rep buck mckeon is here for the status of u.s. military since the september 11 attacks. thomas donnelly is the director of aei center of defense studies and is the moderator for this event. this is live coverage on c-span. >> so much of the true implication of september 11 has been the military operations of the past 10 years. people keep talking about how september 11 changed the world. more profoundly, i think it has been the actions, particularly of the united states military, that have changed the world more profound, more lasting, and more than theore durably september 11 attacks ever could or certainly have. it is altogether fitting and proper that we talk about not only what we have done over the last 10 years, who has paid the real costs of american policy since september 11, but more importantly, where we are going. mr. mckeon speaks to us at the moment, even after the super committee, the so-called, created by the budget control act recently passed, has had its first organizational meetings. that, if nothing else, is a large caliber loaded weapon at pointed dir