"I believe that the Foreign Relations Committee should also take on the burden of detailed oversight of United States involvement in Libya."
"we are in a situation in which we in the United States have to be very clear, even in the context of our role as a NATO coalition partner, precisely why we are conducting operations in Libya and furth..."
"At the end of the day it may be the will of the President and the Congress that Libya is of sufficient importance that we devise a military strategy to obtain the ends that we want and achieve victory..."
"However, I do believe that this committee must raise substantive and sometimes difficult questions, even with regard to the nature of our alliance with NATO and the passing over of authority."
"The President must establish with much greater clarity what would constitute success."
"Without such a plan, I fear this will not be the last unusual headline to appear in the New York Times or elsewhere which details that hostilities have taken very unusual turns and that the United Sta..."
"It is not credible to suggest that the provision of arms to the Qaddafi regime would serve the purpose of protecting civilians or civilian-populated areas under threat of attack in Libya."
"I don't understand the mission, because as far as I can tell there is no mission and no guidelines for success."
"There is a long-term opportunity for a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous Middle East as a result of this popular movement."
"I would like to prevent that from occurring again."
"some Senators are indicating in a bipartisan way that they feel the President and the administration have not been forthcoming enough in meeting the problems of human rights in Libya."