Political Quotes

“the Senate just finished honoring our flag with the Pledge of Allegiance, an innovation we added to the Senate proceeding several years ago upon the suggestion and urging of our former colleague, Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire. As we pay respect to those stars and those stripes, the news this morning of the events in Iraq bring new strength to the patriotism reflected by the Senate for that flag and, indeed, for our country. Today, our military forces are to be commended for their dedication to eradicating the terrorist network in Iraq. Today's success in eliminating the terrorist, the butcher terrorist, the thuggish terrorist, al-Zarqawi, is a sure sign they are on the way to accomplishing that goal. In my own visits to Iraq, I have had the opportunity to see firsthand the amazing work our soldiers are doing there on the ground. We are proud of our military, proud of the tremendous work they are doing, and thank them for their efforts and their sacrifice for us each and every day. Al-Zarqawi was a man who was responsible for the beheading, the killing of hundreds and, indeed, thousands of innocent children, women, and men. He was responsible for the death of many Americans in uniform, men and women. For those reasons, we all know it is a great day for Iraq and, indeed, for the United States. Al-Zarqawi was the operational head. He is a symbolic head, we know, but equally importantly the operational head of al-Qaida in Iraq.…”