02/01/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"Dr. Carter, is 2,443 the validated number of F-35s required by our Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps?"
"I believe leaving 3,000-4,000 U.S. forces in Iraq increases the risk to those forces and jeopardizes the successes achieved."
"The United States wants a normal, productive relationship with Iraq going forward--a partnership like we have with other countries in the region and around the world."
"Dr. Carter, as a proportion of total combat deaths, infantry has increased from 71 percent in World War II to 81 percent in wars fought since."