Les Aspin Quotes
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We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater.
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If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it.
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We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will then be able to provide food and water and medical help.
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There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush administration's problem, which is they would like to get rid of Saddam Hussein and they would like to have the Kurds autonomous.
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Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back.
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Les Aspin
- Born: July 21, 1938
- Died: May 21, 1995
- Occupation: Former United States Secretary of Defense