"I thought delivered an assessment that was tough but fair and, I think, reflects bipartisan frustration about the different force structure assessments."
"It feels good to be up here, I don't mind saying, as opposed to down there."
"I just think if, indeed, the status quo is still that they are only available to help if their forces are actively training, we need contingency plans for should something like this happen when they a..."
"I think the previous administration struggled to effectuate a pivot to the Pacific because its foreign policy got sucked into a black hole in Syria."
"Given the NDS priority on INDOPACOM and China, would a similar dedicated funding mechanism for INDOPACOM be a useful step going forward?"
"We are still waiting on a response. It is 20 years late."
"I think you made the technical point, it would depend on our current development and deployment timelines."
"I guess less of a question, but more of whether you would be amenable to a followup conversation with me and my staff on how we can improve that communication."
"I appreciate that. One area where I always feel like we give--we get a short shrift, maybe just because CENTCOM and INDOPACOM take up most of our time, is AFRICOM."
"Do you expect to see the Chinese Government militarize other ports and locations along the Belt and Road?"
"There is a ton of bipartisan support for a more realistic, if not aggressive, posture with respect to Chinese influence."