructed in the authorization bill last year that you will do a review of FMS and the prospect of those sales.

There has not been universal acceptance in Congress of this approach.

In the short term, I believe that U.S. forces have the ability to prevail in the event of a conflict in the PACOM AOR.

As you look out 20-30 years in the future, U.S. interests in South Asia will only increase.

Let me just ask you a quick question on the budget.

The primary purpose of the Armed Forces is to prepare for and to prevail in combat should the need arise.

Why didn't you tell this committee last year when we had testimony on the termination of the F-22 program that the JET was going to come back with a report a week after the vote last year on the floor of the Senate that confirmed their…

That's even in spite of the fact that we now know that the assumptions that you based your decision on last year were wrong.

I'm always concerned about the security of our country when Colonel Graham is in theater over there.

I have some general concerns about the ability of the Navy to accommodate what appears to be a significant amount of growth over the next few years in the realm of missile defense.