"When we went into Iraq, for example, we had five very clear objectives."
"Our strong and enduring bilateral relationship with the State of Israel is founded on genuine bonds of friendship and indeed kinship that are unshakable."
"We should reject that counsel and move the American Embassy to Israel's capital city."
"This is an extremely timely hearing on our ongoing military involvement in Afghanistan."
"Regrettably, the President's recently announced plan for Afghanistan fell far short in providing the details necessary to understand this purported new direction."
"Our forces need a clear strategy and guidance from their leaders, and the President's plan does not do that."
"Without a clear strategy and plan to carry it out, it becomes difficult to measure success."
"I have been to Afghanistan four times, and it is extraordinary, extraordinary to me, to see what our soldiers are accomplishing under extraordinarily, extraordinarily difficult circumstances."
"So looking back at all the SIGAR reports, our dollars are being wasted in pretty gross ways..."
"But the fundamental question is the policy that is going to be advocated by the Congress of the United States and whether this thing is working at all."
"I want to take a special moment just to thank you and to thank Ranking Member Kelly for holding this hearing."
"It has been a very long time since Members of Congress have been asking to have an investigation on the interference of a foreign government."