Byron Dorgan actually said...

It seems to me that one of the major goals with respect to our security here in this country is the apprehension of Osama bin Laden.

It is extraordinary that we would call up a unit and they are gone 17 months or in some cases close to 18 months from family, home, and job.

So money for the costs of the prosecution of the war in Iraq, and also activities in Afghanistan, would have come from the regular Pentagon ...

I would prefer that we try to recognize we're ramping up to a different level and it's going to be continuing for some while.