Political Quotes

“The news has just broken today that President Trump has ordered the seizure of an oil tanker-- not a drug-running boat, but an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has been seized by the U.S. Coast Guard. Tensions are escalating, and the Senate is asleep on this matter. I want to just ask this question: Why is this war different than all other wars? There are two significant differences that our colleagues need to grapple with. The first is the numerous warnings and indications from this floor but also from the U.S. military leadership and our allies that the war is illegal. The chief legal advisor of Southern Command in August offered opinions before the boat strikes started in September that to do so without congressional authorization was illegal. The head of Southern Command Admiral Holsey, a decorated 30-plus-year veteran of the Navy, an admiral who was 1 year into a 3-year tenure as leader of the Southern Command, was forced to retire prematurely, and the reporting is consistent that he was forced to retire because he raised questions about the legality of these strikes.”