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Aisle, are rightly concerned about how he may respond when tested by russia, iran, north korea, and other transnational threats such as cyber. Considering some of these hotspots in the world in detail, i would like to start with iran, which remains a top concern for this committee. Their behavior with respect to forces across the region has not improved and irans unsafe actions have continued. I believe the joint plan of action is the most effective way to prevent iran from resuming their Nuclear Weapons program. General mattis, while you raise concerns about the jcpoa when it was being negotiated, you stated during a center for strategic and International Studies forum in april 2016 that in your words, there is no going back absent a real violation. I agree with that assessment. I look forward to hearing your thoughts about how we can build upon the jcpoa to address ....
Russia is raising grave concerns on several fronts, and china is shedding trust along its periphery. increasingly we see islands of stability in our hemisphere. democracies here, in europe, and in asia under attack by nonstate actors and nations that mitchly see their security in the insecurity of others. our armed forces in this world must remain the best-led, the best-equipped, and the most lethal in the world. these demanding times require us to put together a strong national security team here in washington. if confirmed, i will lead the department of defense and be a forthright member of that team. i recognize that i will need to be the strongest possible advocate for military and civilian personnel and their families. i will foster an atmosphere of harmony and trust at the department with our interagency counterparts and the ....
Name. today reminds us of our sacred obligations. for even though this time of war is coming to a close, our time of service to our newest veterans has only just begun. think about it. our troops wear the uniform for a time, yet they wear another proud title, the title of veteran, for decades. for the rest of their lives. as a nation, we make sure we have the best-led, best-trained, best-equipped military in the world. we have to devote just as much energy and passion to making sure we have the best cared for, best treated, best respected veterans in the world. [ applause ] so when we talk about fulfilling our promises to our veterans, we ....
That s why we re investing in the capabilities and technologies of tomorrow. and as we come up on the 100th anniversary of naval aviation next year, we re committed to the next generation of aircraft. we re going to keep you the best trained, best-led, best equipped military the world has ever known. [cheering] some of that is about technology. but the most important thing in our military is our people. it s all of you. and as you advance through the ranks, and start families of your own, we want to be there for your loved ones, too. this is one of the defining missions of the first lady, michelle obama. on sunday, she visited the navy marine corps team and their families at camp ....