[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 8 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          WHAT NEXT FOR IRAQ?

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, as I watched the people of Iraq cast their 
first ballots in 50 years, I was deeply moved by their courage, their 
rejection of violence, and their desire to define their own future. I 
salute the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who helped facilitate 
these elections. Their service will long be remembered by those who 
voted this weekend.
  But what happens next? Iraq is no more secure today than it was last 
week. Iraqi insurgents and terrorist groups are no less determined to 
wreak havoc across Iraq. Our troops are no more protected today than 
they were last week. And the American people still have no clue about 
when the President plans to bring our troops home.
  It is time, Mr. Speaker, for the President to change course, to level 
with the American people, and tell us how he is going to end this war 
and when he is going to bring our brave men and women home. No more 
extended deployments of our Guard and Reserves. No more multiple 
deployments of our active duty forces.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for George Bush to end this war. It is time 
to start the process to bring our troops home.

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