"they're obviously looking--Iran is looking to avoid isolation."
"I think for the record we ought to point out that what we're looking at here is historically consistent with the end point of sustained ground operations."
"I agree, General Dempsey, with what you said. I don't see a pivot here. I think we've always been there, we've always needed to be there."
"I had serious concerns about the Libyan operation and the nature in which the President exercised unilateral authority."
"It's not predictable that there's going to be a democratic movement or a democratic result in some of these countries."
"We hope that their system has evolved beyond that by now, but perhaps that does play into these situations."
"We owe people who have served in the military a lifetime of stewardship in exchange for their decades of service."
"It's really important to stay on an examination of those realities."
"How we take care of these people is one of the great litmus tests that people who are serving right now are going to be looking at."
"I feel just as strongly about the commitment that we have made to lifetime medical care to the people who have served."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."