I think what has been irresponsible has been the administration coming forward with solutions, or so-called solutions, that simply go back to the well again and again to the military without addressing the elephant in the bedroom
Webb: Deal with Iran, Syria on Iraq Feb 04, 2007
My personal view is that sanctions only work when you have all the countries potentially involved participating
Webb: Suu Kyi backs easing of sanctions Aug 17, 2009
It was my clear impression from her that she is not opposed to lifting some sanctions
Webb: Suu Kyi backs easing of sanctions Aug 17, 2009
I appreciate Ambassador Reed's initiative in arranging this meeting, and I look forward to continuing the dialogue with Prime Minister Tein Shein that was begun last month
Webb to meet with Myanmar premier Sep 28, 2009
I'm hopeful that with the progress made over the years we can achieve the objective we once tried to achieve on the battlefield ... an open government and a high level of stability in the region
Remembering Vietnam 35 years later Apr 30, 2010
James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
A 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Webb served as a Marine Corps infantry officer until 1972, and is a highly decorated Vietnam War combat veteran. During his four years with the Reagan administration, Webb served as the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, then as Secretary of the Navy.
Webb won the Democratic nomination for the 2006 Virginia Senate race by defeating Harris Miller in the primary, then won the general election by defeating the Republican incumbent George Allen. Webb's thin margin in the general election (less than 0.5%) kept the outcome uncertain for nearly two days after polls closed on November 7, 2006, and provided the final seat that tilted the Senate to Democratic control. On his sixty-fifth birthday, he announced that he will not seek re-election in 2012, saying that he does not want to spend his whole life in politics, and that he wants to return to the private sector.