Jack Reed
Jack Reed
John Francis Reed, known as Jack Reed, is the senior United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1949
CityCranston, RI
CountryUnited States of America
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What you see on TV is the more prominent aspect of what we're doing. But there's a lot of work with my colleagues in trying to come up with a policy direction the Democrats can unite behind.
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There was inadequate planning, inadequate recognition of the problem at every level.
And that's going to take a long time,
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After a brilliant offensive campaign to destroy the Iraqi military forces, we have settled into a very dismal and dangerous occupation.
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It is an opportunity for us to build on that with responsible reforms such as the elimination of soft money. So we've been given a chance. I just hope we take that chance on the behalf of the American people.
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He's a very capable individual, but I'm not confident, based on what he's said and written before, that he can really fulfill the spirit of the Constitution.
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He has not convinced me that he will not uphold just the letter of the Constitution, but the spirit of the Constitution as well,
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Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.
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Having grown up as a young Army officer in the Vietnam era, I had an instinctual sort of notion that you have to look very carefully and weigh very carefully what anyone says.
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Having committed ourselves to Iraq, we must prevail, and to prevail, we must fund all of the requirements for our military. We must do it adequately and promptly, and the administration is doing neither.
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He must be candid and honest about the current situation, what is at stake, what it will take to succeed, how long the mission will last and what it will cost.
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The insurgents are thinking in terms of years. It took 10 years in Afghanistan to evict the Soviets. We're thinking in terms of months, and that causes problems,
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This is a very expensive and long-term endeavor.
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if you've got competent units ... they're basically militias in national uniforms, and you're uncertain of whose orders they're taking, that's not the security force you want.