Political Quotes

“with more than 2,000 young Americans dead and injured in Iraq, we have a constitutional obligation to hold this Administration accountable. We here in Congress need to demonstrate a little more of the type of courage that our young people have shown in Iraq. We are having this vote now because the Administration has been unwilling to build a genuine international coalition. The price of going it mostly alone is that American taxpayers continue to do most all the paying and our young men and women do most all the dying. Americans must "pay it all" because of the "know-it-all" ideologues who rejected the advice of our leading military experts, of our strongest allies and the experienced weapons inspectors. This is not a problem of too little money, it is a problem of too little thinking and planning. Throwing more taxpayer money at the problem has nothing to do with "standing by our troops." As the data in this chart demonstrates, if the supplemental is rejected entirely, at its current rate of spending, the Army will still have plenty of money for half a year. But the choice need not be between zero and $87 billion. If you really want to stand by the troops, then supplement some now and force the Administration to come back no later than January 2004 with a plan to protect our troops and ensure security in Iraq. Do not give the Administration a pass on accountability and a blank check through the next election.”