"How are we going to know when our national task is finished?"
"When is the last time that Afghanistan had an actual functioning national army that could clearly be said to be in control of operations inside its own country?"
"I would say perhaps a brief period more than 30 years ago, for about 30 years, you could say that there was some sort of a functioning national army in Afghanistan, not previous to that and not since."
"I would share that I think Senator Webb's comments about the difficulty of creating a fully functional government in Afghanistan are correct."
"Unlike like the fat cats on Wall Street, I'm here on planet earth. We have to face facts."
"I'm proud to have voted with so many of my colleagues for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which constitutes a bold stroke that will help revive our domestic economy."
"But it will show up. And I'm confident it will create jobs and help our constituents stay in their homes."
"I don't think this nomination should be put on hold in any way. We have too many things to be doing in Iraq and in that part of the world."
"I very much appreciate that answer."
"I hope Chris Hill won't become the Rorschach Test for what the policy should have been in the last administration with respect to Korea."
"I read them last fall when they were, I think, wrongly categorized as restricted information."