Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In subsection (b) of section 1087-- (1) redesignate paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively; and (2) insert after paragraph (6) the following: (7) An analysis of reasons for any disparity between third party public estimates and official United States Government estimates of civilian casualties resulting from United States or joint operations, including with respect to each specific mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident. (8) A comparison of a representative sample of pre-strike collateral damage estimates and confirmed civilian casualty incidents for the purposes of developing possible explanations for any gaps between the two and assessing how to reduce such gaps. In paragraph (10) of section 1087(b), as redesignated, add at the end before the period the following: ``, including an analysis of the principal and secondary causes of civilian casualties in a suitably representative sample of air operations that includes both planned and dynamic strikes''. In paragraph (1) of section 1087(d), insert ``and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives'' after ``congressional defense committees''. At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: SEC. _. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CIVILIAN CASUALTY MATTERS.…”