To say that there's not progress against al Qaeda in Iraq is an insult to those men and women who have brought about progress. It's a denial of their sacrifice.

I am proud to have the support of this group of respected leaders and looking forward to working with them as we build a strong team of Nevadans committed to changing our politics so that we can meet the challenges facing our country like…

The surge is not working. No matter how many different ways you explain it, it hasn't worked -- six months, 600 dead Americans, $60 billion.

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We are a nation that believes in upholding the rule of law.

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The war is not lost in Iraq. In fact, now American Iraqi security forces are winning. The enemy is on the run in Iraq. But, here in -- in Congress, in Washington, we seem to be, or some -- some members seem to be on the run, chased, I…

I have issued a statement apologizing for, quote, 'a very serious sin in my past.'

the prospects of the current surge strategy will succeed in the way originally envisioned by the president are very limited.

I would think a majority of our forces could redeploy by the midpoint of next year.

I think people are right to expect to us to act like grownups. And that means, sure, say what we really prefer, what we're really for, but -- but we have -- but also to recognize that we're supposed to come to a result.

I'm confident that these Republicans in the Senate are going to prevent the Democratic majority from what he says is undercutting this U.S. effort in Iraq.

What many of us are looking for is a new strategy that would not be a precipitous pullout, with all the problems that that would cause.

This may happen as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gets ready to launch debate on a series of amendments to the 2008 defense budget dealing with Iraq.

I think we will find, in the next couple of weeks, whether the Republicans who have said publicly they think the president's course should change are willing to vote with us. We invite them to come with us. We put our arms around them.

I'm unwilling to continue our current strategy.

I want to get our troops home as soon as I possibly can.

The only thing I can think of that would be as bad as that would be to have the gang of three running the war on terror: Pelosi, Reid and Hillary Clinton.