Political Quotes

“If I were to summarize what I have to say today, it would be that the troops have become an abstract concept. I want to deconstruct the concept. The proposition that I want to put forward is that two inexcusable errors by the administration are endangering our troops in Iraq: first, the rush to war without allies, and, secondly, the inexcusable failure to plan for the peace. The context of what I want to speak about further is a young man whose funeral I went to a couple of weeks ago, Darryl Dent, 21 years old, due home several times, extended each time. Dead. I believe that the Darryl Dents, who are mounting up every day, are unnecessarily mounting up; and I want to make that case today. I want to congratulate the Chair once again on his 'Statement of Principles as to War against Iraq' that the caucus issued before that war. The most important principle has been vindicated, that a unilateral first strike action by the United States without a clearly demonstrated and indicated threat of attack on the United States, that notion that you do not do that kind of strike unless you know you are in imminent danger, has been fully vindicated by multiple failures of the administration.”