Robert C. Byrd: “Whether the Americans simply underestimated Iraqi resistance or whether the United States wanted Iraq to depend on…”

Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?

In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.

Why does the administration believe that the Appropriations Committee, or Congress, should have no say in how this $200 million foreign aid program should be spent?

Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.