Political Quotes

“Over the last several days the world has looked in horror as the terrorist organization ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has swept across Iraq. As we speak they are sweeping even closer to Baghdad. They are murdering and they are pillaging. The group is now positioned outside Baghdad. It threatens to unleash its violent extremism on the capital of Iraq. ISIS poses a threat to Iraq and the surrounding region--and that is an understatement. As President Obama and his advisors consider options to combat the threat, conservative Members of Congress--or I should say Republican Members of Congress and their pundit cheerleaders--are more interested in playing their favorite game--their favorite game: blame Obama. It doesn't matter what it is, it is his fault for putting people's lives in jeopardy--our military, special forces. The FBI captured someone who was the ringleader of the Libya Benghazi attack. They have criticized the President for bringing this man to justice. Yesterday I listened with dismay when the Republican leader suggested and claimed that President Obama prematurely withdrew troops from Iraq. Think about that for a minute--5,500 dead Americans, tens of thousands wounded. Thousands and thousands have been wounded grievously. I ask my friend and Republicans he leads, would they have preferred the United States stay in Iraq? Would they have preferred our soldiers have stayed in Iraq in harm's way?…”