"I would think a majority of our forces could redeploy by the midpoint of next year."
"A course change should happen now, while there is still some possibility of constructing a sustainable bipartisan strategy in Iraq. If the president waits until the presidential election campaign is i..."
"In my judgment, the costs and risks of continuing down the current path outweigh the potential benefits that might be achieved."
"Richard Lugar is calling for a major change of course in Iraq. He says the so-called surge is destined to fail."
"Let's wake up to reality and get ready for that. Let's not get into a precipitous withdrawal come September, October."
"It's time to just drop the idea of the United States making sure that there is a pluralistic, multiethnic democracy in Iraq."
"A course change should happen now. While there is still some possibility of constructing a sustainable, bipartisan strategy in Iraq."
"If the president waits until the presidential election campaign is in full swing, the intensity of confrontation on Iraq is likely to limit the United States' options."
"In my judgment, the costs and risks continuing down the current path outweigh the potential benefits that might be achieved. Persisting indefinitely with the surge strategy will delay policy adjustmen..."
"I would assume you're not terribly concerned about the tendency of a conservative president to hire graduates from conservative graduate schools..."
"Congress does not have the authority to conduct war, under the Constitution of the United States."
"I think mistakes were made all along the way. That is really the very nature of war."
"This new strategy that is a clear hold-and-build strategy, working to provide basic security and stability in Baghdad, is probably what we should have been doing for the last three years as a counteri..."
"I think Senator Lugar does have a legitimate concern. And he's the right person to raise it."
"This vote will force nothing on the President, but it will confirm to our friends and allies that we are divided and in disarray."
"compelling reporters to testify and in particular compelling them to reveal the identity of their confidential sources is a detriment to the public interest."
"This is a tinderbox of difficulty."
"That was the -- the largest deficiency. We have been struggling ever since. These are all situations that could have been predicted and that should have been met early on."
