David Scott Mann: “Members of this committee celebrated when President Obama pulled us out of Iraq in 2011 with no follow-on plan.”

How do we help all of these veterans and other volunteer groups hang up the phone? They have been on the world's longest 911 call since this happened.

It is my view that defeating tomorrow's threat will require the ability to combine active, passive, defensive, and offensive capabilities in a coherent strategy.

Do we still have people trapped behind enemy lines, over 80,000? I know the answer is yes.

If we let sequestration return with full force next year, it will make things worse. I would continue to urge my colleagues on both sides to work to avoid that.