I did not see an improvement over the 5-year lapse that I had been, 2006 to 2011. I saw deterioration.
I just have a respectful disagreement on our mission there.
The expansion and professionalization of Afghan security forces allow us to recover the remaining 23,000 U.S. surge troo...
We know that we face long-term challenges as well.
I have serious reservations about the sustainability of the Afghan security forces.
We should really be rebuilding America. We have so many needs in our country, rather than the money that we're spending ...
There have been more U.S. troops killed by our Afghan allies than by al Qaeda or the Taliban last month.
We want objective, transparent criteria, and on the merits.
I am very proud of our 157th air refueling unit on all these fronts because we have one of the longest runways in the No...
We are going to be in this political battle on the Senate floor, yelling at each other.
If you think we can cut our way out of this budget, you are dreaming.