Lindsey Graham

I don't believe it's possible to contain a nuclear-armed Iran. I think the ripple effect would be devastating.

Are you worried about the safety of your people?

So I'd like us to think long and hard as a Nation whether that make sense.

General Petraeus has told me, you, and everyone else he cannot win the fight in Afghanistan without you.

Are you generally supportive of receiving more oil from Canada and less from the Middle East?

Now, come 2012, there's a lot still to be done in Iraq, and you will be the lead organization.

How many people would you envision being in Iraq to do the jobs that you'll be tasked to do?

I cannot tell you how I am impressed with your personal energy and the engagement you've offered on behalf of our country, and I really do appreciate it.

They were met with a very brutal response, and they were upset about the election, which I think most of us would agree was probably not free, fair, and transparent.

What would it take for you to safely and effectively do your job?

Would it be smart if there was another uprising in Iran where the people took to the streets that we stand behind the people in the streets and impose a no-fly zone in Iran?

This has been an outstanding hearing. You've done a great job. We've all learned a lot.

The idea of a no-fly zone probably is complicated, but it makes sense to me to make sure that the Libyan people will not have to face air power.

We have good contests and we work together well, and that's what the Senate is supposed to do, sometimes fuss and sometimes fight, but sometimes get something done.

I think we all are amazed at your work ethic.

By the end of the year, according to the agreement negotiated by the Bush administration, all American troops are supposed to withdraw by 2011.

I'm honored to be on the subcommittee. This is a change for me, and it's something I've been looking forward to for a very long time.

I believe much of what he requested is justified. I believe it is in our national interest to do more to help build stable democracies and vibrant economies around the world.

I think it would be a stabilizing, have a stabilizing effect, not just in Afghanistan, but in the region.

I will do everything I can on the Republican side in the Senate to make sure that we protect those funds.

I hope, Mr. Chairman, that sometimes this year Republicans and Democrats can have a breakthrough on this issue to help our men and women fighting this war.

Do you think, all things being equal, it would be better for the U.S. military to be able to continue to provide security?

I think it would serve as a barrier to a reconstitution of the Taliban and others coming from the border areas in Pakistan.

It is my belief, Mr. Chairman, that a political economic and military alliance with the Afghan people, at their request, would be incredibly beneficial to our long-term national security interest and could be a game-changer in the region.

Now, we need to understand that as a Congress here, the Secretary of Defense has just told us, and, since World War II terms, we're on the very low end, at a time when I think the threats to our Nation are growing exponentially.