Political Quotes

“In 2002, the President of the United States and this Congress voted to address the perceived threat of a mushroom cloud coming from Iraq by going to war, a war that unleashed massive violence in the Mideast and threatens the world even today. The Obama administration, faced with the actual threat of a nuclear weaponized Iran, has chosen, instead, the path of diplomacy, the path of peace, and I am proud to support this historic agreement. As the President said: ``This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change--change that makes our country, and the world, safer and more secure.'' Voices inside and outside the Congress are calling for a rejection of this historic agreement, among them the same neocons who stampeded the United States into war with Iraq. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. Iran is now 2 to 3 months from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, and yet the critics have offered no credible alternative to a deal that blocks all the paths to a nuclear weapon. Now, we know this deal is not perfect. Iran is a bad actor. The President and all of us would have much preferred a deal that prohibits Iran from enriching any uranium forever and maintains sanctions until Iran changes its behavior and becomes a responsible member of the world community. But that deal didn't happen--because it never could have happened.…”