Carl Levin
Carl Levin
Carl Milton Levinis a former United States Senator from Michigan, having served from 1979 to 2015. He was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 June 1934
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
Carl Levin quotes about
iraq september-11 enemy
The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist
mean wmd mass-destruction
We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.
love wall keys
If you like what Wall Street did for the housing market, you'll love what Wall Street is doing for commodities, Goldman's ability to influence any portion of the price for a key component of the industrial economy is simply unacceptable.
mistake past choices
We have a hope of succeeding if we learn from our past mistakes and pull together to make the hard choices.
responsibility aquariums accountability
Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.
jobs men safety
Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely.
date hard support trying
We set that date without getting the support of the U.N. We set that unilaterally. And we now are trying hard to get the U.N. involved. But without the support of the international community, that date could really backfire on us,
court finds leave
What we do is leave that up to the court if it finds that there's coercion.
directly failure increasing korea led north nuclear talk threat
talk directly to the North Koreans. That's what's been missing. ... It has led to real failure in these policies. The nuclear threat is increasing from North Korea as a result.
mistake damage-is-done medical
Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients
iraq campaigns liberation
The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror
military army fighting
It's unclear how air strikes on our part can succeed unless the Iraqi army is willing to fight, and that's uncertain given the fact that several Iraqi army divisions have melted away.
quality members duty
It is of the utmost importance that our service members are adequately compensated for their duties, and that we offer them a quality of life that will enable them to continue to serve and to live comfortably
military thoughtful government
We shouldn't knee jerk anything. The Iraqi government a few years back, when they had a chance to sign an agreement that would keep some of our presence there, refused to do it. So we've got to be very careful and thoughtful before we do anything.