Political Quotes

“General Milley said the trigger for the drone strike that killed Soleimani was ``clear, unambiguous intelligence indicating a significant campaign of violence against the United States in the days, weeks, and months,'' and that the administration would have been ``culpably negligent'' if it did not act. This is a man who has been in the military for 40 years under different administrations, and you are going to doubt what he has to say? I thank President Trump for protecting American citizens. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a January 8 Vanity Fair article entitled ``There Is No Strategy: Diplomats React to Trump's Erratic, Narcissistic Iran Policy.'' [From Vanity Fair, Jan. 8, 2020] ``There Is No Strategy'': Diplomats React to Trump's Erratic, Narcissistic Iran Policy (By Abigail Tracy) After the American drone strike and Iran's measured retaliation, some State vets worry that Trump is a wild card, the biggest danger: ``From a political standpoint,'' says one, ``they have behaved a hell of a lot more rationally and predictably than we have.'' In the aftermath of Iran's strike against two airbases, in retaliation for the drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani last week, a sigh of relief was breathed, but for what? That there had been no casualties from Iran's cruise missiles was a huge reason to be thankful. (U.S.…”