Political Quotes

“General Myers and others have been widely quoted in the press as saying this is not a money problem; it is a supply problem. Well, it is a supply problem because this war was under way for almost 7 months before the first request came to this Congress for resources to provide this protection. But even beyond that, I got a call in my office, week before last, from a company that told me they had 30,000 of these plates in stock, plates that meet specifications. Because they say they also provide them to our Army Rangers. I do not know how those responsible can sleep at night. They ought to stay up until they solve this problem. I just met with a young soldier back in my district who was wounded by shrapnel. He told me that he sees no way that this Pentagon commitment to have these vests delivered to all of our troops by December is going to be possible. He says there are thousands of troops over there without this most basic protection. Now, how can we trust these people to tell us what is the best course of action for the future of this war in Iraq when they have been so incompetent and negligent in providing our troops with this most basic protection?”