Daniel Inouye: “there are those who plan war, and there are those who engage in war. As we have always said in the subcommittee and in…”

“there are those who plan war, and there are those who engage in war. As we have always said in the subcommittee and in the Appropriations Committee, in order to avoid war, we should be prepared for war. We voted for a bill to spend over $356 billion. Does that suggest we are not concerned about the security of our people? And when we passed it unanimously--bipartisan, united--does that suggest we are not concerned about the security of this country? I am concerned about the security of this country. I am concerned about what history will say about this Nation 50 years from now. Did we brutalize people or did we carry on ourselves as a civilized people? As my leader from West Virginia stated, to attack a nation that has not attacked us will go down in history as something of which we should not be proud. Mr. President, I can assure you that this Democratically controlled Senate, and especially the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, will support the President of the United States because that man is my President also. Certainly, I did not vote for him, but he is my President, and it grieves me when my President makes statements that divide this Nation. I can assure you this is not a time for Democrats and Republicans to say I have more medals than you, and I have lost more limbs than you, and we have shed more blood than you. This is not the time for that. This is a time in which we should be working together, debating this issue.”