Michael G. Mullen: “We can succeed, yes, sir.”

development assistance is a modern national security tool and that cuts to USAID would increase risk to Americans and to our brave military service members.

You know, or you should, that the unchecked explosion of entitlement spending, coupled with debt service, is squeezing every other federal activity.

I urge you to support and encourage the expansion and deepening of these channels of communication with Russia to enhance the security of the American people and our allies.

A civilian nuclear cooperation agreement would legitimize the Pakistani nuclear weapons program and reward Islamabad for its long history of bad behavior.