Les Aspin Quotes

Before we give you billions more, we want to know what you've done with the trillion you've got.
Les Aspin

Done, Give, Before

We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater.
Les Aspin

Done, Before, Theater

Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back.
Les Aspin

Within, Iraq, Safe

That was not part of the U.N. resolution; it was not part of the mandate to go on to Baghdad and, frankly, if we had gone into Baghdad and pushed Saddam Hussein off, we would have inherited an even bigger mess than the mess we inherited with the refugee problem.
Les Aspin

Problem, Off, Gone

There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush administration's problem, which is they would like to get rid of Saddam Hussein and they would like to have the Kurds autonomous.
Les Aspin

Sympathy, Problem, Here

We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will then be able to provide food and water and medical help.
Les Aspin

Food, Medical, Help

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 21, 1938

Died: May 21, 1995

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