Robert Gates: “I would just say that with that figure that you mentioned, there are placeholders for each of the modernization programs…”

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.

it's a terrible way to budget. I mean, it is a gimmick.

Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers.

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.