6 Robert Byrd Quotes on War

Robert Byrd quotes on war

10. I won't mince words - I am profoundly worried that the President may have a hidden agenda for dealing with Iran and Syria, and I am equally worried that the Administration has no agenda to manage what appears to be a worsening nuclear crisis in North Korea.

13. It [the Senate] handed everything to a president, by way of using the military forces of this country where he would, when he would, how he would, as long as it was connected with Iraq. And that's a blotch upon this country and the Senate.

19. 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.

22. This war is not necessary; we are truly sleepwalking through history.

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

39. The training of these poor creatures to turn themselves into fighting machines is simply barbaric. Barbaric! Barbaric! Barbaric! Let that word resound from hill to hill, and from mountain to mountain, from valley to valley across this broad land! Barbaric! Barbaric...may God help those poor souls who would be so cruel. Barbaric! Hear me! Barbaric!