Mark Warner: “I say to my colleague, 23 Senators have already taken an action. They voted on it in the Appropriations Committee. They…”

“I say to my colleague, 23 Senators have already taken an action. They voted on it in the Appropriations Committee. They have taken that action. And you go back and count among the 23 those who proudly served in uniform for this country. Let me turn to another point. How do our allies feel, listening to this debate where we are saying they are of little consequence? If we pull out 2,000 or 3,000 ground combat troops, leaving the support troops in place, why, the sky is falling in, says General Clark. What does that say to the other 30-plus nations that have their troops there: You are ineffective; You won't hold the line; You break ranks? I think that is a fallacious argument.”