Joe Lieberman

He's opposed to this whole idea of setting deadlines, saying it looks like there's a little bit of progress on the ground, and to start talking now about taking troops out is just the wrong thing to do.

This is a time for acting in a way that's responsible. If you really want to stop the war, cut the funding. It does make you accountable for what happens thereafter, but you have done something as a matter of principle.

As I look back on our work together on this bill, S. 4, I am pleased to say that we worked with the same spirit of cooperation that we did under her chairmanship in 2004 when we had our first legislative response to the 9/11 Commission and…

Again, I thank my friend. So in furthering what this discussion is about, it is whether non-American citizens seized in the war on terrorism and alleged to be enemy combatants should have habeas corpus rights under our Constitution?

I thank my friend. So I take his answer to say also--correct me if I am wrong--that the existing statute, including the MCA--which is the subject of the lawsuits we have been describing that are pending--the existing statute does not alter…

What interests me in this discussion is the rights of citizens as opposed to noncitizens. I wanted to ask my friend, first, am I right that you are not arguing against the principle that an American citizen, even one alleged to be an enemy…

We have Republicans and Democrats running together. It is a totally nonpartisan list.

One thing I believe we all agree on--I know my friend from Illinois and I certainly do--is that the Federal Government has been underfunding the State Homeland Security Grant Program and all the others. So while we have these significant…

I wish to very briefly thank Senator Sessions for his tribute to Archie Galloway. I had the privilege to work with Arch and traveled with him at least a couple of times. He is a patriot. He served his country in many different roles…

Maybe history will show me to be an unjustified optimist. I hope 'as soon as possible,' as stated in the law, means that we should have 100 percent scanning sooner than 5 years. I will not have a real sense of that until we get the first 6…

It is important that the people who are working at our ports are people we can trust to use the equipment and technology they are given to keep the people of America safe. The amendment I have offered is consistent with--in fact, it is…

I thank Senator Inouye for his extraordinary leadership in these matters. The committees have differing jurisdictions, all aimed at supporting homeland security. The Commerce Committee sections we are proud to have put together with the…

I particularly heard that Senator Kyl found in the field the first reactions to the implementation of the new plan for Iraq have been encouraging. We all understand it is early, but it conforms with what I have heard from people I have…

One is not less patriotic than the other, but actions have consequences. As I said during my remarks, for the Senate to take this unprecedented action on a nonbinding resolution, to disavow, disapprove a mission that our troops are being…

I thank my friend. The difference, of course, is that ours is as nonbinding as yours, but ours is a statement of support to our troops and benchmarks to the Iraqis.

Right. Always the ability, in a moment of crisis to move naval assets there rapidly.

That's part of the explanation of what you meant about the impact of how we conclude, or go forward with our presence in Iraq?

We ought not to be hesitant to say that one of the reasons we need to maintain stability there--and have the military presence, for instance, that the Navy represents under your leadership in the Gulf, is that a crisis there could raise…

Based on that 'enemy of my enemy is my friend,' would you agree that one of Iran's goals now--both in Afghanistan and Iraq, and generally in the region, is to try to push the United States out, or to push us, at least, into a less…

If we do it too rapidly, if we do it before they're ready, we create the cauldron, it will send a signal to our allies in the region, and it will, of course, encourage Iran.

That's a real concern. I would say not only to us, but all of our allies in the region, including particularly, the moderate Arab allies, and of course, Israel.

If the Taliban's against us, then Iran--no matter what the previous hostilities with the Taliban, are going to support the Taliban now.

Because they've not previously been allied, correct?

I totally agree with you. In the end, it has to be a political solution.

I was struck when I was in Iraq the last time, which was about 2 weeks ago, about how many of our personnel in uniform are doing non-military work.