[Rhodes22-list] WARNING - Politics for Bill - Great quotes about Bosnia, the war where we lost 0 soldiers

[Hank]

Mark,
 It would be nice to have the context of each of these quotes. Obviously, 
they are not all concerning the current Iraq war.
 Hank

 On 8/18/05, Mark Kaynor <mkaynor at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Bill,
> 
> A friend forwarded this to me and I know how much you like quotes, so this
> one's for you.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> "You can support the troops but not the president."
> --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)
> 
> "Well, I just think it's a bad idea. What's going to happen is they're 
> going
> to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years."
> --Joe Scarborough (R-FL)
> 
> "Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come
> home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?"
> --Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99
> 
> "[The] President . . . is once again releasing American military might on 
> a
> foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has
> yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not
> informed our nation's armed forces about how long they will be away from
> home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy."
> --Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)
> 
> "American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the
> administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign 
> policy."
> 
> --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)
> 
> "If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a
> clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy."
> --Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of George W Bush
> 
> "I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning . . I didn't
> think we had done enough in the diplomatic area."
> --Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)
> 
> "I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is
> often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning
> that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague
> objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these 
> questions
> are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is
> no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no
> contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. 
> There
> is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military. There is no 
> explanation
> defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no 
> strategic
> plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no
> plan today"
> --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)
> 
> "Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to
> explain to us what the exit strategy is."
> --Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)
> 
> 
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