Robert Gates actually said...

We should be able to secure our nation with a base budget of more than half a trillion dollars.

Gates stated a sufficient budget for national security.

03/02/2010

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I think in effect doing a referendum of the service of the members of the armed forces on a policy matter is a very dangerous path.

The President can't change this law. It's just that simple.

What the President did in his State of the Union Address was say that he would like to see this law repealed.

we have a continuing problem with sexual assault.