Robert C. Byrd: “It would have been better if the administration had not alienated our allies through arrogance.”

I cannot see how under the doctrine of preemptive strike that any President can make this decision by himself.

I fully agree and I compliment you and our ranking member.

Why does the administration believe that the Appropriations Committee, or Congress, should have no say in how this $200 million foreign aid program should be spent?

The size of the insurgency in Iraq has been consistently underestimated, in terms of the size and the force.