09/22/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"If you look at General Mattis's biographical statement, I count, I think, at least 12 different levels of command in his career, which is really an extraordinary career."
"It's clearly the most vital thing we have left to do in Iraq, is defining the nature of how all these components fit together."
"There are no circumstances--none--in which we should put our people unreasonably at risk, where they cannot take actions in order to protect themselves."
"Turkey has been an ally of ours since the Korean war, when they fought alongside us during that difficult period."