Senate Proceeding on Oct 1st, 2009 :: 2:51:15 to 2:53:05
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Carl Levin: victory and not defeat, achieving success and not failure in afghanistan? mr. president, i reserve the balance of mr. levin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. remaing? the presiding officer: you have three and a half minutes,

2:51:15 to 2:53:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Carl Levin

2:51:34 to 2:51:56( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: senator. mr. levin: mr. president, the stakes here are truly huge. we obviously share one goal, and that's to afghanistan. what general mcchrystal has pointed out repeatedly in his assessment is the way to succeed is not just with resources. he says the crux of the matter is to get a new strategy. his words.

2:51:57 to 2:52:17( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: get a new strategy. now, the question is going to allow this president the same opportunity to put a strategy in place or to change it as presid iraq? as we have afforded to other presiden bush. the right strategy here is key,

2:52:18 to 2:52:38( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: as well as the resources. and to set an artificial date is a terrible precedent. put a commander in the field at pressure a commander in chief to reach a unacceptable, inappropriate. the secretary of defense is not going to allow it, nor should he, and we're not going to ask it, as chairman of the armed

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Carl Levin: services committee. and i hope the senate does not we didn't do, t bush. we should not do that to president obama. the presiding officer: who

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Carl Levin: yields time? mr. levin: i would ask unanimous consent that whatever balance of