Jim Webb actually said...

"Secretary Stanley, what are the criteria or standards used to make this determination, and what is the approval process?"

"I would assume that Secretary Panetta also supports this process that Secretary Gates put into play?"

"So essentially in terms of how this process works inside DOD, you have a statutory ceiling in terms of the number of flags that can be allocated among the Services. Is that correct?"

"I've often said that Northeast Asia is the only place in the world where the interests of China, Russia, Japan, and the United States directly intersect."