Political Quotes

Mark Warner: if you say the violence is not going to stop if this became law, if this becomes law, we have to make a movement in…

On the recordJune 21, 2006
if you say the violence is not going to stop if this became law, if this becomes law, we have to make a movement in reduction in 2006. That is in there. There has to be a commencement. You would not wait and send out a platoon on Christmas Eve. You mean a significant drawdown, leaving only 6 months in the following year to get the bulk of the forces out. And if we start moving those troops, I tell you that will engender a higher level of violence and lead possibly to a civil war.
Said by
Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Share

More from Mark Warner

Jul 22, 2026

The proposed NDA arrives during a period of significant concern among federal employees regarding retaliation for reporting misconduct.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Jul 22, 2026

I've known Jay for a long time. I like Jay. I worked well with him when he was at the SEC. But I was bitterly disappointed by his performance in front of my committee.

cbsnews.com
Jul 31, 2026

It doesn’t seem to me that what the government is doing is in any way conducive to having a real negotiation.

nationalpost.com
Aug 12, 2026

The U.S. must continue to lead in the technologies that will define the future, and we cannot allow China or other foreign adversaries to exploit American innovation and turn our own technologies against us.

warner.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation