I just felt that at that time, when our men and women were out there, you got to look at the military operations, the realities on the ground. So I thought it was important to give the President a little bit of space. But I sit on Defense Appropriations, and I can tell you without going to some detail, some of the classified briefings, that if you don't get answers to what are the clear objectives? What is your exit? We know how many vessels, we know how many things that we've destroyed. We understand, but what is the exit? What are the clear objectives? (00:51–01:06)
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Asserts that classified briefings have not provided clear objectives or exit strategies for military operations.
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