Political Quotes

“I was one of those Democrats in 1991 that voted to support President Bush. President Bush was right in the Persian Gulf War and President Clinton is right today. In fact, when President Bush did come before us, he had all his ducks lined up. That is true. But it was basically a fait accompli. The troops were there, and we voted to support the President. We should not pull the rug out from under the President now. A lot of my colleagues say, ``We shouldn't fight this war with one hand behind our back. Vietnam was fought with one hand behind our back. We shouldn't let the politicians control the war. We should let the military people fight the war.'' Then let us let the military people fight the war. All options should be on the table. We do not announce to a tyrant like Milosevic what we will do and what we will not do ahead of time. The only thing he understands is force, and the only thing he understands is unity. This man is an absolute tyrant. And so we need to have all options on the table, in my estimation, including the use of troops on the ground. I hope the bombing campaign will work. I have my doubts, but I hope it will work. But isolationism is not the way to go. Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, there is a sense of isolationism in this Chamber in some quarters, and that is why this amendment should be absolutely defeated.”