Lindsey Graham actually said...

"Al Qaeda is the biggest loser in Iraq; would you agree with that, Secretary Panetta?"

"But we have a national security interest still in Iraq, right? So it's in our national security interest to know what's going on inside that country."

"Now, you're the guy that said we need to go into Pakistan and get bin Laden. God bless you."

"We all believe in civilian control of the military, but what we do not want is some political appointee being able to shape legal advice to someone whose career is on the line."