Senate Proceeding on Oct 1st, 2009 :: 2:22:05 to 2:26:05
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2:22:02 to 2:22:22( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: there's any other speakers and we should know that in just a to a time agreement. mr. levin: i thank my friend. so n himself talks himself about the value of a policy- general mcchrystal himself talks about the value of a policy debate.

2:22:05 to 2:26:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Carl Levin

2:22:23 to 2:22:45( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: here's what he said in the article in "the new york times." quo alternative proposals for how to stabilize afghanistan pakistan." th he says, "this is the right nd of process." and he says, "i've been given the opportunity to provide inputs to the decision."

2:22:46 to 2:23:07( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: so we have this internal deliberation going on in the white house. anon what i think we would all agree is a matter of supreme importance and that is whether we put troops in way and how many and what is the strategy that they're following, what is their mission.

2:23:08 to 2:23:29( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: and that is the most important decision i believe that a president of the united states can make. it shod be a deliberative decision. it's going to be a deliberative decision. this p clear. there was a march strategy but there's a number of things that have changed since march, including an election where there is significant allegations

2:23:30 to 2:23:51( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: of fraud and when election takes place, that lowers the support of the people of afghanistan for a which involves them. they must succeed. it's the people of afghanistan who have got to succeed. it's the army that has got to succeed. it's the police in afghanistan.

2:23:52 to 2:24:12( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: it's the civil administration which must succeed in afghanistan. and i about an election whi then might impact a support of the people for the afghanistan, institutions that need to be fought for, that could change things.

2:24:13 to 2:24:34( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: there's events in the pakistan governments doing a lot better relative to some of the that's have face which could make a but the president of the united states is committed what has happened since march, to see whether that strategy still applies or whether or not he wishes to change that strategy.

2:24:35 to 2:24:59( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: it's a mcchrystal himself has said warranted. now, differences between the amendment which i'm going to are offering

2:25:07 to 2:25:27( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: amendment of senator mccain. madam president, i think now we have a unanimous consent agreement which has been cleared, so, madam president, i would ask unanimous consent that amendment numbers 2593, which is the which is the mccain amendment, be period of 30 minutes with the time equally divided and

2:25:28 to 2:25:49( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: controlled beten senators levin and mccainr their designees in order to either amendment prior to a vote in relation thereto, that the vote sequence be as the amendments are l above. further, that once this agreement is entered,enator levin be recognized to call up amendment 2593 and that prior to the second vote in the sequence,

2:25:50 to 2:26:05( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: there be two minutes equally divided and each vote ten minutes in duration. and that the votes in relation to the amendments be at 2:00 p.m. today.