06/24/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"People around the world, our allies and adversaries, are watching to see how we answer these questions."
"If we withdraw from the world's stage, we would leave a vacuum that others, others whose interests do not necessarily align with ours, are all too eager to fill."
"So it seems to me that you have got to figure out how we are doing all this counting."
"I have seen the number 43 percent of the requests that are made by the combatant commanders actually have requirements met."