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The military has been tremendously important in the past during catastrophes and in protecting the population. But it shouldn't become an auxiliary police force.

We have the finest military personnel in the world.

I think one of the great things about the United States has been our ability to maintain a distinction between our military and domestic law enforcement.

I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.

Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest levels of readiness.

Soldiers are not policemen, and it's very unfair, even for those soldiers who have some police training, to burden them with police duties. It's not what they're trained for, or equipped for.

Nothing matures a military force quicker than actual military operations.

There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home because their mission - prisoner-of-war operations - was finished.

There is no doubt that counterterrorism takes time because it is not action against a regular army.