Robert Gates: “we are opposed to the independence of Taiwan.”

My staff and I have learned that it was nearly impossible to get accurate information and answers to questions such as, 'How much money did you spend?' and, 'How many people do you have?'

I'm always hesitant to get Congress involved in a problem, because you usually end up with a solution you don't like. But the problem that the conferences, the athletic conferences, are facing now, they're all multi-state conferences. And…

the real problem with United States policy in the Middle East is the lack of a clear strategy.

This is a Department that principally plans for war. It is not organized to wage war, and that is what I am trying to fix.