ms. bordallo. ms. bordallo:: i want to quote the national security plan saying, we must recognize that a smart national security strategy doesn't rely solely on military power. indeed in the long-term our efforts to work with other countries to counter the ideology and root causes of violent extremists will be more important. i strongly support this approach, general, however, i'm also concerned that the persistence we have shown in afghanistan and our presence there can have harmful effects on our long-term readiness. as we draw down to a force capable of protecting our security interests in the region how will we capitalize and reutilize the equipment, and i know this was brought up earlier, that we currently have in country to protect the readiness of our total force? specifically, can you comment on retrograde efforts as they are supported in the f.y. 2016 budget and what impact sequestration would have on this effort if sequestration is not repealed? general campbell: thank you, ma'am. thank you fo

ms. bordallo. ms. bordallo:: i want to quote the national security plan saying, we must recognize that a smart national security strategy doesn't rely solely on military power. indeed in the long-term our efforts to work with other countries to counter the ideology and root causes of violent extremists will be more important. i strongly support this approach, general, however, i'm also concerned that the persistence we have shown in afghanistan and our presence there can have harmful effects on our long-term readiness. as we draw down to a force capable of protecting our security interests in the region, how will we capitalize and reutilize the equipment, and i know this was brought up earlier, that we currently have in country to protect the readiness of our total force? specifically, can you comment on retrograde efforts as they are supported in the f.y. 2016 budget and what impact sequestration would have on this effort if sequestration is not repealed? general campbell: thank you, ma'am. thank you f