10/20/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"This is just someone who admires Putin does not believe in the struggle of the Ukrainians."
"if you're going to break the law, the first thing you do is you get rid of the lawyers."
"Firing the military's most senior legal advisers is an unprecedented and explicit move to install officers who will yield to the president's interpretation of the law."
"America has the strongest, most capable military in the world. But firing uniformed leaders as a type of political loyalty test... erodes the trust and professionalism that our servicemembers require ..."