Pat Roberts
Pat Roberts
Charles Patrick "Pat" Robertsis the senior United States Senator from Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he has served since 1997. He previously served as the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 April 1936
CountryUnited States of America
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I think it says something about the spirit of Kansas and of America that we can talk about the financial challenges facing our own farmers and at the same time ask for -- and get -- help for those even worse off, ... Only in America. Especially in Kansas.
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In my view it would have been far worse for these pilots to turn away from victims in their vicinity in order to complete their stated mission as foreseen by commanders 100 miles away and out of communication with a growing crisis,
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I think we ought to take it down -- take the damn thing down,
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I think we ought to raze that prison,
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I think we ought to be using all of our capabilities in terms of collecting the intelligence we need,
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It has been a pleasure to participate in your coronation -- ah, pardon me, your confirmation.
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I think ultimately you have to go right up the chain to the secretary of defense or to the civilian leadership of the military,
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I think he was confused and somewhat bewildered at first, somewhat shocked at his circumstances,
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I think, quite frankly, what happened is they had a leadership meeting the night before, they looked at the Scooter Libby situation, they thought the situation was right, and so they pull a stunt like this, not letting anybody know they're going to go into a secret session,
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Part of that was redacted to protect the Saudis, ... there was obvious Saudi involvement.
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Terrorists select their targets and mode of attack in order to maximize the political impact of the attack. And, because terrorists seek to call attention to whatever misguided cause they are pursuing, they need to escalate their attacks making each more spectacular and more horrific than its predecessor.
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Kansas producers got an early present this holiday with the long overdue decision by Japan.
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I have found no evidence to date in the rather voluminous material, floor to ceiling, that we have 10 staffers going over, that there was any manipulation on the part of the administration,
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I don't believe that statement passes the smell test, nor do I believe it would be your position that we have no better mission for military pilots in a crisis of Katrina's magnitude than kennel duty,