Political Quotes

“Mr. President, today, 1 day shy of 8 weeks later, I finally received a response. This response did not come from Secretary Clinton. It did not come from Secretary Gates. This response came from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs and only paid lipservice to one of my five specific requests for information. I ask unanimous consent to have this ``nonresponse'' printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, June 6, 2011. Hon. Bob Corker, U.S. Senate. Dear Senator Corker: Thank you for your letter of April 14 regarding the State Department's effort to assist the coalition and support the people of Libya. The past three months have demonstrated Colonel Qadhafi's unrelenting efforts to kill those who wish to instill democracy in Libya and the use of barbarous, indiscriminant bombing of cities and vital civilian infrastructure. These acts further delegitimize Qadhafi as a leader of the Libyan people. The State Department is working to ensure the coalition remains united behind the goal of protecting the people of Libya. We continue to work closely with coalition and regional governments to isolate Qadhafi and create support for the opposition. This effort includes the termination of diplomatic status for Libyan diplomats still supporting the regime and the freezing of all regime assets.…”