Jim Inhofe

I disagreed with the decision to terminate the Future Combat Systems (FCS) because our Army is in desperate need of modernization.

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

What rationale drove the drawdown at the height of the fighting season?

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

Given Iraq's importance and strategic location, it is profoundly in the U.S. national interest that Iraq emerge as a strategic partner to the United States; sovereign, stable and self-reliant; and a positive force for moderation and…

Despite well-founded attempts to improve our Federal Acquisition Rules (FARs) they remain complicated and outdated, leading to increased procurement times and costs.

These cuts affect each unit's ability to accomplish their mission.

For the record, I'd like to have you address that, as well as, in Afghanistan I know our Oklahoma 45th, we've lost now 10 people already, and one I've been very, very close to is Specialist Chris Horton.

Why don't you give me some detail for the record, concentrating on the figure that was used in 2001, the developments in Russia and China, and then that reduced figure today, just for the record.

I remain concerned that we are not adequately screening our soldiers prior to deployment and when they return.

Such endeavors include a recent effort to classify the Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW) as a prohibited weapon under the terms of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)...

General Dempsey, what types of equipment solutions are being developed, procured, and fielded to help prevent, measure, and identify TBI?

General Dempsey, what can we do to speed up the process of the vetting better ways of diagnosing and treating TBI?

In 2009, General Thompson said the Army has to modernize those 16,000 fighting vehicles for the future or we are going to put soldiers in harm's way.

I think they're just too busy to get into this thing and get their hands dirty and fix it.

China's military has benefited from robust investment in modern hardware and technology. Many modern systems have reached maturity and others will become operational in the next few years.

The National Guard has been absolutely fantastic over the last decade in stepping up to support operations overseas.

I fully support accession to the Law of the Sea Treaty.

Partnership remains a critical part of our campaign plan and future professionalization of the force.

The effects of a potential failure to achieve our core objective in Afghanistan, to ensure that Afghanistan is never again a sanctuary for al Qaeda, could be significant.

Although 2014 is an aggressive timeline for the ANSF to take the security lead, it is achievable.

Reintegration is a logical outcome in any counterinsurgency campaign.

The capability of the ANSF is one of the decisive points of the ISAF campaign.

My belief is that the key to these programs has been the combined efforts of DOD, DOS, the chiefs of mission, and combatant commanders working together to increase the capabilities of our partner nations to provide for their own security…

Senator Inhofe. Mr. Panetta, will you commit to share with Congress, no later than 30 days after your confirmation: Missile defense and threat information provided to Russia, including in the NATO context;