Political Quotes

“I will say one thing, and then I will hand it over to Senator Graham. On March 8, I sent out over social media this sentiment: Keep alive in your heart the possibility that Ukraine could actually win: columns stalled, defense fierce, casualties high, morale low, deserters surrendering, food and fuel snafu, population uncowed. Since then, we are hearing more and more. I will read four quotes, and the first is from the man we heard from this morning, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who, in his speech to the people of Ukraine on March 14, didn't just talk about peace for Ukraine-- although, he did talk about peace for Ukraine, but he also talked about ``our victory.'' Victory. It is an important word to keep in mind. He is not alone. GEN Wesley Clark, also on March 14, said: The battle for Ukraine is hanging in the balance. . . . If we can get enough in there, they'll push the Russians out. Victory. It would be a tremendous win for the West. Anne Applebaum knows probably about as much about this area as anyone. She joined us on the Munich security delegation, and she also spoke afterward on the 15th of March about it. She said: [V]ictory in this conflict-- Victory-- [V]ictory . . . would provide an enormous, transformational boost in confidence to the entire democratic world. Michael Kofman, the director of Russian studies at the Center for Naval Analyses has said the same thing: ``Are [the Ukrainians] in a position to win the war? Yes,'' he said.…”