To Major General Darrell Jones, our commander as -- of Air Force District of Washington, as well as Holly and Stuart, and to all of you, and all the men, women and families of the Joint Base at Andrews, good evening.
One is the report by Army General David Petraeus, our senior commander in Iraq.
That is the kind of courage and vision we need in our next commander in chief.
Our new commander in Afghanistan -- General McChrystal -- has reported that the security situation is more serious than he anticipated.
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All of us - Republicans, Democrats, independents and others alike - can only hope that the same will be said of our new Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama, as well.
That said, for Americans concerned about national security and seized with the necessity of electing as our next commander-in-chief a principled, competent leader, the outcome was heartening.
Obviously we are in consultation with the Iraqi government on a regular basis through our ambassador, through our military commander there, and through others, but no talks in that sense.
His hearings are ongoing, and I believe he will be confirmed as both our -- the commander of our forces and ISAF forces, and will soon head to that region.
We know that that type of activity -- we know that that type of activity is being transmitted back to places like Afghanistan, when General Petraeus obviously is our lead commander.
Suddenly, I saw our battalion commander, Colonel Timothy Halloran (Happy was his nickname), take a seat on a nearby bench, and the mere reality of his presence soothed me a bit, as often happened when he hove into sight.
We are joined this morning by -- with Thad Allen, our national incident commander dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Now, we just finished a meeting with Admiral Thad Allen, our National Incident Commander for this spill, as well as Coast Guard personnel who are leading the response to this crisis.
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But that's the role that we have to play -- to ensure that when the federal on-scene coordinator and our national incident commander make decisions that authorize BP to do different things, that the conditions at which that authorization is given are met.
"As I speak now, over 300 of Mobutu's soldiers have already joined our forces, " the commander said.
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As governor of Kansas, I am the commander in chief of our National Guard.
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The Rifles has been denied one of our best, and a professional commander for the future has been taken from us.
"Our people would like to see a president as commander-in-chief who is a civilian, " he adds.
Having served as a NATO commander, Sandy is well known to our allies.
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His neighbour Lt Habib Amin Ilias, who was described as a rapid response force commander, had been targeted before, our correspondent says.
And keeping our commitments to our veterans has been one of my top priorities as Commander-in-Chief, and that includes helping them make the transition back to civilian life.
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"The message to voters back home is that he is focused on being a strong and effective commander in chief who is going to rehabilitate our image across the world, " Democratic Sen.
Thankfully, President Bush's stirring throw-down-the-gauntlet speech in August at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention and his surprise visit to Iraq in September demonstrate that the Commander in Chief has no intention of undercutting our newfound successes in Iraq.
As Commander-in-Chief, I want all our veterans to know that we are forever grateful for your service and for your sacrifice.
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And as Commander-in-Chief I am determined that our Armed Forces will always -- always -- remain the best-trained, the best-led, the best-equipped fighting force in history.
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It will be important, however, that our nominee be able to present both a reasoned argument against continuing our presence in Iraq and the necessary credentials and gravitas for commander-in- chief.
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If Barack Obama cannot appreciate that our troops are winning in Iraq, he should not be their commander in chief.
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And as Commander-in-Chief, I want all of our servicemembers and veterans to know we are forever grateful for your service and your sacrifice.
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