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Letter "L" » Lawrence Wilkerson Quotes
«(Powell) came through the door ... and he had in his hands a sheaf of papers, and he said, 'This is what I've got to present at the United Nations according to the White House, and you need to look at it,' ... It was anything but an intelligence document. It was, as some people characterized it later, sort of a Chinese menu from which you could pick and choose.»
«What he seems to be saying to me now is the president failed to discipline the process the way he should have and that the president is ultimately responsible for this whole mess.»
«More important than that, we know that there was a Defense Intelligence Agency dissent on that testimony even before Colin Powell made his presentation, ... We never heard about that.»
«It takes firm leadership to preside over the bureaucracy. But it also takes a willingness to listen to dissenting opinions. It requires leaders who can analyze, synthesize, ponder and decide.»
«In essence it said, 'Dear Mr. President, I find myself at variance with a majority of your foreign policies and even your domestic policies and therefore I respectfully submit my resignation.»
«I've been there. I've stood on the hot parade ground as a pilot. I've cursed generals.»
«When I rationalize for myself not resigning, I did it by saying, 'This is the only sane member of this administration.»
«I wish I had not been involved in it. I look back on it, and I still say it was the lowest point in my life.»
«My army right now is truly in bad shape. Problems are brewing.»
«She has more flexibility, but I'm waiting to see if it really means anything, and if she can face down the vice-president on Iran, North Korea, and Syria. We're going to see just how much flexibility she has in the next few months.»