Political Quotes

“this morning's newspapers across America have lead stories that I think are a grim reminder to us of the reality of life in Washington and the challenges we face. The lead stories in most newspapers across America relate to a vote on the Senate floor yesterday. I believe it was a historic vote. By a vote of 79 to 19, Republican and Democratic Senators said it is time for change in this administration's policy in Iraq. Certainly, when you look at the statistics, it is understandable: Over 2,060 of our best and bravest soldiers have lost their lives in Iraq. Over 15,000 have been gravely wounded, some of them with injuries that will change their lives. And, of course, 25,000 or 30,000 innocent Iraqis--innocent Iraqis--have died during the course of this war. This war has gone on for over 3 years, after the administration promised us, in the words of Secretary Rumsfeld, that he could not imagine we would be there for more than 6 months. It is now beyond 3 years; no end in sight. The American people are frustrated, as they should be; frustrated by the fact that this administration made a case for the war in Iraq that was false.…”