When you take that kind of reduction, particularly in the civilian workforce, there will be an impact on readiness.
I look forward to working with you on this. This is a way we can make sure that taxpayer dollars do not go in the wrong hands.
I had the privilege of visiting Afghanistan in January and meeting with Major General Longo.
I think that it is an important issue as we look at the fiscal challenges facing the country.
If General Dunford told you that he believes the pace of the withdrawal is jeopardizing our interests and a positive outcome in Afghanistan,...
The security decisions that get made by the Department of State have to be well informed by the Department of Defense.
I think that's a challenge that we face in that area, and particularly with what we talked about, with the arms that are still flowing in th...
So, we still really need to get much tougher on these arms. This is a dangerous situation...
If we get to a number that's so low that we can't protect our own troops, I'm going to be very concerned about that.
The recommendations that you provided, and the number that was ended up, that Senator McCain just asked you, was that number significantly b...
It was reported, at the time, that your recommendations were between 14,000 to 18,000 troops. Was that accurate?