Jim Webb actually said...

"We have a situation where it is assumed that we have greater financial resources to deal with this problem, when China is a greater emitter and they're sitting on a $2 trillion surplus."

"So it largely will depend on the competence and the willpower of the local Afghanis?"

"To me, it is when we have reduced the threat and built that capacity locally to the point where they can be much more self-reliant in managing this problem."

"I appreciate what the President was saying when he talked about focusing this strategy more directly toward countering insurgency and eliminating the presence of the Taliban."