if bin laden was living for five years in a building on lyell from there -- a mile from their defense university, using that was physically possible without the pakistani government knowing it? of course not. and this proposal that we keep 3000 troops in iraq is, i think, very frightening. 3000 troops is too small to defend itself. it should be thought of as a target. this administration is making political decisions that risks the lives of young men and women in uniform and is profoundly wrong. my dad served 27 years in the army. i know what military life is like. it is wrong to put american debt risk for political reasons and leaving only 3000 troops. we ought to either leave enough to defend themselves or get them all out. you leave a small group in a dangerous neighborhood and somebody is going to try to kill them. is a very dangerous thing to do. i wish we could have two or three debates only on national security. i will be making a speech that outlines the war later on. imagine a projected cost between now and 2015 of $20 trillion. -- between out and 2050 of $20 trillion. in was

the barriers that would prevent americans from serving their country and from rising to the highest lyell of responsibility that their talents and capabilities warrants. these are men and women who put their lives on the line in the defense of this country. and that is what should matter the most. i want to thank the repeal implementation team and the service secretaries along with a service chiefs for all their efforts to ensure that dod is ready to make this change consistent with standards of military readiness, with military effectiveness, which unit cohesion, and with the recruiting and retention of the armed forces. all of the service chiefs have stated very clearly that all of these elements have been met in the review that they conducted. the review that they conducted. over 97% of our 2.3 million men in uniform have now receive education and training on the repeal as a result of these efforts. i want to thank the working group for the work they did and a report that laid the groundwork for the change in this policy, and above all, i would like to single out a person who is next t

if bin laden was living for five years in a building on lyell from there -- a mile from their defense university, using that was physically possible without the pakistani government knowing it? of course not. and this proposal that we keep 3000 troops in iraq is, i think, very frightening. 3000 troops is too small to defend itself. it should be thought of as a target. this administration is making political decisions that risks the lives of young men and women in uniform and is profoundly wrong. my dad served 27 years in the army. i know what military life is like. it is wrong to put american debt risk for political reasons and leaving only 3000 troops. we ought to either leave enough to defend themselves or get them all out. yoleave a small group in a dangerous neighborhood and somebody is going to try to kill them. is a very dangerous thing to do. i wish we could have two or three debates only on national security. i will be making a speech that outlin the war later on. imagine a projected cost between now and 2015 of $20 trillion. -- between out and 2050 of $20 trillion. in washing