Joe Wilson actually said...

"The American people need to remember this. Sadly, so many people have forgotten."

"If the alliance said that Georgia could not enter NATO until Russia withdrawal from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, we, by default, would be giving Russia a veto over our decisions about enlargement."

"As an American at NATO headquarters, on the one hand, I felt a sense of frustration and helplessness that I couldn't do anything."

"I had the opportunity to serve in Iraq as a diplomat at our Embassy and in Afghanistan with NATO, and I understand where you are coming from with your poignant remarks."