Jim Webb

I express my concern, because if you will recall what happened in the situation with our relationship with Iraq, there were two agreements.

AFSA strongly endorses S-2179, the Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act of 2012, which was recently introduced by Senator Jim Webb.

I also remain concerned about postponing the procurement of the Virginia-class submarine.

I would also like to have the same questions answered with respect to the 20,000 reduction of the Marine Corps...

I am also concerned about the Army's plans to involuntarily separate thousands of mid-career officers...

I have serious questions about the 72,000 number.

I will not support a process that is casual or one that is rushed before we fully comprehend whether or not this task is clearly in the best interest of the American taxpayers and our national security.

I worry that President Obama's proposed defense budget is based more on, in my view, what was irresponsible in what we did in the Budget Control Act (BCA)...

This is unacceptable. We must learn from BRAC 2005.

We cannot afford to do this again.

You can't renegotiate the front end once the back end is done. This is an obligation that has been made to people whose military careers are now done.

Trust me. I am not advocating that end result.

I think we are right to try to proceed very carefully forward, no matter what we end up doing.

I call on the Obama administration to address promptly the threats to the United States should Venezuela use energy as a weapon.

They seem to be establishing a platform to potentially carry out asymmetrical attacks against the United States.

The cost-benefit analysis of being associated with Iran isn't necessarily on the benefit side.

Iran really is not capable of doing much on its own in the region.

The regime in Iran does pose an international threat, not just to the United States, but to the world

They're looking for allies to help them circumvent sanctions.

They want to be able to point to the world and say, look, we're not alone.

They're obviously looking--Iran is looking to avoid isolation.

We are in a freeze, and it's being misunderstood on Guam.

I can't emphasize strongly enough how important it is that, first of all, the law be obeyed here.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I feel just as strongly about the commitment that we have made to lifetime medical care to the people who have served.