Political Quotes

“tomorrow I will join with what I hope will be every American in paying tribute to our veterans who have served us over 200 years to protect the liberty, the freedom, and the peace that all of us enjoy--our veterans from the Revolutionary War, veterans who created this great Republic, to our veterans who serve today in Afghanistan and the war on terror. In the history of our country, every generation has been called at a time of trouble, and in America's good fortune every generation has responded. There are significant dates in the history of our country that remind us of the great military victories that we have had and the great sacrifices our soldiers have made: December 7, 1941, the terrible attack on Pearl Harbor; June 6, 1944, when Americans bravely stormed Omaha Beach and began the invasion of Europe which ran out Nazi Germany. We all remember, with horror and with terror, 9/11/2001 when New York, Washington, and all of America and all peace-loving people were attacked by al-Qaida, and just a few days later, September 20, when we began and initiated our effort to go after al-Qaida wherever it was, and now recognizing, a little over 10 years later, terrorists have been disrupted, bin Laden has been killed, and America and the world are a safer place.…”