But Barrasso says Democrats are making a mistake by ruling out the use of U.S.oil in some places.

VOA: standard.2009.05.23

"It may not be until maybe a year, or two years from now before we fully understand the impact of the deal-making that was done, in order to secure these voting blocs in places like Qandahar,Helmand, where the insurgency has really taken control, and where the government is the weakest and it has the weakest bargaining position."

VOA: standard.2009.08.03