"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving the peace."
"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."
"But I don't think we ought to kid ourselves, I think numbers still matter."
"I know that there was a time when Ronald Reagan said we ought to have 600 ships and 15 aircraft carriers."
"I am concerned that the political uncertainty surrounding how many, if any, U.S. forces will be left in Afghanistan at the end of 2014 will destroy all the work that the United States has done to buil..."
"Congress has a longstanding interest in this technology."
"I want to raise the question with you about a report that in our Bill last year we required of your agency regarding the economic feasibility of the deployment of flight recorders that would eject whe..."
"I do think it is time to move ahead on this. And, you know, it surely wouldn't take too many searches like the one we are undertaking now."