54 Quotes by Jack Reed

We strongly believe that providing these units access to uniform pay, full federal benefits and federal protections affords the federal government the best opportunity to fully support the military personnel involved in these operations.

We're in danger of breaking our army and preventing our national leaders from having the flexibility to confront not just Iraq and Afghanistan, but crises around the globe.

We're about see a second tidal surge from Katrina and Rita,

We have real questions about the size of our forces, whether an international division will be provided, what efforts are being made to engage multinational support politically, diplomatically, and militarily, ... Those questions remain.

Seventy-two hours without regular sleep, sensory deprivation -- which would be a bag over your head for 72 hours -- do you think that's humane?

On a daily basis, we are seeing not just attacks against coalition forces and security forces of Iraq, we are seeing a situation in many places which is beyond chaotic to the point which the Iraqi people are quickly beginning to assume that we not only are occupying but we are inept occupiers.

Mr. Secretary, you're dissembling, non-responsive, ... Anybody would say putting a bag over someone's head for 72 hours -- which is sensory deprivation.

My fear is that there's pressure in the United States that is forcing us to re-evaluate our position rather than what's happening on the ground in Iraq,

No, no, answer the question, Mr. Secretary. Is that humane?