Angus King actually said...

"I think it would be a tragedy if we pull our forces out of there prematurely."

"By definition, a contingency account is not a contingency account if you are spending it for base budget purposes."

"This is like General Robert E. Lee losing J.E.B. Stuart before the Battle of Gettysburg. As I remember, General Lee's comment was 'I am blind.' That is what we are talking about."

"There is no low-hanging fruit. There is no easy solution to it."