If any of these detainees have been--are suspected or confirmed for having been involved in killing us, our NATO allies, or a coalition servicemember, I--I'm actually surprised you don't know the answer to that.

The demand for ground forces will continue to increase even more so since many of our longstanding allies have significantly reduced their military forces over the last 25 years.

Right now the level of uncertainty, the velocity of instability, and potential for significant inter-state conflict is higher than it has been since the end of the Cold War in 1989-91.

I do not agree with that, and I think this committee very clearly in the defense authorization--actually the Army requested $106 million for Patriot improvement to upgrade our use of the Patriot, and that was actually accepted by this…

We know that at least 107 terrorists who were formerly detained at Guantanamo and then released have been confirmed of reengaging in terrorism.

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Your enemy can wait you out and know when you're going to leave, versus what's happening on the ground.

I would also ask you to commit to this committee that you will take with the utmost seriousness... that you will not allow the release of someone that you think could reengage in terrorism.

I appreciate your continued focus and attention on making sure the people of Portsmouth are fully supported.

Congress was not given 30 days notification of the transfers of those five very dangerous individuals.

It's important that we have a conditions-based withdrawal from Afghanistan, as opposed to a calendar withdrawal.

We have currently about 54 attack submarines, and we're only meet of half of combatant commanders' request for.