Daniel Akaka actually said...

"To disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future."

"The implementation of an effective policy toward Pakistan is a very significant and important national security priority."

"I agree that metrics are important and that we need to focus on measuring effectiveness and not just effort."

"I want to be clear that each of these instances is a breach of our promise to provide the highest quality of care to our veterans."