I think his objection is mostly related to the time it will take to slog through the added stuff. He wants the authorization bill to go through more quickly.
It is more than that....he knows that this investigation and addition to the Military's Code of Conduct that Warner, MCCain,and Graham want.....will stop down the bill in conference with the HOUSE...
THEY say they are helping the military....but I don't see how that helps...to have this debated right now, in the middle of all of the crap that is going on in Iraq....it is crazy!!!!
And don't you know, it will give the NYTimes the excuse to roll out the pictures and videos from Abu Ghraib...
See, Stevens and Inouye haven't seen these 101 amendments...and Inouye is NOT the type to fight against Levin, usually...