Carl Levin

We are bloody impatient. And the problem is Iraqis' political leadership.

I'd 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.

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

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

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

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

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 which the Iraqis are now embarking.

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

We should pressure the White House to commence the phased redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq in four to six months.

Long Beach is terrible, . . . Repurchases, [early payment defaults], manual underwriting, very weak servicing/collection practices, and a weak staff.

It's like a broken record. And the American people are not buying his effort to gain political advantage.

Put it beyond the Republicans to call General Casey old, Cut and Run General George Casey. Totally inappropriate, but that won't stop him.

I don't put it beyond Republicans to call General Casey old cut and run General George Casey, totally inappropriate but that won't stop them.

It says by the end of this year, in the next six months, begin the phased redeployment of American forces from Iraq.

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In June 2006, you still had the plan.

We don't need trash from Canada. Canada should take care of their own bloody trash. It's that simple.

It seems to me there's got to be someone in your office who is going to say to you, you know, the vice president said something which just doesn't have our support.

The major weak point was the review of Long Beach. . . . delinquencies are up 140% and foreclosures close to 70%. . . . First payment defaults are way up and the 2005 vintage is way up relative to previous years. It is ugly.

Thank you for holding these hearings so promptly, as Senator Lieberman has pointed out.

The reforms that were enacted 10 years ago made improvements in both lobbying disclosure and Congressional gift requirements.

I think it is our highest duty to state what we believe will contribute to the security of the United States. And if we think the president's proposals and his approach does not contribute to our security, I believe it is our…

Not really, because the case against Galloway is the -- basically the case against him for his political organization receiving significant contributions from that Jordanian, who obtained a lot of money as a result of those oil allocations.

The next step here is to look at what is the U.S. failure in terms of enforcing that U.N. program.

Well, I think he acknowledged that his political organization got significant contributions from his Jordanian partner and agent, a man named Zureikat.