Are any of you aware of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay being used as a bargaining chip in this administration's quest for full diplomatic relations with Cuba?

Anyone, if you just listen today to all of these people that are running for President of the United States, when they talk about the military and they talk about the Department of Defense, they talk about waste, fraud, and abuse.

The Army has the capability to build security globally, but ongoing force reductions place a greater strain on that capacity.

The United States is being challenged because our comparative military and technological advantages over adversaries are eroding.

For the first time in 96 years, they only had one Communist on their Parliament.

The men and women of our uniformed force and their families deserve our respect and commitment.

Being postured to fight one Major Contingency Operation reduces the military's deterrent effect.

No. Bonuses alone are not enough.

We tried something a year ago, when we stood down 17 combat-coded squadrons.

I happened to be there when they had the election that resulted in, for the first time in 96 years, no communists serving in their parliament.

Going to a zero option next year would be playing roulette with Afghanistan's future.

Yeah, we--they should have defensive weapons over there.