Entities: Dennis J Kucinich[1]; Earl Blumenauer[1]; Ike Skelton[1]; Lincoln Diaz-Balart[1]; Chellie Pingree[1];

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Chellie Pingree asked: “Is the cost of this war worth it?”

Ike Skelton said: “Passing this resolution guarantees failure in Afghanistan and poses a serious risk that we will once again face the same situation that existed on Sept. 11,”

Lincoln Diaz-Balart said: “It would mean the return of nightmarish tyranny to Afghanistan,”

Entities: Howard Berman[1]; Dennis Kucinich[1]; Barack Obama[1];

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Dennis Kucinich said: "Unless this Congress acts to claim its constitutional responsibility, we will stay in Afghanistan for a very, very long time at great cost to our troops and to our national priorities,"

Howard Berman said: "I'm keenly aware that even if we remain in Afghanistan -- and here I want to emphasize this -- there's no guarantee that we will prevail in our fight against al Qaeda. But if we don't try, we are guaranteed to fail,"

Entities: Jerrold Nadler[2]; Hamid Karzai[1]; Howard Berman[2]; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen[4]; Robert Gates[1]; Dennis Kucinich[2];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

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Dennis Kucinich said: "To reflect on our responsibility for troop casualties that are now reaching 1000, to look at our responsibilities for the cost of the war, which approaches $250 billion, our responsibility for the civilian casualties and the human costs of the war,"

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said: "Our brave men and women are making steady progress against the deadly foe and are doing so at great risk to their lives," "This offensive is already producing dramatic success, including the capture of senior Taliban leaders, the routing of their forces and the stabilization of key areas. A winning strategy should be supported, not undermined"

Howard Berman said: "If we withdraw from Afghanistan before the government is capable of providing a basic level of security for its own people, we face the prospect that the Taliban once again will take the reins of power in Kabul and provide a safe haven to al-Qaida," "That would be a national security disaster"

Jerrold Nadler said: "We should not use our troops to prop up a corrupt government," "It is simply not justifiable to sacrifice more lives and more money on this war"

Entities: James McGovern[1]; Dennis Kucinich[1]; Barack Obama[1];

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Dennis Kucinich told: “This (debate) is a first step. It’s like an alarm going off and people begin to wake up,”

Dennis Kucinich said: “that wasn’t intended to be a blank check for war without end,”

James McGovern said: “There should be no excuse to avoid debate. Debate is not undermining anything,”

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Howard Berman[1]; John O'Callaghan[1]; Dennis Kucinich[1];

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Dennis Kucinich said: "Unless this Congress acts to claim its constitutional responsibility, we will stay in Afghanistan for a very, very long time at great cost to our troops and to our national priorities,"

Howard Berman said: "I'm keenly aware that even if we remain in Afghanistan -- and here I want to emphasize this -- there's no guarantee that we will prevail in our fight against al Qaeda. But if we don't try, we are guaranteed to fail,"

Entities: Martin Luther King[1]; Ted Poe[1]; Ike Skelton[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Martin Luther[1]; Bob Filner[1]; Nelson Mandela[1]; Dennis Kucinich[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

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Ron Paul said: "This war is an illegal war. This war is an immoral war," "This war is an unconstitutional war"

Ted Poe said: "War is hard. It is always hard," "We shall not give in; we shall not surrender or retreat. It is in our interest and the interest of America to defeat the enemy and let them have no doubt in their mind, we will be victorious"

Bob Filner said: "Yes, Mr. Poe, war is hard," "I got news for you: Peace is harder. Talk to Dr. Martin Luther King. Talk to Nelson Mandela. Peace is harder"