This is not a time to seek a peace dividend because we are nowhere near peace.

The Afghan and Iraqi people have paid a very heavy price fighting for their freedom.

Please realize, to the committee and those who are listening, that how it ends does matter.

Do you agree with me that we need to embed some American soldiers in the future to make sure the Afghan army develops in a mature professional fashion?

Do you agree with me that training of the Afghan army will be a need that goes past 2014?

I really do believe that they are trying to cover up, the Karzai Government and other people in Afghanistan are trying to cover up the extent of the fraud and manipulation in this bank.

the use of rail to move DOD's assets is a 'must-be included' in any mobilization or reset plan developed?

Isn't that kind of stupid?

The statement to me that it makes, there is no place you can go and no passage of time that will protect you from justice being delivered by the American people.

But on behalf of the people of South Carolina and I think most members of this committee, if you are listening in Pakistan, you need to choose.

I have been open about the idea of having bases, joint bases, post 2014 with American aircraft, Special Operations Forces units.

We have learned night raids have been problematic for the Afghan people.