Political Quotes

“Mr. President, another day in Iraq. As we see from the morning papers--the Washington Post is a good example--headline: ``Suicide Bomber Hits Bus in Iraq's North.'' Among other things, the article goes on to state: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives belt outside a bus in northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring many more. In a different paragraph: The Tall Afar bombing followed a bloody weekend of attacks against Shiite pilgrims, the deadliest incident taking place on Sunday when a suicide bomber killed at least 63 pilgrims near the southern town of Iskandariyah. Even as overall violence has fallen, the recent attacks underscore the tenuous security environment and the resiliency of the insurgency. In volatile Diyala province, armed men set up a fake checkpoint and kidnapped 21 people. Near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, gunmen attacked a checkpoint manned by Sunni volunteers, killing the Sunni volunteers. Mr. President, this is 1 day and a half billion dollars. That is what is going on in Iraq.”