"Part of the calculus is that the enemy is well aware of our presence and our capabilities."

"Part of the calculus is that the enemy is well aware of our presence and our capabilities."
Col. David Perkins
Commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Fort Stewart, Ga., which is taking part in war games near Kuwait's border with Iraq.
"A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embraced the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended."
Trent Lott
Senate Republican leader, on his remark that the nation would have been better off if Strom Thurmond had won the presidency when he ran on a segregationist ticket in 1948.