Political Quotes

“I strongly endorse the President's nomination of General Lute and welcome the support of our distinguished chairman of the committee. In no way can I believe their comments should be held against the distinguished nomination of General Lute. They are part of the public records, but I think sometimes when the President speaks with individuals about the possibility of serving him, those matters are best left confidential-- for any President. I certainly treat them that way. I was somewhat taken aback by the judgments of General Sheehan and others. No disrespect to the chairman, but they are of no significance here. This is a highly distinguished officer. He fought in the second armored cavalry regiment in Operation Desert Storm. He later commanded the second armored cavalry regiment in 1998 to 2000, and the multinational brigade east in Kosovo in 2002. In 2003, he was assigned as deputy director of operations in headquarters European command and, in that capacity, played an important role in responding to the impending humanitarian crisis in Liberia.”