155 ordspråk av Carl Levin
Carl Levin
We are indebted to the men and women serving in our armed forces for their dedicated and unselfish service to our country.
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We are not going to simply allow the administration to do what it wants on detainees, because it is not consistent with our values.
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We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.
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We can't stay for an unlimited time, due to the strain on our forces,
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We cannot overstate the sacrifice our military personnel - all volunteers - are making to ensure the security of their fellow Americans.
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We have a million people displaced and we have 100 million Americans that are opening up their hearts and homes, ... We have some people who are trying to take advantage of it for their own personal profit. And we should stop them in their tracks.
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We need a 9/11-type commission to restore credibility to this nation.
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We need the support of people around the world in our war on terrorism.
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We need to devise a way to effectively inspect these trash shipments and if there is no way to inspect them adequately, we simply should not allow them into this country.
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We need to have 2006 be a year of transition,
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We set that date without getting the support of the U.N. We set that unilaterally. And we now are trying hard to get the U.N. involved. But without the support of the international community, that date could really backfire on us,
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We think it would be a mistake to set a specific date, at least most of us do. On the other hand, we believe it's essential that we change course in a number of directions in order to improve our chances of Iraq becoming a success.
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we're there as long as we are needed.
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We've either got to fix it or drop it and look for another mechanism.
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We've got to be willing to take a good hard look at ourselves and not leave all these gaps.
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