02/03/2014
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"I would suspect that some of the short-term savings we might be trying to obtain through something like sequester actually may work to our long-term disadvantage even on the savings side."
"Going forward, there is no intent from a planning perspective that the Guard would revert back to just a pure Reserve function."
"In your judgment, are the Afghan security forces on track to assume the lead responsibility for security in Afghanistan, starting this spring?"
"I can't think of a worse outcome for America than for us to lose in Afghanistan after a dozen years of fighting."