House Proceeding on Feb 14th, 2007 :: 9:20:01 to 9:25:08
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9:19:45 to 9:20:01( Edit History Discussion )

Eni F. H. Faleomavaega: will have a place to gather and plot against us. mr. speaker, terrorists can plot against us in the deserts of somalia. terrorists are plotting against us in the mountains of pakistan. mr. speaker,

9:20:01 to 9:20:14( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: terrorists can plot against us in an apartment building in hamburg. even if we prevail in iraq, terrorists will always be able to find a conference room. the second reason we are given is if we

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Speech By: Eddie Bernice Johnson

9:20:14 to 9:20:27( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: do not prevail in iraq, the terrorists there will follow us home. well, keep in mind on 9/11 the vast majority of the hijackers came from saudi arabia, a country with an apparently stable

9:20:27 to 9:20:46( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: and friendly government. so even if iraq were stable and friendly, individual iraqi terrorists might well come to the united states and carry out actions against us. third, we are told that we have

9:20:46 to 9:21:04( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: an obligation to the iraqi people to stay a in, to stay the course. well, we have liberated the iraqis from saddam hussein, a man who killed millions in his war against iran and against

9:21:04 to 9:21:19( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: the kurds. now we have given the iraqi people an opportunity to come together. we have bled sufficiently for iraq. finally, we are told that we owe it to those americans who die in battle

9:21:19 to 9:21:32( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: to stay in iraqect from this congress, and the american people for their service. those brave men and women still in harm's way have earned the right to come home as quickly as possible. this

9:21:32 to 9:21:45( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: does not mean, however, that we should abandon this mission and leave iraq to certain failure by prematurely pulling out our troops. nor should we cut military funding or adopt nonbinding

9:21:45 to 9:21:58( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: resolutions that embolden our enemies and undermine our troop morale. now, that last statement has been accused by many speakers on the democrat side as being a red herring to chase the american

9:21:58 to 9:22:11( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: public away from the attention of the addition of 20,000 troops. but i read their authored resolution. and the words are that you support and protect members of the armed services who are

9:22:11 to 9:22:24( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: serving, are serving or have served. which means that they will not support our troops, any une formed member that is newly sent to iraq. whether it's for training the iraqi troops, will be embedded

9:22:24 to 9:22:38( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: and help them or any capacity, so the next logical step from their own wording of this resolution is to cut funding. that's the only way to stop supporting any new military member that goes

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: to iraq. so we have to ask, how will they do that? now, i believe the iraqi government needs our assistance to restore security and prevent a dissent into anarchy and civil war -- descent into

9:22:55 to 9:23:11( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: anarchy and civil war or worse yet a heightened insurgency that results in terrorist control of that nation. the situation in the middle east is a powder keg that will explode if the united

9:23:11 to 9:23:25( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: states abandons it. the resolution under debate today offers no military or diplomatic solutions apart from expressing disapproval over the plan to increase troops that will help train the iraqis

9:23:25 to 9:23:38( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: to go to the front and take more responsibility to securing iraq. the u.s. military personnel will be working closely with and training iraqi soldiers. pentagon leaders tell us that embedding these highly

9:23:38 to 9:23:54( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: trained u.s. troops have been highly ineffective in making the iraqi military better. in anticipation of the american withdrawal, 23 sunni clerics in saudi arabia have already expressed support

9:23:54 to 9:24:08( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: for sending their sunni fighters to iraq, as have shiite clerics from other areas of the middle east in anticipation of the u.s. leaving iraq. the jordanian ambassador has described it well

9:24:08 to 9:24:26( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: saying that it's like the u.s. has stepped on a land mine only that this is the other type of a land mine that will explode when you take your foot off of it. we will see an explosion if we

9:24:26 to 9:24:42( Edit History Discussion )

Eddie Bernice Johnson: do as this democrat resolution sets up and stop supporting our troops and begin withdrawing them. this congress must not repeat the mistakes of vietnam. war should not be conducted by 535 self-proclaim

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: generals. politicians should not be dictating troop levels or planning missions. our duty is to conduct effective and responsible oversight while giving our soldiers and military commanders the

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: resources that they need to get the job done. this resolution specifically says you will not do that. premature withdrawal from -- or a forced gradual withdrawal which this resolution seems to endorse

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Tom Latham: from iraq through cutting funds may appease those who oppose the war, the base of the authors who wrote this resolution, but it surely will produce more blood shed and sectarian violence far

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Speech By: Tom Latham