Barbara Boxer: “So it is one thing to stand in front of a microphone and say don't turn back, if you have policies that are working. But…”

“So it is one thing to stand in front of a microphone and say don't turn back, if you have policies that are working. But when you have policies that are costing us lives in Iraq, 90 percent of the casualties, 90 percent of the cost, and then you turn your back on our allies? When the President landed on that ``mission accomplished'' carrier, our allies begged to help us in Iraq. Oh, no, we weren't going to share the spoils of this with them. The rebuilding was just going to Halliburton folks. That is the price our people are paying. I love them dearly and I want to see them come back home and be relieved by people from all over the world. And I want to see our senior citizens not have to choose between medicine and food. This is wrong. So, hopefully, we will see some changes in this country. I think you and I agree they are sorely needed.”