Political Quotes

“how very timely is the old warning of Abraham Lincoln about those ``trusting to escape [the] scrutiny [of war] by fixing the public gaze upon the exceeding brightness of military glory.'' Our troops deserve our fullest support for their tremendous sacrifices, and they certainly have mine. Let us truly honor American sons and daughters in uniform, not with mere words, but with adequate health care and a thriving economy, not an Everest of public debt for their children. Let our nation-building begin here at home with adequate schools, jobs, and opportunity. What this Administration calls a ``coalition'' is, in fact, the U.S., the UK, and hefty advertising. No war in American history has been better marketed. The very weakness of our new ``first strike,'' ``security through attack'' policy and the repeated failure to connect Iraq with the outrage of 9/11 necessitates resolutions like this that must borrow strength from the bold courage of our troops. Surely the thousands combing Iraq today for weapons of mass destruction will find at least a trace, but an honest assessment requires asking whether this second-rate tyrant, unable to effectively defend himself, really ever had the capability to endanger our families. Americans continue to do most of the dying and will do almost all of the paying for this indefinite engagement. Let us guard against it becoming a war without end.…”