Mac Thornberry

If we don't try to shape the world in a more peaceful way, then it will never get to that point.

Which makes it even more disturbing that under sequestration the Navy says they are going to pull all the ships out of Central and South America.

the President's answer to sequestration has been more cuts in defense, at least as part of what he calls a balanced approach.

There is widespread agreement that cyberspace is now a domain of warfare, and many people regard it as the most difficult, perplexing national security challenge we face.

None of us can afford to rest on our past accomplishments.

The accomplishments of SOF over the past decade in fighting terrorists have been remarkable.

I think we are going to face an irregular threat that we have not comprehended.

if you believe additional authorities are needed, please let us know. Because it makes no sense at all for us to operate at the speed of the industrial age in cyberspace.

I think it is vital to pull small businesses in, not just through SBIR programs but actually to couple them to the core programs of each of the agencies.

It seems to me if we end up with 500 nuclear weapons and country A has a couple hundred, that all the incentive in the world is for them to catch us.

I think increasingly, small businesses, like all businesses, are going to have to understand that if their customer records are stolen and misused, they may have some responsibility for that.

One of the major findings of our task force is that there is a tremendous gap in what is really happening and most people's awareness of what is happening.

It certainly has not been adequately addressed, and I think this gets to where there is a difference of opinion between the White House proposal that came out in May and the task force recommendation.

My sense is the most valuable thing is the awareness and help small businesses have the tools to know how to defend themselves.

As they multiply, the potential entry points for attacks of some sort multiply as well, and I don't think there has been nearly enough attention by the software companies, the hardware companies or us as individuals into safeguarding these…

As we look at the irregular warfare threats--because I think the most important thing is that we have to start matching our capability and capacity to the threats that are out there.

I think if we do that, we will reorganize in a way that will actually make us safer and save money.

The first job of the Federal Government is to defend the Nation, and SOCOM is truly the tip of the spear that does that.

I think that there has been widespread agreement among those who have run for President and most others that the greatest single danger to this country's national security is a weapon of mass destruction, which could be detonated here on…