"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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