Jim Webb: “I don't expect the opposition I have to General Lute's nomination is going to preclude him from being confirmed. I don't…”

“I don't expect the opposition I have to General Lute's nomination is going to preclude him from being confirmed. I don't want the record to indicate that I have any question with respect to his competence, the way he has served the country over the past 30 years or so, but I do believe this is a very important issue, and it goes beyond the opinion that was in Counsel Fielding's letter. He addresses the direct constitutionality because the military is a part of the executive branch. My difficulty is that the military must in this country remain separate from politics.”