Going forward, the U.S. military will provide the capabilities that others cannot provide, either in kind or in scale.
I just don't understand how it would be possible for these tribes to want to cede any of that authority to some outside crowd like al Qaeda.
Frankly, I need help from Congress. DOD needs help from Congress.
I acknowledge that I am preoccupied with avoiding mission creep and avoiding having an open-ended, very large-scale American commitment.
It continues to be in our national interest to prevent Qadhafi from visiting further depredations on his own people, destabilizing his neigh...
There is absolutely no evidence to support that.
I think it would be an ongoing danger.
The protection of the United States from the threat of ballistic missile attack is a critical national security priority.
The truth of the matter is we have trouble coming up with proof of any civilian casualties that we have been responsible for. But we do have...
We need to stay focused on the fight, we need to stay in this together.
This would be a big operation in a big country.