It could be more. It could be less. |
it's a decision the Uzbek government has to make as to whether or not we would continue to operate from that. |
It's a vastly different Army from 2003. |
It's an important distinction to understand, but increasingly in the world we're in, it's a distinction that deserves scrutiny. |
It's obviously a very important partner in the region, ... There are some logistic security arrangements that we have with Jordan that I don't want to go into. |
It's obviously a very important partner in the region. There are some logistic security arrangements that we have with Jordan that I don't want to go into. |
much ado about nothing. |
Obviously, a lot has happened since the last Quadrennial Defense Review. The senior leadership of this department has established terms of reference for the ongoing Quadrennial Defense Review to look at a lot of activities, try and learn from what has happened since the last Quadrennial Defense Review, try and analyze various options, and come to some conclusions about how we're organized. |
On behalf of these fine young men and women, we certainly regret any perception that they were told what to say. It is not the case. |
So they've reviewed the standard operating procedures to see if perhaps we could have been more careful in those cases. |
That's not a good way to determine how good or bad things are going - by (counting) how many things are exploding. |
That's the kind of exchange you want to have with a country that has not been that transparent. |
The allegations were serious and the issue is a serious one. The inspector general concluded that it was much ado about nothing, that the individuals that had made the allegations couldn't substantiate their allegations, and everybody moved on. That matter was thoroughly vetted, and it's closed. |
The fact is we said we'd proceed on commissions. Hicks is up. And we're going to proceed. And if we're asked not to proceed or ordered not to proceed (by a court), then we won't. That's the plan, |
The first reports are very often wrong. |