[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 132 (Wednesday, September 24, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H8494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONDEMNING OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENTS REGARDING U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, as I am sure you know 
by now, last week the war in Iraq was called ``a fraud made up in Texas 
to give Republicans a political boost.''
  I am sure that our military, who are putting their lives on the line 
for this war, do not appreciate this characterization of their mission.
  Yesterday I visited Walter Reed Hospital. I spoke with our military 
who were wounded and with their family members. To a person, they 
support what we are doing in Iraq. They firmly believe that it is in 
the benefit of not only this country, but certainly the Iraqi people.
  However, we should be outraged at what was said. We should be 
outraged that the statements were based not on facts, but on 
disinformation.
  Mr. Speaker, misinformation is mistaken information. However, 
disinformation is just plain lying, and that is a shame.
  It is for this reason that I stand before this body to condemn these 
outrageous statements. They remind us all of the value that some people 
in this country place on political gain and the lengths that they are 
willing to go to to achieve it.

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