Peter Welch actually said...

"Our responsibility here more than anything else is to make certain that the missions that we set America on are worthy of the willingness of our civilians who become military people to make the ultima..."

"Our responsibility is to recognize that we have these Americans who sign up and volunteer, no matter what the mission may be."

"This democracy would never work if we didn't have citizens who were willing to put aside their own judgment when it comes to what America's engagement should be and defer to civilian leadership."

"Folks are going to gamble. They like to do it, and any way they can, they will."