Robert Byrd Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

• Today I weep for my country. No more is the image of America one of strong, yet benevolent peacekeeper. ... Around the globe, our friends mistrust us, our word is disputed, our intentions are questioned. We flaunt our superpower status with arrogance....After war has ended the United States will have to rebuild much more than the country of Iraq. We will have to rebuild America's image around the globe.

  Robert Byrd

  Country, Strong, War

• This war is not necessary. We are truly sleepwalking through history.

  Robert Byrd

  Peace, War, Sleepwalking

• To engage in war is always to pick a wild card. And war must always be a last resort, not a first choice. I truly must question the judgment of any president who can say that a massive unprovoked military attack on a nation which is over 50 percent children is ‘in the highest moral traditions of our country.'

  Robert Byrd

  Country, Peace, Children

  "The Byrd That Roared" by Matteen Mokalla, www.motherjones.com. March 2004.

• To contemplate war is to think about the most horrible of human experiences.

  Robert Byrd

  War, Thinking, Horrible

  "We stand passively mute" by Robert Byrd, www.theguardian.com. February 18, 2003.

• The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this Administration has learned from its mistakes in Iraq.

  Robert Byrd

  War, Mistake, Iraq

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