I'm grateful that our country's leaders were able to come together last fall to avert that dismal future

The place may be turbulent, but our interests are clear.

I have not heard that in our discussions. I'll take that back and add it.

Yes. Yes. And I think you characterized it quite well.

Not on my watch, and I'll bet you not on my successor's watch either, is anybody going to transfer these people.

I agree with everything I said then, including the need to do what we've done this past year.

America is still today the world's foremost leader, partner, and underwriter of stability and security in every region of the world.

We're not trying to carry out a strategy that is 4 years old. We're trying to carry out our strategy of today.

I personally would prefer... that we find another place to do it in the United States.

We can't have that, so we're going to need additional funding.

I don't believe that the nuclear agreement with Iran constitutes a grand bargain of any kind or will lead to your word 'detente' of any kind, or at least we're not anticipating that.

We're challenging our NATO partners and working with them to develop what I've called a new playbook for NATO.

Undersea dominance is an area of clear American dominance. We want to keep that edge.

The TPP is as important to me as another aircraft carrier.

The actions of the Iranians with respect to our sailors was unprofessional; it was outrageous.

DOD must now prepare for and seek to prevent the possibility of a conflict that extends into space, and we are.

Chinese behavior is self-isolating and driving many countries to want to do more with us and are doing more with us.

We don't want a draft . . . We don't want people chosen for us. We want to pick people. That's what the All-Volunteer Force is all about.

Modernization is a key part of restoring readiness.

It will be self-defeating and self-isolating for China, so I hope they don't do that.

Guam is a critical part of the posture improvements and strengthenings we are doing in the Asia-Pacific.

Our view is that everybody ought to resolve those peacefully and not militarize those features.

Last fall's Bipartisan Budget Act gave us some much-needed stability after years of gridlock and turbulence.

We are concerned about that prospect. And is it consistent? No, it is not consistent.

It is the single region of greatest consequence for America's future.