We are constantly under cyber attack.

Not only forces on the ground, but facilities that may be occupied because of conditions in the country?

We welcome the return of the Marine Corps to its amphibious routes.

I would encourage you to do that, because again I think there are so many different moving parts in these issues...

We feel with this government it's much more reliable than with the Maliki Government?

A rising power in the Asia-Pacific--it's rising very quickly. It has the means to compete with us militarily.

The goal is to have as they say, a clean audit of the Department of Defense.

But if they do, you will inform us?

We as a Nation are behind in our ability to defend that critical infrastructure.

There is another, I think, reality we have to come to grips with, is that the essence of the Highway Trust Fund, the funding mechanism is the gasoline tax, as I understand it.

There's two principal missions. One is the train, equip, and advise the Afghan National Security Forces and the other is the counterterrorism operations.

But, the President was wise enough to say, we are going to pay for it and we are going to be able to expand.

I would join Senator Inhofe in urging you to specifically focus, along with Secretary Kendall, on improving that.

Part of the response to the threats around the globe is to at least reevaluate the budget priorities that we've given the Department of Defense.

You cannot talk Afghanistan unless you talk about Pakistan as well.

I believe that North Korea is seeking asymmetric advantages over us and our allies in the Pacific, and cyber is just one of those methods by which they're seeking to get that advantage.

Thank you and your families for your distinguished service to the Nation.

I believe today the submarine force is our indisputable leverage over any potential adversary in the Pacific.

We are focused very much on Iran and preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

You're comfortable with this going forward because of the built-in flexibility and you see no arbitrary constraints going forward?

Again, invariably parallels are drawn between the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Do you anticipate any legislative requirements that you would have that would help you achieve a more efficient outcome for the Government?

I think that is very appropriate, and I think, in addition to what you laid out, there are probably secondary and tertiary effects.

I believe that PACOM's primary responsibility is to support USFK on the Peninsula in the case of a Korean contingency.

But, we are going to have to look for alternative funding mechanisms, frankly. I think you would concur?