Robert C. Byrd: “Let us try to avoid, in the final analysis, sending American fighting men and women into the jungles of Nicaragua. If…”

Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.

I will also ensure that the OIG pursues aggressive oversight of contracting issues.

Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.