[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 131 (Tuesday, September 23, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H8409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SUPPORT SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST FOR IRAQ

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong 
support of our Commander in Chief's supplemental request for the 
military operations and reconstruction projects in the war on terror. 
We have won the war in Iraq, and we must continue supporting our troops 
so we can win the peace.
  Media accounts paint a bleak picture of the postwar efforts in Iraq, 
but I can tell Members some are only reporting the negative. Having 
just returned last week from a visit to Iraq, I saw firsthand the 
extraordinary successes our men and women have achieved in bringing 
relief to the people of Iraq. Schools and hospitals are opening 
throughout the country, and business areas are filled with traffic and 
shoppers. Led by General Sanchez, our troops are making progress in the 
war on terror we must win.
  Americans should be proud of our men and women whose sweat and blood 
have brought freedom and new hope to Iraqis. I urge my colleagues to 
support President Bush's supplemental request. May God bless our 
troops.

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