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> [ \[I am\] saddened, saddened, that this president \[Bush\] failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to go to war. Saddened that we have to give up one life because this president couldn't create the kind of diplomatic effort… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/i-am-saddened-saddened-that-this-president-bush-failed-so-miserably/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

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> [We have exhausted all of our diplomatic effort to get the Iraqis to comply with their own agreements and with international law. Given that... we have got to force them to comply, and we are doing so militarily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/we-have-exhausted-all-of-our-diplomatic-effort-to-get-the-iraqis-to/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

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## Other authors on Diplomatic

## More by Tom Daschle

> [We must govern from the middle, or we will not be able to govern at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/we-must-govern-from-the-middle-or-we-will-not-be-able-to-govern-at-all/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [ \[I am\] saddened, saddened, that this president \[Bush\] failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to go to war. Saddened that we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/i-am-saddened-saddened-that-this-president-bush-failed-so-miserably/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [America has lost an icon. Ronald Reagan's leadership will inspire Americans for generations to come. His patriotism and devotion to our country will never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/america-has-lost-an-icon-ronald-reagan-s-leadership-will-inspire/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/iraq-is-not-the-only-nation-in-the-world-to-possess-weapons-of-mass/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [We know we're up against the wall. We know how difficult a challenge it is, being in the minority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/we-know-we-re-up-against-the-wall-we-know-how-difficult-a-challenge/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [It was important for us to be as supportive as our candidates and as our incumbent senators would have us be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/it-was-important-for-us-to-be-as-supportive-as-our-candidates-and-as/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/bipartisanship-isn-t-an-option-anymore-it-is-a-requirement-the/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/we-need-real-campaign-finance-reform-to-loosen-the-grip-of-special/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/senators-like-everyone-else-want-to-feel-a-part-of-this-decision/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [We must correct the problems and inequities in the way we conduct and decide elections in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/we-must-correct-the-problems-and-inequities-in-the-way-we-conduct-and/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [As the representatives of the people we are here to declare that our resolve has not been weakened by these horrific and cowardly acts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/as-the-representatives-of-the-people-we-are-here-to-declare-that-our/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/this-president-failed-so-miserably-in-diplomacy-that-we-are-now/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [People were concerned about national security, and that precluded us from having the opportunity to break through on the issues that we cared most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/people-were-concerned-about-national-security-and-that-precluded-us/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [It would be nice if we could clear up the nominations that are still out there, and there are a lot of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/it-would-be-nice-if-we-could-clear-up-the-nominations-that-are-still/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

> [We will also never bring up the permanent tax cut the president is advocating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daschle/we-will-also-never-bring-up-the-permanent-tax-cut-the-president-is/)

[Tom Daschle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daschle/)

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