American war Quote by Peter Baker

“Congress, however, stiffened, cutting off appropriations for such bombing as of August 15, 1973. In November it overrode a presidential veto to pass a…

— James T. Patterson

Luckily for [Barack] Obama, the Russians came along and rescued him with this proposal [to confiscate Assad's chemical weapons] which he quickly accepted -…

— Noam Chomsky

House Speaker John Boehner says President Obama should have clearly outlined his exact plans before bombing Libya. Apparently it's only Iraq where you don't…

— Jay Leno

Dear Mr. President: ... We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including,…

— Joe Lieberman

Speaker John Boehner complained that Barack Obama ordered the U.S. military into combat in Libya without clearly defining the mission to the American people…

— Jay Leno

The Trump administration launched the cruise missile strikes in Syria, an act of war, without a U.N. resolution or Congressional authorization.

— Peter Bergen

President Obama is asking Congress to support a military strike in Syria. If they approve, it will be the first time Congress has officially…

— Jay Leno

I agree with the president [Barack Obama]. I've said myself, we will not send American combat troops back to either Syria or Iraq -…

— Hillary Clinton

In 2013, a great national coalition came together to compel Congress to deny Barack Obama authority to take us to war in Syria.

— Pat Buchanan

Being Americans, we prosecute wars to win them, not to have reasonable response, not to have appropriate levels of retaliation. Our theory is you…

— Newt Gingrich

President Barack Obama campaigned on a promise to stop endless wars. The military-industrial complex had other ideas, including launching an invasion of Libya and…

— Mollie Hemingway

We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course [Barack]Obama's not going to be able to…

— Benjamin Carson