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Be compelled to testify against yourself. this case has to be proved by the prosecution beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant doesn't have to say anything. if evidence has been presented that's favorable, if the prosecution doesn't make the case, they will wait until the end to see if he takes the stand. right now, he doesn't have to so far. >> and you know what, at this point, kimberly, if i were trying the case, i obviously don't have the wealth of the information that the prosecuting lawyers have and defense lawyers, as an outsider, if i were making a call now and i was defense, i wouldn...

The local guard force, we currently have it in iraq, afghanistan and pakistan, but that's going to expire and that's something else i would respectfully ask this committee to look into and finally, the point that the chairman made and that you echoed, congressman, an authorization. you know, working on an authorization. i was on the armed services committee in the senate. we did an authorization every year no matter what was going on in the world. it was a great organizing tool, it made sure that our defense needs were going to be met. i believe that in the world in which we're living, our dip...

Bayon nets because the nature of our military has changed. we have aircraft carriers. we have ships that go underwater. nuclear submarines and so the question is not a game of battleship where we're counting ships. it's what are our capabilities. so when i sit down with the secretary of the navy and the joint chiefs of staff, we determine how are we going to be best able to meet all of our defense needs in a way that also keeps faith with our troops, that makes sure our veterans have the kind of support that they need when they come home, and that is not reflected in the kind of budget that yo...

Make national security decisions about sending troops abroad? we will make those decisions by considering national security. yes, congressman, that's the topic at hand here. what are the grounds on which you would make that decision? yes, we would make that decision about the national security. we would base it on national security. hall pass for the bathroom, please. mr. ryan also flatly denied his campaign's stated position that military spending should go up by $2 trillion. mr. romney has been guaranteeing that he will reserve a specific proportion of gdp to be spent on the military no matt...

Make national security decisions about sending troops abroad? we will make those decisions by considering national security. yes, congressman, that's the topic at hand here. o what are the grounds on which you would make that decision? yes, we would make that decision about the national security. we would base it on national security. hall pass for the bathroom, please. mr. ryan also flatly denied his campaign's stated position that military spending should go up by $2 trillion. mr. romney has been guaranteeing that he will reserve a specific proportion of gdp to be spent on the military no ma...