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If Iraqi leaders had more fully integrated the Sunni minority into the government, if they had passed an oil distribution law that distributed the revenues more equitably, if they had amended the constitution, if they had held provincial elections, would we be where we are today?

I think every member of this committee--and I know every one of them well, on that side of the aisle, on this side of the aisle, having had the privilege of occupying that chair for some 6 years--we are not a division here today of patriots who support the troops and those who are making statements and working on resolutions that could be translated as aiding and abetting the enemy.

the consequences of failure really I believe will be, some would say could be, disastrous for the United States, for Iraq, for the Middle East, for the war on terrorism, and for the world economy.

Mr. President, look at all options by which you may not need that full complement, and, Mr. President, look carefully at the rules of engagement, such that we minimize the injection of the U.S. GI right into the crossfire of sectarian violence.