Bob Kerrey
Bob Kerrey
Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerreyis an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. During the action for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, he was severely wounded, precluding further naval service...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 August 1943
CityLincoln, NE
CountryUnited States of America
It was not a secret to our commanding officer about what happened that night,
I saw women and children in front of us being hit and cut to pieces... After that night...I had become someone I did not recognize.
I would not say 'impossible,' ... But, boy, it feels awfully close to it.
There are going to be in the short term terrifying, confusing moments (like) attacks on Iraqi police headquarters. The intent (by the opposition) is to produce destabilization, to cause people to say let's get out of here, they don't like us.... I don't think the U.S. is going to cut and run.
The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best.
It's not clear in the U.S. at the moment, either. We're going through another election.
The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.
Cuba wants to get rid of a dictator, and baseball needs a dictator.
If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. Its not clear how they will do it, but it never is.
I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.
I've been a Yankees fan since I was six.
The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
When you're fighting for economic and social justice, you're always fighting for the minority.
But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done.