Political Quotes

“after 52 months--about 210 weeks--and about 1,500 days, America finds itself mired in one of the most tragic foreign policy blunders in our Nation's history. The sad part about it is, there is no end in sight. In my view, and that of academics and others, it will take years, and even decades, to finally close the book on the damage this war has caused our troops, our economy, and our moral standing in the world. On May 24, 2007, President Bush said: We are there at the invitation of the Iraqi government. This is a sovereign nation. Twelve million people went to the polls to approve a constitution. It's their government's choice. If they were to say leave, we would leave. That is the quote of President Bush. This weekend, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki--for whom President Bush has expressed consistent support and confidence--said that Iraqi forces could take control of their security at ``any time'' American troops want to leave or were to leave. A recent poll of the Iraqi people showed that 21 percent think the American presence makes their country safer, while 69 percent say it puts them, the Iraqi people, at greater risk. That is what the Iraqis say. The Iraqi people and their leaders say they are ready for us to end our combat operation. I think it is time we listen to them. In the war's soon to be 5 years, our troops have accomplished everything they have been asked to do. They took down the Iraqi dictator.…”