Political Quotes

“Going back to the speech by then-Vice President Al Gore in May of 2000: "As Senator I voted for the use of force, as Vice President I supported the use of force. If entrusted with the presidency, my resolve will never waver." And then, going on, talking about this time in the case of Iran, but it is also true for Iraq: It is still a major sponsor of terrorism, a seeker of weapons of mass destruction. That is a deadly and an unacceptable combination. There is no doubt that the Clinton administration and, at that point in time, Vice President Al Gore got it right. Iraq was a threat to the United States, Saddam Hussein had to go and that was a policy and a vision that was carried through under President Bush and his new administration with one big difference. Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda, bin Laden, the war on terrorism were seen through a very different lens. They were seen through the lens of 9/11. And so what we had to do is we had to take a look at the broad expanse of terrorism and the threats that were out there, recognizing that terrorists do not take a break. They do not take a vacation. 24/7 they are looking at how they are going to attack the United States, when, how and where. There is only one way you can respond to that kind of a threat with people who are, I believe, fully committed.…”