Carl Levin actually said...

"They will be a great help but they will not start until August, right?"

"A new process without the right support would be overwhelming."

"Your acknowledgment that we're not winning in Iraq, frankly, is a necessary, refreshing breath of reality that is so needed."

"I would like the president to tell the Iraqi leaders that we are going to begin a phased redeployment of our troops from Iraq in four to six months."