Political Quotes

“2 weeks ago, on NBC Nightly News a correspondent, in commenting on the possible deployment of Patriot missile batteries to South Korea, set a new standard for misinformation. Errors in the press are not new to any of us and normally I would not take the time to put corrections into the Record. However, since the subjects of these errors pertain to two studies, one conducted by a subcommittee of which I am a member and the second, a GAO study commissioned by that same subcommittee, I feel it necessary to set the record straight. On April 7, 1992, a congressional hearing was held on the performance of the Patriot missile during the gulf war, in response to criticisms raised by a few people in academia. The Army described how they achieved success rates of over 70 percent in Saudi Arabia and over 40 percent in Israel against a threat that was beyond the Patriot's expectations. The Congressional Research Service and many independent experts described the many errors in the critics analysis of the Patriot, and termed the case against the missile 'worthless.' Maybe it is more important to ignore all the triumphs by American troops, American workers, and American technology so that we can pay false homage to a handful of self-serving critics. But, I do not think so. I think it is the critics who should be ignored.”