Coming right up, right here. Also tonight, democratic president ial candidates ready to square off in their first debate in las vegas. Those new fox polls show Hillary Clinton, despite scandals and investigations and controversy, Still Holding onto her commanding lead over socialist senator Bernie Sanders. But sanders and the other three hopefuls martin omalley, jim webb and Lincoln Chafee will all try to steal some of clintons support tonight in the cnn democratic debate. Well be discussing all things politics tonight with Chris Stirewalt, fox news jedidiah bila, town hall Political Editor guy benson. And well be discussing political dirty tricks or was it trolling . When a jeb bush volunteer taunted donald trump. Was that dirty tricks or bad journalism when cnn used the bush plant as a Foundation Story critical of trump. Also tonight, iran showing off its military might. The country announcing it successfully test fired an advanced torpedo system, the domestically developed system ha
Into harms way without necessary readiness. Im having a very difficult time in light of the six months that weve been at war in iraq and syria against isis and in light of the president s authorization for the yoous of military force or aumf that is now before congress for this krgsz. Im having a very hard time understanding what the strategy is. And i want to make sure that, as my colleagues have said, that we fund our military well beyond the budget caps in the sequester levels. I agree with them there. I think perhaps more importantly, that we have the necessary strategy in place. Could you answer the strategy question for me . Certainly. First of all, strategy is does take in addition to geographic perspective, a multiyear commitment. Which is why annual budgetary turmoil isnt consistent with our strategy in taking a strategic view. With respect to the strategy against isil, the first thing id say is wed not only defeat isil, we need to defeat them in a lasting manner. We can defee
Deeper impact because you have to get the money where you have to get it. You cant shed it quickliness. You cant shed excess infrastructure quickly enough. You cant terminate contracts because of the penalties involved. Even if youre taking more than you should out of readiness. I think readiness suffers more than you think. Thank you. Mr. Secretary, i share in the terms of my colleagues and the other o if i believes in the detriments of sequestration. But im also skbresed in efficient ways. Specifically, im thinking about the fact that we really dont know the kind of money that we are spending when it comes to service contractors. There is still yet to be enterprise. I believe the goal was to have 95 compliance by 2018. I dont think youre probably going to make that goal. So despite the numerous commitments on a senior level dod officials can you tell me when you will restart work on the ecmra . When youre going to use accepted army methodology . And when will you be insisting on comp
Military level over there and things at the political level, both of which are change inging. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Chairman. And general dempsey, i join my colleagues in sending warm wishes your way and thank you you for your more years of serving o our great nation. Mr. Mccord, i would like to chat about the budget thats upcoming. The House Budget Committee chairman proposed boosting the Defense Budget with an increase of allocation. Is an oko dollar just as useful as a base budget dollar . In other words, should there be limitations on funding that Congress Needs to be mindful of . Both dollars are useful to us for purposes they are intended and needed. We dont need 36 or 38 billion in oko, but we need them in the base budget. Both have restrictions in law and in regulation. So if you had your choice, youd rather have the dollars in the regular budget as opposed to oko funding . Thats where we identified the needs and this is very important, and this gets back to the e
Ill start from sip the fact were going have to deal not only with nation states that are going to have crises and groups and individuals that are highly empowered and able to bring threat against nation of the capability most addressing the likely. The second thing, we have to bring down the alliance on Strategic Deterrent and increase the reliance on other capability and tools diplomatic and military for strategic defense. The technology and capabilities and the architecture that would allow us to have those kinds of capabilities at the strategic level to deter conflict and increase other options so that our state options dont run out prematurely or less than effective against the wide range of threat. We have to increase the tools on the state craft to prevent these thick things. Making sure its still an element of membership and nato. You commit to your defense goals. The second thing i would say is to really look at those things which could enable nato at large to take greater adva