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Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) penned a letter to Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggesting military trials would be a more appropriate venue for the accused terrorists. Full Article at Stop The ACLU
WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the September 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court. Full Article at NewsMax
US congressman Ike Skelton gestures during a press conference at the US embassy in Mexico City, on March 27, 2009. Skelton had a private meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon about border security. View Photo »
We need to avoid jumping to any conclusions and give the Army and the FBI a chance to do their jobs
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee expressed opposition today to Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to give civilian trials to the 9/11 plotters. Full Article at Snow Report Blog
WASHINGTON -- Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton, one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress, said this afternoon that he is concerned about the Obama administration's decision to transfer accused terrorists to the United States from Guantanamo Bay for... Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the September 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court. Full Article at ABC News
President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. View Photo »
We congratulate Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin and House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton for including this important milestone in the 2010 military authorization bill
“The picture is not a pretty one,” Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in his opening statement Wednesday at a hearing on future defense budgets. Full Article at The Hill
By Peter Spiegel and Yochi J. Dreazen WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have turned the focus of Afghan war planning toward an exit strategy, publicly declaring that the U.S. and its allies can't send... Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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US congressman Ike Skelton gestures during a press conference at the US embassy in Mexico City, on March 27, 2009. Skelton had a private meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon about border security.
View Photo »President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (L) addresses U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) (from 2nd L-R), Rep. John McHugh (R-NY), Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) and Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) before signing the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act in the Rose Garden at the White House...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (seated) hands a pen to U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) (2nd R) and Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) (R) as he signs the the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, May 22, 2009.
View Photo »US Prersident Barack Obama speaks as Congressmen, from L to R, Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Representative John McHugh (R-NY), Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Representative Ike Skelton (D-MO) and Representative Mike Conaway (R-TX) look on in the Rose Garden before signing the Weapo...
View Photo »US President Barack Obama signs the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act as Congressmen, from L to R, Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Representative John McHugh (R-NY), Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Representative Ike Skelton (D-MO) and Representative Mike Conaway (R-TX) look on in...
View Photo »US Prersident Barack Obama speaks as Congressmen, from L to R, Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Representative John McHugh (R-NY), Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Representative Ike Skelton (D-MO) and Representative Mike Conaway (R-TX) look on in the Rose Garden before signing the Weapo...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington May 22, 2009.
View Photo »President Barack Obama hands a ceremonial pen to Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas as he signs the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, Friday, May 22, 2009, in the Rose Garden at the White House.
View Photo »President Barack Obama walks to a desk in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 22, 2009, to sign the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act.
View Photo »President Barack Obama walks to a desk in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 22, 2009, to sign the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act. He is joined by, from second from left: Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. , Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo. , and Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 30: U.S. President Barack Obama meets with (L-R) House Armed Services Committee ranking member Rep. John McHugh (R-NY), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. C...
View Photo »Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo, wave as they prepare to leave after a stop at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Mo. , Thursday, April 16, 2009.
View Photo »U.S. Congressmen Silvestre Reyes, center, California's Howard Berman , right, and Missouri's Ike Skelton attend a press conference in Mexico City, Friday, March 27, 2009.
View Photo »U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes speaks during a press conference in Mexico City, Friday, March 27, 2009.
View Photo »US congressman Sivestre Reyes (R) speaks next to congressman Ike Skelton during a press conference at the US embassy in Mexico City, on March 27, 2009. Reyes and Skelton had a private meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon about border security.
View Photo »President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
View Photo »We need to avoid jumping to any conclusions and give the Army and the FBI a chance to do their jobs
We congratulate Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin and House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton for including this important milestone in the 2010 military authorization bill
This evening, I opposed passage of the health insurance reform legislation that was debated in the House of Representatives ... After careful consideration and meetings with health care professionals and 4th District residents, I decided the legislation did not represent the right balance for rural Miss...
The American people should be able to look at this bill and say that Congress has done a good job ... This legislation does not accomplish that goal.
In August 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end and our military presence ... will consist of six, advise-and-assist brigades, with about 50,000 American military personnel
He appointed the best person for this job ... General Stanley McChrystal has special forces background. He knows how to fight this type of campaign. And he has made an assessment and he has made recommendations. And I certainly hope the president will heed those recommendations. I can think of no time i...
I believe [President Obama] feels the same sense of urgency we all feel, and I hope we can all support his desire to make sure we get Afghanistan right. Congress, however, will also ultimately be involved in this decision
The conference report provides several major victories for our troops and their families, who are the cornerstone of our national defense ... And the bill strikes the right balance between our focus on the immediate fights in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, and the long-terms needs of our military.
I said the real war in Afghanistan did not start until March, when the president made the speech on strategy
I back him up. I sent a letter to the president a number of days ago spelling out in great detail - some six pages of a letter - spelling out basically 'Give the general what he needs.' You see, you have to have security in Afghanistan. You have to have governance in Afghanistan. If you don't have both ...
I back him up. I sent a letter to the president a number of days ago spelling out in great detail - some six pages of a letter - spelling out basically 'Give the general what he needs.' You see, you have to have security in Afghanistan. You have to have governance in Afghanistan. If you don't have both ...
in Iraq will not be easy for us or, I suspect, for the Iraqis.
The war in Iraq is coming to a close, but my suspicion is that these transitions will take years to work through
As you know, there is significant interest in Congress and among the public in the outcome of General McChrystal's assessment and any resulting changes in our strategy or operations in Afghanistan
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