Political Quotes

Edward M. Kennedy: “The idea of tens of thousands of American troops in combat in downtown Baghdad, what is your reaction to whether that…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
The idea of tens of thousands of American troops in combat in downtown Baghdad, what is your reaction to whether that really helps win the hearts and minds of the people or whether it is perceived as increasing hostility by American soldiers?
Said by
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Source
congress.gov
Jan 23, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Inquiring about the impact of U.S. troops on local sentiment in Baghdad.

Share

More from Edward M. Kennedy

May 15, 2013

This board has undermined collective bargaining at every turn, putting the power of the law behind lawbreakers, not law victims.

congress.gov
Apr 21, 2013

We believe that immigrants, like women and African Americans before them, have rights in this country, and the time is ripe for a new civil rights moment.

congress.gov
Mar 22, 2021

The state of a family's health will never again depend on the amount of a family's wealth was the great unfinished business of our society.

congress.gov
Jan 25, 2022

In Robert Bork's America, there is no room at the end for blacks, have no place in the Constitution for women. And in our America, there should be no seat on the Supreme Court for Robert Bork.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation