Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the time has come to declare victory and come home from the war in Afghanistan--the longest war in the history of our country. Over 4,000 Americans have died fighting in Afghanistan, and over 20,000 have been wounded. It is time to bring our soldiers home. After the 9/11 attacks, I supported going into Afghanistan. We were absolutely justified in rooting out the Taliban who harbored al-Qaida. Had I been in Congress at that time, I would have voted in favor of going into Afghanistan. But the people who attacked us on 9/11 have all been killed or captured. They are long gone. But we are still there. Most of the people fighting us in Afghanistan today are the successors or children or the children of their children. The cycle shows no sign of ending. The war shows no sign of ending. It is not sustainable to keep fighting in Afghanistan generation after generation. Here is some perspective: We have been fighting in Afghanistan for so long that when the 9/11 attacks happened, our youngest soldiers fighting there today weren't even born yet. American fathers who fought in Afghanistan are now watching as their sons fight in Afghanistan. We have spent about $1 trillion to establish an Afghan government--a government that is rife with corruption and dysfunction. It is a government that cannot perform much of any government function on its own. So we spend more to do for them what they still cannot do for themselves.…”