Jack Reed actually said...

I think we need to get through these elections, see what the results are, see who we're dealing with, what the government looks like, and mo...

There is a possibility that there could be a serious crisis of legitimacy that will impair the ability of a very dysfunctional government to...

To be blunt, military forces can buy time, but the success there ultimately will be some type of political accommodation.

I would agree that a separate track, with much more streamlined processes, is necessary to support operational forces.