When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients

The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world

The American people deserve a budget that invests in the future, protects the most vulnerable among us and helps to create jobs and economic security

Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.

When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years

It's unclear how air strikes on our part can succeed unless the Iraqi army is willing to fight, and that's uncertain given the fact that several Iraqi army divisions have melted away.