"If we are still at war 17 years from now, if Kaine-Corker passes and there are no limits on war, let it be known that there were at least some of us who warned."
"To put a human face on this, you asked the families of the four soldiers who died in Mali chasing a herdsman, should we have discussed whether we needed to chase that herdsman, what that herdsman's th..."
"It is easy for us to deflect and say, the court should allow standing and the court should fix this, when in reality we probably need to look in the mirror and aggressively use our ambition to take ou..."
"Authorization was not given for a global war on 'terror' or against radical Islamists or separatists or insurgents in various civil wars."
"Unless we understand that there are two big players over there--really, three big players--you have got Iran, you have got Israel, and you got Saudi Arabia--we want Iran to do things that we are not w..."
"the $100 billion that was released was a great inducement to get Iran to sign the agreement."
"How do you get people to be held accountable for their decisions?"
"With the question related to hundreds and hundreds of doors not being fireproofed, do you think that we are looking at not just waste but malfeasance, if they did not give them exactly what they order..."
"I think this makes a strong argument for looking at the Inspector General process within DOD, because you need to have independence and you need to have people who are unafraid to do this."
"We cannot allow this to happen."
"I wonder if part of the answer might be in who gets your reports if you are giving it to a chain of command and they happen to be good friends."