Jim Webb actually said...

I don't believe it's always necessary that, if the American flag goes down, that we end up staying to rebuild a nation.

Militarily, we should go, at the right time. I think everyone should know that. Diplomatically, culturally, we should be staying.

I actually offered an amendment yesterday, on the exact point that you just made.

We need a strategy that has clearly articulated endpoints, not simply benchmarks, so we really know where we are going.