John Warner: “How proud some of these foreign officers are to step up and say: I am a product of America's IMET educational system.”

It's a great experience in life, and it's absolutely essential for this country.

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.

It is a moving experience for me to reenter this room. I served on this committee for 30 years.