John Warner

I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the privilege to appear before you, a friend of 30 years here in this institution.

I wish to commend the Chair, the Ranking Member, and the members of the Committee with, really, I think the very thorough and expeditious way in which the nomination of the Attorney General, Mr. Holder, was handled and voted upon by the…

He is a man of integrity, he is a man of the law, and I think and I know he will exercise political independence.

I urge everybody to put aside partisanship and work together.

I am more convinced than ever he is a person who will reinvigorate the Department of Justice.

If I were a Senator from Nebraska, I would be saying the same thing.

I think they have gone from the area of 'need to have' to the area of 'nice to have.'

I want it to be debated properly.

There has never been a nuclear aircraft carrier in Mayport.

I believe, in fact, that it alleviates a lot of the concerns about possibly having a second place for a carrier to go in terms of an emergency.

I strongly support federal recognition for these Virginia tribes.

A sign of very bad news for the mission

Start bringing the troops home

Bottom line, each of these problems is contributing to the loss of American life, and the loss of American limb.

I share your concern regarding our dealing with Russia, and there has been a recent shift in Russia's relationship.

Again, Mr. Shinn--and I also address this to Mrs. Long because you have jurisdiction over NATO.

Deeply concerned about the prospect of failure in Afghanistan, the Bush administration and NATO have begun three top-to-bottom reviews.

While our losses of life and limb have gone down, we're still sustaining loss of life as a consequence of the inaction of the central government.

If they were to act responsibly and do as prescribed by their constitution and charter, I personally think there would be far fewer casualties today.

There's been some modest action by the Maliki Government, but it is not in any way measurable as it relates to the goals set out in January of this year when the President announced the surge policy.

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 hope that we can take some modest encouragement. But do you see any evidence that would lead you to the conclusion that in the near-term future, say the next 90 days, there's likely to be any actions taken by the Maliki Government on the…

I believe these nominees are excellent choices. I would like to further voice my unqualified support for their swift confirmation.

I do not see any reference to... a situation that faces our forces operating in Iraq today which is of great concern to this Senator.

In Afghanistan today, the growth of narcotics is growing exponentially.