If we're not more patient and more resolved than our enemy, we're going to get hit again.

The only way to change the momentum on the ground is combat power now, training the Afghan army and police is a great goal. But we need capacity on the ground now to turn the tide against the Taliban.

I believe the only way to keep al Qaeda out of Afghanistan is to make sure that the country does not fall back into Taliban hands.

The truth is we don't have enough military capacity. The Afghan army and police are not developed enough to provide security in the outer parts of Afghanistan.

I trust the generals who are, I think, know what they're doing. I've been there several times like yourself. The security environment is terrible.

We are working with all the members of the Committee to try to come up with legislation to address this problem.

The full Senate will pick up the nomination next week.

Military commissions can provide a workable solution to these issues while still providing the accused with a fair trial.

The idea we cannot find a place to securely house 250-plus detainees within the United States is not rational.

Military commissions have been used for over two centuries to bring justice to war criminals, and they have done so in a way that is fair to the accused.

Mainstream record has convinced him that her views on race and gender don't drive her decisions on the bench.

I am deeply troubled that the Obama Justice Department's July 20 protocol for Guantanamo case adopts a presumption that terrorism cases will be prosecuted in civilian courts.