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War Quotes by John F. Kerry

38 War quotes by John F. Kerry

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A president’s biggest judgment is how they lead a nation into war. The quotes argue that war should be a necessary last resort, not a choice, and that leaders must think about the soldiers hearing the radios in the desert. They also warn about being misled by false claims of weapons.

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The military's job is to win the war. A president's job is to win the peace.

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I am a veteran, I fought in a war. I've been a prosecutor. I've sent people to jail for the rest of…

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George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still…

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We are not interested in a proxy war. Our objective is to change Russia's behavior.

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We are all proud of is World War II where we went in, we were decisive, we came to the conclusion that…

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If you think I would have gone to war the way George Bush did, don't vote for me.

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War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.

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There are issues of war and peace. And then, there are issues of life and death like this one that are no…

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When President Bush sees America, he sees only a military superpower. I see a moral and idealistic beacon. Mr. Bush may talk…

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For sure, there are times when one may have no choice but to go to war, but it is never something to…

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I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to…

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Nobody's interests are served by what's happening in Syria today. It's a catastrophe. It's the worst human catastrophe since World War II.…

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I will never conduct a war or start a war because we want to; the United States of America should only go…

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What remains unchanged is the principle, which is that we do not launch wars without overwelming reasons, and overwhelming alliances, and without…

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So we can do a better job of homeland security. I can do a better job of waging a smarter, more effective…

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And here and now we must insist again that fidelity, honor, and love of country demand untrammeled debate and open dissent. At…

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[Bashar] Assad himself has said on several occasions recently that if the people of Syria don't believe I should be there in…

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Regime change has been an American policy under the Clinton administration, and it is the current policy. I support the policy. But…

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The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has…

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My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved…

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We achieved a deal with the Russians that didn't wind up in two days of strikes that would have sent a, quote,…

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We do not need to divide America over who served and how. I have personally always believed that many served in many…

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There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war.

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War on terror is far less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering, law-enforcement operation.

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I'm a Catholic, raised a Catholic. I was an altar boy. Religion has been a huge part of my life. It helped…

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I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not…

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I believe that this president [George W. Bush], regrettably, rushed us into a war, made decisions about foreign policy, pushed alliances away.…

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Glossed over the disastrous war and its multibillion-dollar price tag and implied again that our presence in Iraq is somehow improving the…

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We are being Americans when we hold our government to account. We are being false to our troops when we send them…

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The bottom line is that the impacts of climate change can exacerbate resource competition, threaten livelihoods, and increase the risk of instability…

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I think that for many of us, the years of the Civil Rights movements - Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy running for…

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We do have to take the long-term view. And long term, the question to ask ourselves is whether America should attack others…

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No one is going to question my commitment to the defence of our nation. I don't know what it is these Republicans,…

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When the nations of the world look upon the United States, they see a country which has achieved what they would all…

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George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still…

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Iraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is critical to the outcome of the war on terror, and…

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Our cause in the war on terror isn't helped when we have army officers like Lieutenant General William Boykin speaking in evangelical…

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If America is at war, I won't speak a word without measuring how it'll sound to the guys doing the fighting when…

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I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.

You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.

There's an agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united; that it needs to be secular; that ISIL needs to be taken on;…

It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one.

There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war.

I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to…

In a few years, you should be able to plug your American-made plug-in hybrid into the outlet in your garage, so that you never…

Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know something must…

America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances.

We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts,

Jesus did not help just the sick who could afford to pay for it.

War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.