The sequester, which many think is a 1-year deal, is not. It is in the law for 10 years.
I was at a full committee hearing on the issue of Syria with Secretary Hagel and General Dempsey.
There is a lot of discussion around here about these budget cuts. They are real.
You are essentially saying this is a contract that we are making with somebody when they sign up.
The cuts that are coming, unless we can unwind that in some way, are drastic.
I'm just trying to think like the enemy here.
It's important to realize, however, that the sequester is a 10-year deal.
The reason I ask that question is that we hear about tests that don't work, and yet on the other hand I hear we can prot...
Aegis is a big part of our regional defense posture today in Europe and over near Japan.
I mean, that is a very tough question. Would we have intervened in Germany in 1938 if we had known precisely what was go...
Aegis is part of the long-term strategy, I presume?