Political Quotes

“Today one of America's sons was killed while serving with the Special Forces on duty in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He is the first American serviceman to die while on this mission. Where did this soldier die? Was he engaged in a battle with former supporters of General Cedras? No. This soldier died while he was monitoring toll booth operations on a road in Haiti. I will repeat that: The first American soldier to die in Haiti died while he was monitoring toll booth operations. He was shot by a passenger in a car at the toll booth. Mr. President, why are American troops still in Haiti? General Cedras is gone. Aristede has been in power for more than a month. And still American forces remain in Haiti. And what are they doing? Monitoring toll booths and cleaning streets. In this Senator's view, the return of our soldiers from Haiti is long-overdue. Their mission has been accomplished and they should not be performing local civil functions. It is a sad day when any American soldier loses his life in defending freedom. But Mr. President, it is totally absurd that this soldier was killed while performing a job he was neither trained for nor should have been doing. I urge the President to bring the troops home now.”