Joe Manchin actually said...

"We have too small a fighting force, and we've got too big a supporting force."

"Do you all believe there's enough money in the defense budget to defend our country to continue to be the superpower of the world?"

"I mean--so, I don't know how you get a decision being made, or how the Secretary is getting the information."

"Who's the most powerful after the Secretary of Defense? What--which layer does it go to?"