Carl Levin actually said...

"It's not just to the committee, but it's also to the public."

"I know of nobody better prepared by experience, by character, the integrity that you have, by your demeanor to take on this responsibility."

"We do know he gave us false information, saying that first hand information that the Iraqis had trained al-Qa'ida in the use of poison gases."

"In order to help this committee and the public to understand exactly what happened and why..."