Jack Reed actually said...

"if sequestration were imposed and went to those levels, that we could not perform the missions assigned to us under the current strategy"

"The international is very important because of the ability and willingness of entities to arbitrage sort of regulatory environments."

"One of human phenomenon is sometimes when you try to fix a problem, you unwittingly create other problems."

"The combatant commander designation would allow us to be faster, which would generate better mission outcomes."