All of these are necessary right now. Otherwise, much of the efforts of the military will be shut down, |
For each 1 percent pay raise it is about a $600 million, so a billion dollars won't cut the mustard. |
For each 1 percent pay raise, is about $600 million -- so $1 billion just won't cut the mustard. |
I hope to pass the security of Iraq over to the Iraqi forces and redeploy our forces, having left behind a secure and stable Iraqi parliament. Hopefully we'll be able to drastically reduce our forces there. |
It's been a long ride ... to get us to this point in the base-closure process. This journey has been more difficult than it needed to be. |
Meaningful oversight must include proper scrutiny of all U.S. detention facilities, whether those facilities are located on U.S. or foreign soil. |
Our military's unmet needs are at record levels. We are seeing the costs and strains of sustaining a military at war. |
The Army is stretched thin and there is a potential that we could break the force if we are not careful. |
the Balkans are a tinder box ... World War I started there ... there's a great deal at stake -- the stability of Europe. |
This effort will clearly increase the overall burden on our military, ... The Defense Department's civilian leaders must look at the impact of this and future crises and the ongoing war on the military's future readiness and overall state. |
We have very, very fine air traffic controllers, men and women. They do their job, they do a fine job, and there's no sense in our trying to bend to their culture. |
We need an immediate supplemental appropriation -- right now, |
We need an immediate supplemental appropriation right now -- for seamen hours, flying hours, training, for combined, for joint exercises, for backlot and real estate maintenance, for family housing. All of these are necessary right now. Otherwise a bunch of the efforts of the military will be shut down. |
We need to succeed in Iraq. If we don't, we will create a snake pit ... of terrorists. |
We were told that everyone's doing OK. We don't have to worry unnecessarily. |