Jim Webb: “My belief is that in terms of our national strategy with Iraq the successful end point would be a time when there are no…”

I have been in a number of meetings where each of you took us to the woodshed about needing to try harder.

It is imperative that the United States policy be based on a clear set of principles that everyone here at home and in the region can understand.

So to my staff, a heartfelt thanks, and to each of those who have served with us, I say again, thank you for your contributions to our staff and, most importantly, to our country. And I say also again that I will continue to expect great…

When you make that determination, you should be making it in the U.S. Congress not by one individual of whichever party who happens to be the President.