In the spirit of candor, you will come back to us and report on your measurement of whether or not they're reliable.

I don't want to concentrate on just the number of Iraqi troops trained, but, rather, your assessment of how reliable they are.

I believe we have to be cautious and careful in our approaches to this country.

You can understand the concern that we have when we ask over and over on a plan that is predicated on the reliability of the Iraqi forces, putting more of our men and women in Baghdad in a combat situation.

I enjoyed my visit privately with each one of you and would only reemphasize here in open session some of the things that I had discussed with you when we visited earlier.

Senator Graham, no one would say that General Shinseki was right because Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was not going to let them say that.

I have checked and I have it in writing that what I am about to state is unclassified.

Twenty percent unreliable, if those statements by this senior officer are correct. Then report back to us, why is it that they are unreliable?

What we want is the truth and we will look forward to receiving that from you.

Overcentralization of the carrier port structure is not a good strategic move. The Navy should have two carrier-capable homeports on each coast.

I wish we were still talking about Cecil, but we can't be talking about that any more.

Let me ask you, what about, for example, this relationship with Russia, and Russia now having thrown up a blockade with regard to the opportunities for joint cooperation on such a thing as national missile defense.