Political Quotes

“the much awaited speech by President Bush this morning about the challenges we face in Iraq and Afghanistan was promised to be a new perspective. It was promised to offer the possibility that at least we would be considering a new approach. I was disappointed. The President has offered the American people a false choice between resolve and retreat. The real choice should be between a strategy of accountability and the vague generalities which we continue to hear from this administration. We have to move beyond the policies of fear to a plan of forceful commitment to protecting America and our values. The most telling line in President Bush's speech this morning about the threat of terrorism was this: There is no alternative. Once again, the President tells us there is no alternative but to stay the course in Iraq. But he fails to answer the most basic questions that more and more Americans are asking every single day: How do we know that progress is being made? How do we measure success? How much longer will America, with its best and bravest men and women in uniform, be facing this insurgency, killing, and the terrible conditions which we find in Iraq? Most importantly, what is President Bush's plan to ensure that our troop commitment in Iraq does not compromise our safety here at home? The White House promised us new details in this speech. We did not receive them, just old generalities. All Americans are committed to our troops, make no mistake about that.…”