John Warner: “The underlying purpose for the surge was to provide a security situation in the capital of Iraq.”

I also thought it was extraordinarily important you pointed out that just as it is incumbent upon our military to continue to develop next generation weapons that it's been the legacy of our military forces to always be about innovation.

Citizens United did not expand debate in the public sphere, particularly on that issue.

I think that's a really significant answer since the question of readiness clearly one of the most strategically important issues you have to deal with.

You will carry with you for the rest of your life the recollections of the work that you have done for one of America's most valued assets, the men and the women and their families of the armed services of the United States.