Thad Cochran actually said...

In considering the administration's request for overseas contingency operations, we must be mindful of our duty to provide our servicemember...

We're at a critical juncture for the future security of our country as we begin to draw down forces in Iraq and shift our focus to dismantli...

These are national security issues of great import, and we are going to carefully review the request to be sure that we provide the resource...

The submission to the committee contemplates what is called a surge of civilian experts.