[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 121 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6935-H6936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           SITUATION IN IRAQ

  (Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, the situation in Iraq is more 
deadly than ever before. During July and August, 6,600 Iraqi civilians 
were murdered by death squads, militias, and insurgents.
  Today, it was reported that there are 23 armed and violent militias 
in Iraq, some with direct connections to the Iraqi Government officials 
and ministries. And we now know our own U.S.

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intelligence agencies are reporting that the Iraq war is fueling global 
terrorism, making America less safe. After nearly 3\1/2\ years of the 
war in Iraq, nearly 2,700 American lives lost, our own independent 
government agencies are saying the incompetence of the Bush 
administration's Iraq policy is radicalizing and inspiring the creation 
of terrorists around the world.
  Democrats are focused on fighting the war on terror, not creating 
terrorists. Democrats are focused on keeping America secure and 
bringing our troops home from Iraq safe and soon.

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