09/19/2011
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"The posture of PACOM and also USFK is of particular interest to me because of the strategic location of Hawaii in the Pacific."
"I believe a well-trained and properly-sized ANA and Afghan National Police (ANP) forces are a prerequisite to America leaving Afghanistan."
"IEDs remain the number one cause of casualties in Afghanistan."
"It's impossible to overstate the importance of our military engagement in the Asia-Pacific region."