Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I think you have made a mistake. I think you have come to this hearing in a much weaker position because of it."

"I would certainly want there to be an acknowledgment somewhere that we may need to hold on to training local police as part of our fundamental core competency in going against a counterinsurgency."

"do you see the potential for terrorist groups, such as the Independent Movement for Uzbekistan, or Islamic extremists that have grown up in and around the Ferghana Valley to exploit the chaos?"

"Secretary Flournoy and General Petraeus, can the new government leadership be counted on to honor our agreement with respect to Manas?"