Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from South Carolina and the Senator from Arizona for everything they have done on this important issue and to get to the truth. Frankly, I will quote the Senator from Arizona from last weekend, when he was asked what Ambassador Susan Rice said on ``Meet the Press,'' because I agree with his sentiment: I am speechless. I am speechless because when Ambassador Rice was asked on ``Meet the Press,'' do you have any regrets about what you said on every single Sunday show on September 16 of 2012, she said she didn't have any regrets. She said: What I said to you that morning, and what I did every day since, is to share the best information we had at the time. The information I provided, which I explained to you, was what we had at the moment. Actually, that is not the full picture and the information they had at the moment. That is why I think the word ``speechless'' applies. The fact she would have no regrets about misleading the American people is deeply troubling. Because we know that immediately after he heard about the attacks, GEN Carter Ham, who was the commander of U.S. Africa Command at the time, told Secretary of Defense Panetta this was a terrorist attack. In fact, Secretary Panetta testified before the Armed Services Committee, as did the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chairman Dempsey, they knew at the time it was a terrorist attack.…”