"Improved interagency coordination begins with an adequate level of resources available to our civilian interagency associates and partners."
"IRGC-QF will likely continue to support Shia militant groups in Iraq after U.S. forces withdraw."
"We are doing more with more, but the more we're doing it with doesn't match the more we've been asked to do . . . we are beginning to show fraying around the edges."
"What steps have you taken to enable Iraq to adequately defend its airspace following the U.S. withdrawal?"
"I believe the most effective strategy is one that mobilizes the international community to implement sufficient diplomatic and economic pressure to further isolate Iran forcing the regime to change it..."
"Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) is equipping militants in Iraq and Afghanistan who have attacked U.S. and coalition forces."
"Robust resourcing for the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other agency and department missions are some of the best investments for reducing the need for military ..."
"How concerned are you that al Qaeda or its affiliates will return to Iraq and take root again following the departure of U.S. forces?"
"Reckless fiscal policy is not the typical focus of our military's threat analyses but, frankly, I could not agree more with your assessment."
"What steps have you taken to enable the Iraqi Air Force to take over this key mission, including training and equipping efforts?"
"Secretary Gates, how much of the savings obtained from this cut will be reinvested in sustaining and improving the current B-1 fleet, to include enhancements such as a new radar system?"