"Our forces have done all and more than we have asked of them, and their families have been patiently sacrificing for four long years. The voters spoke in November and we, as members of Congress, do

"Our forces have done all and more than we have asked of them, and their families have been patiently sacrificing for four long years. The voters spoke in November and we, as members of Congress, do not have the right to remain silent."
Congressman Elijah Cummings
During the House debate on the war in Iraq.
"We were there for a reason. I had my gun on me for a reason. We decided to eat dessert, which we never do, for a reason. Everything happened for a reason."
Kenneth K. Hammond
A police officer who helped stop a deadly shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Salt Lake City.
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