Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to point out, too, just for clarification, if you look at the makeup of our Joint Chiefs--Admiral Mullen, General Cartwright, General Schwartz, General Casey, Admiral Roughead--every single one of these gentlemen was appointed by a Republican President. In addition to them, we have General Amos. My sense is, based on some of the comments he has made over the course of time, he would have Republican leanings. But all of these people have firmly stated their support for this treaty. In closing, I will also ask unanimous consent that the statement of Robert Gates, again appointed by a Republican President, head of our Defense Department, where yesterday he said: The treaty will enhance the strategic stability at lower numbers of nuclear weapons, provide a rigorous inspection regime including on-sight access to Russian missile silos, strengthen our leadership role in stopping the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and provide the necessary flexibility to structure our strategic nuclear forces to best meet the national security interests. This treaty stands on its merits and its prompt ratification will strengthen U.S. national security. I ask unanimous consent that this be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the U.S. Department of Defense, News Release, Dec.…”