"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, Mr. Chairman, I would offer a comment about the preparation that Dr. Westphal has made for this position."
"For every slot that is given to one person, it is arguably taken away from someone else."
"My strongest objections early on were the interference of the political process into the day-to-day decisions that should have been left to the military."
"We all feel very strongly that, as much as possible, our military should represent America, but we also, all of us I think, feel very strongly that should occur with demonstrable standards of fairness..."
"Anything that would diminish that status is something we have to guard against."
"We are at our best, we are at our strongest when we draw from all over the country."
"We have, on the one hand, I think, become a much more unilateral guarantor among the NATO countries for security issues."
"I have some real concerns about what has happened to the NATO Alliance, not with respect to Afghanistan, but I guess the only phrase you can really use is international sprawl."
"I really mean that. You did mention other notable Americans who died of friendly-fire incidents on the battlefield."
"But, also a national army is a component of a viable national government."
"I regretfully say I think that the Army really failed the Tillman family."