Stephen Lynch actually said...

I have enormous respect and admiration for Secretary Powell, and we remain as a country thankful for his courageous service.

On the other hand, whistleblowers, some people call them our first line of defense.

It surely appears that we have done a number of iterations to try to revamp and reform the Office of the Inspector General at DOD.

We have a very basic duty in this country to protect the people, to protect the American people.