Political Quotes

“we are getting mixed signals from the administration on the future of the Iraq war. Last weekend, General Myers laid out a plan for withdrawal. Then, yesterday, General Peter Schoomaker, the Army Chief of Staff, said, ``It's my belief that we're going to be in Iraq for a long time. It's open-ended.'' An open-ended commitment with an open wallet? Really? After 3\1/2\ years, 2,500 lives, nearly a half a trillion dollars, 18,000 wounded, the American people deserve better than an open-ended commitment with an open wallet. How about a strategy for success? The President has said, when the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down. How does that happen? The Iraqi people have a constitution. They have had an election. Now, they have 325,000 of the members of the Iraqi security force trained. What is the standard for success, let alone the strategy for success? The American people desperately need a strategy, not slogans. We do not know because the administration does not know. They have no plan, and the American people are left with an endless occupation. What they are talking about is 5 more years and $500 billion more. It is time for a new direction for Iraq. It is time for a new direction for America. ____________________”