Political Quotes

“I might note parenthetically that in the motion to recommit, it says ``to provide U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq in a timely manner with the equipment and other resources needed to do their job.'' I also take note that the supplemental 2 months ago had 54 Democrats voting ``no.'' That is what you use to pay for the war. So to demand resources and to refuse to pay for them is curious. The motion to recommit proceeds from mistaken premises. The erroneous premise is the administration has not presented a strategy for victory and has not provided the military with the tools to do the job. The fact is the administration has been crystal clear in presenting its plan for victory, and to those who keep saying there is not such a plan, I ask you to take pen and pencil out and write this down: one, defeat the enemy, working with the coalition and Iraqi forces; two, train the Iraqi security forces so they can take on the burden of protecting themselves; and, three, set the conditions for political and economic growth in Iraq. If the other side has not heard of this plan, which has been articulated again and again, it is because they were not listening, or maybe they prefer having an issue to hearing what is being said. Now, a date certain. The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) said he was not looking for a precise date. But many on his side are. I ask you to use your imagination and imagine it is June 4, 1940, and you are in the House of Commons rather than Congress.…”