Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), the new ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talked from Tulsa, Oklahoma, about key defense issues, including the confirmation hearing of former Senator Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, women in combat roles, sequestration and its impact on the Pentagon, the defense budget, troop numbers in Afghanistan, the strength of al Qaeda, and the future of the U.S. military. After the interview, the reporters in the studio discussed his responses with the host.