Carl Levin actually said...

Until the minute you make our security forces self-sufficient. Then you will be welcome to visit us, not as soldiers, but as guests.

Levin emphasizes the importance of Afghan self-sufficiency for U.S. troop withdrawal.

01/14/2009

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

That is not precipitous. It is a responsible way to change the dynamic in Iraq, to stop the march down the path to full-blown civil war, on ...

Staying the course is no longer, as far as I'm concerned -- and the American people clearly spoke on it -- a viable option.

I would want to talk to our commanders about whether or not additional forces, including special ops forces, would be helpful.