Political Quotes

“if I could just say a word about the troops. I spent some time last weekend with two young soldiers from my district, both of whom have been wounded, and they have come back for medical treatment. They are good, loyal, patriotic soldiers. They are going to do their duty. They care about Iraq. They care about the Iraqi people. They care about the final outcome in that country. The problem is not with our troops. These are wonderful young Americans who are simply doing what they are called upon to do. And they are doing it well. The problem, as I see it, exists with the decision-makers, those who sit here in the safety of the offices in Washington D.C. and elsewhere and make decisions which affect real lives. I had breakfast in a restaurant in Ohio a couple of weekends ago. As I was finishing my breakfast, I struck up a conversation with a young woman sitting in a booth next to me. She was leaving Ohio as soon as she finished her breakfast and driving to Baltimore to meet her husband, who is stationed in Africa and who is coming home, who is coming home for a 2-week leave. And then she told me that she had just gotten her orders and she is being deployed to Iraq. The children are going to be taken care of by the grandparents. I just share that with you to emphasize the fact that we are talking about real people, real mothers and dads, real sweethearts, real sons and daughters.”