The United States Is Going To Defend

When You Cut A Half-a-trillion Dollars From The Defense Budget, It Affects Almost Every Area In The Defense Budget.

The Reason We've Always Had A Civilian In That Job [secretary Of Defence] Is Because We Really Believe That It Is Policymakers Who Ought To Control The Military And Not Have The Military Control The Military.

Russians Understand Strength, And If They Feel That Their Opponents Are Weak, They Will Take Advantage Of It.

We Either Believe In The Dignity Of The Individual, The Rule Of Law, And The Prohibition Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Or We Don't. There Is No Middle Ground.

In This Century, The 21st Century, The U.s. Recognizes Our Prosperity And Our Security Depends Even More On The Asia-pacific Region.