Political Quotes

“As we commence the floor debate this afternoon, I think we are obligated to bring to the attention of the American public who haven't already heard it the disturbing news about a threat posed to our forces in the Iraqi region. Indeed, it could be elsewhere in the world but for the moment in this particular region; that is, the use of a weapon which would fall within the definition of a weapon of mass destruction and used in Iraq on Saturday. News reports from Baghdad, confirmed by the Iraqi Survey Group--as you know, that is a group which was specifically tasked by the Secretary of Defense and specifically budgeted by the Congress of the United States to work on weapons of mass destruction issues. The report today, confirmed by the Iraqi Survey Group, indicated that on Saturday a roadside bomb was implanted on the road by terrorists who obviously attempted to use an artillery shell filled with deadly Sarin gas as an improvised explosive device. They are referred to as IEDs. This shell had no distinctive marks.”