Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"Thanks for your service to the country up until now, and if you are confirmed, obviously, we look forward to working with you as you develop this very important function of the Department, over which ..."

"The intent of our rules of engagement is always to protect our forces, to never take away from our forces the ability to protect themselves."

"I want to ask you, as I read your words today, am I correct in concluding that what will definitely begin in July 2011 is a transfer of security responsibility to the Afghans, but may not include, imm..."

"Am I right that, in the policy that the President announced last night, which does begin a transfer of security responsibility of July 2011 to the Afghans, there is no deadline for the end of that tra..."