Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, after nearly 10 years, thousands of American troops killed or wounded, and hundreds of billions of dollars of borrowed money, I believe we must radically change our policy in Afghanistan. Of all the disturbing things in the recent Rolling Stone article about this war, the most disturbing was this: a senior adviser to General McChrystal said that if the American people paid more attention to the war, it would become even less popular. Well, after seeing the documents published yesterday, it's clear what he was talking about: corruption and incompetence in the Afghan Government, questions about the role of the Pakistani intelligence services. Madam Speaker, the same old same old is simply not working, and it's costing us dearly. At a time when the American people are suffering through the worst economy in generations, we're told that we can't afford to extend unemployment benefits. We're told that we can't afford to help States keep cops on the beat or teachers in the classroom. We're told we can't afford to help more families send their kids to college. But today, we're asked to borrow another $33 billion for nation-building in Afghanistan.”