07/21/2009
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"Global climate change will have wide-ranging implications for U.S. national security interests over the foreseeable future because it will aggravate existing problems--such as poverty, social tensions..."
"Our chances of maintaining future superiority over China would be improved with increased research and development investments."
"making sure that we have every available C-5 seems pretty important to me, not to mention the fact that we have invested a lot of money to upgrade them, and now they are sitting on the ramp."
"Of course, our military is critically important to our security, but we cannot forget that nonmilitary programs are critical enablers of the military to do the jobs that you need to do."