Jim Inhofe

The continued presence of U.S. naval assets in the Gulf region is essential to support the articulated requirements of the combatant commander.

How important is it to you to maintain U.S. ground forces in Kuwait?

Bahrain is a strong partner in the Gulf, and our naval presence there accomplishes bilateral security objectives.

Are you satisfied that we're doing what we should be doing?

I thought there was a way to do this where it could have been less of a threat.

I think it's going to go down in history as one of the really great cover-ups.

I think that's right.

Wouldn't it be better to take that same top line and work within that so that the commanders would be in a position to make those adjustments?

They've even testified before this committee that they knew.

I still believe it's under-resourced, and I've talked to you about that in the past.

Placing a large number of naval assets on prepare to deploy orders would limit our ability to respond to an emerging crisis.

I am confident that we would not commit military forces towards a situation unless we are properly resourced in terms of authorities, equipment, or manpower required for the mission.

We will fight with what means we have available, but realize that achieving our ends with less means execution will take longer and will be accomplished at greater risk.

I, and other senior defense leaders, have been clear and consistent in saying that resource reductions will have a significant impact on operations.

It's incontrovertible right now that the second attack, the one on the annex, was one that was premeditated, it's one that was a terrorist-coordinated attack.

CENTCOM military presence will continue to become 'more maritime in character.'

The key strategic pieces are the GIRoA's ability to demonstrate its legitimacy to the Afghan people.

Developing and properly resourcing a strategy for U.S. support post-2014 is vital to ensuring Afghanistan does not revert to a breeding ground for terrorists determined to attack the American Homeland.

The ongoing decimation of Syria as a result of the Assad regime has the potential to destabilize the region.

A reduction in means will require an honest evaluation of our ability to meet prescribed National Strategy.

We are accepting increasingly greater risk to execute our assigned missions.

We are not currently engaged in capacity-building with the armed forces of Mali, consistent with U.S. legal prohibitions on the provision of security assistance to any military force that has been involved in a military overthrow of a…

I regret that you're going to be stepping down in April and will be replaced by General Rodriguez.

I talked about sequestration, and how critical this is because it's on the heels of an expanded budget.

This administration sent out Ambassador Susan Rice to lie to the American people and say that this is something that was a response to a video.