"Why was that?"
"I am all ears."
"If we can afford to do a Census every 10 years and base our decisions on what we do economically as a Nation based on the Census, we should be able to do a census of our coverage across this country f..."
"Unfortunately, our intent is not widely understood by the Afghan people."
"My recommendation is for a long-term commitment to Afghanistan from the US, NATO, and Coalition nations."
"We must move beyond a year to year mentality and began looking at Afghanistan from a multi-year perspective."
"I am sure you have given lots of thought to what has been accomplished during your time in Afghanistan and what you will hope to see from a well-deserved CONUS vantage point after you finally come hom..."
"It would be more damaging than a nuclear bomb, would it not?"
"How prepared are we to respond--to prevent--not to respond in a mutually-assured-destruction manner, but to defend against such a thing?"
"On page 24 of your answers with regard to electronic warfare and spectrum operations, you say, among other things, Russia and China have each committed significant resources."
"Yes, Senator, 350,000 taking part in the establishment of that army."