Political Quotes

“As of today, the war in Iraq is over. This is a monumental day on which we must celebrate the service and sacrifice of the 1.5 million young men and women in uniform who served there and of the nearly 4,500 Americans who died there along with tens of thousands of Iraqis. We welcome our heroes home, and we pledge to honor their service with the care and benefits they deserve. For them I wear this yellow ribbon. I also congratulate and thank the thousands of activists who worked tirelessly for nearly a decade to bring our troops home. I thank the Illinois State senator, who, on October 2, 2002, stood before a crowd in Chicago and said, ``I don't oppose all wars . . . I oppose a rash war,'' a war, he said, which ``distracts us from a rise in the uninsured, a rise in the poverty rate, a drop in the median income.'' That State senator was Barack Obama 9 years ago. Later, as a candidate for President, he promised to end the war in Iraq--a promise fulfilled today. Welcome home, troops. And thank you, Mr. President. ____________________”