But more importantly, we have the duty to respect the credentials — including unanimous Senate confirmation — that bring him before us today and, as Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi have advised, listen to the general. This is a defining week for this Congress and this nation. History will remember how we performed this week, and when our grandchildren’s grandchildren read about it, I’m hopeful that — in a safer nation within a freer world — they’ll be able to say that we served them well.