We are all in this together to protect the sovereignty of this great Nation, to enforce the laws...

If it were up to the Kurds, there would be 50,000 American troops in Kurdistan.

He should come to the United States and be tried by military commissions.

I completely concur with the idea that American troops should not be left behind in Iraq without legal protections.

No American politician, Republican or Democrat, would accept a follow-on force without legal protections.

Can you tell the people back here that the likelihood of their friends and family being killed is going up greatly if there are no American forces up there policing that problem?

The likelihood of Iraq becoming a successful, stable state is dramatically improved.

I do not know who does the negotiation for the United States, but if I had three people saying those things, I thought I could get it over the finish line.

If an American soldier were accused of rape anywhere in Iraq, I do not think they would get a fair trial.

Would it be a political problem for President Obama to announce this year that we are going to keep 15,000 people in Iraq past 2012?

You have a seat.

I think you need to be in the room with some weight behind you, not just an invitation.

It is time for the citizen soldier to be sitting at the table, not just for political reasons, but for substantive reasons.

I couldn't agree with you more.

Do you agree with me the only thing older than the Marine Corps when it comes to defending America is the citizen soldier?

the citizen soldier's time has come. You are going to get a seat at the table, General McKinley, if I have anything to say about it.

Well, I think they are wrong a lot, but I think they are right on this.

I just beg and plead with this administration to create an option that is viable, and the only viable option is to use Guantanamo Bay.