Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"vital national interest"

"Mr. Chairman, if I might, just to follow up in terms of messages we might send to the Taliban."

"You now have my full support for the conduct of these operations and the support of the people in this area."

"But I think it is a very important hearing because it is obvious to all of us that it has taken painfully long for the oil spill in the Gulf, Deepwater Horizon, to be stopped."