I just would add my straightforward question, I think, and in particular to both of you, particularly to General Dempsey, you said you were aware of the cable.
did the individuals on the ground in Benghazi make any requests for support that were denied?
It's a pretty important cable. You said you were also aware of the deteriorating security situation.
It doesn't seem to me that we were moving with a sense of urgency, given that we had an ambassador missing.
Senator McCain asked you about the 34,000 withdrawal that the President announced the other day.
the Air Force would 'not be as ready as we would like' if ordered to take action against the Syrian regime.
I agree in principle sequestration is very damaging.
I am committed to identifying the most significant challenges, as well as practical solutions to overcoming those challenges.
As far as I know, the A-10 performed superbly in Afghanistan.
if there's going to be any further efforts to reduce our nuclear arsenal, that certainly it not be done unilaterally.
One of the issues that is very important to me is the modernization of our nuclear deterrent.