Political Quotes

“I think we went into Iraq based on false information that was coming from the administration. But we are there now. But I think the American people need to know that when we went to war after the Afghanistan conflict, we sent our sons and daughters into harm's way without providing them with the most basic protection. And I am talking about this interceptor body armor which is comprised of a kevlar vest with inserts where they can put ceramic plates in both the front and the back. And these ceramic inserts are capable, we are told, of stopping an AK-47 bullet. And we sent our soldiers into Iraq into a battle, life- and-death situation, without adequate protection. Now, this is after we were told that this vest was credited with saving some 19 lives during the Afghanistan conflict. So we knew this protection was effective. And General Abizaid, when he was testifying before a Senate committee, was asked, why did we do this? And he said, and I am quoting, ``I cannot say for the record why we chose to go to war with an insufficient supply of these vests.''”