03/18/2013
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"Saying that Iraq is 'secure, stable, and self-reliant,' as Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough recently did, does not make it so."
"It requires 'the willing suspension of disbelief' to believe that withdrawing our forces from Iraq... advances our strategic interests."
"Sir, we are 2 months into the program. I am optimistic about its chances for success."
"Fulfilling a campaign promise at the expense of American national security interests is, at best, strategic neglect and, at worst, downright irresponsible."