We really need to see what the delta is between an optimum and full sequester.
My read of the speech is that a lot of the speech is about the continuing effect that full sequester cuts would have on the military budget.
I'll look forward to seeing how the presidential budget supports this statutory policy of the 11-carrier Navy.
The spending levels proposed under the President's budget plan would also enable the Navy to maintain 11 carrier strike groups.
I look forward to it.
I viewed that as sort of we have a plan, and it is good to have a plan better than no plan.
American foreign policy almost always has revolved around an east-west axis.
The United States-India relationship... is entering a new phase, for a variety of reasons, where there is a huge up-side opportunity on econ...
We ought to focus our energy too, and you should, in states and areas where things are actually moving in a positive direction.
One thing I would like to caution you, both in the State Department and all of us more broadly--and I would love to hear your response on it...
The United States played such a key role in the diplomatic rapprochement between President Ghani and Executive Abdullah.