As President, I will not be the last to know what is going on in my command. John F. Kerry More Quotes by John F. Kerry More Quotes From John F. Kerry I've been having problems with the right wing lately. John F. Kerry right-wingproblemwings When the nations of the world look upon the United States, they see a country which has achieved what they would all like to become one day. Whether it is in the field of science, art, music, agriculture, politics, economics or war, the United States is the leader. John F. Kerry warcountryart My friends, that's trickle-down economics, and I believe every worker in America is tired of being trickled on by George W. Bush John F. Kerry tiredbelieveamerica I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad. John F. Kerry baghdaddevelopmentpresident George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still haven't found them. John F. Kerry mass-destructioniraqwar Great challenges confront our great nation. We seek to meet them by rising to the task, not by defining our country down. John F. Kerry challengescountry If you think I would have gone to war the way George Bush did, don't vote for me. John F. Kerry gonewarthinking President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second. John F. Kerry upsetblackpresident You don't value families if you force them to take up a collection to buy body armor for a son or daughter in the service. John F. Kerry armordaughterson Just the fact that we can't pass budgets in our Congress, just the fact that we are gridlocked in our own democracy, the fact that everybody who travels can see that we're not investing in our airports, in our rail, in our infrastructure and so forth, people are noticing a United States that is not getting the job done in some ways. John F. Kerry airportsjobspeople I commanded a naval gunboat patrolling the Mekong Delta. Then when I came home after two tours of duty, I decided that the same sense of service demanded something more of me. John F. Kerry dutyhometwo For those of us who are fortunate to share an Irish ancestry, we take great pride in the contributions that Irish-Americans. John F. Kerry ancestryprideshare The Reagan Administration has no rational plan for our military. Instead, it acts on misinformed assumptions about the strength of the Soviet military and a presumed 'window of vulnerability,' which we now know not to exist. John F. Kerry administrationassumptionmilitary What we Americans need to do is respect that incredible blessing that we have as a nation and make sure that we are leading in the best ways possible. John F. Kerry blessingwayneeds Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real. John F. Kerry mass-destructionwmdreal Regime change has been an American policy under the Clinton administration, and it is the current policy. I support the policy. But regime change in and of itself is not sufficient justification for going to war--particularly unilaterally--unless regime change is the only way to disarm Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction pursuant to the United Nations resolution. John F. Kerry mass-destructioniraqwar Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country. John F. Kerry responsibilityordercountry NAFTA recognizes the reality of today's economy - globalization and technology. Our future is not in competing at the low-level wage job; it is in creating high-wage, new technology jobs based on our skills and our productivity. John F. Kerry technologyjobsreality There's an agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united; that it needs to be secular; that ISIL needs to be taken on; and that there needs to be a managed transition, but there is a difference obviously in what that means and what that outcome may or may not be. John F. Kerry takenmeancountry Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country. John F. Kerry realwarcountry
