We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel,…

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Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year...

Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year...

This war so far has cost us $125 billion and counting, because largely we decided...

This war so far has cost us $125 billion and counting, because largely we decided...

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators;...

Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators;...

And it raises a fundamental question: How long can we move the world in one...

And it raises a fundamental question: How long can we move the world in one...

What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom...

What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom...

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone,...

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone,...

Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a...

The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a...

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the...

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the...

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have...

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have...

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling...

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling...

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring...

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring...

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we...

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we...

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at...

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at...

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one...

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one...

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.