"Yet we also, as a body, as a military, as a Congress, weigh the effect of the drone program on the civilian populations in both Afghanistan and Pakistan."
"The message of occupier and abandonment, while seemingly inconsistent, exists in the same space."
"I think many members of the committee and many Senators look at certain actions that the Pakistani Government with a lot of concern."
"I sent a letter to the President noting the constitutional role of Congress in such decisions."
"The idealists always felt that the only time you should intervene internationally... is when there is a strong humanitarian, moral need to do so."
"You do not intervene because of moral reasons. You intervene because of very concrete, tactical interests or tangible interests."
"We are facing what amounts to being both a humanitarian crisis but we are also facing increasingly a crisis and a threat that takes on a national security character to it."
"We had a fairly extensive Armed Services hearing this morning with General Breedlove, who is the incoming European Command and NATO Supreme Commander nominee."
"I hope today that our panelists will help us understand where the President is headed on Syria policy."
"I am not saying that I would, or would not, support greater involvement but that he should not do so in such a way as to clearly avoid Congress' role."
"I think the concerns about the submissions of budget on time are shared by both parties."