Political Quotes

“Australia has been a vital part of the coalition from the beginning. They have forces in country in Iraq now assisting in many aspects for the success of this operation. This morning at around 6:30, I watched the Prime Minister of Great Britain address Parliament just prior to his departure for the United States to confer with our President today. In the course of that dissertation--it is always fascinating for those of us in the Congress to watch their freewheeling system--the first question out of the box to the Prime Minister: Will you talk to the President, impressing upon him the need to address the conflict in the Middle East, most specifically, the remarks made by the President just recently as to reasserting once again the efforts of this President to foster the peace process. This brings to mind a thought this Senator has had for some time as to one idea--it is just an idea, a concept, a concept that might help to bring about some stability in that region--a cessation of some hopefully large measure of the conflict so that the talks can get under way.”