I strongly support the McConnell-Lieberman amendment. I hope that will be voted on very shortly. I do believe, in all sincerity, your amendment would send a conflicting message. That message could be exceedingly troublesome. People don't understand the phraseology 'sense of the Senate.' Al-Qaida would simply clip that off and then announce that we are going to leave in December, irrespective of the facts on the ground.
Discussing the implications of amendments related to military progress in Iraq.
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