Bill Keating actually said...

"the United States, once again, stands as the arsenal of democracy."

"If we're having cuts of the magnitude that I mentioned aren't we essentially putting the white flag up, you know, in our ability to counter China?"

"If you could in 1 minute, where will we be at the end of this war?"

"A cut of that size would have enormous impact on our ability to even compete with China in that front."