Joseph Biden actually said...

"We set out benchmarks. We tried to get them to accept benchmarks a year-and-a-half ago, and the president called it cutting and running. Now the president is calling for benchmarks."

"I still don't see a strategy for victory in Iraq."

"But you've got to do something about these militia. And so far I see no -- no real strategy."

"There is no military solution to the problems we face in Iraq."