[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 157 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2490-E2491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE THAT DEPLOYMENT OF FORCES IN IRAQ BE 
                         TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY

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                               speech of

                           HON. CORRINE BROWN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2005

  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I support Jack Murtha but 
I do not support this fraudulent Republican Resolution.

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  In my district back in 2000, tens of thousands of ballots were thrown 
out, spit out by faulty machines.
  The Republicans stole the election back in 2000 and now we are at 
war.
  It's time for the Republicans to talk the talk and walk the walk.
  If they want war, give them a gun and make them go fight.
  Those in the White House who have deferred 5 times and others over 
there who were called to duty yet never showed up . . . how dare they 
call Mr. Murtha a coward!
  John Murtha has been the most ardent supporter of our troops on the 
ground in Congress.
  In his 37 years in the Marines, John Murtha won two Purple Hearts, a 
Bronze Star with Combat ``V'', and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. 
He was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal by the Marine Corps 
Commandant when he retired from the Marines.
  John Murtha earned his bona fides to comment on what the troops are 
going through when he volunteered for duty in Vietnam.
  And yes, Mr. Speaker, I can't speak for Congressman Murtha but I will 
tell you straight out that I AM calling the President, and the others 
in the White House who have intentionally misled the Americans into 
this war liars.
  They knew from the outset that there weren't any Weapons of Mass 
Destruction over there.
  They knew from the outset that there was no connection between Al 
Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.
  But yet, Mr. Speaker, we went in there anyway.
  And now over 2,000 of our brave soldiers have lost their lives; over 
30,000 have suffered permanent injuries and their lives, or the lives 
of their loved ones will never be the same.
  This war is a sham, it was a sham from the get go, and it is a sham 
today.
  Now, I support the troops but I do not support the leaders of this 
Nation who led them into battle without enough equipment, and without 
any exit plan whatsoever.

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