Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
consensus difficult expect fair issues legal
I think it's fair to say that these are difficult issues -- they are difficult moral, ethical, legal issues. And one would not expect that everyone would come to a consensus on this.
biological defense forward funding further increasing
I think that you'll see going forward that we'll be further increasing funding for chemical, biological defense programs.
clinical department humane life means policy support
The policy of the department is unchanged, and it is to support the preservation of life by appropriate clinical means and to do that in a humane manner.
country forces level overall security
The overall level of (Afghan and NATO) security forces in the country is growing.
asked
If you're doing A, B and C and are asked to do D, will D be harder? Sure.
address biography biological challenges changes chemical nearly number
If you look at what we've done to date, we've nearly doubled our investments in chemical and biological defenses. We've implemented any number of important organizational changes to address the challenges that are posed by WMD more effectively.
background number security specific
For a security clearance, you have to go through any number of specific background investigative checks.
acting cause certainly consequences far fights-and-fighting freedom historic importance liberty noble personal sacrifices troops understand worth
It's a cause that is worth fighting, it's a noble and historic cause, ... And it's one in which our troops understand the importance of the mission. While these personal sacrifices are tremendous, the consequences of not acting for freedom and for liberty are certainly far greater.
anybody believe deployed home rather soldier surprise vital
It shouldn't surprise anybody that a deployed soldier would rather be at home than deployed, even when they believe what they are doing is important and vital work.
forces iraqi maintain national stability
It's really to maintain stability of the U.S. forces during the Iraqi national elections.
clear consistent department force respect somebody
This department has been very clear and very consistent with respect to any adjustments being made to force levels. Somebody tell me where there's daylight.
defense department humane mandates policy provides treatment
This directive provides the overarching Department of Defense policy that mandates humane treatment of detainees.
defense plan sorts states united
This is the United States Defense Department. We plan for all sorts of things.