Jack Reed Quotes (39 Quotes)


    If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.

    We ask these young men and women to sacrifice themselves, to give their lives, ... I believe it's part of that leadership of that department that the secretary of defense would personally write these letters, personally sign them at least.

    We're in danger of breaking our army and preventing our national leaders from having the flexibility to confront not just Iraq and Afghanistan, but crises around the globe.

    The growth in the economy is not going to families, ... It's in stark contrast to what happened during the Clinton Administration.

    The administration is manufacturing a crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Security.


    I'm very concerned because this could be the first situation in many, many years in which we do not consider and pass an authorization bill.

    We strongly believe that providing these units access to uniform pay, full federal benefits and federal protections affords the federal government the best opportunity to fully support the military personnel involved in these operations.

    The military leaders will tell you this battle is not going to be won by military force, it's a political struggle like every insurgency, ... We can buy time and create an environment, but if you don't have the civilian experts, who can talk about reconstruction, political activity, education reform, then we're not gong to improve people's lives.

    Republicans were wrong then and they are wrong now,

    We can best honor the memories of those who were killed on September 11 and those who have been killed fighting the war on terrorism, by dedicating ourselves to building a free and peaceful world safe from the threat of terrorism.

    I think she's been very measured and very thoughtful and very consistent with her criticisms.

    He's a very capable individual, but I'm not confident, based on what he's said and written before, that he can really fulfill the spirit of the Constitution.

    Having committed ourselves to Iraq, we must prevail, and to prevail, we must fund all of the requirements for our military. We must do it adequately and promptly, and the administration is doing neither.

    We have real questions about the size of our forces, whether an international division will be provided, what efforts are being made to engage multinational support politically, diplomatically, and militarily, ... Those questions remain.

    It is an opportunity for us to build on that with responsible reforms such as the elimination of soft money. So we've been given a chance. I just hope we take that chance on the behalf of the American people.

    The President has no real plan to address the fiscal challenges arising from the retirement of the baby boom generation, let alone a plan to fix Social Security.

    Seventy-two hours without regular sleep, sensory deprivation -- which would be a bag over your head for 72 hours -- do you think that's humane

    On a daily basis, we are seeing not just attacks against coalition forces and security forces of Iraq, we are seeing a situation in many places which is beyond chaotic to the point which the Iraqi people are quickly beginning to assume that we not only are occupying but we are inept occupiers.

    The struggle against these types of radical groups is going to be a long one, ... Using military force, we are containing them. But long-term economic and social progress, along with political reform, will discredit the radicals.

    I certainly will support all efforts to win. We have no choice, ... But I think we've put ourselves in a position where we've made a choice where everything is to lose and very little to gain.

    One of the lessons of 911 is that you can't assume we are invulnerable, ... There is still a very serious threat that these terrorist groups are going to get access to nuclear devices.

    The insurgents are thinking in terms of years. It took 10 years in Afghanistan to evict the Soviets. We're thinking in terms of months, and that causes problems,

    After a brilliant offensive campaign to destroy the Iraqi military forces, we have settled into a very dismal and dangerous occupation.

    No, no, answer the question, Mr. Secretary. Is that humane.

    Mr. Secretary, you're dissembling, non-responsive, ... Anybody would say putting a bag over someone's head for 72 hours -- which is sensory deprivation.

    We have to be prepared for a long involvement. We have to do it not just rhetorically. We have to have the resources, we have to expand our army, our Marine Corps, we have to provide them with the best equipment possible, ... There's lots of things we can do.

    He has not convinced me that he will not uphold just the letter of the Constitution, but the spirit of the Constitution as well,

    Hurricane Katrina damaged platforms and ports and curtailed production at refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, the source of almost a third of U.S. oil output, ... The severe damage to our nations energy infrastructure is undoubtedly raising energy costs however, we need to ensure that Americans are protected from businesses that may chose to take advantage of this tragedy.

    We are today, in this country, convulsed by the situation in Iraq. It is an extraordinary crisis. It is taxing our men and women in uniform, and it is certainly taxing our resolve.

    We're not a big corporation - we're not a Wal-Mart, not that we're taking shots at them, because they're a great operation, ... But we have more flexibility, which is both a strength and weakness of our store.

    The president noted that we helped Japan and Germany build democracies after World War II he didn't mention that it took decades, really, to do that. The president stated that free nations defeated communism in the Cold War, but he did not mention that it took 50 years to do that.

    I am not opposed to sensible bankruptcy law reform, but this Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 is a reverse Robin Hood - squeeze the down-on-their-luck middle class and impoverished Americans and give the proceeds to the financial services industry.

    What you see on TV is the more prominent aspect of what we're doing. But there's a lot of work with my colleagues in trying to come up with a policy direction the Democrats can unite behind.

    The best reduction, the most final reduction, is to destroy the warheads.

    The administration is desperate to try to reverse the popular impression that the situation is deteriorating rapidly,

    far enough to really chart out a course over the next several years.

    There's a real danger today, if political leaders in Baghdad do not step up to the responsibilities, that they will become increasingly irrelevant to the people of Iraq. And that country will tip into sectarian warfare, which will essentially, I think, leave us with very few options in terms of continued presence of our military forces.

    I'm at a loss to understand why they adopted this extreme legal procedure.

    I'm just looking at Judge Roberts.


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