I think it's going to be important for me, if confirmed, to keep pressure on not only defense investment, but to keep pressure on our ability to train together and keep the standar...
I hope this gentleman will talk to you about the effect on our readiness, on our retention, and on our military.
I think it's important to emphasize that the sequester is not a 1-year deal.
Since the 1950s, our strategy with regard to nuclear weapons has been deterrence, mutually assured destruction...
the strategy of deterrence may work with Russia but an Iranian terrorist cell who thinks that if they die in a holy war,...
What is our strategy for deterrence of madmen with nuclear weapons, people that are not necessarily rational...
Korea is often characterized as 'the forgotten war'. But in looking at the situation where we have a very vigorous count...
An unready force is a term that should strike fear into everyone that is listening to us today.
I think is something that we ought to bend over backwards never to repeat again.
Lack of readiness, lack of training, lack of all those things that you just listed, put American lives at risk, do they ...
I think this current uncertainty and, as you said, chaos does threaten our national security.