Bill Nelson actually said...

"I don't have any indication of that, but just a general concern that perhaps their security is not sufficient for them to be able to self-govern."

"But if we are in a position to where we are requested and we make the decision to continue some relationship there, would it be possible to look at that from the standpoint of the budget?"

"I would hope that we would make that a part of the negotiations because that is what we would have to do."

"I would hope that we would do so, recognizing that from that point forward, that we would expect the Iraqi Government to pick up a bigger share of the cost that we would incur."