There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war. – George McGovern
I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it. – George McGovern
I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. – George McGovern
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. – George McGovern
The Iraq war was fought by one-half of one percent of us. And unless we were part of that small group or had a relative who was, we went about our lives as usual most of the time: no draft, no new taxes, no changes. Not so for the small group who fought the war and their families. – Bob Schieffer