122 Quotes by Joseph Biden

We need a civilian commitment in Iraq equal to our military one.

The American public must become engaged on this issue,

The American people must have a say in decisions that will affect their well-being for decades to come,

That will require the ( President George W. Bush administration) not to stay the course, but to change course, and to do it now.

Who do you think will be more likely to yield to national pressure, Helms or Lott? ... There's only one person who can break the logjam. That's the majority leader.

Well, I think based upon that job application where he said he strongly held these views, yes.

We don't expect the general to come with a detailed plan of the administration's priorities, but to get a sense of what their concerns are.

We can't keep the peace in Iraq anymore than the Iraqis want it. We can't want it more than they want it. And if they don't step up to the ball, we're going to be gone.

You know there's this tradition in the United States Navy that if a captain of a ship goes up on the shoals, almost regardless of whether it's his fault or not, he loses command.