I am concerned that these requirements are not consistent with our future force requirements and posture.

I would like to hear that you are looking at whether 8,000 troops is the right footprint in Guam.

I think I am going to focus on Guam because that is clearly, I think, the most current issue that we have.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has one of the most important missions in our government.

Are you looking at alternatives at all that would be more efficient than this entire move to Guam?

I think there are some major issues here that are going to take more than maybe even one hearing.

I just think it is worth another look at whether this island can accommodate this kind of influx and if it is the very best move that we could make.

I just think in an economic situation with the debt that this country is incurring, it is something that should certainly be reconsidered by this administration.

I question the basis of this.

I would like to ask you also to submit for the record whether it is, in fact, more efficient to deploy from Germany into Iraq and Afghanistan as opposed to from the United States.

We have got to start looking at the money that we are spending overseas and is it better to have permanent bases in America.

I think the question has to do with the additional expansion to the infrastructure that the military buildup would require.