Mr. Reid, although AQAP primarily targeted western interests in Yemen, its attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner in 2009 and the failed October 2010 parcel plot indicates that it has international aspirations.

If Qadhafi is allowed to remain in power, do you believe he will make good on these threats?

Reports indicate that al-Shabaab now controls much of southern and central Somalia.

In my view, there is no need to destroy the current partnership between State and Federal regulators and put the EPA in the driver's seat.

Mr. Wechsler, the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1989 authorizes the National Guard to provide support to law enforcement counter-drug operations.

Mr. Reid, PACOM Commander Admiral Robert Willard testified before this committee that Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) has spread their influence internationally and are no longer solely focused in South Asia and on India.

We're very concerned about al-Shabaab's increasing interest in external attacks.

In your opinion, how important are the National Guard's JCDTF programs, and what critical capabilities do they bring to the table to help our Nation counter illicit trafficking?

Although we continue to monitor the actions of al Qaeda and affiliated groups in Libya, the generally reformist, pro-democracy orientation of the opposition movement is at odds with the aims of al Qaeda.

DOD's counternarcotics program expects to allocate approximately $51 million in fiscal year 2011 to support Mexico.

In the complex security environment we are in, we cannot afford to discount any leader's threats.

I can only imagine that the American people who are watching this drama unfold in Washington, DC, are scratching their heads and are confused, and are wondering why it is that Congress can't perform one of its most basic functions, which…