That particular decision that was made on the surge, but more to the point, our war in Iraq, I think was the most fundamental bad, dangerous decision since Vietnam.
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The reason that they didn't is because they were involved in negotiations with the Russians in the U.N.
I think it is far more complicated than that, as I have already said. My answer is, I will defer that judgment to history.
I have never voted against Israel ever in the 12 years I was in the Senate.
I am a supporter of Israel. In some cases, I have said I am a strong supporter of Israel.
I have always believed that the President of the United States is the elected leader of America.
I remember specifically there were two unanimous consent resolutions in 2006 against Hezbollah, against Hamas, against Syria, and Iran that we had unanimous consent, I supported on the floor of the Senate.
I recall signing a letter, a Warner-Levin letter in 2002 to the President of the United States regarding anti-Semitism in Russia.
I would say, though, included in those votes, which I do recall some of them, was a vote in 1998, a vote in 2000, a vote in 2006, specifically against Iran, sanctioning companies, unilateral sanctions, that in any way assisted in Iran's…
While I cannot speak to the motivations of the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson behind making those statements, there should be no doubt that I fully support and--if confirmed--will faithfully execute the President's multi-vector…
We are not going to unilateral disarm. Verifiable. It has to be bilateral. It has to be negotiated.
The position of Global Zero, my position, some of the individuals... has never been unilateral disarmament, ever.
I believe that providing the necessary resources for nuclear modernization of the triads should be a national priority.
Highest privilege of my life, serving in this body.
Of course I will because that is the intent of our budget and DOD.
I did vote against it, and I was going to explain why I voted against it.
I have always agreed with multilateral sanctions because I think they have an effect.