Political Quotes

“Mr. President, a vote for this resolution is a vote for the concept of preemptive war. I know of no other way to interpret this resolution. The resolution states that containment will never be our policy toward Iran. While I think it is unwise to say we will contain Iran, I think it is equally unwise to say we will never contain Iran. We woke up one day and Pakistan was a nuclear power. We woke up one day and North Korea was a nuclear power--India, Russia, China. But if we would have announced preemptively that we were not going to contain anyone, then we would be at odds with these countries, and what would the solution be? Preemptive war. Announcing to the world, as this resolution does, that containment will never be our policy is unwise. A country that vows to never contain an enemy is a country that vows always to preemptively strike. I urge a ``no'' vote on this resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is expired. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the joint resolution. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The joint resolution having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the joint resolution pass?”