Political Quotes

“Well, it is the words ``return from deployment.'' That, clearly, in the mind of this Senator, means all the major, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, combat units. It is not difficult for me to define what are major combat units. What I cannot estimate in any way reasonably, and nor should I, because it would impinge upon the President's decision--a correct one--not to try to set a timetable. So anyway, I will move on. But that is a very indeterminate condition, to me. We then go to (C). Now, I am told that report is likely to be finished by March of next year. Then let's go now to (D): The complete development and implementation by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security of the National Maritime Security Strategy. Now, I can possibly conjecture or maybe even estimate when the development would be completed by the two Secretaries, but I certainly would not be able to determine, nor can anyone else, in my judgment, when there would be implementation. So there is another open-ended criteria. Am I incorrect? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.”