02/14/2011
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"Arguing for a course that would eventually draw us into a wider, more difficult war that would entail far greater dangers and sacrifices than we have suffered to date."
"Our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want, whenever we want."
"When we believe international action is necessary, whether military, economic or diplomatic, we will try to persuade our friends that we are right. But we in return, must be willing to be persuaded by..."
"It would be an unconscionable act of betrayal, a stain on our character as a great nation, if we were to walk away from the Iraqi people and consign them to the horrendous violence, ethnic cleansing a..."