Political Quotes

“President Bush did the right thing today by taking personal responsibility for the inclusion of misleading intelligence information in this year's State of the Union. But he has yet to turn his full attention to the more urgent matter at hand, winning the peace in Iraq. To finish the fight and help build a free Iraq, President Bush must create a new national and international consensus for the benefit of our Nation's security, the future of the Middle East and the well-being of America's fighting men and women. A new consensus is only possible, however, if the administration is honest enough to admit what is not working in Iraq and courageous enough to design a new approach that will. The President must acknowledge a plain truth that everybody knows. This war is not over, and his administration declared a premature victory. Our military did a superb job toppling Saddam; now they need the support, the resources, and the right troops to defeat the significant pockets of guerilla opposition that remain. Unfortunately, unless we adjust our course, the management of postwar Iraq may well be viewed by history as the most consequential mismanagement of an international crisis by any U.S. administration since Vietnam.”