Abraham Lincoln Quotes
If I had 50,000 additional troops here now, I believe I could substantially close the [civil] war in two weeks.
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States (Republican, IL), Letter to governors, July 3, 1862
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Four years later the President embarked on a nation-building effort in Iraq which was beset with many problems.
3 years later he led America on a huge invasion and nation building project in Iraq. It turned out that had he listened to his own advice and not flip-flopped, the huge cost of the Iraq War might have been avoided.
The Vietnam War was certainly not a victory for the U. S. Some saw it as our first defeat. While it was not ended on Johnson’s watch, he must certainly share that responsibility with Nixon and even JFK as these three all were responsible for our Vietnam failure. Johnson, ended up with what he feared most.
sending American troops to Vietnam
Ironically, Lieberman was using this quotation to campaign against Bush’s son, George W. Bush.
Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
