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I'm The First Secretary Of Defense That's Had To Deal With Sequestration. I've Prepared Two Budgets That Deal With Sequestration. And You Bring The Chiefs Together, The Leadership Of This Enterprise Together, To Work Through, How Do We Then Take These Cuts? Where Do We Apply Those Cuts? Readiness Is The First Thing That Suffers.

Iraq Was A War Of Choice, Like Vietnam.

No One Person Leads Alone - Can't Do It, It's Impossible. It Doesn't Make Any Sense. You Need A Team.

The Recent Wave Of Taliban Attacks Has Made Clear That The International Community Must Not Waiver In Its Support For A Stable, Secure And Prosperous Afghanistan.

We Must Prepare For Everything.