Click here for 113 full quotes on War & Peace OR 17 older headlines OR other candidates on War & Peace OR background on War & Peace. Afghanistan Support Afghan counter-terrorism; oppose counter-insurgency. (Sep 2020)

Only deal with terrorism in Afghanistan, not nation-building. (Feb 2020)

I opposed Afghan surge starting in 2009. (Dec 2019)

Can't put Afghanistan together: it's 3 different countries. (Sep 2019)

End "forever wars" in Afghanistan & Middle East. (Jul 2019)

Out of Iraq as promised; out of Afghanistan soon. (Oct 2012)

Out of Afghanistan in 2014, period. (Oct 2012)

Drones against al Qaeda instead of ground troops. (Jun 2012)

Advised caution in striking Osama bin Laden. (Jan 2012)

Withdraw US troops continuously from Afghanistan until 2014. (Dec 2011)

2002: Iraq pivots from unfinished business in Afghanistan. (Oct 2010)

2008: Afghanistan is forgotten war, & Pakistan is neglected. (Oct 2010)

Enemy is Al Qaeda, not Taliban; timetable for withdrawal ok. (Oct 2010)

Not necessary to defeat Taliban; it's part of Afghan society. (Oct 2010)

We're in Afghanistan because of Al Qaeda, period. (May 2010)

Afghanistan must never again be haven for al Qaeda. (Feb 2008) Iran

Assassinations in Iran make America stand alone. (Feb 2020)

Supported wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, but not Iran. (Mar 2019)

Don't trust Iran but they met initial conditions of deal. (Sep 2016)

Prevent--not contain--Iranian nuclear weapon. (Mar 2013)

Meet Iranian leaders only when they have a serious agenda. (Feb 2013)

Iran has some fissile material, but no nuclear weapons. (Oct 2012)

Iran Sanctions are most crippling in history. (Oct 2012)

Iran is not close to nuclear weapons; stop the bluster. (Oct 2012)

Iran is isolated, and will be more so when Syria falls. (Dec 2011)

Accept NIE conclusion that Iran stopped nukes in 2003. (Dec 2007)

A military action resolution on Iran is a bad policy. (Oct 2007) Iraq War

FactCheck: removed troops from Iraq, but they went back. (Feb 2020)

I made a mistake; Bush said he wouldn't go into Iraq. (Feb 2020)

I made a mistake; Bush said he wouldn't go into Iraq. (Feb 2020)

As veep, worked to end Iraq war. (Jan 2020)

Iraq war vote mistake based on Bush/Cheney lies. (Jan 2020)

FactCheck:No, didn't oppose Iraq War right after war started. (Sep 2019)

U.S. forces out of Iraq, by whatever path led there fastest. (Sep 2019)

I got 150,000 troops out of Iraq; do same in Afghanistan. (Jun 2019)

Son Beau served in Iraq while Delaware Attorney General. (Oct 2017)

1990 Gulf War: reason enough to send generation to war? (Jun 2012)

OpEd: Iraq war follows tradition of active US leadership. (Jun 2012)

Proud of involvement in winding down Iraq war. (Dec 2011)

1998: only way to remove Saddam is massive military effort. (Aug 2011)

OpEd: 2003 Iraq vote unmistakably authorized war. (Nov 2010)

No vital interest in Kuwait in 1990; like Vietnam in 1972. (Oct 2010)

1990: One man deciding to go to war is tyranny. (Oct 2010)

2009: Monthly visit to Baghdad to wind down Iraq War. (May 2010)

2007: Supported funding Iraq War, against Obama. (Aug 2009)

2002: Waiting to be sure of Saddam danger could be too late. (Oct 2008)

Post-colonial countries like Iraq need federal system. (Nov 2007)

Third way: federalize Iraq; troops home; no chaos behind. (Nov 2007)

Changed mind on Iraq pullout, not about political solution. (Sep 2007)

Worth losing election to protect our troops. (Sep 2007)

Leaving Iraq will cause generation-long regional war. (Aug 2007)

Voted for Iraq War resolution to avoid war in Iraq. (Jul 2007)

Bush invaded Iraq as the weakest of the Axis of Evil. (Jul 2007)

End neocon fantasy of remaking Iraq in our image. (Jul 2007)

Never de-fund a single soldier in Iraq. (Jul 2007)

Fund the safety of the troops till 67 anti-war votes reached. (Jun 2007)

Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after. (Apr 2007)

In 2002 Saddam posed a threat of purchasing a nuclear bomb. (Apr 2007)

US worse off than before Saddam because US lost credibility. (Apr 2007)

Partitioning Iraq is inevitable, as shown by history. (Apr 2007)

Decentralize Iraqi government; local control over daily life. (Apr 2007)

Biden-Gelb plan: UN & Muslim powers to enforce Iraq unity. (Apr 2007)

Decentralize Iraq to give people control over daily lives. (Feb 2007) Trouble Spots

Pull troops out of Mideast, except to patrol Gulf and ISIS. (Jan 2020)

Leave special forces in Mideast, not just combat troops. (Jan 2020)

Troop withdrawal from Syria was shameful. (Oct 2019)

US should stand up to aggression of dictators. (Feb 2019)

Inviolate borders for Ukraine; no spheres of influence. (Nov 2017)

Vietnam war was horrendous waste based on a flawed premise. (Oct 2017)

1993: Arm the victims: end the Bosnian embargo. (Oct 2017)

Syria chemical attack violates essential international norm. (Aug 2013)

Syria's Assad must go, but carefully vet who gets aid. (Mar 2013)

Assad is no longer fit to lead the Syrian people; he must go. (Feb 2013)

Intel support against extremism in Mali and North Africa. (Feb 2013)

Syria not like Libya; intervention would ignite the region. (Oct 2012)

Will track terrorists to end of the earth. (Sep 2012)

Opposed Vietnam but didn't identify with anti-war movement. (Jun 2012)

1990s: Military intervention to stop Bosnia ethnic cleansing. (Jun 2012)

Syrian brutality must end; Assad must step down. (Dec 2011)

We shared responsibility to bring democracy to Libya. (Dec 2011)

1992: lift Bosnian arms embargo; NATO air strikes on Serbs. (Oct 2010)

9/11: Urged Bush to stay in public, like DeGaulle in WWII. (Oct 2010)

1971: Campaigned on wanting Vietnam War over. (Oct 2010)

UN approval is not needed for US military action. (May 2010)

My push for Bosnian intervention saved 1000s of lives. (Oct 2008)

Muslims donít like us because they do not trust us. (Dec 2007)

Strong US intervention in trouble spots around the world. (Nov 2007)

Itís already US policy to go into Pakistan to get al Qaeda. (Aug 2007)

1995: pushed to lift arms embargo in Bosnia. (Jul 2007)

1995: pushed Clinton to bomb Serbia to free Kosovo. (Jul 2007)

Do away with the policy of regime change for Iran. (Jun 2007)

Replace pre-emption doctrine with prevention. (Apr 2007)

With US troops in Korea, we are too committed to war. (Oct 1975) Voting Record

I shouldn't have voted for Bush's AUMF; he did it wrong way. (Sep 2019)

Regrets his war vote because Bush misused war authority. (Apr 2007)

Vote for war allowed war only after all else failed. (Apr 2007)

Introduced legislation barring US Military bases in Iraq. (Apr 2007)

Vote for Iraq War was mistake; assumed Bush competence. (Feb 2007)

Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now a war critic. (Nov 2006)

Voted NO on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)

Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)

Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)

Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)

Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)

Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)

Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)

Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)

Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)

Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)

No troop surge: no military escalation in Iraq. (Jan 2007)

Deploy UN multinational peacekeeping force in Darfur. (Jul 2007)

Opposes letter to Iran from 47 GOP Senators: keep nuke deal. (Mar 2015)

Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)