[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 156 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THERE IS A VICTORY PLAN

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, President Bush gave an important speech last 
week in which he clearly outlined a plan for victory in Iraq, organized 
around three tracks:
  Political: isolate the terrorists, engage those outside the process 
and build stable, pluralistic national institutions that can represent 
all Iraqis.
  Security: clear areas of enemy control, hold those areas with Iraqi 
forces, and build capacity of local institutions to deliver services 
and advance the rule of law.
  Economic: restore neglected infrastructure, reform stifling Saddam-
era regulations, and build government capacity and human capital to 
reach full economic potential.
  Already we have seen progress in each of those areas, yet Democrats 
continue to argue that President Bush still has not laid out a plan. It 
is as if they cannot see the forest for the trees. They are so intent 
on not seeing a plan that when one is placed in front of them, they 
simply will not acknowledge it.
  Mr. Speaker, Democrats need to realize that disagreeing with the plan 
does not mean there is not one.

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