John Kerry: “I, as a veteran of Vietnam and as somebody who came back from that war to argue about Congress's capacity and…”

“I, as a veteran of Vietnam and as somebody who came back from that war to argue about Congress's capacity and prerogatives to make judgments about our involvement there, have nothing but respect for the position he espouses today about congressional prerogative. It exists. We should respect it. It is a critical component of the balance of power in this country. It is entirely appropriate that Senator Byrd and Senator Warner ask the Senate to make a judgment about our troops. We should do no less. We owe the American people that judgment. That is one of the great prerogatives of the Senate. What they are asking the Senate to do is, in effect, to make the judgment today that we have reached our limit with respect to the current involvement in Kosovo and we are going to set up a structure for withdrawal.”