Robert C. Byrd: “These 17 veterinary inspectors do not count toward the 50.”

I fully agree and I compliment you and our ranking member.

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.

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?

Why has it taken nearly 2 years of fighting in Iraq before the Pentagon asked for armor for all of these supply vehicles?