Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators; two, that oil would soon pay for Iraqi's rebuilding; and, three, that we have plenty of troops, weapons, and equipment for the postwar situation.

Quote by John Spratt

Topics: John Spratt Quotes

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the...

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the...

Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic...

We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic...

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone,...

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone,...

This war so far has cost us $125 billion and counting, because largely we decided...

This war so far has cost us $125 billion and counting, because largely we decided...

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at...

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at...

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling...

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling...

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one...

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one...

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring...

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring...

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have...

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have...

And it raises a fundamental question: How long can we move the world in one...

And it raises a fundamental question: How long can we move the world in one...

What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom...

What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom...

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year...

Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year...

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we...

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we...

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a...

The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a...