General, you said our mission is to make sure our sons and daughters never have to fight in a fair fight.
We have disinvested in the military three times.
The budget process is broken. It is why we are sitting here today.
Most of our major platforms are maturing at exactly the same time that we have to rebuild and recap.
We will not fix this long term.
Let me just say I think that would be a massive mistake which would affect the security of Americans.
The people do want us there, and that is based on loya jirga outcome.
When I think about the failure of this Congress and this government to deal with this, I look in the mirror and I take m...
Suffice it to say, it is hard for you to give us specific numbers to project.
But you are asking for a budget number that would improve that. Are you not?
We might as well settle this on the record. How do you pronounce your last name?