Political Quotes

“there is not an American today who woke up and did not hear the lead news story, a story which has, frankly, brought us to a position of embarrassment with the abuses that have been sadly documented and have been spread across the world relating to the treatment of Iraqi prisoners. The word is that the President of the United States is going to address the Arab nations through their own television network to talk about his disappointment, and I hope with an apology for what has occurred. But we have a responsibility on Capitol Hill. We have a responsibility in the Senate. I believe we should move, and move decisively, No. 1, to entertain and pass a resolution on this floor that makes it clear that what happened in that Iraqi prison is not what America is all about, and that those responsible for it--from those whose photographs were taken, all the way up the chain of command--need to be held accountable for their actions. Nothing less than that should be tolerated.”