[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E836]
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                        IN SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS

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                         HON. KATHERINE HARRIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 2004

  Ms. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to reaffirm my support for the 
best-trained, best-skilled, and most courageous men and women on the 
face of the earth as they risk everything for the cause of freedom in 
Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Tragically, the brutality and depravity of a small handful of 
soldiers toward Iraqi prisoners threatens to soil the incredible 
humanity that our military has displayed during the war and its 
aftermath. At risk to their own safety, nearly all of our troops have 
striven to protect Iraqi lives to the greatest extent possible.
  While we must harshly and unambiguously condemn the sickening abuse 
perpetrated by a miniscule number of individuals as criminal and un-
American, we must not permit the heinous acts of a few to taint the 
selfless and honorable service of so many.
  Their heroic efforts have unquestionably made America safer. They 
have liberated nearly 50 million people from the oppression and despair 
that breeds terrorists, and they are fighting valiantly to create the 
freedom and hope that defeats terrorists.
  God bless our troops and God bless the United States of America.

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