If the review of individual detainees and the Special Task Force conclude that some detainees should be tried by military commissions because they cannot be tried by an Article III Federal criminal court or a court-martial, I will support that recommendation.
Gates expresses support for military commissions if detainees can't be tried in regular courts.
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I think we still have quite a bit of time, Chuck. I think there's still broad bipartisan support in the Congress for helping Ukraine.
Senator Kaine will recall the reaction when we--when I shuttered Joint Forces Command in Norfolk.
My concern is, we don't have an overriding strategy on the part of the United States in this complex challenge over the next 20 to 30 years.
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