Pete Sessions: “I know we are in a political season, and I suppose that will impact our business in the Senate as we address the many…”

“I know we are in a political season, and I suppose that will impact our business in the Senate as we address the many issues that are before us. But the Senator from Iowa just made some comments about where we are in the war on terror that I think need to be discussed. First, I remember when former President Bush called Maggie Thatcher to ask for her support for his action during the first gulf war. Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait and he asked for her support. Maggie Thatcher said: Of course, Mr. President. Just do not go wobbly on me. That phrase was discussed quite a lot at the White House. Everyone understood that once a commitment is made to do something like confront a tyrant like Saddam Hussein after he invaded the sovereign nation of Kuwait, that you could not go wobbly once action was undertaken. Secondly, we spent weeks and months in this body discussing the problem of Saddam Hussein.”