Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"But it is clear to you that your authority is recognized that as across the government."

"The extent of the threat really depends a lot on what is happening in places far away."

"I was thinking as I was listening in the most simplistic terms, we are in a fight that we did not start. But now that we are in it, we are damn sure not going to lose it."

"There remains no Federal Government agency or department specifically charged with identifying radicalization and interdicting the recruitment of U.S. citizens or residents for terrorism."