Political Quotes

“I rise on an issue of grave concern. Clearly, I stand with my colleagues and those who have spoken on the justification of extending the sanctions timeframe for another 5 years on both Iran and Libya. I hope the Chair will notice that there is another country that is excluded from this list, and that is Iraq. The presumption is that it is taken care of under the U.N. sanctions. I have come to this floor to speak of inconsistencies before in our foreign and energy policy. I come today to address an inconsistency in relationship to what this particular bill addresses. It addresses the attitude prevailing in the Senate that we are going to stand against terrorism. Clearly and appropriately that attitude should be directed to Iran and Libya. But the same moral question is applicable to our relationship with Iraq. I am not going to go into great detail on the prevailing attitude in Iraq with regard to terrorists, but I think the prevailing attitude of Saddam Hussein is known to all Members--his continued criticism of Israel. I think it is fair to say he concludes almost every address with the words 'death to Israel,' or quotes to that effect.”