My sense is the most valuable thing is the awareness and help small businesses have the tools to know how to defend themselves.
Mac Thornberry
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I think all Members really need to get a better understanding of what we are facing.
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.
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.
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.
evolution and maturation of doctrine is really critical and not just within the services, but within the country as a whole.
I think if we do that, we will reorganize in a way that will actually make us safer and save money.
Twenty-five years ago, the Congress added an amendment to Goldwater-Nichols legislation that created the Special Operations Command.
The first job of the Federal Government is to defend the Nation, and SOCOM is truly the tip of the spear that does that.





