"There is a real need for clarity in terms of what actually can be accomplished."
"It is up to the President to define success, and delineate how much time and how many resources should be devoted to achieving it."
"We should know by now that such grand ambitions are beyond our resources and powers."
"There has to come a time when it will be appropriate for us to withdraw."
"We started in Afghanistan because we thought that's where al-Qaeda was, and we wanted to disrupt any further activity that might threaten us in the United States of America."
"This is becoming more and more opaque to the public understanding as it has evolved."
"Mr. Chairman, earlier in the hearing you mentioned a page in Politico, today's edition, June 24, 2010, on page 31, which is entitled, 'Russia Transparency Equals Security.'"
"Its global leverage has increased as it has positioned itself as the leading creditor nation with more than 20 percent of the world's current account balance surplus."
"China is demanding a greater say in the management of the world economy through the G20 and other mechanisms."
"China's rising financial and strategic power is a crucial factor in our approach to global economic, energy, and security problems."
"I would just underline the thought that we really ought to be thinking in terms of how we suggest to the Chinese they invest in our country."
"So, I gather that your sense is, essentially there are a good number of Chinese who are prepared to come to the United States and make investments--that is, personally locate themselves here--if our v..."
"I support your Start Up Visa Act. I believe that 65,000 H1B Visas for a country of over 300 million people is extraordinarily limited."
"You're hurting yourself by turning inward. When you keep out an idea, an invention, a patent, because you prefer to have it made at home, you hurt yourself."
"The United States must come to grips with the incredibly complex set of choices and opportunities that China represents."
"Iran represents a direct threat to United States national security, as well as to the security of Israel and that of our other friends in the region."
"I think it is a fact--as Secretary Gates and Secretary Clinton have also pointed out--that over recent years, I think, the Iranian leadership has become more closed, more dependent on the IRGC."
"These developments would mark quite a change, though, as most of us have not been thinking about Iran in terms of a military dictatorship in the country."
