We are shifting our focus and strategy to increased operations and increased presence in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

As Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police Program expands we have seen increasing numbers of U.S. Special Operations Forces operating in remote and isolated areas.

I wouldn't have voted for that $800 billion stimulus package which contains almost twice what these cuts were.

Wouldn't you have agreed that that would have been a better approach?

We wish we could have had it before the President pushed through an $800 billion stimulus package that many of us believed was ill advised.

What are the U.S. strategic objectives in Afghanistan?

As we move to enable the ANSF and ALP to take the lead on combat operations in Afghanistan, how are we calculating the risk that the plan could fail?

If we are looking at that in a strategy that denotes more challenges there in the future, especially with our naval capability...

It has been an honor to work with you over the months, and we look forward as we continue along this journey.

I think Mr. Cooper brings up a great point on accountability, and about past actions, current investigations.

I want to thank my co-chair, Chairman Joe Wilson, and our ranking members, Jim Cooper and Susan Davis, for their steadfast commitment.