The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I read more

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I said more than a year ago, knowing what we know now, I would not have gone to war in Iraq. And knowing now the full measure of the Bush Administration’s duplicity and incompetence, I doubt there are many members of Congress who would give them the authority they abused so badly. I know I would not.

Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the read more

Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the very least we can do to show how much we value everything they do for us.

Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in how I talk about the read more

Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in how I talk about the war. But the president made a mistake in invading Iraq. Which is worse?

My son was killed in a war without honor for the sake of lies.

My son was killed in a war without honor for the sake of lies.

History will judge the invasion of Iraq one of the greatest foreign policy misadventures of all time.

History will judge the invasion of Iraq one of the greatest foreign policy misadventures of all time.

What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq read more

What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq or South East Asia or the Balkans. A foreign war is a wonderful lollipop to stuff in the mouth of a possibly quarrelsome press.

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military force in the world, and read more

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military force in the world, and we owe them the peace of mind that comes from knowing that they and their families will be taken care of if they sacrifice life, limb or the ability to sleep without war's nightmares. We owe them not just thanks and best wishes, but action, and action in our nation's capital.

Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do read more

Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do neither what you said nor what you intended.

We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is read more

We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is a better job at making our Democracy work right here at home.