Political Quotes

“I respect the arguments of my colleagues in support of our national command authority. I wholeheartedly support that. In fact, I wore our Nation's uniform for nearly 12 years, served in Ranger Regiment, though I was not involved as a combat veteran. I would not want to do anything to limit our ability to fight and win the war on terror. Indeed, the sole intent of this is to keep us laser- focused where we can. Resources are scarce, and the need to focus on defeating our enemies who have already been authorized by combat to engage in combat is critical. In fact, it does alarm me to see that there is some concern that this is overly broad and limiting, as it is the law of the land. The War Powers Act is recognized as something that does give our Commanders flexibility. It gives them 90 days to engage in combat anywhere where there is a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States. That could very well happen in that region of the country. The waters are tight. The threats are real. As I said, there are strategic, operational, and tactical concerns at play. But this is nothing different than what President Eisenhower foresaw. In an enduring conflict, he said: ``We face a hostile ideology global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and insidious in method. ``Unhappily, the danger it poses promises to be of indefinite duration.…”