Roger Wicker actually said...

"the Iraqi Government is extremely fragile. Iraqi leaders privately concede the need for an extended U.S. troop presence in Iraq"

"I believe Iraq 2011 is definitely a test-case for Afghanistan 2014."

"Is this, in your judgment, General, an isolated incident? Or is it an example of the contagion that is sweeping the entire region?"

"I don't see why on a bipartisan basis and a bicameral basis we can't decide as a Congress to fund the military capabilities of this Nation on a permanent basis."