"It's been an inspiration."
"Again, Captain Phillips and all those who have served with you, thanks for your extreme professionalism."
"Well, listen, we thank you for coming to testify today."
"I think that's where Congress finds itself many times. It's hard to undo an engagement that already has men and women, that we don't want to see harmed, in harm's way."
"I think the contributions that have been made are outstanding, and I thank you for coming before our committee and doing this work."
"It seems to me that this committee, with staff, could end up creating a situation where Armed Services, Intelligence, Foreign Relations even become less relevant in the process."
"So, we're sitting here today, and as we're sitting here, there are drones flying over Pakistan."
"actions like that, that continue to be surgical in nature, that don't necessarily involve lots of troops, if you will, those types of actions can continue ad infinitum without any types of action by C..."
"I absolutely believe that's true."
"The stated mission is, we're going to, in Afghanistan, make sure that it's not a safe haven for al-Qaeda."
"I get nervous when anybody is that sure of themselves."