It's clear that Russia, China, Iran, ISIS see weaknesses in the President's rhetoric and it's not going to deter them from taking more aggressive action.

Their morale after 13 years of war has met or exceeded anybody's expectations over time.

Increases in health care spending will largely come at the expense of readiness spending.

A budget-driven strategy is not really a strategy at all but rather an exercise through which the force is developed to fit a given funding level.

I think that if we don't follow through on the rhetoric of a rebalance, that we will cause significant damage to our regional security relationships.

Now, if that's true, the geopolitical consequences of such an attack should really be profound.

General Dunford, out of the 9,800 troops at the beginning of 2015, how many do you expect will be doing force protection and support; and how many will actually be training, advising, and assisting?

the delay of placing it on the Federal Register until January was done for the political purpose that I outlined.

We have al Qaeda on the run.

The American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.

The tide of war is receding.

it is a little bit humorous to me that we are talking about extending unemployment benefits in the midst of one of the most intense cold fronts in American history. I saw one newscaster yesterday who said: If you are under 40, you have not…