Political Quotes

“first of all, I am going to do something that is a little bit unusual. I will start off by saying thank you. We have got a lot of people to thank. Yet we never seem to do that. When we look at what happened in Afghanistan over the past 20 years-- I can't approximate how many times I was over there--that was tough duty for those guys and the gals there; it was not easy. This is not the place you want to go take a vacation--and to their families. Then, of course, on August 26, we were reminded so painfully of what we ask our troops and their families to do. They lay it all on the line for this country. Our servicemembers represent the very best of us. Over the past 20 years, they did everything that they could in Afghanistan to root out evil and to champion American values. I couldn't be more grateful to or have more respect for them than I have today. I say this not only because we should say it more often but because it is important to remember that what we saw in Afghanistan over the past few months was not a failure of our military; it was a failure of the Commander in Chief--the President of the United States--and the people who advised him on his policy in Afghanistan. I still don't know who those people are, and, you know, I have chaired the Senate Armed Services Committee and other committees. People ask me, when I go back to my State of Oklahoma--they will say: Hey, who is advising the President to do all these things?…”