Political Quotes

“I would certainly urge that be done because, in reality, we are not here to say who is at fault; both bear a heavy sense of culpability. Unfortunately, India initiated it. I don't know--as time goes on, perhaps there will be an answer--what recourse Pakistan had. Had not the current leadership taken that action, they might well have been either run out of office or forced out of office. So we cannot be unmindful of the political instabilities in these nations and the reality that if one did it, what recourse the other had other than to do it. Now, two wrongs do not make a right, but I will listen carefully, and I hope that this section does not send a signal of any rigidity as we should be pursuing greater engagement. I hope the international community would offer to arbitrate the complexity of the Kashmir problem. It has been there for a long time, and very often, an outside, unbiased, objective collection of nations could come in and render some helpful assistance to alleviate that problem, which is an absolute crisis. Talk about human rights and suffering. There is a war taking place every day--shelling, killing-- and it must be brought to a stop. So I wish to associate myself with the remarks of my two colleagues from Kansas and California. I congratulate them. I think it is a very important measure for the Senate to adopt. But I do hope that you will, on your mission, and others will do what we can to increase engagement and provide for solutions.”