Jim Webb actually said...

"To our knowledge, this incident was an oversight by the senator's aide."

"The gun actually belonged to Senator Webb, and that Webb had given Thompson the gun on the way to the airport."

"The incident is an oversight and says the aide is a former Marine and a trusted employee of the senator."

"The majority of the nation no longer supports this war -- the way this war is being fought, nor does the majority of our military, nor does the majority of Congress. We need a new direction."