Right, and I think that the thing that we often miss in this debate, because it's become like the Battle of the Psalm, politically, in terms of the way people have dug in up here on trying to resolve this issue, but there are instabilities…

A lot of people who wanted to move us into Iraq were openly saying that we should be on the ground in Iraq for the next 50 years.

I don't believe that. I can't see a new strategy here, in terms of national strategy.

I personally cannot see any element of a strategy of a commitment that's been going on for more than 4 years that can justify doing this to the soldiers and the Army.

Clearly, the figures show that they're pumping some of these new revenues back into refurbishing their military?

Welcome to the arena, and fight hard for your troops.

influencing cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan.

Because balance is fine, but, if there's a tilt, tilt a little towards the troops.

I do believe I will be working with the Secretary to continue putting pressure on NATO in order for it to fulfill its commitments in Afghanistan.

The majority of the nation no longer supports this war -- the way this war is being fought, nor does the majority of our military, nor does the majority of Congress. We need a new direction.

Many, including myself, warned even before the war began that it was unnecessary, that it would take our energy and attention away from the larger war against terrorism, and that invading and occupying Iraq would leave us strategically…

if you're going to call for the immediate withdrawal of 40,000 to 50,000 American troops, you're going to have to tell us which ones they are, where they're stationed now, and what the rest of the troops are going to be doing when those…

$1,000 Mark Warner (D-VA) (2007)

At the time, and this was in 2007, I found that President George Bush was more popular in northern Uganda than he was in Texas, and I think that is probably still true.

I ran on three basic themes. One was reorienting our national defense structure.

I think the American people pretty well have spoken on that, when you look at the vote counts that came in.

This was a brutal campaign, and, in -- in many ways, an unnecessarily brutal campaign. And I think it's hurting the country.

The campaign is over.