John Warner

It's to their interest, as well as it is to the United States interest, to contain that country with regard to its aggressiveness and potentiality in building nuclear weapons.

Why could we not simply utilize the Iraqis to fight this sectarian violence and not the American GIs?

Is under the new plan there to be more State Department officials, more emphasis put on the ambassadorial role to deal with that?

My hope and my prayers are this plan succeeds, but it succeeds by a greater and greater reliance on the Iraqi forces.

I don't want to see the American GIs tasked as the principal persons that have to go in and clean up this situation.

The many years that you've been on this committee, that's the hallmark of your service. Courtesy, respect, and you've been a good strong working partner through the years.

But I say to you--and you know more about this than I do--we're paying a very heavy price to allow them to grapple with seizing the reins of sovereignty.

the surge has demonstrated absolutely superb dedication and sacrifice on their part.

the council of representatives are going to assume control of Iraqi affairs.

I think it's important that we take a look at this thing.

We have to address the consequences in Iran.

It seems to me we ought to have some sort of a test case before we in a widespread manner begin to provide arms to certain segments of the Sunni population.

So Maliki then has given some tacit recognition to this taking place and in some ways, as you say, cash is flowing down, although whoever opened the spigot could close it overnight, that cash flow.

I support the President in his statements, of recent, of firmness of commitment to resolve that situation.

the political commitment of the Iraqis is more important here than the additional troops.

If the Iraqi Government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people, and it will lose the support of the Iraqi people. Now is the time to act. The Prime Minister understands this.

You have got to listen to the voices of this group. You have got to listen to the voices of the people.

I think America got a good look at this extraordinary nominee. And America can, I think, take the confidence that he's going to be a very strong adviser to the president of the United States.

The Prime Minister confirms the commitment of his government to advance efforts towards national reconciliation and the need for all Iraqis, and political forces in Iraq, to work against armed elements responsible for violence and…

A constructive, bipartisan agreement, to which hopefully the majority of the committee can agree upon.

It seems to me that the situation is simply drifting side wise.

I assure you, in a -- in a -- in two or three months, if this thing hasn't come to fruition, and if this level of violence is not under control and this government able to function, I think it's the responsibility of our government…

But we have just got to stand behind them and give those military operations the time needed to succeed.

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John Doe should be treated the same, in general, as John Warner.