"shouldn't the American people expect that the Attorney General or the Chief Deputy within his office will be familiar with the operational details of an operation that involved the straw purchase of 1,500 firearms in the United States that were then supplied to Mexican drug trafficking cartels?"
"American jobs, overall economic impact, and the future of the defense industrial base are important considerations."
"When Taiwan is ready to pay cash for American exported military aircraft, why would we deny them that ability?"
"Based on current and projected threats, I believe it is critical that we transition to a fifth generation capability across the Services while maintaining sufficient legacy inventory capacity to preva..."
"The United States reserves the right to use all necessary means--diplomatic, informational, military, and economic--to defend our Nation."
"In my opinion, there now exists a serious airpower imbalance between China and Taiwan. Do you disagree?"
"I believe consulting closely with U.S. allies and partners, and with Congress, on defense posture will allow the United States to respond effectively to the challenges confronting the Asia-Pacific reg..."
"Mr. Panetta, the Senate-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 included an amendment I sponsored that required DOD to report to Congress within 90 days on the st..."
"I hope that this is not seen as an opportunity for those who want to whack the Pentagon budget to do so in a way that will impair our ability to defend ourselves or protect our national security inter..."
"Extended deployments and the high operational tempo have put a substantial strain on our All-Volunteer Army."
"U.S.-China military-to-military relations improved in 2009, based on the commitment of President Obama and President Hu to deepen and improve ties."