Joe Manchin actually said...

"I have never seen an entire national security team recommend a course of action... and it was overruled somewhere in the White House."

"A force of only 10,000 will barely be able to protect itself and would likely result in ceding the city of Herat to Iranian authorities."

"For several reasons, it would be better, in my view, to stick to the 'steady pace approach' that the President at one point said he contemplated for those reductions."

"The President's budget proposal last week fails to address the unprecedented resource challenges facing our military and will hurt the readiness of our military."