Charles Kennedy Quotes

We are a nation at war - and we should act like it.

When the country is at war, you need to support the president.

Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.

When the state does go to war ... so too should the nation.

As to war, I am and always was a great enemy, at the same time a warrior the greater part of my life and were I young again, should still be a warrior while ever this country should be invaded and I lived.

You can’t take military action in war without the support of government.

Americans will stomach long wars only when the nation’s survival is clearly at stake.

And, if we lost, then who win? Did Al Qaida win? When on the floor of the House of Representatives they cheer - they cheer - when they pass a withdrawal motion that is a certain date for surrender, what were they cheering? Surrender? Defeat?

The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win.

I have won many trophies in my time, but nothing will ever top helping win the battle for peace in my country.

It's a tough time my friends. We need to make sacrifices to ensure our troops have the tools they need in order to get the job done. This budget will help us win the War on Terror.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.

Where I would fault President Bush the most was that, in the wake of 9/11, he motivated our military, but he didn't call the nation into a state of war. And he didn't explain that this would take though a communal effort against common foe.

Any great war must be a popular movement.

Ministers [government officials] in the conduct of war … assume that war having been declared, the sole duty and anxiety of Ministers should consist in supporting generals and armies in the field.

Uncle Sam’s Latest Greatest Shortest War

I have picked up this vibe that...you’re going to have this massive strike with massed weapons, and basically that’s going to be it, and we just clean up the battlefield after that.

For better or worse the country has no alternative other than trust the President when we are at war.

I can do whatever is necessary to protect the United States.

I believe in war, if the people want war. They have to do the fighting. I believe, first, in a referendum to the people, and failing that, a decision by the people's representatives in Congress assembled.

I think when the president of the United States calls for military action, he should do it for a united people, especially when the methods have been so cruel, so explicitly directed at Americans.

During a time of war, we ask our troops to give their best even to the point of sacrificing their own lives. When compared against that, how much of a sacrifice is it for a president to engage in a possibly contentious debate with Congress about whether military action is a good idea?

A president can start a war under relatively specious circumstances, and once American soldiers are under fire, Americans will support the soldiers and support the president.

If there's one thing that unifies the nation in times of perpetual war it's the pledge to 'Support the Troops.'

War? War is an organized bore.