"the U.S. faces threats from state and non-state actors that seek to develop, proliferate, acquire or use WMD."
"Although our conventional forces have seen increases in dwell time over the last few years as combat operations in the Middle East change in character, special operations forces continue to experience..."
"the law-making branch of government, were going to stand behind their efforts to defeat ISIL."
"I think there is certainly no greater responsibility that any of us have here on this committee or in government when the decisions come up as to when or whether or not to send our men and women in un..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Stackley, Admiral, General, thank you all for your testimony and all that you do to protect our Nation."
"I conceptually support JIE, especially if it provides the ability to better defend the network against outside and insider threats."
"IT consumes a massive portion of our defense investment, and cyber continues to be a very high priority for the Department, as well it should be."
"Thank you all for appearing before the subcommittee today and all the work that you do to help our warfighters and the Pentagon be efficient and effective in the IT realm."
"If we are going to have any success in dealing with ISIL and with extremism in the Middle East, we have to make sure that our allies are on the same page as we are."
"I think that we have--we did a very good job, I think, of assembling a coalition and stopping the immediate crisis."
"A comprehensive strategy, I think, has to have that component of political reforms and everything else, or else it is just spitting into the wind."