[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H8677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                NEED TO TAKE IRAQ WAR IN A NEW DIRECTION

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the bipartisan Iraq Study Group is 
scheduled to release its recommendations on how best to proceed with 
the war in Iraq. While the group is led by one of the Bush family's 
closest friends, it has not actually given, I think, notice or great 
recommendations.
  This does not bode well for change in Iraq. It is time for Bush to 
face reality. His Democratic experiment in Iraq has been an utter 
disaster, one that has destabilized even further the Middle East. Last 
month the American people sent a strong message to the President that 
they want change in Iraq, that staying the current course is simply not 
acceptable, but President Bush seems unwilling to listen.
  The Iraq Study Group is expected to call for the redeployment of 
American troops out of Iraq by 2008. Finally, a bipartisan group of 
leaders are joining us in our calls for a phased redeployment out of 
Iraq. This report should serve, I hope, as a wake-up call to the Bush 
administration that Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for 
change.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to speak out of 
order for 1 minute.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
California is recognized.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HUNTER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just say to the 
gentlewoman who just spoke that it is appropriate when referring to the 
President of the United States be he Democrat or Republican to refer to 
him as the President. Thank you.

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