Susan Collins actually said...

"NATO is, first and foremost, a military alliance committed to the security of its members."

"I am also concerned about the apparent lack of a coherent civil-military plan for integrating our military operations with economic and political development that is so essential to success in counter..."

"The situation in Iraq is improving, but as all of the commanders and our ambassador constantly repeat, it remains fragile and potentially reversible."

"a stable shipbuilding industrial base and predictable levels of funding are critical to achieving shipbuilding cost projections."