James Inhofe actually said...

I believe leaving 3,000-4,000 U.S. forces in Iraq increases the risk to those forces and jeopardizes the successes achieved.

Dr. Carter, is 2,443 the validated number of F-35s required by our Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps?

Their elimination from U.S. stockpiles would put the lives of its soldiers and those of its coalition partners at risk.

This strategy of not replacing units as they rotate out of Afghanistan is disruptive and increases risk.