Carl Levin actually said...

"This is not a precipitous proposal. It's something which would allow for planning. And so it is not an accurate description."

"I don't think we need it. I don't think we need it. I don't favor it."

"We must tell the Iraqis that we would begin starting in four to six months a phase reduction of our troops."

"... that stay the course is not a strategy for success in Iraq."