Jim Risch actually said...

I don't want to just do this and go through the motions of doing this and pretend that conditions are the same as they were when we started.

Risch emphasizes the need for updated defense strategies due to changing global threats.

04/28/2010

More Jim Risch Quotes

A U.S. military drawdown should only occur in a way that safeguards our national security interests.

I hope you are right, and that is that the Administration can hang on in Afghanistan.

any Congressional approval of further assistance to Afghanistan should and must depend on the shape of the Government there and its adherenc...

Our departure from Afghanistan will not improve the conditions on the ground.