I believe the military has done a really fine job in Iraq.
a lot of the problems are, that we talk about, such as Senator Levin emphasizes the political solution is not primarily the military's respo...
It's important.
I appreciated your enthusiastic, I would say, responses to the whole management of DOD because that's one of your big responsibilities.
I would encourage you to do so and I also think, perhaps, that General Lute's appointment maybe could assist you.
We've created this situation in which the military, in my way of thinking, is the one entity that works in Iraq.
I think we are in a critical time. I believe the Defense Department fully understands it because their soldiers are at risk every single day...
I hope that you will utilize the leadership opportunity you have to insist that you get the support from the various agencies.
I do not think there is anyone more experienced on the ground than you.
But I hope that you will not hesitate to insist that you obtain in a prompt timeframe the resources, the support, whether it be electricity ...
You used that word 'reconciliation.' You used it when we were introduced to the city council that had been established in Mosul of Kurds, Ch...
It is going to take more of his personal time than he would like.
If a resolution is not going to help you be successful, why do we need it?
I believe we do have a realistic chance of success in Iraq.
if you conclude that we need 2 to 3 times the number of prison bed spaces as I believe we do in the immediate future, and probably 5 to 10 t...
They're entitled to the best equipment, the best strategy--that's important, a good strategy--and execution of that strategy.
Are you willing to use the courage and determination that you're famous for to stand up for our soldiers there?
If this endeavor of a pluralistic democratic entity in Baghdad is going to survive, it's going to require political courage and leadership.
