Political Quotes

“I think the Senator is aware of the fact that the Secretary of Defense has now revealed what was intelligence prior thereto, the fact that al-Qaida has now established some training camps, and so forth, within the sovereign boundaries of Iraq. That, to me, is a very important bit of intelligence that has come to the forefront. Senator Byrd keeps saying, What is new? To me, that is very new. It is now out in the open. While I am not suggesting there has been an absolute, airtight, direct connection between 9/11, 2001, it is clear that Iraq sponsors and shelters terrorists, including al-Qaida. These generals also, when pressed by myself and others, said there are times when the U.S. has to act alone, if necessary, to defend ourselves and protect our national interests. The Senator in his remarks just now indirectly suggests that we should wait on the U.N. Perhaps there will be a new inspection regime.”