Mark Udall actually said...

The potential to generate an escalating conflict is not insignificant, much like we saw during the Cold War era with nuclear weapons.

The best generals always seem to work for the newspapers.

I hold the President responsible, on down through the chain of command, that we'll get the kind of unified team in Afghanistan to make this ...

I support the way forward, and I'm going to very carefully study the assessments at the end of this year and as we move forward.