House Proceeding on Feb 14th, 2007 :: 10:34:59 to 10:36:23
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10:34:47 to 10:34:59( Edit History Discussion )

Peter T. King: extremists. this war did not start on september 11. we have been at war for many years. many of you will recall the iranian hostage crisis in 1979. we move forward in history, the beirut bombings,

10:34:59 to 10:35:11( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: 1983. 241 of our brave marines were killed. then we had the first bombing of the world trade center in 1993. then we had the uss cole in 2000, 17 americans killed. and finally, september 11rks

10:34:59 to 10:36:23( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Henry E. Jr.Brown

10:35:11 to 10:35:29( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: 2001, 3,americans killed. this war didn't start on september 11. and this war is not with iraq. this is a war with radical islam. we are involved in a battle with terrorists who hate us,

10:35:29 to 10:35:40( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: hate our freedoms and hate our religion. the extremists have engaged us in battle. we owe it to our fellow citizens to see that we have nothing less than total victory. congress should

10:35:40 to 10:35:52( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: not micromanage this war. we have one commander in chief. it's fine to disagree and point out mistakes, but this resolution is a step to weaken the morale of our troops and will embolden

10:35:52 to 10:36:07( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: our enemies. we cannot allow this to become another vietnam situation, a situation where politicians try to manage the war. my emotions run high as i remember that era, my first cousin was laid to rest

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Henry E. Jr.Brown: one week ago. fred was wounded in that war in vietnam, a war that was micromanaged by politicians. because of that conflict, he spent the better part of the last 40 years in a wheelchair.

10:36:23 to 10:36:34( Edit History Discussion )

Sherrod Brown: he received a purple heart for his service. he was a war hero. just like the men and women of our military are right now. we cannot afford to ignore the advice of general petraeus who was