I have run out of time and I wish all of you gentlemen the best in your new positions.

Aye.

if you're going to call for the immediate withdrawal of 40,000 to 50,000 American troops, you're going to have to tell us which ones they are, where they're stationed now, and what the rest of the troops are going to be doing when those guys leave.

Many, including myself, warned even before the war began that it was unnecessary, that it would take our energy and attention away from the larger war against terrorism, and that invading and occupying Iraq would leave us strategically vulnerable in the most violent and turbulent corner of the world.

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.

This was a brutal campaign, and, in -- in many ways, an unnecessarily brutal campaign. And I think it's hurting the country.

I would like to also, today, call on our president to publicly denounce the campaign tactics that have divided us, rather than brought us together.

We have to get a transition going, so that we can have a smooth process from the George Allen people into ours.

I ran on three basic themes. One was reorienting our national defense structure.

I think the American people pretty well have spoken on that, when you look at the vote counts that came in.

It's time for people in the Congress and also people like this Iraq Study Group that is going to report to the administration to start helping the country move toward a solution.