One question that I have had, and others have had, is what's happening at the senior levels of the government.

Well, thank you. We'll never know the exact number, but at least we're in agreement that there is a consensus, at least about a range.

The United States is directly responsible for the displacement of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Iraqis.

we have a both a moral and a security interest in ensuring the safety and welfare of Iraqi refugees and IDPs.

this is an issue that has not received near enough attention here in Washington.

That's a big number.

this isn't just about Iraqi refugees, it's about how our country's policy will be carried out in Iraq.

Well, I am running out of time. I just will put one commercial in for a subcommittee hearing we are having at the end of the month on Iraqi refugees on March 31.

So, according to what you're saying, the number outside of Iraq is too high, possibly--the 2 million.

The hearing of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian and Central Asian Affairs will now come to order.

Well, thank you. And I wanted to--I know we have to conclude, but--wanted to get your sense of how we're doing with regard to resettlement of Iraqi refugees, in general, but, in particular, whether or not we're doing enough to resettle…

We cannot rush the return of the refugees, or rush the return of the IDPs, beyond a point where they're not comfortable.

I really worry that we are--we could be headed down the same path unless we are careful.

To have Senator Inouye and Senator Warner give you that kind of recommendation is high praise, indeed.

We have to help them to help themselves. It is not up to us to develop a system of government.

isn't it true in your readings that you have seen my state be notorious for, one, poor defense--so let me just say it; I will put it on the record--of indigent as it relates to death penalty cases?

isn't the on or the equity on the side of ensuring that indigents get good defense and that that would be a Federal nexus and desire under the Constitution?

I do have concerns--and our subcommittee, where we handle all of the foreign assistance--I am concerned about the Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction's report that said, of the $21 billion in the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund…