The stated objective of the United States in the conflict against ISIS is to defeat the group and leave a stable, unified government in Iraq and a post-Assad state in Syria.
I didn't think that we ought to be putting this burden disproportionately on the Department of Defense as we were.
I think the ability to believe according to one's own belief system and to express those views appropriately is of utmos...
Certainly one's religious freedom should never be curtailed merely because one decides to serve one's country in the mil...
I hope that as the Services continue to reassess their force mixture that those sentiments that you expressed very well ...
Assad has lost all legitimacy and cannot be part of the future of Syria.
I am firmly committed to maintaining Taiwan's self-defense capability.
The Taiwan Relations Act states that 'the United States will make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense ...
I am pleased by steps that the Air Force has taken to bring sustainment issues into the acquisition process.
While I do not think it is the role of the United States to partition and re-draw borders on the other side of the world...
How would you define success in this program, and specifically what do you view as the timeline for achieving success?