Political Quotes

“I mentioned the fact that we have so many wounded coming back from Iraq. I would just like to share with my friend that recently it was reported that during World War II we had three soldiers seriously wounded for every soldier that was killed. That was World War II. During the Vietnam conflict, we had four soldiers wounded for every soldier that was killed. In this war, we are having six soldiers seriously wounded for every soldier whose life is lost. Now, there is some good news, and the good news is this: we are now able to save the lives of many of our soldiers who are seriously injured because of advances in medical technology, and that is good. But consequently, we are having more seriously wounded soldiers coming out of this war who are desperately in need of high-quality, adequate medical care. I was thinking, and I have shared this with the gentleman before, the young man from my district in Ohio who joined the service at 17 years of age and as he was standing guard duty in Baghdad on his 19th birthday, the morning of his birthday a truck bomb exploded, and one whole side of his face was seriously damaged.”