Robert Gates said...

the cost in treasure and in the blood of our young men and women is always far higher than if we had remained strong and...

turbulent, unstable, and unpredictable times have recurred to challenge U.S. leaders regularly since World War II

There has to be an agreement between the president and the Congress on actually what has to be done to recapture our ind...

the only way I could get significant new or additional equipment to commanders in the field in weeks or months--not year...