Political Quotes

“First let me thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. I would just say to the gentleman, you are absolutely correct, and I oppose this rule because this is such an important issue that affects our national security, but also the economic security of this country. This is an issue that warrants much more deliberation and debate. In fact, Mr. Speaker, when the authorization to use force to go to war in Afghanistan came before us on that terrible day of 9/14, there may have been 1 hour of debate, if that long. And so I think at this moment, as we are turning the corner, hopefully, we should have a full debate on the direction, the timeframe which Mr. McGovern has in his resolution, and also a plan to begin to end the war in Afghanistan. {time} 1310 We must have a political solution and reconciliation in Afghanistan because most military experts have told us there's no military solution in Afghanistan. We know and we hear that if it's going well, we need more money and more troops; and if it's going poorly, we need more money and more troops. So we need here in the House to have this debate. What should we do and how should we do it? So this amendment, this proposal by Mr. McGovern, warrants much more than a 5-minute debate because it's such an important issue to the country. Over 70-some percent now of the American people believe it's time to wind down.…”