02/13/2012
https://www.congress.gov...
"In your professional military judgment, is it in America's national security interests to deter a Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine and to do all we can to help Ukraine protect its territorial integ..."
"Well, it seems to me when I think about what the men and women in uniform on the ground have told me when I visited Afghanistan, we should be able to afford what they believe is the best CAS platform."
"Let us be clear. The F-16 is not the equivalent of the A-10 when it comes to the CAS mission on the ground. Is it?"
"President Putin's ultimate objectives for Ukraine are unknown."