I suspect what you have just said is correct, that we do not have the ability to produce a lot more.

Let me tell you about a conversation I had with our Ambassador Khalilzad and General Casey. They both said--this was back before Christmas--that they would not support a surge unless there is a specific plan for success, and the ambassador…

We were not told the truth about weapons of mass destruction, nor about troop strengths, nor about the cost of the war, nor about the sectarian violence.

I think that point of view is very important, Senator Collins, to get across, because the way the questions were framed before would cast some doubt on those of us who would support Senator Warner's resolution.

Godspeed, General.

How do you respond?

I have not been told the truth over and over again by administration witnesses. And the American people have not been told the truth.

We've got to stop the oil companies from having it all their way. In the energy bill passed last year, they have $1.5 billion tax giveaway purely for the oil companies' research purposes. That needs to be reversed, and I'm going to try to…

Madam Secretary-designate, you can make a difference. If you'll jump on that horse and ride it, and keep on it over the next four years of your tenure, it'll start to pay huge dividends.

How about getting Europe to go along?

I hope the Chairman will call for hearings on this, and I fully support him.