"The fact that we are leaving most of the shooting to other countries does not mean the United States is not involved in acts of war."
"I would like our own war powers declaration to be clarified before we get to that point."
"It is important that the Senate give these questions its closest consideration."
"The Ambassador strongly commended the initiative that you and the President took to create the office of Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan."
"We cannot repeat the mistakes of 1989."
"this is a very strategic situation for us, for the United States, and we have to do more to get it right."
"You and the President might very well try to pull together... not only the United States, Afghanistan, and Pakistan into a congress of sorts, but include also India, Russia, and perhaps even Saudi Ara..."
"Maintaining ties with all of these actors is important."
"Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state sitting at the crossroads of a strategic region."
"An entire year of civilian assistance in Afghanistan costs Americans the same amount as 10 days of military operations."
"I believe troop withdrawals are warranted at this stage, but our policy in Afghanistan is in need of much more than troop reductions on a political timetable."