I appreciate, as Senator McCain said there has been a change relative to storage of nuclear waste.

I would hope that we would take every opportunity available to us to raise the issue of what is happening there and loudly demand that the world not allow this to continue.

I would hope that all of us--those of you who are headed to this part of the world would raise that issue whenever we have the opportunity.

We really need the broad, integrated approach; clearly.

I think the protection issue is an absolutely critical one.

What a difference it would make to our foreign policy if we are successful again in aggressively moving toward energy independence.

I don't really have any more questions except to pick up on what you just said, Senator Corker.

I mean, I guess, as I read this definition, it would address the concerns that you all were raising.

You're are absolutely correct. It does not need to be broader to increase the protections.

I think it's important to point out, as I'm sure everyone here knows, that last month, NATO members converged on France and Germany to celebrate the alliance's 60th anniversary.

However, it was also a time to take stock of NATO's long-term future, which we intend to discuss today.

Though Afghanistan--NATO's first 'out of area' military commitment--remains the most pressing issue for the Alliance, we are here today to consider those institutional questions which will define NATO's composition, scope, relationships…