Earlier this afternoon, Senator Jim Webb appeared on the RK/NLS Virginia Politics Blog Talk Radio show. The main topics of discussion were Iraq, Iran, the Walter Reed, Webb's GI Bill, and contracting abuses.
On Iran, Webb noted that in trying to define the "perimeter" of what the Bush Administration can do in that situation, his bill requiring the Bush Administration to seek Congressional authorization for any use of force against Iran also would "define the perimeter" with respect to the Iraq issue. The problem on the Senate side is that with Sen. Johnson ill and Sen. Lieberman "always on the other side" on Iraq, it's "difficult to get sweeping change through."
On Iraq, Webb said that he sees some change, that the regional conference in March is a step in the right direction, and that we need to start with diplomacy then move towards withdrawal. Webb added that we need the same kind of effort on Iraq diplomatically as we've seen militarily.
On contracting abuses in Iraq and Afghanistian, Webb said that he is "demanding answers" about where $32 billion has gone. Webb noted that the last 6 years, there was no oversight at all by Congress.
As I mentioned, we also covered Walter Reed and Webb's GI Bill, among other things. If you want to hear the entire interview, it's available at Blog Talk Radio. Senator Webb comes on at around 15:51. Thanks.
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